[Damocles]

Ok I'm just going to be lazy and skip the last round

My answer for day 5 is:

Sky People

While I have issues with how alot of audience members portray and perceive the Grounders,
my heart lays with the Sky People. My favourite characters are Sky People, and at the end of the day this is essentially their story and their journey. We've seen them from the day they landed on earth til now, and everthing in between.

While I don't doubt the Grounders have a compelling story, we haven't seen most of it and while I would like to, I'm already invested in the Sky People.

Do I think they suck sometimes? Heck ya. They're flawed, have had selfish moments and been responsible for the death of many grounders however the complexities of the scenarios and reasons behind this situations is what makes the show fun to watch.

While I've liked/loved Grounder characters, I ultimately am more interested in the Sky People as a whole.

[April7739]

Even though anyone who knows me knows I'm going to have a different answer, what Sarah quoted is a good point, Amelia. And perhaps, if they took the time to explore that history more, I might be more . . . empathetic, possibly even sympathetic towards them.

[destroyer of worlds]

Yup, TBH I'm uncomfortable when some try to paint one side as truly good or bad (not anyone on this board of course) because it's not so black and white. It really isn't. For example, I vehemently don't think that Grounders should be regarded as savages in any way or form (which I've definitely heard them being referenced to) and that just brings about uneasy real life connotations about Arkers being colonists and Grounders being the indigenous people who get suppressed by the colonists. I may disagree with a lot of their actions but that sort of comparison, it's just not right.

And do I feel frustrated with Skaikru sometimes and want to smack them silly for their dumb decisions? For sure! But ultimately, I buy into their story and I'm invested ... they're human and they make mistakes and they learn and grow from them, just like we do learn from our mistakes (hopefully) in RL too.

[Damocles]

There is no "good" or "bad" IMO and that's basically what a huge chunk of the premise of the show is. When people HATE the Sky People or HATE the Grounders I raise my eyebrows just a little bit, at least without seeing an explanation why.

[girl under the floor]

Day 4 - Favorite Earth-Born Male Character
Lincoln kom Trikru





{X}


Well, obviously.

I'm still not over it.

01 | 02 | 03 | 04

[Alexa]

No one likes Ontari.

Thats an amazing gifset Paula!

Day 5: Skaikru or Grounders?

Skaikru




This was a no-brainer to me. I mean, all of my favorite characters are skaikru so I really
had no other choice? I think there are some amazing grounder characters out there but
the majority of my favorites are skaikru. Like was mentioned before I think a bit part of
that has to do with the fact that these are the main characters of the show and we got to
know their story in season 1 and how they learned to adapt to the new life on earth. And
even though I dont always agree with their decisions I think I understand the Skaikru's
reasons for certain decisions, in particular, Clarke and Bellamy's decisions. They have
become the true leaders of the skaikru in my eyes and seeing that they are my favorites
I obviously will always choose the sky people. [x]

[destroyer of worlds]

Such pretty sets, Paula and Alexa. Alexa, I also love that we got to see them adapting to life on Earth.

[Jaylina]

Paula

Lincoln angel since 6 years

[April7739]

Alexa, I'm with you, I understand the reasons for their decisions more, particularly Clarke and Bellamy.

I love Paula's simple, to the point writing in her Lincoln post. it's awesome.

[Damocles]

It's crazy that everyone that we've seen die, died 6 years ago

[kiss the wind]

That is weird to think about.

I have no idea to choose for Day Six.

[April7739]

*Peeks at Day 6 before doing Day 5*

Ah, that's an interesting one. I think I have mine. And it's not the person people are gonna expect me to pick.

[destroyer of worlds]

Originally Posted by Lxury (View Post) It's crazy that everyone that we've seen die, died 6 years ago

That is odd to think about.

And wow, I think that I'll have problems with my day 6 too.

[girl under the floor]

I seriously don't know whether to pick SkaiKru or Grounders

[April7739]

Skaikru or Grounders?



Skaikru AF

This was such an obvious decision for me, and literally no one is surprised.
I've been quite open about how I tend to dislike the grounders. All in all,
I just feel like the grounders haven't really done a whole lot to be forgiven
or redeemed. It started with spearing Jasper back in the Pilot, and then
waging a war on teenagers. It escalated towards a betrayal at Mt. Weather,
and the hostility has continued since then. Those delinquents never wanted
a war. They were just trying to survive, and maybe if the grounders hadn't
unleashed a wave of violence on them right from the start . . . but I digress.

Even though I'm a big Skaikru fan, I recognize that they're far from perfect.
They've made mistakes, too, and yes, I know that aspects of the conflict
with the grounders have come as a result of their actions. (Pike and Co.
in season three, for instance.) The thing is, even when they're making
the wrong choices, I totally understand why they're doing what they are.
I can understand something without justifying it. (S3 Bellamy, perhaps.)

Both the grounders and Skaikru have faults, but I love Skaikru far more
because I ultimately feel like they are held more accountable for their
decisions. Which makes sense. It is their story we are seeing unfold,
as others have pointed out. It makes sense that their descents into
darkness and subsequent pursuits of redemption are the ones that
are more fully fleshed out. I don't feel we often see that with grounders.
Characters like Clarke and Bellamy, in particular, go through so much
hardship and make so many difficult decisions, but we see them both
grappling with the consequences of those decisions, sometimes learning
from them, sometimes repeating the same or similar mistakes later.

Ultimately, too, when at least 8 (possibly 9) of my favorite characters are
Skaikru, of course I prefer them. It's just really quite the no brainer for me.
Ultimately, I'm not anti-grounder. I'm just really not their biggest fan.