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fanxe8 · 8 years ago

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Analysis of Clexa build up/development pre kiss scene.

Basically, their build up is built upon trust and mistrust, which went back and forth as the story or season progresses with them. Lexa overtime has learnt to trust Clarke while Clarke in the finale specifically has learnt not to trust so easily.

WARNING: An excruciatingly long post about Lexa and Clarke’s developing relationship! Especially how Lexa changes the way she looks at Clarke overtime and how their distance/closeness has changed as the season progresses. Read if you must!

This is the very first time they have both laid their eyes on each other… In this scene, Clarke sent a sassy comeback to Lexa’s way but looks at her in her utmost sincere and soft expression, while Lexa is doing a great job at keeping an intimidating appearance towards Clarke. In other words, Lexa doesn’t trust Clarke and Clarke unspokenly begs for Lexa to trust her(or so at least in this scene alone)…

But despite her lack of trust towards Clarke and the Sky people, she gives Clarke the privilege to speak and state her offer… This isn’t the first step towards trust if you’re wondering. It just means that Lexa is an open ear and is ready to give Clarke a chance to prove herself worthy of her time.

And when Clarke have stated her offer(also, Clarke must’ve sensed Indra’s disapproval so she immediately went straight to the point), we can all see the interest in Lexa’s face. Clarke pauses after the offer, as if waiting for Lexa to protest. Lexa’s clearly interested in Clarke’s offer but that’s not enough to build trust. So she lets Clarke go on with her story.

And when Clarke mentions that she and Anya have successfully escaped the Mountain together, Lexa’s face shows utmost concentration towards Clarke’s. Also, the head tilt, that line definitely caught what’s left of Lexa’s interests. She must’ve thought to herself, “Did Anya trust this Sky person?”

When Clarke pulled out the hair from her jacket, we saw Lexa’s anticipation, she must’ve thought Clarke would attack her, but when she saw the hair, her expression changes a bit. Clarke said, “She told me you were her second” Lexa had a little almost shocked expression which she immediately withdraws from her face and replace it with the stoic one… She might not trust this Sky girl but she did trust Anya, and Anya surely did trust Clarke given that she even shared one of the important informations of her to Clarke. Lexa is now full fledged willing to listen to Clarke.

“Did she die well?” is what Lexa asked while turning her head to the side, avoiding any glance at her. I think it was one of her “subtle vulnerable moments”. And we all know Clarke lied about Anya’s death in this scene, but it was a necessity for her to. This was the start. The start of a hope for an alliance between them. I’d like to call this a tiny small step towards trust on Lexa’s part.

Tinie tiny Small step towards trust. See how Lexa doesn’t hesitate to move close to Clarke? And Clarke being smart enough to know not to flinch or step back?

NOTE: The way Lexa looks at Clarke in this partcular gif versus the way she looks at Clarke on later scenes.

Here, Clarke looses the chance of getting the Commander’s trust when her mum failed to rehabilitate Lincoln. Just when Lexa’s starting to warm up, it gets sabotaged… -.-

Oh and a minute after, her mum makes up for it and Clarke gets her chance back again… So kudos to mum!

Lexa and Clarke’s first ever 5 second casual talk… Oh and this time, Clarke earned her truce, but the way Lexa looks at her doesn’t change, when can it change?

I believe this is the start when Lexa had changed the way she sees/looks at Clarke. She’s about more than perplexed by the strong courage and strong sense of leadership the Sky princess has. She saw the Clarke, who was willing to risk even her love for the sake of her people. And I do think she admired her for that. And if you ask me, that’s a great development(on Lexa’s side) by far.

And although her body language has shown she’s as stoic as ever, I believe her eyes betrays that. Lexa connects with Clarke in this scene. She shows that she understands the pain and suffering Clarke is experiencing right now. She’s building a trust on Clarke.

Oh, and what do you know, Lexa listens to Clarke! A sign of trust.

