The 100: Perverse Instantiation Part 2
May 20, 2016 10:10 PM - Season 3, Episode 16 - Subscribe
Clarke risks everything on a last desperate gambit to defeat ALIE.
We left our heroes in quite a pickle. But Clarke always has a plan! This plan involves using the one-shot of the EMP to free Abby, and Abby hooking Clarke up to Ontari's bloodstream so Clarke can take the Flame. Once she has done so, Clarke announces that she also needs to take the chip, so she can find the killswitch in the City of Light.
Abby & Murphy work on that while Bellamy, Octavia, Pike, and the others prepare to defend the top of the tower from all the mind-controlled, who are now climbing the exterior of the tower.
Meanwhile, Raven distracts Jasper while Monty slips out of the room, and Monty and Harper together take Jasper down. ALIE knows Clarke is in the City of Light, and is looking for her.
Clarke wanders through the City, following infinity symbols, but she begins to collapse: she doesn't have enough of Ontari's blood. So Abby cracks open Ontari's chest and has Murphy begin massaging the heart directly. (One of the most hardcore scenes in a show built on hard-core scenes!) Still, some of the mind-controlled catch up to Clarke and attack her -- but she is suddenly defended by LEXA! Lexa is awesome in her long coat and battle paint, and she fights them off and they have a lovely little reunion. Then they go looking together for the killswitch.
Meanwhile the others are fighting off waves of attackers. At one point Octavia is alone in the room with Pike, and as the mind-controlled come through the window, she slashes Pike in the leg, and he goes down. It's only Bellamy's sudden arrival that saves him.
Eventually there's a big battle in the throne room with Abby protecting Clarke, Murphy keeping Ontari's heart pumping, and everyone else trying not to kill the mind-controlled (and often failing). Pike saves Octavia's life at one point.
Clarke and Lexa are trapped by the mind-controlled, led by Jaha, and all seems lost -- but Raven opens a hatchway for Clarke to get through. Lexa must protect her, and Clarke says, "I love you," and Lexa says, "I will always be with you," and she runs off to be awesome and Clarke goes through the hatch.
She finds herself on the original station with Becca, and then ALIE shows up, and basically what it comes down to is that all the old nuclear plants have suddenly gone into meltdown and the earth will be uninhabitable in six months, and ALIE claims the City of Light is the only way to "save the human race". After dithering for a ridiculous amount of time -- because all this is happening while ALIE is updating her code with the code from the Flame, and once she gets it all she can remove the killswitch -- Clarke finally throws the killswitch.
All the mind-controlled drop to the ground, in pain. Kane stops choking Bellamy. Jasper weeps, and embraces Monty. Abby hugs Kane. And Octavia guts Pike.
But hey, both Brian and Miller survived! Yay!
The end.
We left our heroes in quite a pickle. But Clarke always has a plan! This plan involves using the one-shot of the EMP to free Abby, and Abby hooking Clarke up to Ontari's bloodstream so Clarke can take the Flame. Once she has done so, Clarke announces that she also needs to take the chip, so she can find the killswitch in the City of Light.
Abby & Murphy work on that while Bellamy, Octavia, Pike, and the others prepare to defend the top of the tower from all the mind-controlled, who are now climbing the exterior of the tower.
Meanwhile, Raven distracts Jasper while Monty slips out of the room, and Monty and Harper together take Jasper down. ALIE knows Clarke is in the City of Light, and is looking for her.
Clarke wanders through the City, following infinity symbols, but she begins to collapse: she doesn't have enough of Ontari's blood. So Abby cracks open Ontari's chest and has Murphy begin massaging the heart directly. (One of the most hardcore scenes in a show built on hard-core scenes!) Still, some of the mind-controlled catch up to Clarke and attack her -- but she is suddenly defended by LEXA! Lexa is awesome in her long coat and battle paint, and she fights them off and they have a lovely little reunion. Then they go looking together for the killswitch.
