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It was a pretty good start to the season. Shaw's death was actually a good thing in my opinion. I feel like his death will be a driving force for Clarke live up to her Savior persona and prove him wrong.

The new plant looks interesting, but I feel like The Who alien stuff was stupid and cheesy. The plant is nice, but the way it's filmed didn't make the place feel realistic. The whole time it felt like they were just acting on a set, and it didn't pull you into the show. The whole thing about who should step on the ground first was a little over the top. Same goes for the whole what should they say first. I don't have a problem with them doing subtle callbacks, but the way they did it was all in your face it felt forced.

I liked the way they had the characters dealing with the learning about the death of Monty and Harper. However I feel like the way Miller is being accepted back into the fold was rushed and forced. I like how he felt bad about what he did and how he felt guilty. I also like Murphy's little dig at him. I feel like Emori was an entirely different character this episode. I feel like they were hinting at her turn at the end, but she just felt too different.

Raven really annoyed me this episode, and her anger against Abby felt out of place. I completely forgot what Abby did to her. I feel like this was a loose end that should have been tied up last season. I understand why Raven was mad but it just felt like they added conflict where it wasn't needed.

As for the Kane stuff I liked it for the most part. I liked how Jordan helped with healing Kane, and I'm kind of intrigued by Jordan and Raven's possible relationship down the line. However Octavia really pissed me off this episode. While I liked Niylah doing things in secret I hated how Octavia attacked Kane. If Kane dies because of Octavia then she can go float herself.