Lexa lets Clarke do the last step. And I do believe that their tradition demands the Heda to do the burning thingy. And the reaction she gets from the Grounders(her people), they clearly were in shock by this. And if you watch the scene, you could see that Clarke was confused about this too, but she accepts nonetheless. Lexa gave Clarke the torch. Announcing the beginning of her trust and warming up to Clarke. (also, see how she softens when she mention Clarke’s name)

The way Lexa looks at Clarke. need I say more?

When Clarke spoke Trigedasleng and Lexa’s shocked face. Also, Lexa was zoomed in, it had got to mean something.

Lexa staying beside Clarke after the whole cremate is over even if she didn’t have to since everyone had scattered all around the area. Lexa opening up to Clarke and trying to comfort her. (now that’s a change)

Love is weakness. Lexa teaching Clarke how to get over the pain of a lost lover. (casual talk 2.0)

If you want to see how their relationship progresses more after this, then you would want to press read more or keep reading or whatever button is in there.

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fanxe8 · 8 years ago

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Body language analysis of 2x14

Lexa has contemplated Clarke’s words from earlier and came to the decision that Clarke is a smart, capable leader and knows her people better than she does, so she will heed Clarke’s words, and leave Octavia alone. Clarke’s feathers are still ruffled from earler. When Clarke comes to a stop to the side of Lexa, she rest her weight to one side of her body, her hip sticking out, her chin up. This is a defiant pose. Her face and her body says, “what the hell do you want?” When Lexa tells Clarke of her decision, Clarke’s eyebrow twitches, she’s wondering how Lexa has done a complete 180° since she saw her last. She blinks twice rapidly, indicating she’s shocked Lexa has decided this. Lexa looks away from Clarke, “I do trust you, Clarke.” This is a difficult admission for Lexa. Clarke quickly looks down and to the left, thinking (as always) of the right thing to say. She steps into Lexa’s space, her face reads sincere. She wants Lexa to know she appreciates her trust. Lexa turns to look at Clarke, reading her eyes. She seems to have also contemplated everything Clarke has ever said to her because her next words of, “you think our ways are harsh…” are completely unprompted. She deeply cares what Clarke thinks of her and she doesn’t want her to continue thinking that she and her people are “savages.” Lexa says this and nods her head slightly, acknowledging that she knows exactly what Clarke thinks about her and her people. She wants Clarke to understand instead of judge. “Maybe life should be about more than just surviving.” Clarke looks away, contemplating her own words, undoubtedly reliving everything she and her people have been through since coming to earth. Lexa’s brow furrows a tiny bit, Clarke’s words hits her pretty hard. Lexa’s eyes widen slightly, she scans Clarke’s face, she examines her throughly as Clarke continues to looks away. She mulls over Clarke’s words briefly. She stares at Clarke’s mouth like she’s starving. Her bottom lip quivers slightly. She’s going through a plethora of varying emotions in this moment. This is a prime example of her internal struggle with Heda v. Lexa. She takes a very deep, long, audible breath but it’s far closer to a gasp than anything else before she responds with, “maybe we do.” She’s still staring at Clarke’s lips, a tell tell sign of the desire to kiss someone. It takes every once of courage in Lexa to reach for Clarke, she moves swiftly as to not lose the courage she’s managed to muster up. Clarke looks taken aback and stunned, she blinks rapidly twice before closing her eyes and opening her mouth. She more than welcomes this kiss although she’s more than shocked by it. Once they begin to kiss Lexa is no longer brazen. She’s timid, reserved, and gental with Clarke. They fall into the kiss more and more and Clarke brings her hand around Lexa’s back to pull their bodies closer. She’s wholly lost in this embrace. The longer they kiss the more confident Lexa becomes. She sweetly runs her nose along Clarke’s, switching sides to deepen the kiss further. This brief moment of their lips parting snaps Clarke back into reality. Her face, with her eyes still closed says, “wait, Clarke, no.” She shakes her head a bit, her eyes still closed and softly apologizes to Lexa. She doesn’t want to hurt her feelings and she knows she needs to handle this delicately. The second Clarke stops the kiss, Lexa’s hand snaps away lighting fast. She jumps, startled out of the moment as well and takes a step back, away from Clarke. She respects Clarke’s boundaries. Before Clarke speaks again, Lexa examines her face. Her lips tighten slightly. She does not know what Clarke is about to say next and she fears the worse. “I’m not ready to be with anyone,” is said with sincerity and a shake of her head indicates as much. Lexa’s mask is back on. She’s put her walls back up to prevent or pretend this isn’t painful… to be denied by Clarke. She tilts her chin up too, this is this is a power move, this says, “you can’t hurt me.” It’s more so reassurance for herself. She searches Clarke’s eyes. Idk what she’s looking for exactly, maybe hope. Which is given to her when Clarke says, “not yet.” Clarke means “someday, maybe, I could see myself with you.” Her brow quirks and her head shakes. Her face says, “can you understand this? I don’t mean to hurt you but I can’t do this right now.” Lexa’s mask immediately slips right back off. Her eyes aren’t hard anymore but they are open and bright. She’s staring at Clarke with reverence. She searches her eyes once more looking for the truth behind Clarke’s words. She finds it quickly and gives a slight nod in understanding. But then she looks down, a cloud over her eyes. She’s very, very disappointed. But she does understand. Clarke looks at Lexa with regret and apologies in her eyes.

