Episode 4


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00:59 : Aight, during the last episode, I completely forgot Jaha existed. 03:26 : Anya dating advice. 04:10 : "Look what you made me do" is the classic line of abusivers. It's really sad that such a well-presented character arc isn't used as a cautionary tale. I had to fight with streaming services a bit here, so timestamps may have shifted. 07:10 : This is not a trolley problem. This is not sacrificing the one for the many. This is sacrificing you for me. Fuck Finn. 08:56 : Sinclair had wanted to spend his last few hours on the Ark with his wife. I don't think we ever hear about her again. Still, good guy Sinclair for trying to get a worker back on the job. 11:33 : Now, I'm not a climber at all. I know a handful of knots from survival videos. I know that most knots /can/ slip. I've only had a few ever actually do it to me. This knot is pretty damn sketchy, though. 12:23 : He had just gotten a name QQ. I guess we're escalating from killing randos to giving them names first. It's progress! Stakes are rising! 13:20 : Strong attempt at adding to the conversation, Monroe. This is easily her most emotional scene. Bellamy finally had a good take. 13:41 : Finn hopes Bellamy is right about.. it being too late to save their friends? 16:04 : It is highly unlikely that anybody reading this has also read any chapters of my unpublished novel. In the event that you have, this is the direct inspiration for the malformed. Weirdly enough, the crystal colonies and the phrase "beyond the crystal's glow" have nothing at all to do with the City of Light. Zorin and Emori are foundational, though. 17:55 : She looked so longingly at the leg brace. I love it. 18:60 : With the sheer volume of bodies that they're moving and the finality with which it ends, I don't think it actually makes any sense at all to chip their Grounders. Clarke being tracked would make a lot more sense. Anya being chipped (and not noticing it) seems wildly unlikely. 21:14 : Nothing good can come from this. Sads all around. 22:45 : I'm gonna say Bellamy is 200lbs, absolute maximum. There's no way the girl is over 150. We've got 350lbs on the line. It's a lot but it's not enough to unbuckle a seatbelt or take this long. 23:15 : Noooo! Not Monroe~ 24:25 : It's cool that Murphy is back in good graces and all that, but nobody even remotely shows any concern for Monroe. Also, Octavia rising~ 29:54 : Honestly, I don't know how tranq darts work. I would have expected it lost its value, when it hit that tree. I'll just have to accept it. 30:43 : It's not like the most intricate and complex costuem ever (kinda is) but Zorin's outfit here is fire to me. I like the frayed vest. I like the layered dark shirt. I like the raggy cloth mask. It reminds me a lot of Genkai in YuYu Hakusho. 30:58 : Ok, NOW we are wasting time. Should absolutely have moved out by now. 31:10 : Octavia is the only one who cares about Monroe's injury? Points~ 32:18 : Giving Murphy an automatic weapon seems like quite the gamble. Even after he's displayed some desire to keep you alive, there's not enough consistency to believe that won't change suddenly. 35:34 : We're finally starting to get into the relentless fight and respect that inspires me. 36:35 : I hate to admit it, but I'm totally with Wick on this one. They did fall from space in a football stadium. 37:09 : Jaha being willing to tank this for these folks shows some real character. It doesn't seem like general death wish behavior but legitimate sacrifice. Sienna's outfit is so sick. Whoever did the costuming for this show, I hope they won awards. 39:28 : You're telling me, you think the balloon is what is going to draw attention to this camp?

It's obvious. I am displeased that Anya died. I am displeased that Clarke survived another episode. I'm not super jazzed that Abby has the validation of being Chancellor. Finn and Murphy are clearly headed for disaster. Octavia is getting a little big for her britches. She hasn't lived by the forest long enough to start scoffing at folks. Raven has spent probably 5 episodes losing the ability to walk. If that's the best the writers can do for her character, we're in for a rough ride.

This show has more plotlines than most. It's a lot to follow but that's kind of the fun of it.