Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25176701-20150212030755/@comment-26087274-20150212233620

I don't really know how to put my feelings about Clarke's decision into words more than I already have. The way I see it there was no right decision, and Clarke did what she had to in order to save her people trapped in Mount Weather. No, it was not right, but I don't think the other alternative would be either. The thing with this show is that they don't try to make the chracter out to be right or wrong. Clarke had to make a decision, both of which were tough and morally gray, there was no clear right decision to be made.

If they had told everyone to leave the camp, even with some false mission of training or bringing back food, don't you think it would've been suspicious that everyone was leaving? There was no way to get everyone out safely while still keeping eyes off Bellamy. And it's not that Clarke didn't think to warn Octavia, I'm sure was thinking about her the whole time. But the problem is if Clakre had warned Octavia wouldn't she have tried to warn others as well? Would Octavia really just leave all the grounders, who she so strongly identifies herself with now, to die? Wouldn't she have told Indra? Wouldn't Indra have then told others? No matter which way you spin it people would have died, whether it was the grounders in Ton DC or the kids in Mount Weather. A sacrifice had to be made.

As for Clarke being more devoted towards the 47 rather than the Ark survivors at Camp Jaha, it's honestly not surprising? She spent weeks on the ground trying to keep those kids alive together, they are her people, not the others at the camp. Her logic toward saving Finn was very flawed, I'll give you that. Though I am one who believed wholeheartedly he should've been punished for his actions and found it digusting that everyone was trying to protect him and brush off what he did. Ultimately though, she's not the same person she was when they first got to the ground. At this point the main focus is winning the war. The decision Clarke and Lexa made could be what does that for them.

I'll also link a meta that I read last night that I agree with 100% and probably makes a lot me sense than I do, you can read it here. There's also an article review here  that Jason tweeted mentioning that anyone who is doubting Clarke's decision should read it.