The 100 Series Clarke & Lexa Couple Review

『A Deep and Complex Love That Blossomed Amidst Wounds and Convictions in a Dangerous World』

🎥 Series Overview

🎬 Title: The 100 (2014–2020)
🌍 Country: 🇺🇸 USA
🎞️ Genre: Sci-Fi / Post-Apocalypse / Drama
🗓️ Production & Broadcast: The CW, 7 Seasons Total
📢 Developed by: Jason Rothenberg
📖 Based on: Young Adult Novel Series by Kass Morgan

👩‍💼 Cast: Eliza Taylor – Clarke Griffin
Alycia Debnam-Carey – Lexa

🧩 Story Deep Dive (Spoilers)

🌍 Two Worlds After the Fall: From Enemies to Lovers

Clarke and Lexa first met as leaders from completely different worlds.

• Lexa (Commander of the Grounder clans): A ruthless leader who lived by “blood must have blood.” She saw emotions as weakness and prioritized only the survival of her people.
• Clarke (Sky People ‘Wanheda’ / Commander): A leader striving to preserve humanity. She sought peace not only for her people but also with the Grounders, constantly struggling with moral dilemmas.

⚔️ They began their relationship as a political alliance to fight against their common enemy, Mount Weather. Through this struggle, Clarke became drawn to Lexa’s responsibility and strength, while Lexa admired Clarke’s compassion and decisiveness. Sharing the heavy burden and sacrifices of leadership, they discovered in each other a unique understanding no one else could offer, which became the driving force that transformed their seemingly adversarial relationship into a romance.

🌑 Mirrors of Leadership and Ethical Compromise

The relationship between Clarke and Lexa symbolized the series’ central questions about the nature of leadership.

Leadership Values	Lexa: “Blood must have blood” (By necessity)	Clarke: “Preserving humanity” (By heart)
Core Value	Survival and safety of her people (survival as ethics)	Moral principles and compassion (humanity as survival)
Impact on Relationship	Led to the betrayal at the end of Season 2. Lexa abandoned Clarke and the Sky People to secure her people’s safety, breaking their alliance.	Led to anger and resentment toward Lexa. Clarke grappled with the wound caused by Lexa’s choice and the tragedy of leadership decisions.
Ultimate Change	Through Clarke, Lexa learned the value of compassion and peace and began to challenge the Grounder tradition of “blood must have blood.”	Through Lexa, Clarke learned pragmatism and cold decisiveness, while sharing the solitude of leadership.

Lexa’s betrayal left Clarke with deep trauma and resentment, yet in the end, they reconciled because they were the only ones who truly shared the weight of leadership and the pain of its sacrifices.

❤️ LGBTQ+ Representation and the 'Bury Your Gays' Controversy

The “Clexa” relationship had a huge cultural impact but also sparked massive controversy.

• Groundbreaking Representation: Clarke, the series’ protagonist, was a sexually fluid character whose orientation was never rigidly defined, while Lexa was a powerful and respected Commander of the Grounders. Their romance depicted a rare queer relationship between two strong female leaders in a genre drama. Lexa’s world, where homosexuality was not stigmatized, was particularly praised.

• ‘Bury Your Gays’ Trope Controversy: When Lexa was killed shortly after consummating her love with Clarke in an accidental shooting, the backlash was enormous. The storyline was condemned as an example of the “Bury Your Gays” trope—the repeated pattern of queer characters being killed off tragically. The incident sparked global criticism and forced the television industry to confront the treatment of queer characters. The fandom’s response became a turning point in demanding better representation and avoiding harmful clichés.

🔮 Posthumous Impact: Imprinted as ‘True Love’

Even after her death, Lexa’s presence continued to shape Clarke’s life and the series as a whole.

• Appearance through “The Flame”: Lexa’s consciousness lived on in “The Flame (ALIE 2.0)”, the legacy of the Grounder Commanders. When Clarke used the Flame, Lexa appeared in her mind as a mentor and embodiment of true love.

• Finale Reunion: In the series finale, when Clarke faced a test to decide humanity’s fate, the Judge appeared in the form of the person most connected to Clarke’s soul—Lexa. This confirmed that Lexa was Clarke’s greatest love and the most significant presence in her life.

🌈 Though short-lived, Clarke and Lexa’s relationship remains one of the most powerful and influential narratives in The 100, marked by overwhelming political and personal stakes, destined attraction, and its tragic conclusion.

🎯 Personal Rating

💕 Love Scene Intensity: ♥♥♥
⭐ Rating: ★★★★☆