Perverse Instantiation (Part 1)

Season 3, Episode 15

Release Information

Airdate

May 12, 2016

Writer(s)

Aaron Ginsburg
Wade McIntyre

Director

Ed Fraiman

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"Red Sky at Morning"	"Perverse Instantiation (Part 2)"

“	They sent us all down here to see if the ground was survivable. From what I've seen, it's not.	”
— Jasper

Perverse Instantiation (Part 1) is the fifteenth episode of the third season of The 100. It is the forty-fourth episode of the series overall.

Clarke finds hope in the most unlikely place. Meanwhile, A.L.I.E.'s master plan comes together.

Plot[]

Clarke, Bellamy, Octavia and Jasper have stopped while they wait for the rover to recharge. Clarke wants to find another Nightblood but Octavia says she doesn't want to destroy another Grounder village. The others want to return to Arkadia and Clarke angrily walks into the woods. In the woods, a man controlled by A.L.I.E. attempts to kill Clarke and take the Flame, but he is shot by Roan. Clarke says she needs a Nightblood for the flame, but Roan is angry as she is the reason Ontari never ascended. Bellamy arrives and holds a gun up to Roan. Clarke says that Roan will come with them as they both want Ontari to get the flame but Bellamy, to make sure Roan isn't chipped, shoots him in the arm.

When they arrive at Arkadia, Raven asks where Luna is, but they explain that she didn't want the flame. Roan is locked up and Clarke goes to see him. She convinces him to work together as he wants an Azgeda commander and she needs a nightblood for the flame. Roan agrees to cooperate. They come up with a plan to get into Polis whereby Roan will take her 'prisoner' and they can speak to Ontari. As they are loading up it is revealed that A.L.I.E. is there, meaning somebody is chipped. Bellamy is upset that Clarke trusts Roan with her life but Clarke says she trusts Bellamy to cover for her just in case.

Monty and Jasper are searching and discussing the plan. Jasper says that he has heard about Monty and Harper getting together and he is happy for them. Monty is surprised that Jasper is happy for once and Jasper says that although Mount Weather and Maya's death changed him he is done blaming people. The two embrace but it is revealed that Jasper is chipped. Monty finds the part they were looking for and Jasper stabs him with a screwdriver. Monty runs to Raven and they lock the door to prevent Jasper coming in. Jasper yells to be let in and Raven tells Monty that if he's there he won't be searching for Harper, who is still outside. Raven attempts to tell Clarke and Bellamy that A.L.I.E. knows about the plan but Jasper had cut the wires of the radio. Monty tells Jasper that he doesn't blame him for taking the chip as he was tortured. Jasper explains that he didn't take it because of that, he took it as Luna's oil rig was peaceful and they destroyed it like they always do.

In Polis, Roan and Clarke arrive. Abby and Jaha greet them and Clarke tells them she will never take the chip. A.L.I.E. already knows the plan thanks to Jasper and Roan is shot by Kane. Clarke is taken up to the tower where she is tortured by Abby. She refuses to tell them the passcode for A.L.I.E. 2. Abby says that they need to use Clarke's friends to get Clarke to talk, starting with Bellamy.

Bellamy, Octavia, Miller and Bryan are in Polis and are nearly captured but are saved by Murphy, Indra and Pike. Octavia is upset that Pike is there as he killed Lincoln. Bellamy says they need everyone they can get and they set off to help Clarke. Murphy and Bellamy go up in the lift to help Clarke while Octavia, Indra and Pike stay below to pull them up. Bellamy asks Murphy why he's there and he says to survive but also to save somebody he cares about: Emori. Octavia asks Indra why Pike is there and Indra says that the dead can't help them. Octavia is upset as Lincoln was her home but Indra says that her home is inside her. Suddenly, Kane comes in and begins shooting. Pike and Bryan are both shot. Nathan sets off an explosion to seal the corridor.

In Arkadia, Jasper is listing everybody that has been killed due to them. Harper comes around the corner and asks why the door is locked. Monty tries to warn her but Jasper is hiding and knocks her out. Jasper threatens Monty and Raven by holding a gun to the glass and threatening Harper's life if they don't destroy the machine.

