The 100 - Season 2
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Oh my.
Although they're all clean again.
Silkwooded by the Mountain Men.
I think they act better covered in grime and filth.
Although they're all clean again.
Silkwooded by the Mountain Men.
I think they act better covered in grime and filth.
I enjoyed the premiere tonight. It will be interesting to see how the adults cope with the what the 100 have already done. There is plenty of potential for conflict there. I loved the scenes with Raven, she's my favorite character, and I'm glad she's a series regular this season. The stuff with Clarke was interesting, and I agree with her that Mount Weather might be too good to be true.
They killed three hundred soldiers. Wow.
These are not the mountain men I was expecting and I'm thinking that what we have seen is not all the mountain men there are at all by a long shot. This lot is the ruling class. There are thousands more of them living off gruel in he lower levels keeping the electricity & water running. Notice how 20 guardsmen just pop up out of nowhere whenever there is trouble? That's 20 men from the basement living off cans of dogfood Guarding that one corridor and there are another 20 guardsmen guarding every other corridor if there are really thousands of them, and if everything is so fine, why do hey need so many guards on the inside guarding mostly empty corridors?
The mountain men need the 100, or the 47 they found as breeding stock to pair off with their own people so that in a generation or two, their descendants can go outside. Of course pairing off would be the nice way to do it. Chaining them to a wall to be used like brood cows would be the worst, which sciencely speaking would be necessary since to avoid immediate genetic degradation from such a tiny breeding pool, no woman should have more than one child with any one man to guarantee maximum genetic diversity. Although in plain language you'd think that the 47 can be reasoned into believing that maximum genetic diversity is best, especially if the breeding is handled artificially most of the time if one or both of the intended "parents" are not interested in having sex with each other.
These are not the mountain men I was expecting and I'm thinking that what we have seen is not all the mountain men there are at all by a long shot. This lot is the ruling class. There are thousands more of them living off gruel in he lower levels keeping the electricity & water running. Notice how 20 guardsmen just pop up out of nowhere whenever there is trouble? That's 20 men from the basement living off cans of dogfood Guarding that one corridor and there are another 20 guardsmen guarding every other corridor if there are really thousands of them, and if everything is so fine, why do hey need so many guards on the inside guarding mostly empty corridors?
The mountain men need the 100, or the 47 they found as breeding stock to pair off with their own people so that in a generation or two, their descendants can go outside. Of course pairing off would be the nice way to do it. Chaining them to a wall to be used like brood cows would be the worst, which sciencely speaking would be necessary since to avoid immediate genetic degradation from such a tiny breeding pool, no woman should have more than one child with any one man to guarantee maximum genetic diversity. Although in plain language you'd think that the 47 can be reasoned into believing that maximum genetic diversity is best, especially if the breeding is handled artificially most of the time if one or both of the intended "parents" are not interested in having sex with each other.
Wimpy kid only cares about feeding his face! 
I need to re-watch I heard a baby crying up there with Jaha but then it sounded like an adult kinda groaning? A review site said baby.
I need to re-watch I heard a baby crying up there with Jaha but then it sounded like an adult kinda groaning? A review site said baby.
It's definitely a baby crying. Now whether it's a real baby or an hallucination remains to be seen.
So I'm guessing that Lincoln is named after the Lincoln monument since it's near his village?
The Mount Weather guys are definitely up to no good. Jasper and Monty are idiots for thinking that good food means the Weatherites are friendly. But then they really weren't the sharpest tools last season so it's believable.
So I'm guessing that Lincoln is named after the Lincoln monument since it's near his village?
The Mount Weather guys are definitely up to no good. Jasper and Monty are idiots for thinking that good food means the Weatherites are friendly. But then they really weren't the sharpest tools last season so it's believable.
This show is getting better. The Mountain Men give me a bioshock infinite vibe.
So far we got 4 groups so far.
Group 1 - The 100 teens and the adult survivors of the Ark who have just arrived on earth
Group 2 - Grounders. Post-apocalyptic savage folks.
