The 100 upped the ante this week; that is for sure. As the episode rolled out, its credits I found that I was completely caught off guard with where they took this episode. It was unexpected and took the show to a new place in my opinion. The 100 is not just about some teenagers who have been placed on earth and are going wild without freedom.
I also enjoyed that throughout the episode flashbacks were brought in from about a year ago when Clarke’s father was floated (killed) for having discovered that the ark was running out of oxygen and becoming overpopulated. These flashbacks gave us insight to Clarke and Wells’ lives but also to that of the adults on the ark as well.
So, to start off this review let’s cover our bases.
Last week, Jasper was rescued and brought to camp after having a spear plunged into his chest. His condition has not improved whatsoever and his wails of pain are heard all throughout the camp. However, insistent Clarke will not give up on saving his life.
Atom was punished by Bellamy in the previous episode for having hooked up with his sister, Octavia. After taking his punishment like a man, Bellamy and Atom are on Bellamy’s version of good terms. The terms of course include not directing a single word to Octavia. Octavia is quick to notice Bellamy’s intervention in her and Atom’s building relationship and furiously demands Bellamy to not intrude in her life any longer.
Octavia is the only person that Bellamy will take anything from. He constantly is putting on an invincible persona, but it’s clear that Bellamy is also just an overly protective brother who will literally do anything for his baby sister.
We’re introduced to a 13 year-old girl named Charlotte who is haunted in nightmares by her parent’s death, as they were floated on the ark. We thought she was just a cute little frightened girl who has suffered from severe emotional trauma but what she does was an unexpected move the 100 pulled on us. Stay tuned to find out the game changer this little girl pulled!
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Meanwhile, Clarke, Quinn and Wells set out on the search for seaweed that will provide as medicine to cure Jasper’s wounds. Wells imposes himself on Clarke and Quinn. Clarke isn’t fond of Wells whatsoever but he’s the only one who knows what seaweed actually looks like. They have three days to make him better, or Bellamy will personally kill Jasper as his screams are scaring and also annoying the rest of the 100 at the camp.
At the same time, Bellamy and his pack go hunting (including David).
As both groups are in different parts of the forest, they are encountered by a huge dust storm of blinding acid.
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They escape the burning acid as Clarke, Quinn and Wells find an old automobile and hide inside of it.
Charlotte tagged along behind the hunting group, and Bellamy gives her a small knife for her protection. As they’re trying to escape the cloud storm, the hunting group separate and find hiding in small caves. Bellamy ends up safe in one of them alongside Charlotte. They’re all able to take cover except for Atom who trips over branches.
As they await the storm to pass, Quinn has found whiskey and is sharing it with Clarke. The flashbacks are placed into the episode at this moment. The whiskey loosens up the usual uptight Clarke more than we have ever seen. She begins to go off on Wells for having revealed her father’s secret to the Chancellor and getting him killed. Clarke will never let go of the way that Wells betrayed her trust.
In the flashbacks, we see that Clarke and Wells have been friends since they were very young. Both families were very close as they even watched football games at each other’s home. When Dr. Griffin walks in and hugs her husband we see a look in Jaha’s (The Chancellor) eyes. That look was almost one of jealousy for Dr. Griffin’s affection.
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Clarke had overheard her parents as her father insisted on going public with the ark’s secret even if it meant being killed; he believed the public needed to know the truth. The only person Clarke told was Wells so she obviously believes that he was the only one who could betray her. Only Wells and Dr. Griffin knew.
On the other hand, we have Bellamy and Charlotte awaiting the storm to pass in the cave. Charlotte again awakens crying from her nightmares. Bellamy gives her advice that she needs to confront her fears in real life and slay her demons. Bellamy’s advice makes an impact on young Charlotte more than Bellamy would ever know.
As the storm passes, both groups have left their hideouts. Screams guide both groups to find Atom on the ground with most of his body bloody and burned by the acid. He’s writhing in horrible pain; the acid has turned his eyes into an eerie light blue marble like color. Which made me wonder could it be this acid that has changed the past humans into looking differently?
Atom continues telling Bellamy to kill him. This moment was moving for Bellamy. He’s very cold when making decisions yet when he’s faced with the task with killing a very close friend he can’t bring himself to do it. He has a heart, you guys! It was sad to see that look on his face because in that moment Bellamy was helpless and vulnerable despite the differences he had had with Atom.
Clarke finds Bellamy and aching Atom as she was guided by the screams. Bellamy has told everyone to return to the camp but Charlotte has stayed lurking in the trees looking on. Clarke looks at Atom and knows he won’t be able to survive this. There’s no other choice but to put him out of his misery. Seeing that Bellamy won’t be able to do it Clarke graciously comforts Atom with a lullaby as she sticks a small digger into his neck for a quick death. Charlotte sees everything.
As they return to camp, Quinn prompts Clarke to reconsider her hatred towards Wells and evaluate the situation.
Octavia is heartbroken as she sees Atom’s body. Bellamy now has a different take on Jasper and tells his pack to give Clarke whatever she needs to try to save him. Save him she does as the seaweed helps cure his infectious wounds and he is out of critical condition.
Clarke does take Quinn’s advice. He approaches Wells, and as she reconsiders all that occurred, she comes to the acceptance that it was her mother who turned in her father to the Council. Wells knew but never revealed it to Clarke because he knew how much it would hurt her.
In the ultimate platonic love move, he rather have Clarke hate him than have her hurting. Wells has such a good heart even though he knows that Clarke may never see him as more than just a friend.
The 100 knows that there’s nothing more frightening than scary creepy children and cryptic lullabies. It’s the perfect formula for every great horror movie.
It is with this that the episode closes in the most drastic turn of events.
Wells is watching the sunrise as Charlotte comes and asks to join him. As she gets closer, she pulls out the small knife that Bellamy had given her and stabs Wells in the neck reenacting what Clarke did to Atom in the forest. Wells is left gasping for air and reaches out his hand for Charlotte’s help.
Charlotte explains with tears welling up in her eyes that she had to do it. Every time she closed her eyes she saw her parents being killed by Chancellor Jaha, Wells’ dad. When she was awake, she had to see Wells’ face that reminded her of Chancellor Jaha. She couldn’t live like that and had to kill Wells and slay her demons to become unafraid.
Giving a little emotionally traumatized girl a small knife and terrible advice definitely wasn’t Bellamy’s best idea. Charlotte took his metaphorical advice and applied in a very literal way.
We see Wells continue to struggle in pain as the episode ends.
We’re left wondering:
Did Wells just die after the third episode?
Does anyone find him?
Did Dr. Griffin tell Chancellor Jaha about her husband because there was something going on between them?
Why would she get her husband killed?
Most importantly, what the heck is little Charlotte going to do next?!
Sound off in the comments about what you think about this eventful episode!
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