The 100 Episode 3×13: Join or Die

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Welcome, welcome! In case you missed last week’s recap, here you go! 

 Now, if you recall, unlike in book reviews, we do not mind spoiling the hell out of the show, so turn back now if you don’t want to know any of the things! This has been your warning! 

OH and while it may be obvious that I don’t like, hang around taking still photos from the show’s set, these pictures aren’t mine, of course. They’re from, you know, the show. And I am actively trying to make my own GIFs, but I haven’t figured that out either. So yeah.

Now, let’s do this! Episode 3×13: Join or Die

Now this is more like it! We’re back to the tasks at hand, which are finding Luna and getting ALIE off my screen once and for all. Oh, and of course Bellarke moments that make the shippers go mad, in a good way. Those are always welcome! Add in some awesome Ark flashback scenes making me hate Pike a tiny bit less (and Jaha a lot more), and it was a hell of an episode!

The Hunt for Luna 

Lincoln said that Luna is at the beach, y’all! So when the gang gets to the beach and finds it empty… well, no one is happy. 

Understatement much?

Anyway, this looks like a deserted island. Like Gilligan’s, minus Gilligan and the gang? So things aren’t looking great so far. Bellamy tries to talk, perhaps to figure out what their plan should be, but let’s be real: This is an awkward bunch. Bell and O are not speaking, Jasper hates Clarke for Maya’s death, Bellamy is still pissed at Clarke… Clarke and Octavia should probably just deal with this? Anyway, a family feud has been a-brewin’, so when Bellamy speaks, O is so done.

This is The 100‘s equivalent of an awkward Thanksgiving dinner.

So Bellamy stomps off, first saying he didn’t kill Lincoln, and then saying approximately two minutes later that he killed Lincoln. So yeah. And of course, the fact that O could have technically used Bellamy to help save him was brought up, which I knew would happen. Not the time, Bell. Not the time. But Octavia stays back and figures out how to build Ecto-Cooler fires with leaves, and is pretty happy, because they signal Luna.

It’s so bittersweet, because Octavia is happy, but only because of Lincoln’s book. My freaking broken heart.

Meanwhile, down on the beach, Bellarke is having a “moment”. It’s the usual: One of them feels like an asshole for killing all the people, and the other reassures them that they aren’t monsters, and that they have to forgive themselves. And of course, that they need each other. And hugs.

It’s fine, we like all Bellarke displays of affection immensely.

So then Octavia’s signal works, and some random dudes in boats grab Bellarke mid-hug and drag them to the Ecto-Cooler fire. They restrain the whole gang, until Octavia tells them the phrase that Lincoln told her to say. And they’re like, “OH sure, come on in!” ::High Fives:: “But uh, it’s cool if we drug you first?”

Meh, guess so! Bellamy and Clarke seem to be moderately okay with this. I suppose passing out and dying is better than some of the shit we’ve seen anyway.

We’re too busy freaking out over the Bellarkeness to worry about silly things like poison!

Good news! They don’t die! And they wake up to meet the mysterious and very difficult to locate Luna. Clarke explains that all her friends are dead, and great news- there’s a job opening that Luna never wanted! Luna is about as enthused as you’d expect.

It wasn’t “well, let me think about it…”, this was a hard “get the fuck out of here”.  But wait- where is “here”?

Right then. That complicates things….

Meanwhile, over in Polis… 

The contingent of Pike, Kane, and whatever Grounders brought them in arrives in Polis after, frankly, what seems like a pretty long trip. I digress. They get there and it is strikingly different than Kane’s last trip, during which he hung out with Abby and Indra eating food from vendors along the street. Now it’s all blood in the street, and people hung up on wooden stakes, which of course makes Pike feel justified in his actions, and makes me hate ALIE more than I already do.

So what is the first thing that happens? Jaha is offering chips for breakfast!

Aaaand that is why we love Kane.

Seriously, stop making me hate him less!!

While Ontari passes out chips to the Grounders like she’s trying to get little kids to take their vitamins, Kane and Pike are separated. Why? Abby. ALIE thinks that two things are true: 1. Kane is important for them to “take”; and 2. Abby can accomplish this. So she does what any AI possessed woman would do, and jumps him.

Only… Kane wasn’t born yesterday. And Abby went from an awkward schoolgirl giving him a peck on the cheek to full on mounting him in Polis, so it doesn’t really take a genius to know what has happened.

And he’s hauled off by guards since no one cares what happens to him. No, just kidding, he gets nailed to some kind of post-apocalyptic cross.

