#RUSSEL LIGHTBORNE

[yemyvhir]

Josephine Ada Lightbourne: The 100

[bellamynochillblake]

‘YOU NEVER HAD THE STOMACH TO BE A GOD’

SHIT THAT’S A GOOD LINE

[poppykru]

So I'm rewatching the 100 with @jemleofan and I just keep thinking how despite many of its shortcomings, this show does one thing right. Its villains.

I can't even call them villains tbh. Antagonist? Just humans?

They are so well written, fleshed out and that's why they are believable. We never get an antagonist that are doing that they're doing just because they are evil. There are always good reasons, good motivations. The moment I think 'okay, that is a valid argument' when an antagonist expresses their POV is the moment I know the writers have done a good job with the characters.

I mean look at lexa - she was an antagonist beginning of season 2 (even season 1 cause she sends the army to kill the delinquents). But by the end, she is so ambiguous. The 100 landed in her territory, they killed her army; her culture, her mentality is an eye for an eye (blood must have blood), its how they've survived 100 years in a radiation soaked planet. She doesn't know any better. Also, her people have been kidnapped and killed for years by the mountain men (who resemble skaikru) and turned into monsters. Shouldn't she be wary of skaikru? At the end of the day her duty is to her people. That's why she leaves clarke at Mount weather. Is it a horrible choice? Yes. But isn't it the smartest when it comes to her people's well being? Yes.

Now unlike Lexa who was ambiguous from the beginning, Dante, as well as Cage is an antagonist. His motivation is the same: save my people. The ends justify the means for him. He is ready to commit these horrible acts for his people and he is ready to bear it so they don't have to. Its horrible what he's doing. But is it completely not understandable? They've been stuck underground for 100 years and they will be stuck for a lot more if they don't do something about it. Is it really living what they're doing? Isn't it just surviving forever? No end date to their suffering? It's understandable, but not excusable.

Same with Octavia. God, it would've been so easy to make her evil for the sake of evil. "She just broke and now she wants everyone to suffer with her" - so many shows, films, books, comics, etc have done this. It would have been so easy to write her off like that. But the writers didn't. They made her complex. Octavia isn't just an evil tyrant. She is a traumatised girl that took on a huge responsibility at a tender age while she was repressing her grieve, operating on anger. Octavia makes so much sense when you get the full picture. She was influenced by Jaha, by drug addict calculating Abby, by warrior Indra. She had to make an impossible choice and then was left to carry the weight of it by herself. Of course, she broke more. Of course, she repressed everything until there was only cold, ruthless bloodreina who just wanted to keep her people alive. This is how she coped. She has done horrendous acts, yes. But is it not a little bit understandable considering all she's been through? Is it not logical that she'll end up as bloodreina after everything? (I loved how in s6 we get her explanation on why she did some things - it all boils down to duty to her people).

And Russel. Russel is a little different from all the previous ones because unlike them he doesn't do it for his people, but for his family. It's love (and guilt), not duty that guides him (and unlike the rest, he takes it very far, way past the justification). Wouldn't you do everything for your family? Wouldn't the means be justified when the end is your family alive and well? And what I love is that we see him trying to do the right thing a couple of times, albeit, it's after he's done a thousand terrible acts. He is not all evil, he does have (a semblance of ) a conscience. And I'd love to see what happens with him in s7.

I got carried away with this. 😂

What I'm trying to say is that the reason this show works is because their antagonists are as good as their protagonist /heroes.

[griffin-blakeee]

Man, Lindsay is so pretty! Would have chosen her too. Alright, the guy that plays Roan or the guy that plays Russell?

Lindsay is definitely gorgeous! Ummm... I would have to pick Zach (roan)! Thank you for the question anon!

[shimmershae]

Uh, Russell.  This will not end the way you think it will.

[bitching-barista]

Oh my god just tell them what weird shit you’re into and move on

[incorrectlythe100]

Russell: It’s time for you to die

Clarke: Let me ask Bellamy

Russell: It’s not a choi-

Clarke: He said no

[choose-wonkru]

Russell: how do you continue on after you lose everything?

Clarke *calmly*: you take a breath and then you take another

5 minutes later

*burns down the palace, beats the shit out of Russell and announces to all of Sanctum, inspirational-yelling-speech-style, that he is going to die tomorrow*

[katkomskaikru]

I thought this was a great edit.

[what-is-infinite]

Indra better take Russell out when he start on his bullshit 😒

[abstractmindscape]

I still don’t care about Russell or sheidheda

[poppykru]

Look, do I think Clarke exploding like that was healthy? No

Did I enjoy watching her beat up Russell tho? Immensely.

