Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7971816-20150209204804/@comment-25869525-20150210002207

"Abby realised her daughter isn't a little girl anymore and authority does not come by power, it comes by knowledge." - I must respectfully disagree. While it may not be a typical situation, what with dealing with forging an alliance with a local tribe and trying to rescue captive friends, the whole dynamic between Clarke and Abby is a stereotypical parent-child dispute. In short:

Abby: "You are MY daughter and will do as I say as long as you live under my roof!

Clarke: "Screw you! I'm a big girl now!"

That said, I hope they will be able to come to an agreement before the season is over. Each needs to acknowledge and respect the fact that each knows things the other doesw not. Clarke has a more realistic grip on how Grounders and Mountain Men are, while Abby has more experience with the leadership role, and could teach Clarke a lot about that, if she'll take the time to listen.

Now, as for Dante & Cage, considering the small population inside Mt Weather (in the episode that ran Feb 4th, Maya said 382 inhabitants; I presume not including the 47 Sky People), I get the impression that the "We must do whatever it takes...WILL do whatever it takes, to keep our people alive, so we can return to the fresh air of outside." attitude has been around longet than Dante has. The difference here is Dante does draw a line that he won't cross, while Cage defines "whatever it takes" as "whatever it takes, bar nothing". Also, a few episodes back, Dante had threatened Cage that if he (Dante) found out Cage was involved with Tsing's project, then Cage would not take over the presidency when his time came. By now, Cage has to see that position as his birthright, something that is owed to him. And he will do "whatever it takes" to ensure he gets what is "rightfully" his.