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1/3 i love your clexa writing and ive got a topic that isnt the nicest but im hoping youll still discuss it. lets not gloss over clarkes faults just cause shes the other half of our ship. we all know shes manipulative, cunning and stubborn. she has manipulated and used lexa more than once. i think these incidents all happened early on tho? so ok not so bad i guess? i dont like how she acted so hypocritically later on(killing Emerson), even tho she did come around. still, she went there. but my

biggest issue is when she proposed blood must not have blood. i have no doubt lexa made the choice cause its something shes always wanted as well. but did clarke fully know that? did clarke even consider the further risk to the grounders(more villages attacked) and to lexas very life this would bring? she seemed to be having a one track mind and only considering the well being of her people, not the grounders, not lexa. when titus out right tells her lexas life is at risk, she doesnt offer up anything. doesnt ask if theres anything that can be done to lessen the risk, doesnt propose a new compromise, doesnt seem concerned with anything other than making sure not one of her ppl are harmed. ‘including’(one must assume) the killers as well. it bothers me that she didnt seem too concerned with the risks this huge thing lexa was doing(cause she seemed shocked when lexa agreed, i dont think she knew how much lexa also wanted peace) was going to bring about upon lexa and her people

Ok um. I wouldn’t say she ever “used” Lexa. Tried to manipulate, yeah, but she never downright used her. And you’re right, the most memorable incidents happen early on, see Clarke’s bluff about being able to cure the Reapers, twisting and omitting certain events in regards to Anya’s death, trying (and failing) to convince Lexa to spare Finn. Clarke is good with words, she’s always been. She’s extremely clever and her power of persuasion is impressive. Think about all the characters she convinced to do something she wanted at least once by using the right words, from Bellamy to Nia the list could be endless.

You’re not the only one who has issues with how they handled “blood must not have blood”, so I’m not going to defend what happened 100%. But it’s pointless to criticize poor writing now, so I’m only going to focus on what we got in the show, not the what-ifs. Yes, Clarke definitely reflected on what to say to Lexa; as I said, she’s masterful at understanding what to say and how to say it depending on the circumstances. Her main concern when she first makes that proposition to Lexa is that her people survive. Clarke doesn’t want the people she loves and many other innocents to pay for the actions of a few. So she makes that shocking suggestion. But how shocking is it, really? How shocking is it for Lexa?