Group 3 - Reapers. Cannibal version of the Grounders.
Group 4 - Mountain Men. Seemingly more civilized underground dwelling folks.
So far we got 4 groups so far.
Group 1 - The 100 teens and the adult survivors of the Ark who have just arrived on earth
Group 2 - Grounders. Post-apocalyptic savage folks.
Group 3 - Reapers. Cannibal version of the Grounders.
Group 4 - Mountain Men. Seemingly more civilized underground dwelling folks.
That pudding face we saw today seems new.
I forgot about that. A radiated human. Perhaps a fifth group or he might be alone.
What have they done, other than kill or be killed?
That was some serious chocolate cake!
True, but the adults seemed pretty thick in their first interactions with the teens when they reunited with them.
After Richard Harmon's character was attacked and his attacker told them he did it because Harmon had killed someone, the adults response was to arrest the attacking kid.
These kids have lived through a post-apocalyptic Lord of the Flies and the adults are taking their cues from Mr. Belding on Saved By The Bell.
This was a good return. The stuff with The Mountain Men was interesting. I can see why the kids would be so quick to like it there after everything they'd been through.
It'll be very interesting to see what happens with the other members of the 100 who are with the adults. We already got a set up for some conflict after the fight.
I liked the big reveal with the Lincoln Monument, that was a cool planet of the apesish moment.
It'll be very interesting to see what happens with the other members of the 100 who are with the adults. We already got a set up for some conflict after the fight.
I liked the big reveal with the Lincoln Monument, that was a cool planet of the apesish moment.
True, but the adults seemed pretty thick in their first interactions with the teens when they reunited with them.
After Richard Harmon's character was attacked and his attacker told them he did it because Harmon had killed someone, the adults response was to arrest the attacking kid.
Bellamy tried to kill the Chancellor back in S1, so he was better known as a real criminal than Murphy.
^Yeah, I hadn't considered that, but you're right. Though, technically, all of the 100 are criminals, attempted political assassination probably colors their thinking and prejudices them against Bellamy more than the others.
They execute people for littering.
Methinks that their legal code needs a rewrite.
Methinks that their legal code needs a rewrite.
It's pretty presumptuous of the adults to think that they can just automatically know what to do and what/where is safe just because they're the adults. Some of them are probably going to find this out in various nasty and fatal ways.
It's interesting that Octavia is being taught a different language. That's a good point to make - that after all this time there will be changes in languages. It's convenient, but not very likely, that everyone from the space station inhabitants to grounders to Mountain Men would all speak the same kind of English.
It's interesting that Octavia is being taught a different language. That's a good point to make - that after all this time there will be changes in languages. It's convenient, but not very likely, that everyone from the space station inhabitants to grounders to Mountain Men would all speak the same kind of English.
I'd say arrogant more than presumptuous.
(same thing really.)
Kane is the fricking Chancellor.
Might as well be god, for all the difference that would make any one getting on the wrong side of him.
(same thing really.)
Kane is the fricking Chancellor.
Might as well be god, for all the difference that would make any one getting on the wrong side of him.
Dr. Funkenstein
Lieutenant Commander
It's only been 100 years. That's only four-five generations. Several people shown in Mount Weather (who looked to be in their 60s-70s) likely remember the original survivors as their grandparents, if not their parents. Language isn't going to change that much in that amount of time. Sure, there'll be differences, mostly in the slang, but it's not like if you were to be transported back to 1914, you'd be unable to carry on a conversation with someone.
Of course, this show is also suggesting that 100 years is enough to mutate people into entirely new subspecies. The super radiation-resistant starchildren and grounders, to the troglodyte-like Mountain Men. It's pretty ridiculous all around.
Yeah, the science is ridiculous. But language can change fairly quickly, given enough isolation and lack of literacy. Of course I could carry on a conversation with someone from 1914, but word usage would be different in many cases, and even accents. It just doesn't seem reasonable to me that ALL the groups in this series use the exact same variety of English, like they're all from the same place. They're not.
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