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Why didn't Bellamy get floated?

posted 8 years ago by Cokoki
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I'm wondering why Bellamy didn't get floated for keeping Octavia a secret on the Ark. He was over 18 when they found her, and being an adult keeping her a secret was then his own choice.
You could argue that it's because he just did what his mom told him to do, and he didn't choose to give birth to Octavia. And I would totally but that argument, if it wasn't because Octavia was being punished even though she didn't do any more wrong than Bellamy did. You can't exactly blame her for being born.

Yes, Bellamy got degraded to a janitor, but compared to Octavia being locked up and afterwards sent to Earth to die, it doesn't really seem much of a punishment for him.

[–] tirpse 8 years ago

They never said but I always just assumed it was because his mom is the "main responsible" one in this situation. Bellamy didn't have a say for years.

Then again Octavia got locked away still which doesn't make much sense unless they wanted to use her as an example for others. To not get a 2nd child.

[–] Cokoki 8 years ago

Yes, that's what I assumed as well! And it does make sense - until you think about the fact that the punished Octavia. It just seem so cruel to lock Octavia away, especially for Jaha. And it just doesn't make sense to me why they would punish Octavia but not Bellamy, since they are equally (not) to blame.

[–] tirpse 8 years ago

Yep, exactly. I think that's a flaw in the set up of the show. Unless they should give us flash backs in the future and give us an actual reason why Octavia was locked away for something she had no control over.

[–] jstitely1 8 years ago

She was locked away because they had too many people. Plain and simple they had to get rid of some. She was an easy choice because she wasnt a sanctioned birth. It foesnt make sense to us in the context of our world, but it does when you remember the situation the ark was in. Clarke was imprisoned just for even knowing about what was going on. Octavia being alive actovely contributes to the problem.

[–] hasha_123 8 years ago

It's not the fact that he wasn't floated that surprised me, but the fact that he wasn't locked up. I mean, floating someone was the worst punishment they had so it makes sense that it would be for the one who actually committed the crime (i.e. the mother and, though not in this case as we don't know who he is, the father). But Bellamy was actually in the guard so surely the fact that he's helped to conceal Octavia would have been seen as quite a severe crime and he would have been locked away. Certainly considering that people (Miller I think) got locked away for things like stealing.

[–] Cokoki 8 years ago

But didn't they say in the first episode, that unless you were under 18, any crime - big or small - would be punishable by death?

[–] jstitely1 8 years ago

Keep in mind that he very shortly after she was locked up was recruited for a mission to assasinate Jaha in order to be allowed to go with her to earth. If the guards had imprisoned him, they wouldn't have had that leverage to get him to shoot Jaha. I'm guessing thats why they didnt lock him up.

[–] Cokoki 8 years ago

It was still a year after she was locked up, they recruited him, so you would think Jaha would have a say in Bellamys punishment. Jaha did know he was her brother, so it seems weird he didn't punish him.

[–] shireenbamfatheon 8 years ago

His mother broke the law and Octavia was imprisoned to be made an example of.

In the second episode Abby used more medicine than was allowed to save Jaha's life, but she was the only one who was sentenced despite Jackson and the others also being present during the operation. It's likely that targeting everyone is a bit too extreme. even for a society like the Ark's.

[–] malexandria 8 years ago

because Bellamy gets to do whatever he wants to without suffering any personal consequences. He just needs to use his puppy dog face, and say sorry, he's always forgiven and everything's magically better. I mean sure everyone around him suffers for what HE does, but HE never gets punished. Hiding Octavia, shooting Jaha, stealing the radio which leads to 300 deaths, and the list goes on and on. But hey, he's ALWAYS sorry AFTER the fact.

[–] linbrikat 8 years ago

Yes, it's good isn't it!

[–] malexandria 8 years ago

wish I had that power. :) I'm sorry....

[–] shireenbamfatheon 8 years ago

Think you've been watching the wrong show. Speaking of watching The 100, didn't you say you were going to quit last year?

[–] malexandria 8 years ago

I did quit. Doesn't mean I'm not going to occasionally comment.

[–] miracle12 8 years ago

Double post.

[–] miracle12 8 years ago

So we can be sure you won't comment once the new season starts? Because it would be weird to comment on anything S4 related without having watched a scene, wouldn't it?

"Who we are, and who we need to be to survive are very different things."

[–] malexandria 8 years ago

no, I'll read spoilers and recaps and again. I don't comment on this board that often. So get over it. You are free to ignore the few things I do post.

[–] miracle12 8 years ago

Spoilers and recaps and most likely the last 5 minutes of every episode as you mentioned before you did with the 3B episodes. Yep, you will be a pro in commenting about it, because, you know, spoilers and recaps and last 5 minutes will tell you everything you need to know - all but your own opinion about the season/episodes which you can only get by actually watching the whole thing.

"Who we are, and who we need to be to survive are very different things."

[–] gemjudith 8 years ago

Bellamy acknowledges his mistakes and always Makes Up for them. He has risked his life innumerable times to save his people, he has done whatever is necessary to protect them and that's why people trust him. He's not a robot, he is human, has emotions and therefore has flaws. Regardless his mistakes, he's a valuable asset, a man who can be trusted, hence he's so important for Clarke and the Arkers.

[–] TearTheStarsOutFromTheSky 8 years ago

I wish he did. It would've saved me a lot of anger and pain last season.

[–] mike_clark_5729 8 years ago

Because Bellamy is immune to consequences. It doesn't matter what he does, hiding an illicit sibling, attempted assassination, sabotaging Raven's radio and getting 300 people killed for no reason, slaughtering an army of allies in their sleep... no matter what he does, there will never be any long term consequences for his actions.

[–] gemjudith 8 years ago

Has Bellamy only done those things throughout 3 seasons? Didn't he recognize his mistakes and made up for them? Didn't he do good and heroic things too?

Bellamy is not a perfect and flawless guy and that's the beauty of this character. He is aware of his mistakes, accepts the punishment and tries to fix them. Many times, desperate situations lead to desperate solutions and people screw things up.

Clarke has also killed lots of people, has made wrong decisions but people keep standing up for her and Bellamy, keep following them because deep down people acknowledge that they've done all of it to protect them and keep them alive.