Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-151.226.188.130-20180125222247

Out of these three who is you favourite? Honestly, mine go, •Clarke •Raven •Octavia

I like Clarke and Raven sooooo much and I WANT to like Octavia but god... she rubs me up the wrong way. At first I found her in season 1 a bit unreal and obnoxious. She doesn't listen to anyone just for the sake of it, and I'll be honest that's not being a 'rebel' or anything that's just being plain stupid. Although I say that I did still like her in season one (Bellamy was a bit overprotective). Season 2, This is where she started to get on my nerves. I didn't get why she was so pissed at Lincoln for getting used to like with Skaikru, I mean there was a KILL ORDER in his head so he couldn't leave Arcadia?! Also she adopts the grounders culture (I don't have a problem with this btw) and then when Lincoln starts to become more Skaikru like she gets annoyed! Ummm... no Octavia! Also the bomb on tondc... Clarke made a decision to leave. I would not have done the exact same thing but I understand why Clarke did what she did. I think Octavia was allowed to be angry, definitely, but I FULLY believe that Octavia would have done the exact same thing. To save Bellamy and a lot of Skaikru still in the mountain she would have. And let me just say here that I think Clarke is an amazing leader. Everyone is alive because of her. Including Octavia. The tondc bit was kinda sad for me because Clarke and Octavia as friends was amazing to see! (I'm so pleased Clarke and Raven remained good friends throughout the whole series) I know I've skipped a bunch of stuff but this is my point. I think Octavias fighting skill is amazing! Love it! But I disagree with her punching up her brother, killing random people and spitting on Clarke's leadership skills when Octavia could never do what Clarke has done for her people and have that be called 'badass'. I think Octavia season one was badass, I think when she knew how to fight but didn't fight people just because she could was bad ass. Yes, killing Pike I do believe was justified but not 'badass'. Also the timing made me want to scream - like it's the middle of battle what happened to Indras 'a warrior does not mourn till the battle I see over'? I think Octavia's whole 'dark arc' was good, I just hated that it was represented as a great thing. I hated how she murdered those people Iliad knew on the farm. They called her some names, maybe throw them a harsh remark but you can't kill people who insult you or bring up your past. That wasn't cool or something to think 'wow Octavia is such a badass' because it wasn't. The conclave on the other hand was something where I agreed she was a badass in. Because that was needed to save her people - that was war - it wasn't she taking lives just because she had a bad day.

Also I hate the whole Clarke bashing. She's done some stuff that she regrets but at the end of the day she's saved her people. She's been fighting since day one and no one gives her credit god that, on the contrary they give her hate. I hops in season 5 people appreciate how much she did for EVERYONE. 