Episode 4x11: "The Other Side"

Welcome back to Meta Station, where we’re joined by special guest Chash for an emotionsfest about the Blake siblings, the return of Sinclair, Clarke Griffin’s sad perfect lil’ face, and the Abby/Bellamy rebel squad Claire has been craving for 4 whole seasons. Then she left us alone with our feelings to hold each other and cry over Jasper, Monty and Harper. Our giddy enthusiasm for last week’s beautiful one-storyline episode has dimmed somewhat in the face of how many huge emotional moments this week got unfairly short shrift because there was so much going on, but ALL THE CONGRATS to first-time director Henry Ian Cusick for getting such fucking incredible performances out of the whole cast. Also, take a shot every time Chash and Erin pronounce “Bellarke” differently, and don’t miss our outtake on fanfic! https://soundcloud.com/meta-station/clairin-outtakes-the-merits-of-fanfic-with-special-guest-chash 0:00 – Hello and Welcome! Claire Is Not Here Yet, But We Have a Chash! 0:02 – The Battle Over Correct Pronunciation of “Bellarke” Begins Almost Immediately 0:13 – WHAT THE FUCK, MILLER 0:27 – The Decisions Clarke Makes Without Bellamy Are Occasionally Garbage Decisions 0:33 – We Love You, Niylah, But We Wish You Hadn't Let Clarke Off the Hook 0:39 – A Wild Claire Appears, With More Niylarke Thoughts 0:46 – JUST PICK UP THE RADIO AND TALK TO SOMEONE, CLARKE, FFS 0:51 – That Bellarke Gun Scene Was AMAZING, Until It Just...Stopped 0:53 – WHY THE HELL IS JAHA THE EMOTIONAL FOCUS OF THE FINAL SCENE 1:00 – We Feel Cheated Out of Emotional Stakes for Clarke's Choices, Dammit 1:05 – The Real Problem Is That Any Reading of Clarke Is Equally Plausible, So Who TF Knows What's Up with Her 1:12 – BELLABBY RISES 1:16 – KELLABBY RISES 1:22 – SINCLAAAIIIIRRRR 1:26 – Why Was Becca/ALIE So Obsessed with Raven Going to Space? 1:35 – Raven Returns to Her Analog Roots 1:37 – S4 Endgame Vs. Other Seasons' Endgame: We Don't Know What Precisely "Endgame" Looks Like 1:43 – We Really Need Clarke To Have Some Feelings About Jasper and Raven 1:45 – Chash Leaves Us Alone with Our Jasper Feels, and Claire and Erin Get Realer Than Ever About Depression, Mental Health and Suicide 2:20 – We Cannot Overstate How Much We Hated Watching Jasper Turn into Jim Jones 2:35 – Jasper Is the First Key Character We’ve Lost Whose Death Was Not the A-Story 2:45 – The Writer/Audience Relationship Is Complicated 2:49 – THANK YOU EDITKRU WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH