Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7971816-20170316032003/@comment-7971816-20170316043235

I think after what happened to Arkadia, they all needed a bit of an outlet. For Clarke, that was Niylah. For Octavia, that was going all 'Blood Must Have Blood'. For Jasper it was moonshine. Different ways of processing what happened to them. I liked it.

I don't mind Niylarke either. Clarke cares for her, and enjoys her company. Most likely she didn't want Niylah to leave Arkadia when they went to assess the damage, and that's probably how Niylah ended up in Clarke's bed. I don't think they're setting up anything for the long term aside from an emotional relief, as was partially the case in 3x01 as well.