Episode 9


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01:22 : It may surprise you to know that I have never killed anyone. My understanding is that most people experience a strong sense of, "why did you make me do that", and wishing there had been alternatives. I've also been led to believe that stabbing someone is sufficiently different than other methods. This wasn't Clarke's first mercy kill with a knife (Adam), so we'll have to chalk everything up to her closeness with Finn. 03:06 : Just saying, Indra's actress /really/ sells it. 06:24 : They got the engineering plans from the President's office. Are there rooms so secret, they don't even write them there? 08:36 : She's just started playing commander and I'm already sick of it. I'm glad somebody stood up to her. 05:29 : "Heda" is the Grounder word for Commander. It's also used something like a suffix. So if you had like a clown-heda, you'd have the commander of clowns. It's silly, but sometimes this is the only way I can accurately communicate the sentiment of a specific kind of leadership figure. 10:52 : #staymad 11:23 : I have no idea what Indra says here but I'm pretty confident it's a slur for "traitor". 11:41 : 'eyyy, I speak Grounder. 13:14 : Not to be a stickler, but I find this interesting. Later in the show, Octavia mentions a Grounder legend. Supposedly, if a Grounder even touches a gun, Mount Weather will slaughter their village. Big boy's lack of hesitation here suggests that's not a thing yet. 14:15 : My woman, my youngin' QQ 16:39 : I don't actually know how bunker electrical systems work. It's something I've been curious about. Repairability is high on my list of features. 18:05 : So, I get the sentiment. However, I think I would actually lose my shit if someone did this sort of thing. Now is not the time. 20:04 : Come on, down to the little metal forehead thing, this outfit is peak. The facepaint is perfect. I really need to look up who did the costume design for this show. Obviously, it wouldn't work if Lexa wasn't there to sell it, but fortunately she is! 20:30 : "The dead are gone, Clarke. The living are hungry." is a strong lesson in leadership. 20:52 : Everyone looking so fantasy and solemn. Lincoln in a jacket, looks like a Key and Peele sketch, like he just rolled up to the cookout and doesn't know whether we sayin' grace or not. 21:38 : This is a fine time to start trying to use the language and understand the culture. No face punches for Kane. 23:55 : Another banger from Indra. I might seriously make that voice pack. 24:55 : Our little nerd is finally growing up QQ. He busted a move! 25:24 : Can we just play this on loop? Fuck Clarke. 26:32 : LMAO, saying unhinged selfish equivocations is apparently hereditary. 27:13 : Protected her right into the Ground. 28:03 : No, Monty~ If you're gonna go rogue, never use the word "routine"! Try, "It's probably nothing. There was an error in the reporting and so we have to do it again to make sure." 19:58 : Line after line of perfect savagery. "They move, they bleed." 32:54 : I don't actually remember what I thought on my first watch. I think I assumed that Bellamy was at fault. 33:56 : Monty, once again, the unsung hero, that actually does work. 36:10 : No, nah, nuhuh. Do not give that girl an ounce of credit. 36:40 : I can respect that he was trying to protect her. He seemes to have stayed loyal to the end, wanting good things for her. 38:50 : "Then let's face it. Together" - This is the energy that ladycrab has and it's the reason I married her. It's rare to come across somebody that is willing to be on your team. Not just support you but actually suffer the consequences and ride the victories with you. I try to make a point of letting people know that I'll go there for them.

Disaster. Why does it have to be the best characters in the cage? Abby seems to have completely lost control of Skaikru. I can't imagine anybody is going to take her seriously, with the degree to which she's just following her daughter. Election time?

Bellamy as an inside man is an interesting prospect but I don't see how it's feasible. The only entrance in the tunnels is through the cages. It's filled with reapers and security doors. Even if he managed to get in undetected, there are regular security sweeps and the whole place is chokepointed by elevators or stairs. I suppose if it sounded easy, that wouldn't be a show.