He once again put those he loved above himself. Instead, Finn turned himself over to the Grounders to save those he loved and the rest of the Arkers. Yes, Murphy was also a killer, but Finn wouldn't allow Murphy to suffer for his actions. Raven was willing to sacrifice Murphy in order to protect Finn. Finn died because he saved Raven from being floated on the Ark and believed he was protecting Clarke on the ground. Through the flashbacks of Finn and Raven's relationship on the Ark and how he got locked up and nicknamed Spacewalker, he was humanized once again and viewers were reminded of the free-spirit, loving Finn we first met instead of the mass killer he became. The Grounders suffered a loss of 18 of their own and wanted retribution for their loss. Would that have been an acceptable resolution? According to Lincoln, that was never an option. And, it's important to note that some of the Arkers supported sacrificing Finn to the Grounders too.įinn's escape from Camp Jaha to the drop ship with Clarke and Bellamy eliminated Kane's option of an Arker trial and possible execution of Finn. While Abby wasn't willing to sacrifice one to protect the many, Lexa was willing to kill all the Arkers for Finn's actions and their unwillingness to turn him over. Is saving the life of one worth risking the lives of many? The Arker-Grounder difference in their code of justice and retribution played out through Finn. Friend or foe, someone was going to die because of Lexa's demand. If he lived, I expected someone else would suffer the consequence instead of him. On most television shows, you never fear for the life of a series regular. With each attempt to save Finn's life, I believed it was possible his friends could save him, but it was equally possible they couldn't. The belief that anything can happen on The 100 makes an episode like this one even more suspenseful. After all on The 100, anything's possible. It was a mercy kill to prevent him from suffering "the pain of 18 deaths."Įven though I knew someone was going to die before I started watching "Spacewalker," I kept expecting a realistic twist which would save Finn's life. She killed him quietly and relatively painlessly after declaring her love for him. The entire hour was spent trying to save Finn, but in those final few minutes after all possible negotiations, ploys and pleas were fruitless, Clarke took it upon herself to save her love the only way she knew how.
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