In Polis, Abby attempts to get Clarke to talk by hanging herself. Clarke cries but still refuses to give the code. A.L.I.E. assures them that she will break. Downstairs, the group have planted a bomb but Kane is near to it. Indra calls him to get back but he doesn't so Indra runs and saves him. The bomb goes off and Octavia calls for Indra but gets no reply. In the tower, A.L.I.E. tells Ontari that she can't let Clarke have her. Ontari says she understands and kneels down. Jaha slashes at her head and she falls to the floor. A.L.I.E. says that she is not dead but her brain is severely damaged. Murphy and Bellamy arrive and they shoot Jaha to prevent him from further harming Ontari. Murphy gets Abby down from the noose and she is still alive. Clarke goes to check on Ontari but Ontari is brain dead and cannot give them the kill code.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Co-Starring[]

Jared Kurtenbach as Chase

Quotes[]

Bellamy Blake: "Sorry about your arm."

Roan: "Makes us even."

Clarke Griffin: "The enemy we're up against is after everyone, including the Ice Nation. The only way to stop her is to get the information off the Flame, and the only way to do that is to put it in Ontari's head."

Roan: "The Ice Nation isn't afraid."

Bellamy Blake: "You should be. This thing doesn't care what clan you're from. It controls people, and it will take over the Ice Nation just like it took us over, one person at a time until there is no one left."

John Murphy: "Fancy meeting you here."

Bellamy Blake: "What are you doing here?"

John Murphy: "You're welcome."

John Murphy: "Nathan. You've looked better."

Nathan Miller: "You haven't."

John Murphy: "You guys missed the part where it's time to go?"

Bellamy Blake: "We're not leaving."

John Murphy: "We just saved your lives. Why do I think we're going to regret that?"

Bellamy Blake: "Clarke is in trouble."

John Murphy: "Clarke's always in trouble."

Octavia Blake: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Indra: "Because I know what you're thinking."

Octavia Blake (about Pike): "Why is he still alive?"

Indra: "Because the dead can't help us."

Octavia Blake (about Lincoln): "He was my home."

Indra (points to Octavia's heart): "Your home is here."

Bellamy Blake: "Why are you here?"

John Murphy: "I'm just trying to survive. You're not the only one here trying to save someone you care about."

Clarke Griffin: "Wait, A.L.I.E. If you kill her, you'll never get what you want."

Abby Griffin: "A.L.I.E.'s not killing me. You are."

Notes and Trivia[]

The episode's title is retrieved from a conversation between Becca Franco and A.L.I.E. in the next episode, Perverse Instantiation (Part 2): Becca: "Define perverse instantiation." A.L.I.E.: "Perverse instantiation: the implementation of a benign final goal through deleterious methods unforeseen by a human program."
Jasper lists past deaths, including some inaccuracies:
- He says Dax was killed by Clarke, but Dax was killed by Bellamy although Clarke was present when he was killed.
- He says Connor "choked on plastic, thanks to Murphy," which is close to what happened as Murphy smothered Connor with a wet rag, but the delinquents believe that Connor died of a virus.
- He lists Trina and Pascal as just "gone", but the Delinquents are aware that the pair died of acid fog.
At the end of the episode, the fate of several characters remains undetermined.
- Roan, Charles Pike and Bryan, all shot by Marcus Kane, all survive being shot^[1] This is confirmed in "Perverse Instantiation (Part 2)" and "Echoes."
- Monty Green stabbed by Jasper, survives.
- Harper McIntyre knocked out by Jasper, survives.
- Kane and Indra explosion, both survive.^[2]
- Abigail Griffin attempted to hang herself, survives.
- Thelonious Jaha shot by Bellamy Blake, survives.
- Ontari struck in the head by Jaha, brain dead. Dies of her injuries in "Perverse Instantiation (Part 2)."
The first and only time Roan and Jaha interact.
This episode marks the second time a grounder, Indra, is shown using a gun, the first being Titus.
Bellamy and Murphy's first on-screen interaction in Season Three.