Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7971816-20150209204804/@comment-101.190.77.122-20150315082456

Clarke, though possessing many good leadership qualities, is far from ready to lead her race or be Chancellor (not that Abby should be either).

Clarke is too headstrong, impulsive and yes, even arrogant in many ways and can act like a petulant child at times. She didn't even give Abby a chance to lead them when Abby asked Clarke to trust she knows what's right for them. Clarke instantly didn't believe her, did her own thing anyway, then completely undermined her mother's position as chancellor.

Clarke is too much of an autocratic/dictator type of leader at this point from what has been displayed so far and several of the choices she has made have been with completely selfish motivations. e.g. Not giving Finn over to the Grounders; wiping out level 5 at Mount Weather to save her people; not warning the village of TongDc about the incoming missile but getting her mother out of there.

Personally, I think Season 3 will show us Clarke still has some growing to do to be a truly great leader (I would argue NOONE is a great leader under 20years old, you don't have the life experience). Indeed, much of the show seems to be Clarke seeing the way others lead and learning from it. Kane, Jaha, Abby, Anya, Lexa, Dante, Indra, etc all have different strengths and weaknesses as leaders. If the show lasts, I would expect Clarke to start reaching her true leadership potential around mid season 4.

For the arkers and remaining humans, I think the leader they need *right now* is Kane. Abby is too irrational and emotional to be a good chancellor.

Marcus, on the other hand, has come a long way from early season 1 where he was too emotionless and ruthless. His mistake with the 300 on the ark has weighed on him and he has been more consultative now and knows exactly what it takes to lead. He already had many good leadership qualities in season 1 and could see Jaha's weaknesses (as Jaha could see Kane's).

For me, I'd like to see Kane as Chancellor in Season 3, Abby return to being Chief Medical Officer (good doctor, poor leader), whilst Clarke and Bellamy's leadership journeys and responsibilities increase gradually over time.

Also, I think Clarke would have a much harder time controlling Kane than she would her mother. Clarke is still at a stage where she needs someone to  be able to reign her in.