User blog:MoonlitShadowsoftheHumanSoul/S4: Why Bellamy Should Be Jaha's Son

As most of us know, in the novels, Bellamy is the son of the Chancellor and Melinda Blake (the show's equivalents are Jaha and Aurora Blake). In both mediums, Bellamy and Octavia are only half-siblings. Now, the show has never hinted at Bellamy and Jaha being related, but if done right, it could be a very good move to have it in S4.

As of S3 finale, Bellamy is on a redemption arc, and Jaha will need a reason to be in the show. Doubtful, but still possible he could be in a leadership position, however, there's also the possibility of the rest of Arkadia disliking him because he brought A.L.I.E. to camp. In any case, Jaha isn't exactly a liked character by the audience. Bellamy has done a redemption arc before, so what could be done to give Jaha a likable trait and a reason to be in the show still, and add a little variety into Bellamy's redemption arc? Make them father and son.

We've seen Aurora Blake in flashbacks, but there's been no appearance (or even a mention, I believe) of either of the Blake children's fathers. Yet instead of just having them as full siblings, they were made half-siblings. To further this, Aurora and Octavia have very light skin, while Bellamy definitely has darker skin. Jaha is black, and biracial children can look white, black, or anywhere between. So it's believable for them to be father and son. Also, Bellamy is 23/24ish, and Wells at the time of his death was 17, and Octavia is 17. In the novels, Jaha had an affair with Melinda, then got married and had Wells. The show could easily do this, or something similar.

However, why even bother? After all, the novels and the show are very different. As said before, both characters could benefit from this. Wells' death affected Jaha horribly in S1, and even into S2, motivating him to find the CoL. If Jaha discovered he had another living son, the show could have it go down two different paths: 1) He could be overjoyed he has a living son and try to build a relationship with him (much more in character and likely) or 2) Since he and Bellamy aren't exactly friends, and he hasn't really been in Bellamy's life for 23/24 years, he could try to keep it a secret but eventually spill it to someone, and it would eventually get to Bellamy. Plus, now that he has a son, maybe he could be more invested in solving the nuclear problem and other potential problems. In any case, this gives the audience a more emotional connection with Jaha and allows us to like him a little more.

Not only does this help Jaha, but Bellamy as well. Octavia's gone, the world is in danger, and he's trying to redeem himself. Plus, there may be some potential trouble the Grounders, either with his helping Pike slaughter an army, or a few of the Grounder clans who dislike Skaikru causing problems due to the lack of a Commander, hence Luna needing to take the Commandership. A conflict Skaikru would definitely be affected by. Bellamy will also wind up dealing with his and Octavia's less than stellar relationship, either by virtue of going after her, or her somehow getting involved in the nuclear reactor problem, or potential leaderless Grounder problem. Were Bellamy to discover his identity as Jaha's son, he wouldn't take it well. He doesn't like Jaha, who ordered his mother to be floated and forced Octavia to be hidden. The show could go anywhere with this, but that would be in the hands of the writers.

Sorry for it being so long, but this is why I think it's a good idea for the writers to have Bellamy be revealed as Jaha's son in S4.