Meanwhile the others are fighting off waves of attackers. At one point Octavia is alone in the room with Pike, and as the mind-controlled come through the window, she slashes Pike in the leg, and he goes down. It's only Bellamy's sudden arrival that saves him.
Eventually there's a big battle in the throne room with Abby protecting Clarke, Murphy keeping Ontari's heart pumping, and everyone else trying not to kill the mind-controlled (and often failing). Pike saves Octavia's life at one point.
Clarke and Lexa are trapped by the mind-controlled, led by Jaha, and all seems lost -- but Raven opens a hatchway for Clarke to get through. Lexa must protect her, and Clarke says, "I love you," and Lexa says, "I will always be with you," and she runs off to be awesome and Clarke goes through the hatch.
She finds herself on the original station with Becca, and then ALIE shows up, and basically what it comes down to is that all the old nuclear plants have suddenly gone into meltdown and the earth will be uninhabitable in six months, and ALIE claims the City of Light is the only way to "save the human race". After dithering for a ridiculous amount of time -- because all this is happening while ALIE is updating her code with the code from the Flame, and once she gets it all she can remove the killswitch -- Clarke finally throws the killswitch.
All the mind-controlled drop to the ground, in pain. Kane stops choking Bellamy. Jasper weeps, and embraces Monty. Abby hugs Kane. And Octavia guts Pike.
But hey, both Brian and Miller survived! Yay!
The end.
Countdowns on tv shows are never accurate. Besides, during the countdown there are several cuts which could be taking place at the same time.
posted by Pendragon at 2:01 PM on May 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Pendragon at 2:01 PM on May 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
Oh my god, Pike's stupid face just before Octavia gutted him was amazing. No, Pike, just because you saved her life that one time, doesn't mean everything's cool with the whole executing her boyfriend and surprise attacking 300 unsuspecting allies. Idiot.
posted by misfish at 4:28 AM on May 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by misfish at 4:28 AM on May 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
I'm familiar with TV Time and I hate it. Because seriously, despite everything going on, Clarke spends 5 minutes debating ALIE before shutting her down. The idea that countdowns are the best time for exposition and you'll magically never run out of time annoys me to no end. See also Jaha and company hanging back so that Clarke and Lexa can have their emotional goodbye without interference.
Or, as suelac said, dithering for a ridiculous amount of time.
posted by zinon at 7:50 AM on May 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
Or, as suelac said, dithering for a ridiculous amount of time.
posted by zinon at 7:50 AM on May 22, 2016 [1 favorite]
I was satisfied with the ending and Lexa popping up was kind of neat, but also a bit bittersweet.
I found the actual end a bit disruptive. Octavia kills Pike and the final shot of the season are the shock faces of Clarke and Bellamy and Octavia simply walking out of a room...it was underwhelming. I kept waiting for something more, but well, all right.
I'm intensely curious as to what's up for Jaha next season. He's entirely responsible for bringing ALIE down on everyone.
For a second time, Clarke gets to pull a switch that saves the day, but unlike last time, she saves everyone by that choice instead of killing hundreds. Unless the radioactive winter is coming or whatever, and well, then, everyone is dead. Eh. Why ALIE didn't lead with that is a good question.
I was hoping for a more interesting interaction between ALIE and ALIE 2.0.
Big points to the writers of the show, I was NOT expecting to see Murphy having to manually squeeze the heart after Abie cracked the chest. His reaction was close to my own.
So...what about Indra? Was she killed saving Kane?
posted by Atreides at 12:43 PM on May 22, 2016
I found the actual end a bit disruptive. Octavia kills Pike and the final shot of the season are the shock faces of Clarke and Bellamy and Octavia simply walking out of a room...it was underwhelming. I kept waiting for something more, but well, all right.
I'm intensely curious as to what's up for Jaha next season. He's entirely responsible for bringing ALIE down on everyone.
