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The 100 Series Finale: Octavia Was Destined to Unite Humanity

The following contains THE 100 spoilers. In a pivotal moment for the fate of humanity during The 100’s series finale, the Disciples and Wonkru found themselves devolving into war. The Disciples were awaiting what they thought would be The Last War, an existential battle to determine whether humanity would transcend to a higher plane of existence. Wonkru (and some former Eligius prisoners) were there as a distraction to buy Clarke time to stop Cadogan from bringing about The Last War and/or transcendence. With the Grounders facing off against an army as technologically advanced as the Disciples, and one that had bested Sheidheda…
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Octavia Blake’s Character Arc Remains The 100’s Greatest Strength

No matter how much we wish this weren’t the case – the final season of The 100 has some issues. Season 7 has largely shoved its primary protagonists, Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake, to the sidelines of its main narrative. It’s thrown itself into telling lore-heavy stories involving time dilation and teleportation stones, rather than wrapping up seven years’ worth of existing character arcs. It’s added a random dark commander as a new Big Bad for the gang to battle, but given him little reason to exist beyond the simple fact that he appears to enjoy killing and violence. (Been…
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