Fog of War

Alright, that's it. I'm quitting this show now. I probably should have done it long ago as is has been on a downward slope for quite a while now. It's a shame because it has great potential and I really did like some of the tense early episodes. Especially when the plot was split between what was going on in space on on the ground. I suppose the fast pace of each episode is one of the strong points and the show has not lost that but there are simply just too many inconsistencies and implausibilities now and you just can't ignore them any more as they're turning into the shows great weakness. So Raven has complex surgery to remove the bullet (without any anesthesia), she ends up with one leg paralyzed but now strolls through the woods like the rest of them because a guy builds some kind of support for her? Give me a break! Goodbye, 100, you had your moments but it's time to call it a day. And there won't be any happy returns!

Of course, the show's basic motivation to all and everyone of the characters. Their own or their loved ones's survival. In this episode this is reinforced by some situations and conversations, which keep survival as the top most reason for everyone's actions. And with something so instinctive, so natural, violence is bond to happen.

There's an Ark team made and prepared to go to Mount Weather. Clarke, her mother, Octavia and her brother Bellamy... All the usual suspects. At Mount Weather Monty and Jasper are growing suspicious after Clarke's disappearance. And Jaha and Kane have a decision to make.

Some of the story lines are starting to merge. Kane and Jaha's showdown is an interesting one, with both characters (and actors) showing their opinions (and range) about their survival, sacrifice and commitment. Their part gives the episode the "deep moment" part. On the action side, we have some nice discoveries by the team that goes to Mount Weather (and of course, those pesky stupid extras that you can bet will do something stupid to endanger everyone). And if we didn't feel the balance between action and thinking was good enough, there's the tension rising at Mount Weather, the suspicion and distrust.

A little bit for everyone (characters and viewers).

Continue the storyline, while building some new up. otherwise it's just another ordinary episode.