The 100 does a lot of damage to its characters and itself in its penultimate episode of the season.
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Thats not to say Alie and her mind-controlled minions havent wreaked havoc withThe 100, because they surely have.
Arkadia is all but abandoned.
The streets of Polis run red with the blood of innocents.
Left to their own devices, Clarke and her crew are running into one setback after another.
But this is more the fault of the writing this season than it is Alie being an unbeatable foe.
Which brings us to another unbeatable foe, Wanheda herself.
The Flame isnt just some sort of master chip, it also contains Lexa.
Her friends have learned through hard-won experience that following Clarke Griffin comes with its own set of risks.
Ive compiled a list, too, of those who were injured in Perverse Instantiation.
It also means the only way to take down Alie is by hacking directly into her code.
Jaha is shot by Bellamy but the former chancellor still manages to escape with the Flame.
Indra is possibly killed trying to rescue Kane from the explosion that destroys the elevator.
This is pretty dark stuff, which is saying something considering Kane was crucified a couple of episodes back.
Does this convince Clarke to give up the all-important passphrase that activates the Flame?
No, no it does not.
But fear not, Abby is cut down before she asphyxiates.
Clarke suffers two puncture wounds by her mothers own hand.
More torture in a season already brimming with it.
Pike and Nathan are both shot by Kane, at Alies behest.
But theyre still able to operate the elevator without bleeding out from their wounds.
Monty is stabbed in the gut by Jasper, but its okay since no vital organs are touched.
Even Monty mentions the sheer luck of this.
So why have Jasper stab him at all?
Harper is attacked by Jasper and quickly goes down for the count.
So much for her guard training.
Sure, its very tiresome, the constant killing.
The Alie storyline is likewise boring and reductive and soul-crushing to behold.
And didnt we already see her comethiscloseto doing that already?
She doesnt care about Alieshe cares about Lincoln.
And I care way than I do about the City of Light.
Rating:
2 out of 5