First, I want to focus on this brief exchange between Lexa and Indra. (x)

They are discussing about the best way to proceed, and as it’s clear from their grave voices and faces, the answer isn’t as simple as it appears. “In a day’s time we lay waste to Arkadia,” Lexa said right after finding out what happened. She was furious in that moment, and had the right to be. She found 300 of her people slaughtered for no reason, and Indra, one of her most trusted people, told her that Skaikru reject peace and demand land. So she calls for blood. But when her initial rage settles down and she starts thinking more logically about what her next move should be, we get this moment with Indra, and we see that she’s incredibly worried about what is supposed to be the obvious “solution” too. War. Because that’s not a simple solution at all, and the outcome is not at all certain. They have the numbers, sure, but Skaikru has guns. This never ending issue is even brought up again by Clarke in the latest ep of the show, when she’s negotiating with Roan.

It’s not as easy as it seems, Lexa knows that. That’s why she is so concerned. Not to mention that we have been told repeatedly in the show just how different Lexa is. It has been established that she is a visionary, that she doesn’t take joy in violence, that unlike her predecessors she doesn’t want war, she wants unity and peace.

Now, why am I saying all this? To show that Clarke’s proposition and Lexa’s subsequent decision don’t come out of the blue. Clarke doesn’t have to make her way in Lexa’s head and warp her thoughts: those thoughts are already there. I feel the need to bring up the script, because it makes what I’m trying to say even more evident.

See what I mean? Even if they come out on top, Lexa is well aware that there can be no winners in a clash of this kind. No matter who prevails, it will be a bloodbath anyway. And that’s when Clarke comes in. She gets there and suggests that Lexa changes things. Indra is quick to remind Clarke that blood must have blood, to which Clarke replies “Really? Because from where I stand the only way that ends is with everyone dead.” If you look at the script, that’s exactly what Lexa was thinking too, BEFORE Clarke said anything.

If we talk about attempts at manipulation, I actually would like to compare this scene to the conversation Clarke and Lexa have in 2x08, when Clarke is trying to convince Lexa to spare Finn. They start in a similar way.

2x08

LEXA: You bleed for nothing. You can’t stop this.CLARKE: No. Only you can.

3x05

LEXA: Tell us, Clarke. How does this end? Have you come up with a way to save your people yet again?CLARKE: No. Only you can do that.

Albeit extremely similar, note the difference there is already between these two exchanges. Yes, there is bitterness in Lexa’s voice, and maybe even the hint of sarcasm, but still, she is open to listening to what Clarke has to say, whereas in 2x08 she tells Clarke there’s no point in discussing (and bleeding). And then we get to the way Clarke tries to approach Lexa, which is strikingly different. (x)

Let’s focus on 2x08. Clarke goes for Lexa’s psyche. She takes that little information she received about Lexa, mixes it with her assumptions about how Grounders are, and she tries to use all that to influence Lexa and make her do what she wants, which is release Finn. What does she tell Lexa?

To give a proof of her power. She is flattering Lexa, telling her she is powerful, hoping Lexa will be more easily convinced if she appreciates her strength.

To show that she is merciful. She has already had proof of Lexa being a merciful person, and Lincoln confirmed it as well. So she shows Lexa she recognizes this characteristic that she has come to realize is important to Lexa, and encourages her to do something that will make other people consider her merciful too.

To not act like a savage. She’s telling Lexa that that’s how her people will see her if she does this, not as the merciful leader, but as a barbarian basically. She is telling her to prove them wrong.

Clarke’s words fall flat, though. She is trying to influence Lexa’s decision, yes, with a speech that sounds very much like Clarke is saying Lexa can elevate herself from the “status” of savage that the Sky People have applied to the majority of the grounders. It all sounds too much like Lexa has to prove something to the Sky People, like it is important that Lexa impresses them positively, almost like she has to prove the good guys that she isn’t a bad guy. But Lexa doesn’t care about impressing them, definitely doesn’t care about the Sky People considering her a bad guy or a savage. “We are what we are.” She sees what Clarke is trying to do and she doesn’t fall for it. It’s not accidental that when Clarke stops trying to manipulate her and instead uses more personal arguments, Lexa doesn’t shut her down as coldly as she did at first but instead replies to her, “But Finn is guilty […] Then he dies for you.” and eventually even lets Clarke say goodbye.

