This show has had regular Bs and even an A- from this reviewer for episodes with ALL the faults of this one and NONE of the redeeming features.

The problem is that the issues with this episode are the same issues that effect every single episode in the Season - inconsistent time travel rules, badly acted characters and some piss poor writing.

The thing that makes no sense is how he can gloss over the same faults in earlier episodes which rated much better. Some of those episodes had glaring plots holes - much more obvious and extreme than those in this episode.

It's episode 12 of the season, if anyone is expecting a consistent, coherent time travel mechanic at this stage, they are watching the wrong show. It's been clear all season that there are no consistent rules.

Definately the best outing the show has had, although obviously that is a low bar.

This is unbelievable.

So all this time, Non wasn't in some underground bunker hidden away off the radar. Instead he was in the crashed Fort Ros which for some reason was just left there and not being poured over by the best of earths scientists to learn what they could from the alien tech.

It's not even "unnecessarily complicated", it's just badly written and makes no logical or coherent sense.

All episode I was expecting some NLP based conclusion on why Beth killed herself. I think the final reaction she had to killing what she thought was an innocent (even if it eventually turns out it wasn't, she never knew) leaves it up in the air.

The hypocrisy of Virtue Signallers and the Professionally Offended in regards to this show is absolutely stunning to watch.

There is a disconnect between criticism of S3 and the previous seasons which were appallingly written, filled with unforgivable plot holes and it was rare for the same character to have the same motivations within a single episode. That's not good storytelling.

It seems people are inventing criticism of S3 just because Ships they want aren't happening.

It wasn't just being gentle, it was the lack of urgency, lack of thought and lack of action which all seemed stupid. There was one shot when she started banging her head and Clarke just stands there looking shocked and the edit was just bad, too long dwelling on her doing nothing but gaping.

Yeah that was pretty bad but to some degree, it was almost acceptable as the best way to convey it in a televisual format. Dumb, yes but understandably.

Perhaps that's true in terms of the plotholes. Let's assume there is the same level in terms of stupidity in the episode and series arcs and it's just our interpretations.

There's actually deeper cultural problems at play with this and the gender thing is everything. Murphy is written (and consistently has been) a masochist. It's part of his well established character. But can you imagine a female character being written that way?

I wrote back when he ended up as Chancellor that the plot hole surrounding his election was as stupid and large as anything in Season One or Two.

It's budget. People seem to forget that Game of Thrones didn't do a battle onscreen till the end of its Second Season.

Well Murphy would have liked it.

Reviewer wrote :- it’s clear that Monty is struggling with knowing that he could have potentially saved his mother. Such internal struggles have popped up again and again on The 100, and I’m not sure the show has much left to say.