For a second time, Clarke gets to pull a switch that saves the day, but unlike last time, she saves everyone by that choice instead of killing hundreds. Unless the radioactive winter is coming or whatever, and well, then, everyone is dead. Eh. Why ALIE didn't lead with that is a good question.
I was hoping for a more interesting interaction between ALIE and ALIE 2.0.
Big points to the writers of the show, I was NOT expecting to see Murphy having to manually squeeze the heart after Abie cracked the chest. His reaction was close to my own.
So...what about Indra? Was she killed saving Kane?
posted by Atreides at 12:43 PM on May 22, 2016
So...what about Indra? Was she killed saving Kane?
I believe there was a line indicating that she was still alive and hanging on a cross, but that might be unreliable since it came from ALIE. I'm guessing finding her was going to be Octavia's first order of business once she figured out how to get down to ground level. I liked the final scene, and that Pike didn't get a pass at the end.
I'm thinking that trying to figure out a way to stop the meltdowns will be one of the driving plotlines next season.
posted by Pryde at 2:12 PM on May 22, 2016
I believe there was a line indicating that she was still alive and hanging on a cross, but that might be unreliable since it came from ALIE. I'm guessing finding her was going to be Octavia's first order of business once she figured out how to get down to ground level. I liked the final scene, and that Pike didn't get a pass at the end.
I'm thinking that trying to figure out a way to stop the meltdowns will be one of the driving plotlines next season.
posted by Pryde at 2:12 PM on May 22, 2016
I'm thinking that trying to figure out a way to stop the meltdowns will be one of the driving plotlines next season.
I think this is absolutely correct. Every season has generally ended with an introduction of the next threat - be it waking up in Mt. Washington or the introduction of ALIE to Jaha.
How they do it, I'm clueless. That's perfectly fine.
posted by Atreides at 4:22 PM on May 22, 2016
I think this is absolutely correct. Every season has generally ended with an introduction of the next threat - be it waking up in Mt. Washington or the introduction of ALIE to Jaha.
How they do it, I'm clueless. That's perfectly fine.
posted by Atreides at 4:22 PM on May 22, 2016
How they do it, I'm clueless. That's perfectly fine.
They still have access to an AI, they just need to find a nightblood to accept it.
posted by Pendragon at 12:27 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
They still have access to an AI, they just need to find a nightblood to accept it.
posted by Pendragon at 12:27 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
Yeah, I think the nuclear threat is real for show-logic reasons, but on the other hand Clarke had no reason to believe ALIE about it while deciding whether to throw the switch.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 12:01 PM on May 24, 2016
posted by vibratory manner of working at 12:01 PM on May 24, 2016
They still have access to an AI, they just need to find a nightblood to accept it.
Luna is still alive.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:05 PM on May 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
Luna is still alive.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:05 PM on May 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
I found the actual end a bit disruptive. Octavia kills Pike and the final shot of the season are the shock faces of Clarke and Bellamy and Octavia simply walking out of a room...it was underwhelming. I kept waiting for something more, but well, all right.
I took that as acknowledgement that everyone agreed that Pike had it fucking coming.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:06 PM on May 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
I took that as acknowledgement that everyone agreed that Pike had it fucking coming.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 5:06 PM on May 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
This damn show... Right when I'm like "if they fuck up this finale I'm so done", they pull this shit and gets me hooked again.
I was so satisfied when Octavia wiped that smirk off Pike's face by gutting him, like yaaaaasssssss. I did disagree about hampering him as they were coming through the window though. Like, I understand how she might have felt, but really not strategically sound.
When they were trapping Kane and the ALIE-zombies, Octavia said she wanted to take the chip, and Kane said perhaps she can convince Indra to do the same, who is on a cross on the ground. So that's probably where she stormed off to.