So here you have the failed attempt at manipulation. Instead let’s look at 3x05 now.

There is no beating around the bush here. Clarke tells it like is. Her people did something horrible. And Clarke doesn’t even think about trying to justify them. She’s past that mentality of Sky People being better than Grounders that was still in place in 2x08 (even if progress had been made already). Here, she knows her people are in the wrong and what they did was awful. So no, I don’t think that she is trying to manipulate Lexa, even if only because she knows that Lexa is right in wanting justice. Of course Clarke is not going to say “Go ahead, kill them all.” There are people she loves in Arkadia, people she knows have nothing to do with what Pike and his group did. She talks to Lexa, she suggests an alternative to war (which we already saw it’s not what Lexa wants) and she argues her position with powerful words, because we’ve seen that Clarke is very good at doing that. But it’s all in Lexa’s hands really. Clarke never tries to insinuate her thoughts into Lexa’s mind.

You know, I’m thinking about 2x08, about how Clarke told Lexa to prove herself, and I’m thinking about manipulation techniques. The events of Hakeldama take place a few days after Lexa bowed before Clarke and swore fealty to her. Now imagine if during her conversation with Lexa in 3x05, Clarke had said something like “Show me your words weren’t empty. Show me your vow is real.”

THAT would have been a true attempt at manipulating Lexa. But it never happens. She doesn’t manipulate Lexa, she reasons with her. I think it’s important to notice that Clarke tried to reason with her people too in this same episode, and she failed. Her discussion with Bellamy was a complete disaster, and she couldn’t even get to Pike. Look at what she tells Lexa. (x)

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always considered this line right here pretty big. Clarke is placing her trust in Lexa here, she is trusting Lexa to do what her people didn’t, to be better than them. I don’t know, I’ve always found that a pretty huge deal. So no, I can’t really bring myself to say Clarke manipulated Lexa here.

As for what you said about not listening to Titus, I think it’s important to remember that their conversation takes place in 3x06, the episode that features the return of Emerson, who is the personification of Clarke’s demons. She is upset for the majority of the episode, she is so desperate to run away from what she did that she doesn’t think twice about agreeing with Titus that Emerson deserves death, basically going against everything she and Lexa discussed at the end of 3x05 and the beginning of 3x06. Is she being an hypocrite? Yes. And we’re supposed to see her as such, because we’re supposed to perceive how deeply her guilt is conditioning her. The narrative makes sure we see her hypocrisy, via Lexa’s words, “So blood must not have blood applies only when it is my people who bleed”, and Clarke’s reply to that sounds very much like a justification. So it’s not a surprise that she doesn’t listen to Titus when he comes talk to her in her room, she’s not in the right state of mind to do that. Also I would like to point out that this is Clarke’s face when Titus tells her Lexa’s life could be in danger. (x)

Even as upset as she is about Emerson, you can still see that she is worried for Lexa. Definitely not indifferent.

Also, I would advise reading this analysis by @spacewalkeravenreyes in regards to the connection between 3x06 and 3x12, the episode in which Clarke kills Emerson, but what she did wasn’t hypocritical. Her killing him doesn’t deny the importance of her sparing him in 3x06.

Anyway, this got far too long. TL;DR I don’t think Clarke manipulated Lexa with “Blood Must Not Have Blood”. Clarke is smart and cunning and yes, she can be manipulative too when she wants to, but she is not the devious, evil snake sometimes the fandom takes her for.

