Board Thread:The 100 - Discussion/@comment-24.99.67.19-20140815220744

"Contents Under Pressure" is an episode that had me scratching my head. For one thing, I couldn't help being somewhat annoyed by Octavia. I have no problem with her objection to Lincoln being tortured. The problem is that it appeared to be her only concern. Where was her fear for Finn's life? When Clark tried to get Lincoln to tell her which vial contained the antidote, she said "Our friend is dying down there and you can stop that". However, if anyone held sway with Lincoln, it was Octavia, who didn't argue nearly as vigorously on Finn's behalf as she did on behalf of Lincoln? She might have told Lincoln that Finn was her friend and a good guy who didn't deserve to die because of the actions of her brother. Neither did she shed tears at Finn's bedside for the suffering that he was enduring. Her tears appeared to be all about Lincoln, and that he had saved her life. However, as Bellamy so rightly pointed out, it wasn't about her life at that point. It was about Finn's life. So in the end, one has to wonder if Octavia put herself at risk primarily to save Finn or primarily to save Lincoln. She even later chastised Clark and Raven. Right or wrong, one can certainly understand why they gave into using torture. Finn was running out of time, and Lincoln was being as stubborn an ass as Bellamy. What did Octavia expect them to do, when her only effort at that point was a weak "Just tell them."

Speaking of Lincoln, it was later revealed that he was an intelligent and reasonable person. It is understandable that he would be angry at Bellamy for beating him up and taking him prisoner, especially after he actually saved their lives, too. However, he should have been able to see things from Bellamy's point of view. Three of his people had died horribly for the crime of helping him find his missing sister in grounder territory. He had no reason to trust Lincoln. He found Octavia chained in his cave for goodness sake. It seems to me that it was to Lincoln's benefit to talk to them. The only purpose his silence served was to get revenge by letting Finn die. I guess this is what happens when people don't communicate and let themselves be ruled by anger. 