The Commander was the highest-ranking Grounder and, at some point or another, had been the absolute leader of the Coalition, Wonkru and the Eligius Prisoners. Bellamy and Clarke! 2.0 (a.k.a. There's a presence about her and a knowingness, and she's always observant". She collaborated with Rothenberg on the makeup and wardrobe for her character, and both collaborated with viewers on fan versions of the designs. With this information, Clarke realizes they have something to offer the Grounders. Instead, she was given the title of Blodreina (Red Queen). Clarke kisses her and they have sex. Sheidheda was a power-hungry tyrant who killed three of his own Flamekeepers before being killed by his fourth. [19] Throughout, she is extremely loyal, but more so to her own people; she puts them first regardless of the cost. )"[25] Butler added, "The controversy reveals the pitfalls of a show misunderstanding its audience and the politics of minority representation onscreen". Framke was especially critical of the show having Lexa die immediately after having sex and pillow talk with Clarke, which were long-awaited scenes; to Framke, this signaled "sex, love, death", particularly for lesbian couples. [8], Debnam-Carey considered the characters being "very adaptable" as one of the interesting aspects of their dynamic. Octavia, however, was not considered a Commander because she was not a Nightblood and therefore could not bear the Flame. [31] Rothenberg told Bucksbaum that he was not dismissing the pairing; rather the Bellamy and Clarke romance was not yet the focus. Skaikru's champion, Octavia Blake, won and invited the remaining 12 clans (Floukru were extinct following the Final Conclave) to share the bunker. Lexa allows Clarke's return to Arkadia to tell Bellamy and the others to step down. the Flame) became their new Commander. She later led the process of adding Skaikru (Sky People in Trigedasleng) as the thirteenth clan of the Coalition. She notes that the Grounder ways are just focused on survival. Discussing the situation, Titus wants Lexa to destroy the thirteenth clan while Clarke thinks they just need time to take out Pike from the inside. She tells Titus to never harm Clarke again, and he swears he will not. As Lexa dies, Clarke kisses her one last time. "Everywhere she goes it's like, 'I heard it was 5,000 people! In "We Will Rise", Clarke wakes up looking over at her drawing of Lexa from season 3. '"[28] Mariya Karimjee of Vulture viewed "the hurt and confusion that washed across Eliza Taylor's face" during the betrayal as "one of the most powerful performances" she had seen on the show and said the heavy, emotional struggle came from both characters, with Clarke realizing "Lexa is the only person who understands her". 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Everywhere she goes, [Clarke's] a legend now", said Rothenberg. In "Damocles, Part 1", it is revealed that Lexa's consciousness is still in the Flame. Before her death, Becca entrusted Callie with finding the next host for the Flame, thus starting the Flamekeeper tradition. At the camp, Abby and Kane, having returned, think they can bargain with the Grounders by offering to put Finn on trial, but such plans are wasted as Finn gives himself up to the Grounders. Clarke races to the village where she explains the danger to Lexa. This is when the writers decided to craft a death scene for her to propel the story forward. "She was probably—master strategist that she is—thinking several moves ahead. [14][15], When developing the character of Lexa further, the idea of her being romantically interested in women was pitched. The Flame from the old Commander is implanted into the neck of its new successor, and with it, the new Commander is endowed with the spirits of all the past Commanders. led Clarke to try to make first Luna, the only other known Nightblood, and then reluctantly Ontari into a Commander to defeat A.L.I.E. The Mountain Men never developed an immunity to radiation. ), the shocking deaths of multiple main characters, and amounts of blood and gore you wouldn't expect to be approved on network TV. "It is just that in this world, some things are a little better after the apocalypse [...] It kind of represents, in a way, an ideal place where people love people and it doesn't have to be a thing, which I think is really great". The title "Commander of the Blood" is a reference to the Commanders being. After many years of war and bloodshed, Lexa formed the Coalition and became the first person to unite all twelve Grounder clans under the rule of the Commander. Their borders also extended to the location which was once Washington, D.C., but is now known as Tondc. [12] Maureen Ryan of Variety, formerly of The Huffington Post,[13] stated that the "most enduring image of Lexa is one of her sitting on a throne made of intertwined branches, her enigmatic eyes looking out from a face half-covered in elaborate war paint". For each group, or "class", of novitiates, a Conclave is held when the last Commander dies, during which the Nightbloods fight to the death. [6], Debnam-Carey said figuring out how to portray all these aspects of the character was the most challenging part. With