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Spoilers below!! Do not read if you have not seen the episode!

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Well that was an interesting episode.

I think the biggest thing that comes into play here is what exactly is the relationship between the Reapers and the Mountain Men?

I speculate that the Mountain Men made the Reapers out of people whom were once Grounders. They inject them with some type of serum which may bring out a savage nature. The cannibalism might just be a side effect of the serum. The serum may also be a way to control them. I noticed that the noise hurt the Reapers, but not Clarke.

As for the Cerberus Project, I have a feeling that is the process of creating a Reaper. Cerberus is the loyal dog that guards the underworld for Hades. The Mountain Men may see Grounders as "Dogs" and use them as their guards. As you can tell Mount Weather connects to the mines, so it's not difficult for them to control the Reapers. I imagine Mountain Men would also be "feeding" the Reapers Grounders whom are no longer useful to them. The two Grounders, Anya and Clarke were in the cart with, had to have been two Grounders whom were strung up and “drained” to the point of almost death.

I imagine that the Mountain Men would see themselves as merciful for this too. They aren't exactly killing someone, but they aren't exactly saviors either. In their eyes, they would turn a blind eye as long as their own hands are clean of blood.

It was interesting to see Octavia try and work with the Grounders. I am hoping she might follow them and find Bellamy and the others. Right now, Octavia has to be feeling hopeless; I doubt she would go back to camp. If anything, I see Octavia going directly to the Reapers to try and get Lincoln back.

I loved Kane in this episode. We saw a Kane that did not want to hurt Abby. He was going to let her get away with letting them go until the Major got in the way. I was shocked to see him give up leadership. I wonder if he has made Abby is second in command while he is gone, or if he permanently gave up his position as Chancellor. Maybe Abby and Kane will do a Co-Chancellorship?

Okay so onto the 48 in Mount Weather… Where is Miller this episode? Sad to see he just disappeared.

I absolutely loved Monty in this episode. I love that he started to question if Clarke might be right. Even now; he shows a high level of devotion to Clarke. I am interested to see if Monty might be the voice behind getting the 100 to leave? Miller and Monty unite! Sadly, I don’t see Jasper trying to leave until he learns what Clarke did. I also wonder, will Monty be relentless in trying to see Clarke in the “Psych ward”.

The story Maya told Jasper and Monty... I have to wonder, did Maya tell this lie or was she told this? I can’t imagine that everyone in Mount Weather knows where the blood transfusions come from. Maybe she does though. In which case, that means she is to “watch” over the 100 and gain their trust.

Did anyone else notice the Mountain Men were going to put Clarke through the harvesting process? Does this mean that the other 48 might be subjected to it at some point? Like if one strays, are they going to be tagged for the harvest process?

Alright everyone, it’s time to celebrate. For once a show doesn’t suffer from continuity issues!! The writers remembered that the 100, aka Clarke, lived in space. Meaning, they cannot swim. I half expected Clarke to jump in the water and swim away, when she didn’t I was actually shocked. I’m happy with the writers for this little moment of continuity!

Can’t wait to see Clarke and Anya hash it out, who’s going to be whose prisoner in the end?

Did anyone else notice the role reversal with Bellamy and Finn? Bellamy used to think rash and recklessly. Now it’s Finn. I don’t know if I like this new Finn. He’s desperate to get Clarke back I get that, but old Finn would have listed to reason and at least tried to be diplomatic.

It is interesting to see these character developments. War changes people. The battle with the Grounders changed Finn, Monroe, Sterling, and Bellamy all in their own ways. We saw Monroe run from battle and her guilt after. Now we see both Monroe and Sterling trying to make up for that.

We see a more cautious Bellamy. Bellamy is desperate to get his people back, but even he was willing to spare a Grounder, which is something that old Bellamy would not have done.

Kane has told Bellamy that if only he had looked harder and done more, he could have saved more people. I think Bellamy is trying to take that to heart and use it.

And now Finn...

I’m on the fence about Finn right now. His character had to deal with traumatic stuff, killing the Reaper back in season one and the almost loss of Raven and the loss of Clarke in season two.

In some ways I want to say his character is suffering from character regression. But in others, I think it’s also development. We are seeing a Finn who is willing to put his own beliefs and values behind him to get what he wants. He’s willing to do what it takes, even if that means becoming a monster.

Finn has done a complete 180 from last season. It’s shocking to see Finn go from someone who was unwilling to hurt or kill to someone who kills mercilessly. Especially when that’s all he preached last season.

I don’t think I like this new Finn. His actions are going to get himself, or one of the others killed.

All in all, I can’t wait for next week. This is my favorite episode of Season Two thus far. 