Clarke Griffin: Confirmed Bisexual

Friends, though the promo for this most recent episode of the 100 featured a kiss between Clarke and Lexa, I avoided posting about it for two reasons: first, the writers of the show were upset that the CW used the kiss for shock value, when it means a lot to the story and to their work. Second, I wasn’t entirely sure that Lexa was going to make it through the episode. I didn’t want to lavish praise only to have Lexa become another tragic queer woman.

But Lexa is alive. The kiss happened. And praise shall be given in full.

Lexa had been confirmed as queer in an earlier episode, where she said that because the Ice Kingdom killed her girlfriend, she was able to understand that love is weakness.

Now, normally, when someone says ‘love is weakness’ it usually means they’re about to meet someone that proves that love is actually strength. I hoped it would be Clarke, but doubted it.

But the signals were there. Lexa and Clarke maintained Korrasami levels of eye contact. When Clarke wasn’t looking, Lexa would stare at her with an expression that can only be described as ‘heart eyes.’ And tonight, their relationship came to a head.

Clarke finally confronted Lexa about her emotions, reminding Lexa that she does actually feel, and that she can fool herself but she can’t fool Clarke. The camera zoomed in to the lack of distance between their faces. Lexa told Clarke she cares about her, and Clarke asks why she can’t be trusted. Clarke left in a huff, and we were treated to dramatic shots of each woman in EMOTIONAL TURMOIL.

Then, later, Clarke comes in again, only for Lexa to apologize. She says that perhaps life doesn’t only have to be about sacrifice, puts her hand in Clarke’s hair, and pulls the other woman in for a kiss.

And guess what? Clarke kisses her back. In full. She puts her hand on Lexa’s back, she closes her eyes. It’s a real, emotional, TV kiss. It’s not for the male gaze. It’s not an experimental phase. It’s an actual kiss.

Clarke does break away from the kiss, of course, saying “I’m not ready to be with anyone. Not yet.” This is not an “I’m not interested in girls,” or an “I’m not interested in you.” It’s not a sudden sexual awakening. Clarke doesn’t need to say anything about being bisexual because she always has been. And as show writer Jason Rothenberg tweeted:



The 100 writers have successfully created a place without homophobia that doesn’t queerbait. They followed through. They said “sexual orientations of all kind are completely normal,” and then they proved it. It’s a breakthrough, and it’s refreshing because once again, Clarke isn’t going to have a bisexual awakening episode. She is a bisexual girl in a world of queer characters, and that is one of the most hopeful things I’ve typed out in a long time.

Now, the cynicist in me worries that Lexa will still die before the season is over, but I also want to, for once in my life, give the writers the benefit of the doubt. The writers of The 100 have always created smart, well-written TV. And this is one of their finest moments to date.

Remember, 2015 is the year of the bisexual! And we’re going strong.

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THE 100: "BODYGUARD OF LIES" REVIEW

Stop being so awesome, The 100. Oh, what’s that? You can’t help it? Okay, well carry on then.

Another jam-packed episode this week, with all of the storylines delivering in different ways.

But okay, let’s deal with the kissing. The 100 has really turned its back on gratuitous love stories this season and dialed far back on romantic subplots. But the key word is “gratuitous” and it would be silly (and eventually, outright bizarre) for there to be no love stories at all on this show, because, you know, relationships and love are things that occur for people. Still, given how we’d had so little overt relationships this season outside of Octavia and Lincoln (and to a lesser extent, Maya and Jasper), it was funny to suddenly have two big “Oh my god, they’re kissing!” moments occur in back-to-back scenes. But they were both great, earned ones.

So Lexa and Clarke is real. They’re not together, but this episode finally articulated the tangible feeling that something was happening between them – at the very least, it seemed increasingly obvious Lexa had feelings for Clarke. With Clarke, it was less certain where she stood, but wow, did you see how she returned that kiss?! Even with her “I’m not ready to be with anyone. Not yet”, it felt clear that she reciprocated at least some of those feelings already. Will they get to the time beyond “Not yet”? We’ll see… I’m still as nervous for Lexa as many other 100 fans are, with Alycia Debnam-Carey’s new fulltime Walking Dead spinoff gig feeling ever-ominous, even as we know nothing about whether maybe, somehow, they could work it out for her to be on both shows.

[...] Regardless, The 100 doing it is still notable and commendable, because while cable has given us the likes of Torchwood and Lost Girl, it’s pretty difficult to think of the lead in this type of sci-fi/action series giving representation to LGBT characters on US broadcast TV. [...]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/26/ ... ies-review

I’m sorry. I’m not ready to be with anybody. Not yet.


Not yet.

Let me address that yes, it’s interesting that The 100 is the third notable series (and, it should be said, the third IGN-friendly series) that has revealed its main character is bisexual, or had bisexual experiences, in the past two months.

Lexa. Warrior Princess.


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Irre auch die Szene, wo Clarke mit Lexa streitet, nachdem sie den Mann erwischte, den Lexa auf Octavia angesetzt hatte. Wie sie sie herausfordert und immer weiter zurückdrängt, mit ihren Worten, aber auch ihrer Körperlichkeit.

Leider habe ich davor einige Sätze nicht richtig verstanden, wo Lexa irgendwas von "two days ago" und "anything has changed" sagt.

Und später sagt Clarke "I might ...(?).., but you are a liar."

Also falls du irgendwo über ein Script dieser Unterhaltung stolperst, Vero, bitte sag Bescheid

Lexa: You were willing to let her die two days ago. Nothing has changed.
Clarke: You're wrong. I have. I can't do this anymore.
L: Octavia is a threat. If you weren't so close to her, you'd see that.
C: It's BECAUSE I'm close to her that I know she's loyal. Her brother's more important to her than anyone. She would never endanger his life.
L: Are you willing to risk everything on that? On your feelings?
C: YES. You say having feelings makes me weak. But YOU'RE weak for hiding from them. I might be a hypocrite, Lexa, but you're a liar. You felt something for Gustus. You're still HAUNTED by Costia. You want everyone to think you're above it all. But I see right through you.
L: GET OUT.
C: 250 people died in that village, I know you felt for them. But you let them burn.
L: Not everyone. Not YOU.
C: Well, if you care about me, then trust me. Octavia is not a threat.
L: I can't do that.
C: I can't sacrifice my people anymore. [...]

Das war stark - und irgendwie auch sexy. :wink:

"I see right through you."



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THE 100 rose +26% in total viewers (1.79M) for its second most watched episode of the season last night, and rose +25% in A18-34 (0.5/2) for its best rating since its midseason finale on 12/17.

THE 100 also matched its season high in A18-49 (0.6/2), and hit season highs in M18-34 (0.7/3) and M18-49 (0.7/2).

Week to week, THE 100 was up +20% in A18-49, +75% in M18-34, and +40% in M18-49.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/0 ... et/368078/

EDIT: Schicke neue Signatur, hoppe. Ich hab auch eine neue.