#i just get to extra when i'm talking about bellarke

[scodelariokaya]

Do you think Clarke had already subconsciously fallen for Bellamy when she was with Finn and Lexa? It seems like both Finn and Lexa had questioned her about this in an indirect manner.

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer:

The attraction has been there since season 1. That’s for sure. I mean look at her face. They were openly flirting in this scene.

And Finn saw that too.

I think she started having feelings (in a romantic sense of the word) for Bellamy in season 2. She asked specifically if Finn and Bellamy made it. Twice. She put Bellamy on the same level as her love interest. (Did she ask for Monroe? Sterling? Octavia? No.)

She ran through the camp just to get to him and the hug… even Bellamy himself was shocked. Octavia noticed (”There’s something I thought I’d never see.” + her facial expression was also very telling). Damn just rewatch it. Pay a special attention to Clarke’s facial expressions. Compare Bellarke hug to Clarke/Octavia hug - there’s a massive difference.

Clarke still felt guilty for closing the door on Bellamy and Finn. That’s very evident in that scene by the fire in 2x05.  Bellamy offered the understanding to her. “It had to be done.” He made it very clear that he’s not holding it against her, that he understands why she did it. He reassured her she’d done the right thing. And that’s something Clarke needed at that moment.She was kinda on her own in the Mountain. She was suspicious and trying to get out while the others were trying to convince her they’re finally safe. Then she espaced with the knowledge she left them all behind in MW (which is not what happened but I’m pretty sure Clarke thought something like this). And then she reunited with Bellamy and suddenly she was not alone. She got her partner back. 

And then in 2x05-2x08, they were back in their co-leaders mode. They were so in sync…. Since this episode (meaning 2x05) Bellamy is the person she trusts the most. The person who understands the burden of being a leader and carries it with her. She started falling for Bellamy in these episodes. She still had feelings for Finn but she was not exactly “with Finn”. And tbh she wasn’t really with Finn since the moment Raven’d landed on the Earth.

The narrative backs me up in 2x09. Clarke just killed Finn and one of the first things she said to Bellamy in this episode is “I can’t lose you too.” Again, Bellamy is put at the same level as the person she’d said “I love you” to just a few hours ago.L ater in the episode L/xa (sorry guys but thi will show up in the tag anyway since the anon used the correct name) and Clarke had a conversation about leadership and L/xa confided to Clarke a story of her lost lov. Clarke needed to stop the pain. She wanted (and needed) to become a strong stoic leader and make sure she will never have to feel this way again so she built the walls around her heart and emotionally shut herself off. “Love is weakness.” And what is the first thing Clarke did? She sent Bellamy away with the words “I was being weak. It’s worth the risk.” This is Clarke trying to be like L/xa - strong leader devoid of emotions. And what is Clarke’s last line in this episode? “Love is weakness.” Hmmm interesting. So yeah I think she started realizing her feelings for Bellamy in 2x09 and that’s one of the reasons she sent him away. 

She realized her mistake pretty fast because basically all episodes of 2b are Clarke being constantly worried about Bellamy (2x11 is the perfect example but it’s literally in every single episode). Yet she never stopped believing in him. She never doubted him. She always believed he would succeed in his mission.

Even L/xa saw it and called Clarke out on her feelings for Bellamy. “You care about him.” “I care about all of them.” “Yet you worry about him more.” FUCK EVEN L/XA SAW IT.

“…besides, we lost contact with Bellamy.” she’s blinking the tears back again.

And their reunion in the tunnels in 2x16? Clarke is speechless, she’s just staring at Bellamy in wonder, blinking the tears back. She’s absolutely stunned, she can finally breathe again, the relief is written all over her face.

Moving on…. she didn’t tell anyone else but Bellamy that she’s leaving (maybe expect for Monty). She didn’t even tell her mother. Anyways, did she kiss Monty goodbye? No, she didn’t.

