the funny thing is the running theme of the 100 is NOT that anyone can die. metatextually it is, in that your favorite or top-billed characters can die, but in terms of story, deaths have never been random. characters die as a result of direct conflict with someone else.
lexa defeated queen nia, clarke defeats just about everybody, murphy wriggles out of one dire situation after another - these are all based on how good each of these characters are at surviving and how well they can subdue their enemies. even seemingly “random” deaths like wells and anya were killed as a direct assault by someone who had serious beef with either them or what they symbolized (it is worth noting though that these sudden death both featured characters of color). every death is a lost fight. the 100 is almost written like a wrestling show - two people (or forces) go up against each other, one loses, one wins. one is elevated, one gets buried (sometimes literally).
lexa’s death is the only outlier in this pattern. after several episodes of her kicking major ass, proving her survival and leadership skills, she is killed by accidental friendly fire. which is bullllllllshit. the action of her death is made to be as irrelevant and meaningless as possible. its a title match without a victor, which no one fucking wants to see.
i think what the show runners mean here is that they are aware of what they did wrong (did not give lexa the credit she deserved, weren’t consistent with the pattern of their story, should not have had that emotionally manipulative love scene), but they would have stuck with the overarching story to which lexa’s death is necessary. i’m hoping in the future they’re aware when they’ve written themselves into a corner like that, and instead of putting all their eggs into one queer basket and then throwing it out the window, they’ll consider some concepts like diversity, representation and context.
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