Ontari dead, King Roan of Azgeda became the acting head of the Coalition until a new Commander could be found. [14] Debnam-Carey said, "I'm lucky they put me in such a badass costume and makeup. Bellamy tries to convince Clarke to let him go to Mount Weather as an inside man; Clarke says she cannot lose him too. He said she did as much in the season 2 finale. The tech is called "the Flame", and it is revealed to be Lexa's spirit. Though Murphy points out that Lexa united the clans, Sheidheda argues that it was himself and not Lexa who accomplished that feat. After Becca's execution by the Second Dawn, a group led by Callie Cadogan defected from the cult and returned to the ground using Becca's Nightblood serum, becoming the origin of the Grounders. "The 100" season 2 returns Wednesday. The people who lived on the ark, the people who live in the forest, the people who live in a frozen tundra, they all dress differently"., and although "there's fashion here that makes the clothes exciting", it is the clothes that tell the story. [51] She emphasized Lexa's death never came from a place of hate or negativity from the writers or Rothenberg, or anyone in the crew, and the death was purely a creative decision made due to her obligations to Fear the Walking Dead. But none of those moments have created a stir quite like [...] when [Clarke and Lexa] locked lips". The 100 Critics Consensus Season 4 of The 100 rewards longtime viewers with a deeper look at their favorite characters, as well as adding exceptional nuance and depth to their thrilling circumstances. Lexa had that choice in [Episode] 15. [5] She stated, "I signed on for this role at a time in my personal and work life when there was a little bit of a lull period. [16][17] In addition, having been selected commander involved her going through a brutal training process, as is their society's custom; if she shows weakness in her duties as a commander, she can lose the respect of her warriors. In doing so, she stopped ⦠Aden is meant to succeed Lexa, but, in "Stealing Fire", he is murdered by Ontari, a rogue Nightblood who seeks the throne for herself. "We explored it as much as we could as actors to break down its meaning, but the best thing about this was finally finding out all this backstory and fully creating this world", she stated, adding they "had three sets built just for the Grounders". [3], Of the dramatic shift from one show to the other, Debnam-Carey stated, "It was super weird, it was like 'I have no power anymore! Their numbers have dwindled to 63 due to conflict with the community called Ice Nation and they accept Kane's offer to come to Arkadia, where the other Sky People live. May we meet again". After decades of isolation, Mount Weather was thought to be the last surviving human stronghold. [36][37][38][39], Viewers expressed their anger on Twitter, Tumblr, and other social media sites, with a number of them threatening to dox (reveal personally identifiable information about) the writers, others making death threats, and some stating they were suicidal after watching the episode; people associated with the show immediately responded and tried to ease their thoughts, and defended the series by stating characters die on the show all the time. "In Rubicon", bone marrow experiments at Mount Weather are proven to work; people at Mount Weather, who had been prisoners to the place due to their anatomy being incompatible with Earth's radiation, can now possibly roam the land; Cage, son of Mount Weather's leader Wallace, plans to destroy any chance of peace between the Grounders and people of Mount Weather by launching a missile. Ontari had originally tried to claim the throne by slaughtering the other Nightblood contenders in their sleep. On the other, Lexa was an openly queer woman leading 12 armies, a rare sight for LGBTQ representation on television. To Debnam-Carey, "any attention we can draw to a movement like that is an amazing thing, and is a great thing to pursue and keep working towards". [8], The writers designed Lexa as a proud and wise warrior who keeps her feelings very guarded, and as someone who is usually unable to show she cares for people. Clarke assures her that her legacy will be peace. This is because the Judge appears to an individual as a great teacher, or mentor, or their greatest love. The title "Commander" originated from the badge on Cole McAdams' spacesuit that Becca was wearing when she descended back to Earth and came into contact with the Second Dawn survivors. [50] While at Paleyfest 2016 promoting Fear the Walking Dead, she addressed Lexa's death publicly for the first time. The deactivated Flame was surgically removed from Madi, who then retired as Commander. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, she said she was "surprised by the intensity and the fury" that came from fans and she did not think "anyone on the show expected such social outcry". [6][14][16] The vulnerability that results from caring, and particularly loving a person, is something she views as a weakness. It is representative of the world that we live in today, but it also doesn't make it out to be this statement—it's not a social/cultural statement", she said.