Now for the second part of your question. I’d like to start by saying that Clarke probably spent plenty of time thinking about the delinquents and Bellamy in particular during those 3 months between s2 and s3. Now I’m talking about platonic Bellarke. She thought of him as her partner, friend, co-leader. She thought of him as a person who pulled that lever with her.

And then she finally saw him again when he came to rescue her. He caressed her face and hair and she’s absolutely stunned. She just stared at him with wide eyes. She begged for his life, her voice breaking. She would do absolutely anything - even sacrificing her own life - for him (don’t forget that she didn’t know Roan is taking her to Polis, she thought he’s taking her to Nia who wants to kill her). This scene kills me every damn time because it’s the least platonic shit I’ve ever seen. And Roan noticed (and as the season went on, he kept on noticing).

Then everything changed because Roan brought her to Polis and Clarke was forced to play the role of Wanheda, She became a political figure. War was about to happen and Skaikru was in danger. She didn’t trust L/xa at all (for a good reason because obviously L/xa betrayed them before) so she had to stay to make sure L would keep her word AND SHE WASN’T READY TO COME BACK. NOT YET. That’s why she decided to stay in Polis in 3x03. If you watch the final Bellarke scene closely, you can see that the conversation with Bellamy wasn’t easy for her. When he walked away, she had to take a moment to blink back the tears and take a deep breath before she was ready to turn around and be wanheda again.

Ever since 3x04, she was falling for L/xa. But at the same time, she never stopped having feelings for Bellamy. It IS possible to love two people at the same time. However, I believe Clarke didn’t realize the true nature of her feelings for Bellamy.

One of my favourite scenes ever is definitely their argument in 3x05. I analyzed it in details so you can check that out. Clarke was stunned. She was absolutely crushed. But that scene also kinda woke her up. She was on her own for 3 months, she was isolated from her people in Polis (which is the main reason I’m always saying she was a terrible ambassador) and this argument finally showed her the reality and the consequences of what’s been going on in Arkadia in her absence. She realized she’s not the only one who’s been hurting. She saw how broken Bellamy was. And her being Clarke, she believed her they could fix it all. Together. But she said a few words that triggered Bellamy and he did what he did (again, I talked about it in detail a few months ago).

After the debacle in Arkadia, she focused on playing the role on wanheda again in order to keep her people safe. She was getting closer and closer with L/xa and eventually she fell for her…. and we all know how that played out. After Jake, Wells and Finn, she lost another person she loved. At that time, that was all she could think abou. Everything happened so fast and then there was the flame, Titus, Murphy… she didn’t have time to think about anything, let alone her feelings. She was overwhelmed. Her feelings for Bellamy were still buried inside of her, without her realizing it.

The Bellarke reunion in 3x11 is interesting for many reasons. Clarke’s expression can be interpreted in many ways but I think she’s mostly shocked she sees Bellamy, relieved he’s alive and relatively well (she had to blink to make sure he’s really standing there in front of her) but she was also scared. She didn’t know where they stood because the last time they saw each other he handcuffed her and she tazed him.

3b was about finding their way back to each other and Bellamy realizing his feelings for Clarke. Yes, I think that at this point Bellamy is aware of his feelings for Clarke. Clarke on the other hand is not but the feelings are definitely there and have been since season 2. Those feelings never disappeared and I hope we’ll get to see Clarke bringing these feeling back on the surface and becoming aware of them.

[bellamyblake]

Hi Iva, i was wondering... I just read your thoughts on S1E6 and that reminded me of something i always wanted to ask you. Have you ever read the T100 novels? If not pls don't read further, i don't want to spoil anything. If yes... then i'm curious to know your opinion on the Blakes (on the ark) here. It's different than in the series (well... most of it is different but...). At some point, if i recall it correctly (it's been a while since i read the books), Bellamy was forced to actually KILL his own mother, to SAVE Octavia! She was about to choke her to death! I can't remember every detail, but what really shook me was the fact, that Aurora was willing to kill her own baby daughter bc of that law of the ark, that only one child per family was allowed. I remember that i just... sat there with the book in my hands and the tears were streaming down my face. I felt SO BAD for both of the siblings! It was HORRIBLE! I don't really want to know what was going on in Bellamy's mind after this. It must have been a nightmare of guilt and anger and helplessness and... gods... I don't recall his age. But it must've had a real impact on his young soul and mind. Something that haunted him throughout his whole life afterwards... Lots of hugs! Anne

Hey, Anne! Thank you for this wonderful question!

