Episode 8


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02:37 : Obviously, nobody wants to be the one guy that has to die. However, all things considered, it's an insanely generous offer and the Commander is just asking for a display of good faith. How can they be at peace, if Skaikru isn't willing to sacrifice anything at all for it? Just war crimes and bounce? 03:04 : Aight, our girl assaulted a guard. That's gotta be some shocklashing, right? 03:55 : Oh, joy, a Finn memorial episode. 06:24 : Cool kids club strikes again. The hardest part about making a change is all the petty people that won't let you be changed. Clarke putting Finn's crimes on Murphy is super gross. Hate her. 06:36 : You might think this is a double standard! But no! Murphy is lashing out and being a dick. Clarke actually believes that bile. 07:49 : Preach! 08:11 : Back in my day, we called this, "to the pain". Gotta leave those perfect ears. 09:35 : WHAT? Is she pretending that she has no culpability in sending the 100? 10:22 : I'm sure you're sick of it already, but I just cannot stress enough : When you're in love with someone, build them a home. Cook a nice meal. Hang a hammock. Don't go commit war crimes in their name, so that you can feel like a big hero man. 10:37 : I cannot express to you the danger in not paying lip service to this request. If a crazy man wants you to forgive him, do it and get out. This is where murder suicides begin. 11:21 : Jus drein, jus daun! (Blood must have blood!) I have been banned, by my wife, from chanting this. It's just so darn catchy. I always wish the 100 were as popular as Harry Potter or Marvel, so I could see an entire sports stadium chanting this at the other team. 13:53 : I feel like Kane should be a pretty big bargaining chip. Angry Jaha is a fun Jaha. 20:08 : Everyone always wants "just a little bit more", never appreciating how far they've already stretched someone. Folks seem like jerks, when they draw a line, but it's usually because they've been pushed past breaking, one too many times. 25:09 : Dope spear. I would much rather meet with Lexa, than Indra. Indra don't mess around. 31:07 : Against all odds, Raven has become the bad man and Murphy did nothing wrong. 34:36 : What is the point of having a rejection process, telling the candidate they've been rejected, and then having Sinclair review it himself? These space folks are messy. 37:33 : Well that seems entirely unnecessary. 38:28 : Manipulative language like this triggers an aggro response in my brain, in my soul. Salesmen beware.

Aight, so obviously this episode has a lot of good things for me. It's got Indra. It's got Finn, finally fucking off. It's got Lexa and the Grounder aesthetic. It's got jus drein jus daun. The first time I watched this, I was /so sure/ Finn was going to find a way out. Every 10 seconds, I had a new theory about how they were going to bullshit out of it. This is the first consequence for a member of the cool kids club. After Jaha launches himself to Earth in a missle, you kinda stop taking any of the danger seriously. It was a good reset for the tone of the show.

What does it mean for peace, though? We're still two nations, without clear borders, vying for resources. I would not expect peace to last for very long.