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Reddit comment that perfectly sums up why the LGBT community is so angry at the 100

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Wanna make a counter argument post about Rosy's latest post on how Clexa was wrong and not endgame had Lexa not die? You don't even need to quote her or anything, but a post counteracting every "argument" she gave about how Clarke and Lexa weren't good for each other would be so nice, after having had to sit through reading her post ..? When you have time :)

I still don’t understand why someone who hates Lexa so much and thinks she was irrelevant to the show spends so much time talking about her. Anyway, I’ll have to quote some parts and I’ll try not to make this too long. First thing first, it WAS queer baiting. So many words have already been spent on this, and there is nothing that I could possibly add that hasn’t been said already. I suggest reading THIS especially. Now on to the actual thing.

Lexa was Clarke’s enemy? Yes. In season 1 -when her character was behind the scenes- and in the first part of season 2. From 2.09 they become allies. Skaikru and Trikru. Reluctant allies, but still allies. Lexa’s last antagonistic action in the show is the betrayal at Mt. Weather. After that, everything she does is to regain Clarke’s trust and work towards peace, both for her people and for Skaikru. And she actually succeeds. She and Clarke achieve peace at the end of 3.04, and that’s when the Arkers create a new conflict.

These two scenes happen in direct sequence, one right after the other. It’s not a coincidence. Clarke thinks the war is finally over, but Pike’s group has just started another. They are the new antagonists, not Lexa. There are 3 main conflicts that stand in Clarke’s way in season 3, caused respectively by:

The Ice Nation, from 3.01 to the end of 3.04

Pike and his supporters (that includes Bellamy), from the end of 3x04 to 3x10

ALIE, from 3x10 to the end of the season (as an active villain).

Lexa is present in the first part of the season and not as an enemy. There is conflict between her and Clarke initially, but it is of emotional kind. She helps Clarke defeat the first antagonist of the season, the Ice Nation (which reappears in 3.09 with Ontari after Lexa’s death, after Clarke’s ally is gone). She works with Clarke to try to find a way to protect Clarke’s people from the second enemy, Pike and his dictatorship. They are on the same side in this conflict. And even when Clarke decides that she cannot stay in Polis during such a critical moment, their goal remains the same. They are together. So Lexa an enemy in season 3? Try again.

Then. One can argue that Lexa used Clarke and the Sky People for her goals on two occasions: Mt. Weather, and having Clarke bow to her as Wanheda. However, this would be a very shallow view of Lexa’s character. Lexa didn’t take advantage of Clarke and the Sky People and then decided to drop them when it was more convenient to her, it has been said a thousand times over. She was fighting side by side with the Sky People. She charged head first into battle against the Mountain Men (armed with guns) to give Clarke the time to open the door. Why did she take the deal? For her people, to save as many lives as she could. During the Mt Weather scene, we are treated to numerous shots of the grounders being gunned down by the Mt Weather. The grounders had the numbers but not the weapons. They would have been decimated. They would have probably even lost. Has anyone ever seen The Last Samurai?

This would have happened to the grounders. And still, Lexa was fighting alongside the Sky People, despite knowing how many lives would that fight cost. Until she received the deal. 48 against thousands. And she took it. She made a strategic choice. She didn’t plan on doing it beforehand.

Clarke (Wanheda) bowing to her? It is true that it would indeed reinforce Lexa’s position as commander, but is that the only reason Lexa is asking Clarke to do this? No. Clarke is being hunted by the Ice Nation. Queen Nia wants to kill her to appear stronger than Lexa and gain power. If she were to overthrow Lexa the Coalition and the peace Lexa has worked for her entire life would only be a memory. Not to mention that Clarke would be dead. There is so much at stake here. The Sky People would be wiped out without a second thought. Having them join the Coalition instead allows Lexa to protect them (and Clarke). And still, when she realizes how deeply hurt Clarke is, she is willing to put everything at risk, her position as Commander, her own life, to make Clarke’s pain stop. And it’s Clarke that eventually chooses to bow as Wanheda, because she understands that it’s the best strategy. There is no desire for dominance over Clarke from Lexa’s part here, no desire to humiliate. But she is oh so evil, right?