[griffin-blakeee]

I’m not gonna lie I don’t give a flying fuck about Russell. If we could just stick to the anomaly story line that would be great thanks

[torturedswiftie]

“You’re a slippery one, John” is the most accurate description of Murphy we’ve ever gotten

[sarbear94]

6x12 “Adjustment Protocol”

Okay guys too be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of this episode. It had its wonderful moments don’t get me wrong. But it was kinda slow, which I expected. It’s just a buildup, set everything in motion as we move into the finale. I can’t believe we’re there already.

Abby dying has been foreshadowed for a few episodes. And it the promo for 6x12 we recognized Abby’s profile in front of Russell with a stringer in her neck. And I don’t know if you’ve payed attention, but I knew that syringe was the “mind wipe.” There’s been only 2 main syringes in Sanctum. The “mind wipe” and the “paralyzer.” But we have seen that one a few times. Clarke and Bellamy both got paralyzed in previous episodes and in 6x11 Clarke used one on Madi. When Clarke was “dying,” the camera focused on Russell with the “mind wipe” syringe trying to talk to Clarke to get himself through what he was about to do. I still remembered that scene when I watched the promo for 6x12.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Abby but I said when Kane died that I didn’t think Abby would live happily ever after. I thought she might if Raven helped her through it, once she got off her high horse. And we got that too. But with Abby taking the night blood, plus learning that Clarke really is alive, plus mending with Jackson, plus mending with Raven, all of that was just confirming that she was gonna die. (And for those of you who think she’s not really dead-she was Emp’d. Alie said that only those with her code have the surgical mesh to cling to. Raven and Abby were Emp’d, frying Alie’s code.) Goodbye Abby Griffin, Welcome back Simone Lightbourne.

I know I might get some hate here but I absolutely LOVED the scene with Echo and Clarke in the tea house. Echo already had a feeling that Clarke was back before she even looked at her. I like Echos character and the scene in 6x11 with Ryker was kinda a let down cause she was just talking to him about doing better and wishing she could change but she killed him immediately after being freed. I can take that as Echo said it to save her own ass and learned nothing or I can take it as she knows who she is, she may not like it but it’s kept her alive, so why change? Like Murphy at any point in the show. Murphy’s changing, maybe Echo someday will too. Okay back on point, Clarke and Echo hugging was amazing. The last real memory Clarke has of Echos character was her almost killing Clarke in the church then their argument about a guy. From that to this is what I call growth! They are just thankful the other is alive and well, not holding grudges from the past and they’re not butting heads about a guy. 👏

My favorite part of this episode was the Murphy(Emori) & Clarke official reunion. The look and dialogue from Murphy was already a big change from who he used to be. Of who Clarke saw at the campfire in 6x01. Then Clarke saying she’s proud of him. Hksidjw-be still my heart! Cockroaches for the win!

The ultimate best thing about this episode was the costumes. A round of applause for that department, they killed it. There were so many costume changes this episode and Every. Single. One. was fantastic. Murphy and Emori looked like a freaking power couple. The guy liner was amazing. Richard looked hot with it. And Emori looked radiant. I saw a close up of the wrap for her hand and it was elegant. Turned her hand, who people called freaky and looked down on her for, into something to be presented. It said “look at it and be amazed.”

Clarke’s power outfit was a good mix of her and Josie’s style and it slayed. Bellamy in his “comfy cardigan” was a move that clearly said “dad.” Meaning leader, protector, reasonable. Bash on the cardigan all you want, I freaking love it. It represents who Bellamy is now compared to who he was on Earth. He doesn’t want violence anymore. He truly does want peace. He wants to do better, be better. Lastly, Paige, Good God, her outfit was fucking fierce. Paige picked out the dress herself. Which really works well with her skin tone. The lacey, rose cover was hand stitched to go with the outfit. I will take one, please! And the jewelry just tied everything together. She looked like a force to be reckon with. Nothing like how we saw Simone before. No, this was supposed to be different. It was going with the story of “Abby’s dead. Simone’s back” in visuals. It was supposed to show Clarke that it wasn’t her mom anymore. Most men think women are exaggerating when we say the perfect outfit “tells a story” or “says something.” We really aren’t. This is proof. Clothing says as much as whatever comes out of our mouths.

There were also, lingering looks and cracked voices between Bellamy and Clarke. But that’s my type of thing. I love everything about them, so I don’t need to go into it, cause my fellow shippers already see what I see, and feel how I feel. Nothing major happened between them so I don’t need to go into details. (I will though if you ask! I’m always up to talking about Bellarke(past seasons or present))

Let me know what you think!

With the finale I probably will not live blog(I’ll be too invested to tear my eyes from the tv screen) and I can predict that I’ll post multiple long posts about everything. So get prepared and ready. 6 more days to go til the finale episode of season 6. Fuck.

Until next time Tumblees! 💯❣️

[incorrectlythe100]

Russell: Tell me one thing about you that no one knows 

Clarke: I get jealous of my phone when it dies