The 100 Review: Bodyguard of Lies (Season 2 Episode 14)
Acid fog and assassins and bisexuals, oh my!
“Bodyguard of Lies” is chalk full of twists and turns as usual, with quite a few surprising hook-ups and blow-ups.
First thing’s first, let’s talk about the kiss that will surely go down in TV history.
There’s been a pretty solid build up of tension and chemistry between Clarke and Lexa this season, but nothing to suggest that the relationship was all that romantic (beyond Lexa alluding to her previous girlfriend Costia). In fact, Clarke’s sexuality hasn’t been explored at all beyond her one tryst with Finn last season. Needless to say, I’m waffling on whether I love the idea that Clarke being into girls is just matter-of-fact and not a big deal, or if I’m annoyed that her bisexuality was dropped on the audience with all the grace of an atomic bomb.
Regardless of personal preference, we all have to agree on one thing: There is officially a bisexual female lead on a major network television show and it’s ABOUT. DAMN. TIME. Whichever way Clarke swings in future relationships, this is a major win for LGBT representation, and I have never been prouder to be a fan of The 100.
How they handle the Lexa/Clarke dynamic moving forward will play a big part in whether I enjoy the pairing or not, but I am glad they stuck to one gun: Clarke killed the boy she loved a matter of days ago; she’s not ready to be jumping into a new romance any time soon.
On the other hand, someone who is totally ready to jump is one Miss Raven Reyes. She and her sexy engineer friend, Wick, jump right into bed together after they score that acid fog victory.
Raven’s hesitance afterwards is pretty easily understandable. She just lost Finn too, and even though their relationship ended a while ago, he was still extremely important to her. She’s going to need a little more time to sort out her feelings, I’m just not sure Wick is willing to wait around for her all that long.
Wick: “If you want to do this I’m in. But I’m not going to play games, so figure it out.”
Less exciting is Jaha’s mission through a desert of land mines to the City of Light, which might have ended up just being a bunch of old solar panels. I’m not super clear on what exactly happened with that. But Jaha seems content to follow the hovering drone out into the ocean, with only four of his original twelve traveling companions.
On the war side of things, our favorite siblings really take the helm.
Octavia, smart girl that she is, realizes that Clarke and Lexa knew about the missile heading for Ton DC, and that knowledge puts her life in danger. Knowing a secret like that makes her a threat to Lexa’s unified army, which is why the Commander sends an assassin out to silence Octavia, fearing that she’ll reveal the secret.
Not such a wild notion, considering Octavia is pissed about their decision to let Ton DC burn. In her eyes, sacrificing innocent lives for the good of the many is not a noble cause at all. Understandable, when you think about the fact that she grew up locked away from the world because of laws that were built for the good of the many.
Octavia: That’s wrong.
Indra: That’s war.
Inside Mount Weather, Bellamy makes the clutch decision to just blow up the acid fog tanks. He barely makes it out of the explosion alive, but his gamble pays off. Mount Weather is completely unprotected, and Lexa’s Grounder army is now free to invade.
The epic two-part finale is coming up, and it’s eerily titled “Blood Must Have Blood.”
Whose blood will be spilled next week? Sound off in comments below.
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The 100 airs on Wednesday at 9/8c on The CW.
Lindsay MacDonald
Lindsay is an associate editor for Tell-Tale TV. She is a writer, viewer, and internet addict. Her obsession with TV started with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and has been going strong ever since; current favorites include Scandal, The 100, The Walking Dead, and Arrow. She considers a perfect Friday night to be a joint-cuddle-session between an adorable puppy dog and her Netflix queue. Follow @lindsayjoane
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I enjoyed this episode quite a bit, minus Jaha’s Merry Band of Misfit Toys traipsing through a minefield in search of nothing.
I’m glad that The CW isn’t afraid of having a bisexual character without having to delve in to the overdone trope of Gay Panic that typically comes with it. Part of me wishes it had been more obvious throughout the show up to this point, but I know that’s not necessarily how TV works. I’m also worried that they’re going to have her have this mini lady fling so that the network can say it was a pioneer, and then it never be spoken of again as she eventually ends up with Bellamy. Don’t pull a Marissa Cooper on us, show! Don’t you do it!
Also, Bob Morley’s face is what dreams are made of.
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