“Lexa was never going to consider the sky people her own people, just like she never really considered the Azgeda to be her people. And just like she would have turned around and tried to destroy MW after making that alliance with them.” Okay but it’s a completely different thing? First of all, the Mountain Men were never Grounder’s allies, they were their greatest enemies. Kidnapping and torturing and killing Lexa’s people for decades. Second of all, Azgeda is part of Lexa’s coalition. She made them become her people, despite her own feelings. One woman, Nia, took the person Lexa loved the most away from her, she tortured her and killed her and desecrated her body. Was all Nia’s people responsible for this? No. Are the Coalition and the dream of peace more important than revenge to Lexa? Yes.

So she allowed them into her alliance. She had a personal feud with Azgeda, that was still put aside for the sake of the Coalition. Do you want to say Lexa treated Azgeda differently because she arrested the delegation? She did because they committed an act of war against the Coalition. Until 3.03 we only saw the Sky People and the Grounders working together as reluctant allies. Former enemies teaming up for a common goal. But in 3.03 Skaikru becomes part of Lexa’s Coalition. And Lexa immediately works to bring justice to them after the Ice Nation’s attack to Mt. Weather. A clan committed a crime against another clan. And Lexa makes the Ice Nation answer for their crimes. With the minimal amount of bloodshed. The true responsible -Nia- dies, and Lexa pardons the other Ambassadors. Much like she was going to do with Pike and Skaikru after the massacre.

“The ONLY way for Clarke and Lexa to be together was if all her people died. If she was alone and destroyed.” Hahahahahaha. Clarke’s people were never a problem to her and Lexa being together. Lexa has been shown to canonically respect our “main” Skaikru. Kane, Abby, even Bellamy before he took part in the massacre. No, the only thing standing in the way was Pike and his dictatorship. And DESPITE THAT, Clarke wanted to stay with Lexa.

Clarke fees she has a responsibility to her people. So, even if her heart is still with Lexa and she wants to stay, she chooses to go back with Octavia to help, because she isn’t one to abandon her people, that’s true. But once the problem was solved, there would have been no hindrance to Clarke and Lexa being together. Not to mention that it’s canon that Clarke wasn’t sure about Arkadia being her home anymore. She would most likely have gone back to Polis. And being in Polis doesn’t mean that she was never going to see her family and friends again. If we’re talking in a practical way, Arkadia is only hours away from Polis. Clarke could have gone back whenever she wanted, and Skaikru could have come to Polis with no trouble. Both for political reasons (if she’d maintained her position as ambassador) and for personal ones. Literally the majority of Lexa’s storyline in season 3 was about her trying to help Clarke keep her people alive so it makes no sense to say that they would have been together only if all Clarke’s people had died.

“Lexa thought anything that threatened her power was a threat to her people. Clarke was powerful. As a leader of the sky people and for herself. Sooner or later, Lexa would have felt threatened by Clarke’s power and she would have tried to control her and disempower her. This is in fact what happened in Polis.” When exactly did this happen in Polis again? Lexa has always recognized Clarke’s worth, her strength, her power. From the moment they met, even from before. Is it because Clarke bowed to her? A) Clarke chose to, it was all in her hands. B) You want to see that as Lexa disempowering her? She gave Clarke all the power back by bowing to her. She did even more, since Clarke’s gesture was a staged political act, while Lexa’s gesture is honest and personal. They are equal. And she proves it time and time again, listening to Clarke, trusting her, and yet calling her out when it’s needed (Emerson).

And last thing, because I don’t want to make this longer than it already is… Clarke out of character in 3a? I think you misspelled 3B, where she did nothing but apologizing and apologizing and apologizing and couldn’t grieve or deal with her pain because she had to be everyone’s punching bag.

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