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Originally posted by Giorgoc
So far it makes 0 sense.
She sacrificed 250 of her people in order to beat the MM and rescue the rest. She quite literally was at the verge of victory yet she stepped down at the last second, not to mention the fact that the grounders have so far ALWAYS asked for revenge to those who've wronged them yet suddenly they made a deal which could lead to their destruction?
The MM were at their lowest point ever and could be taken out very easily, and now when they get the bone marrow they can literally conquer earth, oh and shoot a missile at the Grounders while they're at it.
It was all so obviously made for shock factor and while it's still my favorite show on TV right now it feels a bit too stupid for my taste.
To quote someone from the IMDb board: (there's quite an uproar there btw)
She made a deal with the people who turned her people to reapers, while betraying the ones who could help her turn them normal again.
FFS LEXA.
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It makes perfect sense imo. She was presented with an opportunity that benefited her people and she took it. It was how the alliance with the Sky People was formed. Lexa wanted to kill the Sky People because of Finn's actions, but they sided with Clarke after she said she could cure Reapers. Also, the Grounders changed their justification of revenge with Finn.
I don't think Lexa was at the "verge of success" either, she was depending on Bellamy to release her people (which could've easily failed) and so many of them would've been gassed and slaughtered in the tunnels. If the Mountain Men even tried to take over the ground they will flop. The Grounders are like x6 their size and all of them are trained warriors with experience of the ground. I don't think the MM have any more missiles btw.
It did shock and anger me. I would've preferred if we got the huge battle and the Grounders killed all the awful people in the mountain, however I understand the decision the writers went with for Lexa. I personally don't think it's that stupid. The next episode could change both of our viewpoints though, you never know.
I was wondering about the Reapers situation. Did Lexa forget about them? Did Abby train some of the Grounders? Or will it be the thing the Sky People use to get back the Grounders? I could see Indra being angered about not being able to bring back the Reaper she saw and goes against Lexa to help Octavia. That would be awesome tbh.