This was horrible to watch. I sobbed, and I don’t care who knows. And just when I thought it couldn’t get any fucking worse, JALIE pulls this shit:

Because of course he isn’t going to let them shoot Abby. He was quite happy to let them shoot him, but not Abby. So he takes the fucking chip, basically leaving zero logical people over the age of 25 chipless. Maybe Indra… though…

Meanwhile, in the makeshift prison… 

Murphy and Pike find themselves reunited (see below), and the only thing they really have in common is that they don’t plan on taking this fucking chip.

I love when Murphy makes good life choices. Anyway, guess who else is joining this merry band of jailbirds? Indra! Wait- didn’t Pike kill 300 of her closest friends for no reason whatsoever? Awkward.

A lesser fan would wonder how Indra got out of her shackles. But we all know that Indra is boss. Wish she could be commander…

Flashback to the Ark

In between a lot of the scenes- both in Polis and Lunaville, there are flashbacks to a class Pike taught on the Ark, right before The 100 were set to depart for Earth. Pike was so conflicted. He didn’t want these kids to go, and seeing that… well it made me hate him a little less. Just a little. But the way Jaha reacted to Pike’s disdain was just… well, it was a reminder of why I hate Jaha so much, and why I have pretty much always hated Jaha, except for that one time that he sacrificed himself for Kane to go to Earth. 

Ahh there’s the Jaha we know and loathe.

But since Pike has only a few days to work with (even though he asks for several months), and he cannot tell the delinquents why it is of any importance for them to be there (although- why did they ask zero questions? I would have had a few, I feel?) so he has to get… creative.

Seriously, this is what he is working with!

So no one gives any fucks about Pike’s stupid survival class because… well, they’re prisoners on a goddamn spaceship. So when Kane and Jaha are like “oh, by the by, these kids are leaving in thirty seconds”, he tries to act fast. And when they still don’t take him seriously… well, he reverts to some stuff that would have him on the nightly news.

Ahhhh motivation.

But it actually kind of works, because they all get together to defend Murphy even though he is a huge douchecanoe, and beat the hell out of Pike, and Pike at least feels that maybe they will attempt to survive on the ground? Again, I am trying to hate this guy over here!

Other Flashback Fun Facts:

We got a few fun “now and then”s, plus we learn Harper’s last name!

First, I am not usually a fan of facial hair, but holy crap he looks like a new freaking person! In a good way. In a very good way…

Apparently, Murphy can predict the future!

And he also tells us Harper’s last name, yay! Does this mean Harper is becoming more prominent as a character? I think it does!

I mean, she isn’t wrong.

SO! What did you think of this episode? I hope Luna gets a bit more interesting. I also really need ALIE to be gone now. You steal Kane, you need to die. Also, incredibly excited to see the motley group of Pike, Murphy, and Indra trying to save their chipless asses. That should be fun, because I fully expect Indra to put them both in their places! And how to get off the random boat!?

Posted May 5, 2016 by Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight in The 100 / 2 Comments

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2 responses to “The 100 Episode 3×13: Join or Die

  1. I waited 3 seasons for Bellarke to appear as a ship! Not to mention that anything that happened to Kane at this episode was very horrible. HAL and AIDAN (from ILLUMINAE) would shiver before ALIE! Great post and I can’t wait for the next one.

    Also have you watched the new season for “Outlander” based on the book series of the same name? 😉

  2. This episode was a trip. I love that image of Octavia freaking out. She was PISSED and I don’t blame her. lol I love the whole oil rig thing, what a cool location. Oh my gosh that line from Pike “about what I expected”- I forgot about that, but yeah from his perspective that’s about right! I love that you found that. :):) He could have some good lines on this show if they ahd their shit together. And you’re right- Pike was like eff you buddy I ain’t taking that shit no way. I kinda liked him in this one O.o

    Abby “mounting” Kane- hahaha. No doubt. Try harder ALIE says- um yeah I think taking him down qualifies! Yeah Jaha was back to being floatmaster Jay in this one- I hate him so beyond Pike it’s not even funny. They could NEVER rehab him in my mind. Who else could make Pike seem like a reasonable guy? Love Harper checking her nails by the way. Priorities ya know. What did she do to be a criminal? I don’t remember but I’m curious! You go bad girl. She needs to graduate up the varsity team. There were some great character moments in this one- Kane throwing the chip, his anguish when Abby was threatened, and of course Bellarke. I’m getting kinda bummed the season is winding down…

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