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This is why Pike and his war is necessary: One thing is Lexa negotiating peace for the Arkadians, fighting Clarke’s fight and extending mercy to a helpless, innocent group of people. The 100 writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach helpfully sums up what I was about to spend 500 words arguing:īlood must not have blood – at last, the central idea of s3 of #the100, how do you work peace in a world that only understands war?

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Unfortunately, as is the case very often, the state of Bellamy and Clarke’s relationship reflects the state of affairs on the show in general, and Clarke’s attempts at reconciliation is met with complete betrayal: in sharp contrast to when he tried to free her from Roan, he now handcuffs her and almost brings her to Pike - if not for Octavia’s timely intervention.Ĭlarke escapes, after a short rendezvous with Kane, and here we have our new dream-team: Abby, Kane, Octavia and Clarke will probably come to represent the “sane” Arkadians, caught between Pike’s warmongering faction and Jaha’s mounting suicide cult. But Bellamy didn’t have Clarke, and without Clarke, he found himself reverting to the monster that he’s not, but that he’s always believed himself to be.Īcross all three seasons of The 100, Bellamy and Clarke’s relationship continues to be the most important, consistent dynamic (which is why the romantic aspect is largely irrelevant, at least right now), and it feels like once they learn to work together, something at the heart of the show will click. As she says, the only reason she could leave her people in good conscience was because they had Bellamy. In his mind, Clarke is his link to becoming a better man, and the problem is that Clarke already believes he is a better man. And there we have it: Clarke has broken him.

The level of complexity in their relationship was beautifully and perfectly vocalized, and shows just how talented of a writer Charlie Craig is.īellamy and Clarke have been through so much together, and somehow it was all vocalized in this one, heartbreaking exchange. Unfortunately, Clarke and Bellamy’s reunion does not go as Clarke had planned, although their heartbreaking confrontation was without a doubt the best scene of the episode - perhaps even the show to date. It’s easy to forget that Bellamy hasn’t seen what we’ve seen, and I think the episode did a great job of reminding us what Bellamy’s reality looks like.Īll the same, I think what Bellamy doesn’t understand (and what he’ll hopefully learn) is that even though he’s right that they’ve been at war since they landed, wars can end. Bellamy hasn’t forgotten his own history for the sake of “advancing” either plot or character his actions hark back to his warped sense of responsibility first for Octavia and later for his people, and his motivation is a (justified) belief that the Grounders will never stop attacking them. But I honestly think it shows a lot more consistency than you’d see on most shows. I understand that, in some ways, this feels like a regression for Bellamy. Which is why Clarke (and the show) need Lexa.

But Bellamy (and Pike, and humanity at large) don’t work that way. Bellamy and Pike, ironically, share the Grounders’ ruling sentiment that “blood will have blood.” And as Clarke later tells Lexa, the only way to get peace is to break the cycle. The moment they set foot on the ground, his people have been treated as invaders, subject to the Grounders’ violent whims. But from Bellamy’s perspective, he is finally thinking clearly.įor Bellamy, the war with the Grounders never stopped. “Wake up,” Kane tells Bellamy in this episode.