Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-13022928-20170827154842/@comment-70.52.236.248-20171031151136

There is no such thing as an easy way out when it comes to suicide. Have you ever been hit with suicidal thoughts? Depression? You are numb and feel nothing. You set out the pros and cons of staying alive or dying.

With Jasper's story you can really see how much he struggled, from being that fun kid in season 1 to being completely numb in season 4. If you hadn't noticed not everyone can be a superhero when it comes to dealing with a mental illness. So Jasper's story showed the realism of it all. They all deal with it differently; Clarke wants to save everyone, Octavia gets angry, etc..

Many people take their own lives everyday. I don't think any of them are taking the easy way out. Because with suicide it isn't easy for anyone and it takes a lot out of a person who is thinking of it, for the most part you are already dead before you commit suicide because you tried until you couldn't. So don't ever say it's the easy way out because it's not.