Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-188.120.84.213-20150206160428/@comment-25869525-20150206180450

Since you asked, I'll try to be accommodating.

Clarke becoming leader of the Sky People: The way it looks, I would see that as almost inevitable. But, like you said, she still needs to mature some. Grounders may let teens run the show, but in the end, they are just a bunch of illiterate rabble who think "conflict resolution" is nothing more than KILL! KILL! KILL! Sky People tend to prefer more mature leaders. Give Clarke 20 years or so, time to really get to know what things are like on the ground, what obstacles she'll need to contend with, and she could become a great leader.

Octavia "going native": Once she starting getting close with Lincoln, this became the expected thing. I think now, she has a potential to bridge the gap between Grounders and Sky People. Given time, she could be like a ambassador between Ground and Sky.

Bellamy: I saw Bellamy as a total bastard in Season One. At the time, he was totally focused on keeping his sorry ass alive, and showed no concern for who he got killed in the process. His so called "leadership" was 100% based on "I can kick your ass". He really deserved to be put down like the rabid pit bull he was behaving like. But, as Season Two progresses, we can see he is growing out of that. As of the Feb 4th episode, the most recent as of this post, he is in the mountain. If he manages to avoid getting killed trying to break out the 47 and the captured grounders, he stands to be another bridge in the gap between Sky People and Grounders, just like his sister.

There are some other characters I see having potential for greatness, if the writers don't screw things up.