Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25112275-20141218163520/@comment-25869525-20141219235603

I think it will take some time for Raven to reconcile this in her mind. As others posted, Finn was the only "family" she had. That's not something a person gets over with quickly. It won't be an easy task to convince her this was really the only way it could be done. If Clarke hadn't done it, the grounders would have, and it's common knowledge that they intended to take their time with it. "He killed 18 people. He will suffer 18 deaths." or whatever the line was. They wanted him begging for the sweet release of being allowed to die.

Still, Raven will have a hard road ahead of her, adjusting to her loss. However, I think eventually she'll realize Clarke couldn't have killed Lexa; she wouldn't have made it two steps away before someone else grabbed her for execution, and Finn would have suffered the slow painful death then instead. But, even when she accepts that, it does not mean she's obligated to forgive Clarke for doing it.