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Skyzy wrote: Answering some questions from this thread:

Roan: still doesn't explain why Roan picked Lexa over Nia. As to his banishment, NO ONE understood it because no one understood how the Coalition actually worked because it was never explained. We didn't understand how Lexa could banish someone from Azgeda so it was thought he must be from Trikru. We didn't understand how Lexa could unbanish him from Azgeda so it was thought he was trying to get unbanished from Trikru. Again, all this Trikru stuff was confusing because it was clear he was the Prince of Azgeda. All that was needed was a single sentence clarifying that Lexa had banished Roan from Azgeda to punish Nia for Costia's death. That's it.

Gina: Flashback episode? Do you know something we don't know? And having a flashback episode this late in the season is pointless and unnecessary, especially if no one is even watching any more. The pacing is all wrong this season on top of the plot problems so if they go back and try to clear things up, it's too little, too late.

Abby taking Jasper to MW: of course it didn't work! It was the most ludicrous and harmful thing she could have ever done. Simply opening a basic psychology textbook should have told her that.

Abby and Farm Station in MW: Wrong, wrong, wrong! Nyko was going to discuss the Medical facilities. There was NOTHING discussed regarding moving half of Farm Station in and Lexa didn't know either, part of the reason Kane was so pissed about it because he was going to have to explain it to Lexa.

Abby and the election: She was the chancellor! She decided when, how, where, and who of the election. That's on Abby; NO ONE ELSE. As to Jaha and Sydney getting elected, that's doubtful how it happened. You can read The Council page for more information on the Sky People government (I wrote that page, too). There was never any mention of elections being the way the Chancellor got elected and the closest we ever saw was Jaha appointing Diana Sydney to Abby's old Council position that Abby was removed from by the Council voting (not everyone else). The way Kane also asked for an election made it seem as if this is a new precedent he wants to set; not some normal function of the Sky People government.

Bellamy and the Azgeda scouts in Wanheda (Part 1): he did NOT shoot to kill, but Raven and Monty did.

Clarke as ambassador: YES, Abby should have made time to tell the Skaikru ambassador about the election. And the fact that there was so much going on with the MW explosion, joining the Coalition, taking part in the summit, and everything else occurring, AN ELECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOPIC FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, including their new Commander. If Lexa as the Commander is able to banish Roan from Azgeda, then she should have absolutely been told about the Skaikru's plans to hold an election the next morning for a new Chancellor! This whole thing was so poorly done that all of the excuses in the world don't make it any more reasonable, even if Abby was "certain" Kane would win (making her even more incompetent than I ever believed possible). Roan's situation was not expained properly. Agreed. Then again, they have 16 episodes to deal with everything while other shows have 21-22. Also, I think Lexa is like the president while Nia like a senator. If Lexa says he is back, Nia can't really stop her. It's a matter of hierarchy.

On Gina's case, we didn't expect the "Spacewalker" flashback would ever happen but they managed to add it to the plot. We don't know what will happen in the next 8 episodes, so I can speculate they'll clear everything up!

I think Abby was trying very hard to prevent a Finn 2.0 scenario and thought that reminding Jasper what happened to him would be enough. I don't think she expected his reply and how he understood it to be that worse.

Well, even if that is the case, Lexa was clearly not planning something so drastic if she disagreed. She would tell them, leave or the consequences come. Same as with Finn. Give him or we kill you all. She is not entirely unreasonable.

In the elections case, it is safe to think it's like every other election considering the nations that formed the Ark. The pre-announce a date, everyone votes (secret vote or public that doesn't matter) and they have a chancellor who appoints the members of the council. Though, rn the council doens't matter. Point is, Abby wanted to do the election the soonest possible so she could focus on the med bay and let Kane run things who was more willing and clearly better.

Bellamy and the scouts: He was the leader of the party so responsibility of the other's falls on him. Their reaction was lose a friend or kill the enemy. So, I don't see the difference.

And lastly, now that I think about it, Clarke might have known. Notice Octavia's words when she explained what happened. "Kane lost the election to Pike" not "We held an election and Pike became the new chancelor." So they had been told about the election before it happeed. And how could Abby think that a one man rally would suddenly turn with Pike in it?