While it is true that the books are much weaker than the show there are a couple of things that I actually love about them-one being how she describes the Ark and the system there and actually the difference between the stations like the way they talk and the different lifestyles (one reason why I wanted to write an Ark AU was so that I could explore those things myself because I loved them in the books) and the other was how she handled the Blake siblings. (okay and maybe the third would be Luke and Glass cause they were cool too!). 

I think the show really glossed over what exactly happened there for Bellamy, O and Aurora especially when it comes to the psychological part of things. I think a reason for that is cause J/ason doesn’t like doing flashbacks and because he doesn’t really know how to write that well for Bellamy (as admitted by him). 

What I love about the book is that it actually dwells on all of it very well. Kass did an amazing job there. You could see the psychological struggle that Aurora was going through, the FEAR of them being found out that starts bordering with crazyness and Bellamy as the only sane person, again the actual adult in the household. 

If I remember correctly yes what you mention is that Aurora did try to choke Octavia once. If I recall correctly Bellamy came home and found them right in that moment and saved his sister and Aurora was like-you don’t understand, you can’t have both a mother and a sister.

VERY powerful imo! Amazing scenes there for the Blakes, just amazing.

And then what happened in the end was that Aurora TW SUICIDE HERE-but she slit her wrists or if it wasn’t that she took some medicine? Not sure but she was killing herself and Bellamy found her a little before she died and he remembered her words

That he can’t have both a mother and a sister.

So he chose to have a sister. 

And he took Octavia and they hid in the bedroom and waited for Aurora to die. After, he called the guards in and said they had no idea what happened and when she did this to herself.

Absolutely stunning work imo.

And then they get adopted to orphaniges which again makes sense. And if I recall correctly, Bellamy went in to bring O food and stuff and beat some people who bothered her. And it was then that O became kind of addicted to drugs if I remember well because she couldn’t sleep and had headaches and the nurses gave her medicine.

And then it was then he himself met Lily and I think the Lily SL is awesome when it comes to Bellarke and adds such an extra layer, it’s something I’d have loved seeing in canon imo. Him falling for her begrundingly, having a best friend and then her being experimented on by her parents and dying but Clarke meeting her and knowing her. 

AWESOME. But yes I definitely love what kass did with the blakes and I think it’s a shame J/ason never explored what actually happened there and how it affected them. In fact I don’t think he ever had such big plans for bellamy at all, it was bob who gave meaning and substanance to the character, making people fall in love with him. I frankly think J/ason would’ve otherwise killed him season 1 or 2. 

But yes overall I love the whole blake sibs story in the books more because it has more substanance and meaning. It has background. Here we see them together in one episode and that is six and it jumps from her being born to her being like 6-7 and then to her beign caught up.

I’ve always wanted to see more like the psychological state of the characters-all three of them as well as Aurora’s death because I believe Bellamy was there when she was floated and I really think that’d have made one hell of a scene. 

[lightcomingthroughthedarkness]

i haven't seen many of the spoilers, and i'm really confused on why everyone's so panicked about gaia and clarke? am i missing something or are people really freaking out over the moms!dynamic that's been happening since the flame was put in madi's head?

Alright. Before I get into this LONG post, I just want to say that this is only a theory I have, some just interpretation, some from the spoilers we've read about and some from things I can't talk about. (It's not a big deal to me, I'm just interested in fandom's interpretation that's all). Anyway, putting on my clown outfit! Spoilers, beware.

When the script to screen was released, we got to read a scene in 7x01 between Clarke and Gaia that was written in a way that left a lot up for interpretation. The script had a romantic subtext to it and when people read it, a lot of people felt confused because the way the scene was written was not how it was filmed. It did not come across as romantic on screen but it did in the script.

