How does Clarke move on from this?
(And how do we!?)
You feel as if nothing is ever going to happen again.
Credit: Liane Hentscher/The CW
These words are from another sci-fi series: C.S.
She is staring at a bloody, empty space; she looks emotionally spent, lost.
Because this is the Ground.
A war is still coming, and with Lexas death, peace may no longer be on the table.
Clarke will have to find a way to move on without her.
And we must, too.
Id be lying if I said I didnt feel a little emotionally spent myself.
But this was an amazing hour of television.
So lets get to the recap…
We start where we left off, with Murphy in Titus dungeon.
Well, a temple where torture happens, at least.
Murphy spills all he knows about Jaha and A.L.I.E.
and the end of the world.
But even space isnt far enough away from A.L.I.E.
Chris (the man who shot himself in the bunker) video-chats in to tell Rebecca that A.L.I.E.
got out and is on the grid; hes already attempted the failsafe with no luck.
Shes cracking nuclear codes so you can reduce the worlds too-high population.
Two years later, Rebecca is still working on her tech aboard Polaris.
Shes injected herself with something black weve seen that before!
when the commander comes in and tells her to stop.
Becca explains that A.L.I.E.
1 didnt understand what it meant to be human, but A.L.I.E.
But Becca isnt ready to give up her lifes work, and she seals them outside of the lab.
2 probably would agree with me.)
With 10 seconds left, Becca jumps into a pod and tells Polaris to go on without her.
So begin the strict consequences of the Ark.
She lands on Earth and cracks her helmet.
I was hopingshehad seenThe Martianuntil she just rips off the helmet anyway.
Apparently, she doesnt mind critical radiation levels.
She sees people walking toward her and yells, Im here to help!
And fun fact: Shes wearing a spacesuit that says Commander.
(!!!!)
While looking for a way out, he notices the Polaris pod.
He lets Murphy live, but knocks him out.
Titus is having a busy day: Its also Ascension Day.
Hes brought Octavia as a prisoner of war and demands that the commander avenge the deaths of his village.
take out Pike, YES), but Titus wants more.
As a compromise, Lexa calls the 12 clans to march on Arkadia to contain it.
Any Skaikru caught across the line will be subject to a kill order.
Semet doesnt like this and tries to kill the commander, but Titus handily takes him out.
Blood must have blood, the flamekeeper turns around and spits in the commanders face.
When alone, he questions Lexas clarity on the situation because of her closeness to Clarke.
To be commander is to be alone, he advises.
Heda is not about to let her flamekeeper question her.
I am more than capable of separating feelings from duty, she fires back.
She and Octavia will need to leave within the hour to get to Arkadia in time.
Octavia tells her their people need her.
If youre not there, youre not the person I thought you were, she says.
Lexa starts to say thats why she loves her (!
), but stops herself.
Instead Clarke says, Maybe someday you and I will owe nothing more to our people.
As they look at each other in the fading light, you know whats going to happen.
They embrace and do their may we meet agains and then go in for the kiss.
They both have tears in their eyes as they start making out and fall onto the bed.
NEXT: One more time?
Shes truly at peace here, in a way we havent seen in a long time, if ever.
There are only seven circles, though, and there were nine officiates at Lexas conclave.
She SMILES with teeth and everything before the camera cuts away again.
Clarke goes to gather her things before meeting Octavia, but she never ends up making it.
(Octavia leaves instead with Indra.)
Clarke finds Murphy tied up in her room, and Titus is there, too … with a gun.
He says Lexa cant be the commander she needs to be while Clarke is alive.
There is black blood everywhere.
Clarke is insistent she can save her, but Titus is already starting the commander death rituals.
She makes him swear that hell never attempt to harm Clarke again.
I dont want the next commander I want you, Clarke says back.
As she dies, Lexa only has peace.
My fight is over, she tells her love.
Life is about more than just surviving.
Lexa has faith that her death is for the greater good of her people.
She recites the Ark goodbye through tears and then kisses her.
He cuts it open and a chip CRAWLS OUT OF HER.
Murphy says its an AI, but Titus says, no, Its the spirit of the Commander.
And now the conclave must begin.
I want to hear how yall are doing.
I have lots of questions we can talk about, including Why why why???
Can I give Clarke a hug?
Will Lexa be in Jahas City of Light?
Can we blame all of this on Pike?
What are Octavia and Indra going to do alone at the blockade?
Are Murphy and Clarke friends now!?
Can I give ALL OF YOU a hug?
Lets chat below, or you’ve got the option to find me on Twitter@realdalener.
