User blog:Skyzy/Hakeldama Review

I'm trying. I'm really, really trying. My street cred is being ruined; two of my friends texted me last night telling me they couldn't watch this show anymore. This episode was better than last week's at least? I'm keeping this short to refrain from screaming because I feel like a disgruntled employee that has just been given the middle finger by the corporate bigwigs as they maniacally laugh with cigars dangling out of their mouths, drinking their 100-year-old scotch.

Lowlights

 * The summit was only two days ago? So that means they returned from Polis and immediately held the election that night? WTF!
 * With this timeline adjustment, Abby is STILL the worst. She gets her own discussion point.
 * No Monty and I wonder what's happening with Nyko and Sinclair.
 * Bellamy. I don't even care anymore about him to give him his own discussion point so I'm just going to list some of the things that irked me.
 * The way he treated Octavia in this episode was so disgusting
 * That Bellamy speech to Clarke should have taken place two episodes ago after MW was bombed. Too little, too late.
 * And he blames the massacre on Clarke because she left? Just WTF?
 * I literally Laughed Out Loud when Bellamy handcuffed Clarke. I don't think that was their intention.
 * Blood must NOT have blood. Again, I'm not certain I'm supposed to be laughing. Discussion point.
 * Hey, look, Everyone! It passed the bechdel test this week with flying colors at the expense of POCs! Four woman (of course the WOC is the injured one) not discussing a man does not make up for the fridging of Gina or the covert racism (that is now bordering on overt) so take your Bechdel test and shove it up your ass.

Discussion Points
This whole situation going on with Clarke and Lexa, I just don't get it at all?? WTF happened to Lexa? I want to call it OOC for Lexa but I'm hesitant to do so because I really don't understand how it can be in-character for her without wrapping it up in Clexa love and tying it with a bow (both the ribbon and the kneeling). Clarke is walking all over her. Is it out of guilt for leaving Clarke at the Mountain? Love? If it's love, then Lexa is making decisions for all of her people based on her love relationship with Clarke? I wasn't able to suss out the whole bowing situation two episodes ago and I'm still just as lost with this Lexa about-face.

What if it's Clarke who dies and goes to the CoL this season and Lexa takes over the show? That'd make it more Game of Thrones and would be like killing off Ned Stark.

More things that make Abby unbearable:
 * Held an election less than a day after joining the Coalition
 * Gave said election to a man who broke the law moments earlier by arming ten people with guns to go massacre those same people she just joined a coaltion with
 * Did not radio Indra ahead of time to warn her Pike was coming
 * When Octavia wanted to break the rules, told Octavia, "That's not the way we do things." Since when?!? Kane had to freaking shocklash your insolent ass and now you've decided to follow the rules??

Highlights

 * Murphy and Emori were entertaining
 * INDRA! I hope she pulls a Brutus on Lexa.
 * Bob Morley acted the hell out of this episode. Someone, please hire him immediately and appreciate him for the incredibly talented actor he is.
 * Miller! I am so frustrated with all the OOC BS, I almost bought Miller was on Pike's and Bellamy's side.
 * ALIE plot still holds my interest
 * Can't blame Raven for taking it nor will I blame Jasper
 * In fact, can I have one, too, to forget the pain of what this show has become?
 * Linctavia was so badass this episode which makes it even more unreasonable that they've killed Lincoln off.
 * Lincoln stalking Bellamy
 * Octavia telling off her brother when he tells her to "stop playing Grounder."
 * "How would you know, Clarke? You haven't been here!" You go, Octavia! WHY the hell was Clarke made the ambassador?

General Thoughts
With the Ricky Whittle news over the past week, the Linctavia fandom basically left the show (not that anyone noticed). Most of them have either stopped watching or will stop watching once Lincoln dies. As of this episode, I'll stick around until Lincoln's death but if it gets any worse, I'm not sure I can keep that promise.

It's like I'm watching an alternate universe where the characters look the same and sound the same but their words and actions are not matching up. I really hope this is an ALIE prank on us or there is some other explanation as to why nothing makes any sense and why there are so many plot holes this season but at this point, I'm just as hopeless as Raven.

My new ratings are going to be based on previous episodes of the series. I'm retroactively rating Watch the Thrones on the level with Earth Kills, complete with the death for shock value (Nia and Wells, respectively). For Hakeldama, I'm giving it a Murphy's Law grade. Some good stuff but really abrupt and disjointed overall with a really cringe-worthy ending. Murphy's Law had Flarke and this episode has the whole "Blood must not have blood" After School Special they're trying to irrationally shove down our throats.