And if someone says "no it wasn't romantic in the script" I'd like to remind you if this had been a written scene between a man and a woman people would absolutely say there was a romantic subtext.

Fandom is now freaking out because people believe they are setting Clarke and Gaia up as endgame. And they think it's because Jason is an asshole and he doesn't want to follow through on Bellarke. So he will make Gaia Clarke's endgame. And part of that is yes, because Clarke and Gaia have a co-parenting dynamic with Madi. Gaia started out as a mentor to Commander Madi in s5, she moved into become more of a protector to Madi in s6 (especially when Clarke couldn't be there) and Gaia decided to save Madi, the child, and destroy the flame. Now in s7, she is caring for and she loves Madi the same way Clarke does and Clarke has noticed this. Which is why Clarke is grateful to Gaia and then in the script it said Clarke and Gaia's connection is starting to become more personal. Because we saw Gaia and Madi's relationship develop since s5 but now I guess it's time to see Clarke and Gaia's relationship develop to? Because that's actually the important part. Gaia and Madi's relationship has development. Clarke and Gaia do not. But also, it's not just about Madi's future or Clarke's wishes. What about GAIA? What does she want for HERSELF? To be Madi's parent? To be a follower and protector all her life? How does she wants her own future to look like? It's not JUST about Madi and Clarke.

In 7x03 and 7x04 Clarke will be spending a lot of time with Gaia. They will mostly be talking about life, grief, emotions and Madi. Clarke buries her mother's ring in 7x03 and Gaia joins Clarke and buries the flame. They both bury their pasts, something that was important to them (Clarke with her parents, being alone now) and something that was their entire identity (Gaia lets go of the flame) and now they are moving forward. Who are they now, who will they become?

Clarke and Gaia are both determined to protect Madi and give her the childhood they both were robbed of. Clarke lost her father and her mother sent her to Earth. Gaia lost her father and her mother wouldn't allow her to show emotions. Clarke had a complicated relationship with Abby. Gaia had and continues to have a complicated relationship with Indra. Clarke has broken friendships and has been alone a lot (spacekru issues). Gaia has never had a friend or been the source of someone's appreciation. Clarke and Gaia are now bonded by their shared devotion and love for Madi and it seems it will develop into a personal bond too. This is where fandom is worried. Will they be friends only? Will they develop a romantic relationship? Or will their newfound relationship and connection to Madi develop into a familiar relationship?

The theme of 7x01 was "mothers and daughters". We had plenty of them. Clarke/Abby. Gaia/Indra. Clarke/Madi. Gaia/Madi. Hope/Diyoza. Hope/Octavia. And we also got to see daughters and daughters. Clarke/Gaia. Clarke/Raven.

So why release a script that clearly has a romantic subtext between Clarke and Gaia when they didn't film the scene the way it was written and why spoil their endgame ship through a tweet if it's indeed what will happen in the end? But most importantly, why release the script if they wanted people to interpret that scene as romantic when only hardcore fandom fans read those scripts and not the general audience?

And here is a theory I have. Maybe that scene was ambiguously written like that because isn't that something Clarke has dealt with grief before? She seeks comfort from other people. Clarke wants relationships and connections. She doesn't want to be alone. And maybe she saw Gaia in a different light. She'd seen her care for Madi, she saw how Gaia interacted with Indra and it reminded her of her relationship with Abby, she started to see similarities between them. A connection. Developed by their shared love for Madi absolutely but as the script said, then it started to turn into a more personal connection due to their similarities as well. Gaia is a young beautiful woman who's never had a friend before. Clarke appreciates her and thanks her for what she did for Madi. Gaia is touched by that. Clarke is a beautiful young woman who is attracted to both men and women. And Clarke refused to deal with her feelings, had lost her family and felt alone and lost.

