Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28398720-20160608071438/@comment-28398720-20160721204015

Indeed, things not directly stated can be a matter of interpretation, especially pertaining to emotions. So it is important to remember this not about whether we agree with Pike, like him or like what he did ( I fundamentally disagree with his policies), but what is his character.

he was acting under the pretense of saving his people

We have been told that maybe there is no good guys, but what about bad guys? Pike was introduced as "tough and charismatic member of the Ark with a staunch moral code". So why it is so hard for you to see him as loyal and committed to his people, who did the things that he thought needed to do done to protect his people? You know good intentions and the road to hell stuff...

even after Kane had warned him of the consequences, he still went ahead with it which caused harm to his people due to the grounders blockade and the mutiny which cost the lives of Lincoln, Sinclair and multiple chipped Arkadians.

Here is a nice interview with michael beach, note the part about the two way street.

As for the rest, Monty warned Clarke about the consequences of pulling the lever, and she still went ahead with it. Only instead of beloved characters a bunch of redshirt kids died in the background.. So if they sent Pike on walk about, will you forgiven him? Because I feel that on a meta level Pike is S2 Clarke real-life parallel, that show how complicated and dangerous such things can be.

Anyway, I agree that Pike was written as the "bad" guy, its easy to find examples that put him in unsympathetic light, and he is certainty hostile toward the grounders. But I still don't see the irrational hatred from his perspective. The show had its share of people with boiling hatred in their eyes and mannerism, but Pike is not one of them, I think.