Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2A02:1811:B734:2100:E804:DC0C:4662:F413-20180726155217/@comment-36342671-20180727224511

JCB95 wrote: I definitely think this season is not as good as people are claiming. However I do agree with Clarke leaving Bellamy and Indra to die. Bellamy betrayed her and put her child in danger Any other parent would do the same. Clarke's responsibility is to protect her daughter and keep her out of danger. When you become a parent things change your friends (Bellamy) aren't your priority. Plus he went against her so what Clarke did is understandable. As for Indra she was an accomplice and Clarke doesn't owe her anything.

As for mentioning the dead it should only happen if it fits the story overwise it'd feel forced. Octavia is probably too far gone that mentioning Lincoln would be a waste of time. Maybe even she outlawed mentioning people who died. Besides jasper was mentioned and what point would mentioning wells, Finn, or Jake serve in terms of storytelling. I agree with you that the names shouldn't be mentioned unless relevant to the plot, otherwise it would make their deaths less worthy and cheap. However, I honestly think mentioning Jaha and Lincoln wouldn't be pointless. If Octavia truly is too far gone, her lack of response to someone mentioning them would emphasize how much she's changed. And if she does respond with some level of remorse, it would highlight her inner struggle between Blodreina and the Octavia we used to know.

Also, although I understand that being a parent changed things, it doesn't remove all emotion to those who used to be your family. Her anger is completely justified, but her lack of emotion or remorse towards the entire situation and actions leading up to it are simply scary. Regardless of how violated and hurt she may have felt towards Bellamy and Indra's choice, I don't feel it justifies her being neutral towards their deaths. Bellamy risked killing his sister for Clarke's "daughter" and his friends, and risked his own life multiple times for Clarke in the past (she did the same for him). I don't believe all that can be overruled by a decision that didn't even pose an immediate threat to Maddie's life.

Even if you love your child more than your sister or brother, you wouldn't be uneffected by their deaths, even if they posed a death to your child. Prioritizing one person doesn't justify indifference towards all other humans.