In season 3 and season 4, Clarke sought comfort from Niylah. When she ran away and when things were hard and Clarke couldn't face her actions or feelings, she turned to Niylah. Because it was someone who was there. There is even an interpretation out there that Clarke sought comfort from Bellamy in 4x03 but the moment was cut short when Bellamy walked away. In season 6 Clarke tried to move on by hooking up with Cillian. She was seeking for a human connection. So would it have been completely out of character for Clarke to seek comfort from Gaia? Especially now that Bellamy isn't there? And we don't know much about Gaia, but she too feels lost, and would it be strange for her to feel attracted to Clarke? I don't think so.

So why didn't Clarke have those scenes with Niylah then? My guess is, with Niylah she already has a personal relationship. They could have had Clarke seek comfort from her like before. But then that storyline would not have fit with the theme of Mothers/Daughters and it would not have fit in with Madi. With Gaia it does.

Why not Raven? Sure, Raven could have been the person Clarke turned to. But does Raven not have her own storyline and journey? And Raven is not a sidekick to Clarke as a sounding board. The theme of daughters/daughters could fit here but not mothers/daughters. Plus Clarke and Raven need to fix their relationship and it's not through Madi. They already did that with Abby. It's through Raven and Clarke understanding each other, which Raven will be forced to do in 7x03 and 7x04 when she is put in a leadership position and has to make difficult decisions. Clarke will even help her process that.

Why not Echo or Emori? Echo has her own storyline of finding her identity and own voice. Emori is with Murphy and they need to deal with Sanctum/Primes.

A random extra? Well, didn't they already do that in season 6 with Cillian? And what could a random extra add to the theme of mothers/daughters and to Clarke's relationship with Madi? In the last season?

And that's why I think that moment was cut short between Clarke and Gaia because while it COULD have been were it was going, it wasn't the overall plan, at least not romantically. And maybe that's why the scene wasn't filmed the way it was written. Because had it been filmed the same way it was written the audience would have believed it was going to be romantic but if Jason didn't want that to come across that way, they decided to back away from it and push it back into another box. Friends/family. All I know is that if Jason wanted something to be EXPLICITLY romantic and had a script for it, he would have made it so. And Eliza Taylor is a good actress. If it's romantic, she will give you romantic. That was not the case in 7x01. Nor do I see it in 7x03.

Clarke and Gaia share more time together in 7x04. A lot of it has to do with Madi but some of it is also their personal development as well. Friendly. They understand each other. They have similar wants for Madi but also similar wishes for a happy and calmer future. There is a moment they share in 7x04 that I think is platonic. But I think because of the 7x01 script, it might play with people's minds. Like "wait, maybe I'm supposed to interpret this as romantic" but honest to god, I didn't. Which is why I'm not going to say it's romantic. Plus Clarke and Gaia are separated by the end of 7x04. Clarke believes Gaia is with Madi but Gaia disappears in the Anomaly. So both of Madi's "parents" are gone and Madi is left alone in Sanctum. With a head full of memories from previous Hedas and a Sheidheda back in the form of Russell. Those drawings will be important this season, which is why Gaia and Clarke were looking through them.

Sure, in the end we might see Clarke in the finale with Madi, living a happy life, Madi getting a childhood, maybe even Gaia will be around and it'll be left to the audience to decide the natur of Clarke and Gaia's relationship in a potential future after the show has ended. But I do not believe they will develop a romantic storyline between Clarke and Gaia DURING season 7. Clarke and Gaia can become close, friendly and maybe it'll end with Clarke leaving Madi with Gaia in the end, someone she now cares about and trust. For Clarke to be able to do that, she needs scenes with Gaia which she will have in 7x03 and 7x04. But even though I have less than kind things to say about Jason, I do not at this time believe he will develop a love story for Clarke out of nowhere and with a character she just NOW is starting to have scenes with. I'm not saying it CAN'T or WON'T happen this season but I do not see it as of now and I need to see more of the season to change my mind. If anything, I think Jason should know better than released that script and get accused of queerbaiting. He should know better.

