What comes down must… go back up again?
Its poetic and full circle in a way that this show loves.
It was unexpected, but good because five years ofThe Real World: Beccas Bunkercouldnt be that interesting.
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Lets get to tonights episode, The Chosen.
Since Octavias proclamation that everyone will share the bunker, Grounders are taking over and kicking Skaikru out.
Theyre all locked out from the main floors and left in the entryway to decide which 100 will stay.
Err, make that 80. people we know, so that leaves 80 spots.
He knows it wont keep them alive, but its the best chance they have.
And who should overhear that but the shows very own cockroach Echo.
Underground, Kane is telling his people about the lottery.
People arent pleased and take it out on Niylah, whom they begin attacking.
Grounder Queen Octavia comes in andshuts it down.
She says Niylah is with her and they have one spot less to fill.
Jaha begs her to allowherpeople into the bunker.
Im one of you?
she spits at him.
You made me hide under the floor.
You floated my mother.
Im not hiding now.
How the room didnt burst out into applause for her is beyond me.
When Millers dad comes in, he puts his sons name on the paper instead of his own.
He wants to give Nate the best chance to survive.
That sound you might hear is my sobbing.
Millers Dad, I never could remember your first name, but Im going to miss you.
Before the names are read, Jaha cooks up a scheme with Ethans dad, Jeff.
So when Kane starts reading names, he sees Jaha nod to Jeff and then disappear.
Kane asks Jackson to take over reading names and goes to investigate.
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The only way Jaha and Kane knew how to stop their own people was to gas them.
(This looks eerily like the culling and the Mount Weather massacre.)
It was always our best chance for survival, Kane says.
Im not sure how we got there, but as long as Millers Dad gets in, Im happy.
Kane and Jaha tell the Grounders (who I guess are Octavias guards now?)
which bodies to keep in the bunker and which to put outside the doors.
Millers Dad gets sent out, and WHAT I AM NOT HAPPY.
I really cant handle this roller coaster.
Anyway, Kane tells them Abby stays.
Shes going to be so mad when she wakes up.
Well, everyone probably will be.
when they run over someone with the rover.
Bellamy gets out to check on the damage and is attacked.
A group of Grounders swarm the rover and fight all four of them.
Just as Emori is about to be choked to death, arrows start flying and ECHO saves them.
Thats right, ECHO.
Shes been following them since the temple and wants to find a place in Murphy and Emoris love bunker.
Clarke helps her into the extra suit while Bellamy radios for Monty and Harper to come pick them up.
Without warning, Emori starts coughing up blood.
During her fight with the Grounders, her helmet was broken, and shes been exposed.
Murphy wants Echo to give up her helmet, but instead Clarke removes her own.
She figures its as good a time as any to test out her Nightblood radiation-fighting skills.
But then Clarke starts coughing up blood, and that plan goes out the window.
Were not going back, Clarke says.
What could possibly go wrong?
See you all back here next week for the finale!
(Maybe then we can learn what happened to Bryan?)
