The one thing that “Remember Me” established, was that no one is under any illusion that Clarke is not acting in a leadership capacity. Even Kane (Henry Ian Cusick) seems to have accepted the fact that the adults are playing a secondary role to their younger counterparts. It was almost comical when Abby (Paige Turco) tried to reel them in earlier in the season. After what the 100 went through between the time they were grounded on Earth and the rest of the Ark arrived fashionably too late, it’s amazing that they would even remotely tolerate being treated like mere teenagers again.
With the alliance to the grounders still very much on shaky ground and Clarke’s new attitude toward risks not yet tested, things are about to get really interesting. Last season, the grounders were the only threat the 100 had ever actually faced, and now they’re relying on them. This unlikely pairing shows just how far The 100 has come in its short time on the air. Octavia (Maria Avgeropoulos) has gone native thanks to her romantic interlude with Lincoln (Ricky Whittle), Bellamy (Bob Morley) is following Clarke’s lead without question, and even the adults have fallen in line.
“Remember Me” was certainly full of excitement, but with the exception of a few hops in the right direction, nothing that really moved the story along happened. And, it worked. The episode gave the characters time to breathe. Not all of them, obviously, since Jasper (Devon Bostick) and Monty (Christopher Larkin) have finally wised up to the fact that they’re actually being groomed to be lab rats, but for the most part. There’s also the addition of Lexa (Alycia Debnam Carey), the Commander of the grounders. Viewers got to know her predecessor a little before her untimely death, but not as in depth as what we’re seeing with Lexa.
It’s a whole new world and the sky people are just beginning to learn its strange customs. With each episode, The 100 moves us further to the point of no return, a place that makes season one looks like the good ol’ days.