[sometimesrosy]

So Bob's latest tweet cued the annual, 'oh god he's going to die' fandom freakout: "Tonight I had the most amazing night with my #the100 family cast crew and our sweet band. What may come, you're all forever in my heart xx" That last line is what they're freaking out about. I'm really trying not to, I just wish the cast understood how much saying stuff like that scares us haha

Oh my god. This fandom is so extra.

Making mountains out of molehills.

Please let the cast exist as human beings who have lives outside of your own obsessions. Listen, I’m obsessed with Bellarke and The 100 too, but you HAVE to recognize that other people are NOT. Including those who work on the show. 

Bob Morley gets to have emotions. He gets to feel warmth and love for the people he has worked with for the last 5 years. A group of people who have shifted as people have left the job and the show, as controversies unwind, as drama ensues. And no matter what happens, they are still a family. 

Please understand that his life goes beyond Bellamy Blake. Bellamy Blake is his JOB. Do you expect your job to be the center of your whole life and everything in it and all your feelings relate back to your job?

Just so you know, I read on twitter that someone at the concert talked to Bob and he said he thinks there will be a 6th season. 

You know, you all did this last year when Lindsey was talking about Frida Kahlo because she just went to an exhibit. Everyone thought it meant that Raven was dying and she hated the show, but it was literally the most famous quote about Frida. And Lindsey is actually a visual artist and loves Frida and was having a personal moment about it. I understand because I also am a visual artist and went to a Frida exhibit and had a similar personal moment over it (and it had nothing to do with Lindsey or The 100, despite my obsession.) 

Remember that life exists outside of The 100, fandom, and our obsession. We can keep our obsessions and our love and devotion, that’s okay, just we need to NOT force our perspective/obsession onto other people. If you’re having a hard time with that, my suggestion is to try and steer some of that passionate energy into a new project, so it isn’t ALL directed at Bob/The 100/fandom. Obsession isn’t necessarily bad. But when it gets out of control and spills over onto other people, it’s interfering with your life.

The fandom forces the actors to make everything about the show, to actually not have lives or thoughts or feelings outside of the characters, because that’s where the fandom obsession lies.

We do NOT have to do that. Step back from your obsession and hysteria and REMEMBER that there is a world outside of The 100 and the actors have valid feelings about things other than what WE are worried about. 

It’s not about us.

Bob exists as his own person. He is not there to fulfill our fantasies, whether positive or melodramatic and apocalyptic.

[lightcomingthroughthedarkness]

this fandom is kind of batshit, yeah? both Eliza and Bob seem like such lovely people. Why are fans like this???? Though the show has had some great writing, of late it seems to have dropped the ball a lot. do you still watch t100 or are you only in it for beliza? (I'm leaning towards the latter mainly because the showrunner is a fucking troll and I just KNOW bellarke isn't going to get a satisfying conclusion in s7)

I think people that attack Bob and Eliza are not fans. They're angry assholes. They feel invalidated in life and lash out at Beliza. Assholes.

I watch it.. sort of? I watch the episodes but I mostly fast forward when it's about spacekru or characters I can't be bothered with. Somtimes I still have to watch some of those scenes because they mention or talk about Bellamy or Clarke. Like, I don't think I've watched a full scene between Kane and Abby since season 4? Literally have no idea what they were doing in season 6. They died, is all I know. I fast forward through Kane's death too. Literally have no idea what Raven was doing either. You could pay me money I still wouldn't be able to tell you just what was going on with Octavia and the anomaly. Just watched bits and pieces there. But it's fine. This show is Bellamy and Clarke. The rest of them are extras.

I'm just here for Beliza and to be able to be a salty and a gloating bitch if Bellarke become canon (don't tell me that I wasn't honest about that if it happens. My ass will gloat, oh boy). I'm here to collect a visual of a Bellarke kiss (IF we'd be so lucky) and that's it. Of course we all watch for different reasons. I just don't think any other reason is worth it. Bellarke or you know, choke. 💁🏻‍♀️