I don't mind TV Time so much since I learned long ago that all these scenes are happening concurrently or consecutively as the plot requires. Once you suspend that disbelief, it's much less noticeable than say... an empty fucking coffee cup. The ending wasn't too much of a surprise, I could read their reasoning like the back of my hand, the whole "I can take all your pain away" and Clarke's "We have to overcome pain, not run from it". I think I've watched too much TV and movies.
Seriously the writers and the actor did such an amazing job turning Murphy from just the worst to just the best. His face when Abby told him to pump the heart! And then immediately rushing to Emori when she was herself again. I was rooting for them just as much as Bryan and Miller.
Is it ambiguous what happened with Jasper? I kept expecting him to do something drastic, especially since I didn't see where that gun Monty shot him with went.
Oh yeah I definitely squeeeed pretty hard when Lexa came jumping out.
posted by numaner at 8:54 AM on May 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
I was so satisfied when Octavia wiped that smirk off Pike's face by gutting him, like yaaaaasssssss. I did disagree about hampering him as they were coming through the window though. Like, I understand how she might have felt, but really not strategically sound.
When they were trapping Kane and the ALIE-zombies, Octavia said she wanted to take the chip, and Kane said perhaps she can convince Indra to do the same, who is on a cross on the ground. So that's probably where she stormed off to.
I don't mind TV Time so much since I learned long ago that all these scenes are happening concurrently or consecutively as the plot requires. Once you suspend that disbelief, it's much less noticeable than say... an empty fucking coffee cup. The ending wasn't too much of a surprise, I could read their reasoning like the back of my hand, the whole "I can take all your pain away" and Clarke's "We have to overcome pain, not run from it". I think I've watched too much TV and movies.
Seriously the writers and the actor did such an amazing job turning Murphy from just the worst to just the best. His face when Abby told him to pump the heart! And then immediately rushing to Emori when she was herself again. I was rooting for them just as much as Bryan and Miller.
Is it ambiguous what happened with Jasper? I kept expecting him to do something drastic, especially since I didn't see where that gun Monty shot him with went.
Oh yeah I definitely squeeeed pretty hard when Lexa came jumping out.
posted by numaner at 8:54 AM on May 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
Is it ambiguous what happened with Jasper? I kept expecting him to do something drastic, especially since I didn't see where that gun Monty shot him with went.
I don't think so. I think the show demonstrated that once ALIE 1.0 was wiped out, her control and influence on everyone chipped immediately collapsed - i.e., they went back to feeling pain, etc....etc. When Jasper told Monty and Raven that ALIE was gone, it implied he was back to being himself...which isn't clear if it's "Almost over being a drunken idiot Jasper" or "Jasper from the start of the season we all kinda hated." Also, didn't he apologize for stabbing Monty? (I'm not with it at the moment to remember well.)
posted by Atreides at 12:54 PM on May 25, 2016
I don't think so. I think the show demonstrated that once ALIE 1.0 was wiped out, her control and influence on everyone chipped immediately collapsed - i.e., they went back to feeling pain, etc....etc. When Jasper told Monty and Raven that ALIE was gone, it implied he was back to being himself...which isn't clear if it's "Almost over being a drunken idiot Jasper" or "Jasper from the start of the season we all kinda hated." Also, didn't he apologize for stabbing Monty? (I'm not with it at the moment to remember well.)
posted by Atreides at 12:54 PM on May 25, 2016
Yeah, Jasper seems like a "don't leave him alone" kind of suicide risk right now. He got to be happy for a while, he took that chip voluntarily knowing everything that it meant, and he had that taken away from him, going straight back into the worst kind of depression. That's rough, and Monty needs to keep a close eye on him.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 4:25 PM on May 25, 2016
posted by vibratory manner of working at 4:25 PM on May 25, 2016
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4:04 first see the switch on screen
-0:43 20 seconds left
-1:06 10 seconds left
-1:42 switch pulled
Even in the future computers can't accurately predict how long an upgrade will take. But, Octavia killed Pike; so at least there's that.
posted by zinon at 6:20 AM on May 21, 2016 [2 favorites]