Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26537259-20150714020113/@comment-26247132-20150807222805

I don't watch TV shows for romantic plots so I don't really ship. There are couples I love to watch and hope those crazy kids end up together forever (like Linctavia or Alison and Donnie on Orphan Black or Fisk and Vanessa on Daredevil), but other than that, the romance needs to be kept to a minimum on my dark and brooding shows or I'll stop watching (goodbye, Grimm).

Bellarke: I can see the love.
 * Is it romantic? Maybe, maybe not.
 * Could it develop into romance? Possibly, but there's the whole "resentment" thing Bellamy might feel toward Clarke. I don't really want to be dragged down into relationship conflict (it's not why I watch TV shows) so they hopefully resolve it quickly.
 * Should it develop into romance? I like them as friends and I don't want to see that dynamic change. Clarke likes to adapt the teachings of her co-leaders from Bellamy to Kane to Dante to Lexa and Bellamy is perhaps the best match for Clarke in terms of leadership and they have a very healthy partnership. If the writers can keep their relationship the same with the additional aspect of romantic love, then I'd be okay with it (as long as it doesn't take over the plot). If it never develops further, I love their relationship enough as it is that I would also be okay with it.

Clexa: Same thing applies.
 * Is it still romantic? I have a feeling Clarke is pretty bitter towards Lexa right now and that might be something she never gets over.
 * Could it develop into a romance again?  Maybe, but it would probably consume a lot of screen-time for them to resolve their difference and get romantic again, which I'm really not looking forward to.
 * Should it develop into romance? I don't think Lexa is the best match for Clarke (at the moment, at least) because when she listens to Lexa, she is much more ruthless and it's something she ends up struggling with internally because at her core, she's not (yet) as ruthless as Lexa. If Clarke can figure out a way to not be so adaptive of Lexa's traits or come to accept her ruthless side, she and Lexa might make it work. If she can't, Lexa's influence would end up destroying her (if it hasn't already).