witchy poo

I decided to stay up late last night and watch it over stream because I knew it’d be an experience and BOY was I right. But now i’m composed and want to get some thoughts down because I know a lot of people on tumblr aren’t happy with the ending, so I want to add a different perspective in the mix.

First off, I want to establish that I loved the last episode. Were there bits that could’ve been better? Yeah. Did it feel a little rushed? Of course but overall I loved it.  i loved seeing these characters one last time and seeing them get a happy ending that they deserved because it WAS deserved. I was really scared going into it, particularly for Murphy, Echo and Clarke because I thought those three were the most likely to die but everybody lived.

I’d usually role my eyes and this because happy endings are overrated but for The 100 it feels right. All the pain and suffering, all the death is finally over and they can just be alive. 

Now the obvious response I suspect is “Not everybody lived, what about Bellamy.” And yeah, Bellamy’s death sucked and I don’t suspect he was supposed to die in the planning stages of this season. This is just coming from a third year Screenwriting student but I think Bellamy was originally supposed to have a completely different storyline this season. I think something happened behind the scenes that we don’t know about (nor do we have a right to know about) and things were changed later on in the process, which probably makes it feel weird or left open but these things can’t be helped. I suspect (could be wrong) that Bellamy was supposed to be on the beach with them and be in the episode. I think it’s likely that Bellamy was supposed to be in Raven’s position, showing the god figure that humanity deserved to survive and whatnot. But we can’t change that and yelling at Jason or the cast over twitter isn’t going to change that either. Be mad if you want, it’s up to you but if there’s one thing this episode has taught us is the fighting is pointless. 

At least Bellamy got some vindication of being right about transcendence. He gave his life for a cause he believed in, betraying his friends to save them. That’s heroism right there folks.

Now let’s talk about Clarke. I loved Clarke in this episode. I think she was always going to fail the test because of Clarke’s age old motto, “I bear it so they don’t have to.” That’s a lot of hatred and rage for one tiny woman. She probably shouldn’t have shot Cadogan but at that point, she was a mother who’d just lost her child and it made sense. Clarke is the complete opposite of the Bardovians and the direct contrast because she was so controlled by love and rage. Honestly, I don’t think the Bardovians would have passed the test either. I also loved that she called out the god for what they were doing because that is our Clarke. Reminded me of that same girl who wanted to tell people the Ark was dying. And in the end she fully accepted that she was going to be alone, even persuading Madi to leave her (Which broke my heart). Clarke was clearly terrified of being alone based on her reaction to Picasso running off but she sacrificed her own feelings for everyone else and in the end, it was finally their turn to sacrifice themselves for her.  Also she got her closure with Lexa and it was beautiful. I have nothing else to say on that just yet because I’m still processing but Alycia is amazing and Lexa’s appearance really grounded me (no pun intended)

Quick lil rants about other characters now because The 100 is an ensemble show and I love these guys so much. First off, Murphy has had the best character development out of everyone and I dare someone to change my mind. This motherfucking cockroach gave up surviving for a few hours with the woman he loved and I had fully accepted his death, as had he. It was so beautiful. Loved the dancing scene with Miller and Jackson as well because even they got their closure. Meanwhile Raven and Octavia casually saved humanity and I’m so proud of them. Octavia really was channeling Lincoln and it was beautiful. So please Raven got that closure with Abby as well. Raven Reyes, who’s spent most of this show in pain, being tortured by humans all her life convinced the god that humanity was worth saving. What a queen.  Also glad that Echo got a few lil moments of closure as well, running out in the field to save Levitt and almost getting killed in the process. The 100 really had me thinking she was going to die and I wasn’t ready but I’m glad she got her happy ending because she deserved it!!! 

Character wise, my biggest complaint is that there wasn’t enough Gaia but Indra made up for that by blasting Sheidheda to smithereens. For her mother! URGH I love Indra so much.

Overall, I’m really going to miss this show. Not because of the actual show because the past two seasons have been so different it didn’t feel like the same show. I grieved the season 1-5 show years back and accepted the change because I wanted more of the characters. Not saying that I hated 6/7 because I actually didn’t. In fact, I think Season 6 was really strong. 7 was a bit weaker but I think when shows go on this long the final season always feels odd because there’s so much to fit in. But the ending felt complete and I really got that sense of relief seeing all the characters happy because the war was over. All their pain and suffering was over and so was mine as the viewer. 

Truthfully, I understand why people are upset. But let’s be honest, The 100 ending was never going to please everyone, especially when the fandom is so split (and toxic af. seriously, what’s wrong with some of y’all?) and if you’re not happy with the ending, I feel for you. It’s a shame the show didn’t give you whatever it was you wanted but I hope you enjoyed the ride to get here.

In peace, may you leave this shore. In love, may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels, until our final journey to the ground.