Zap2it: First of all, we need to talk about that huge cliffhanger at the end. What is going on at Mt. Weather?
Jason Rothenberg: Ha! Yes. What is going on at Mt. Weather? That's really fodder for Season 2 and as we speak, I'm polishing up the outline for the first episode which starts shooting in about three weeks. I've got a very short timeline in which to write the script. And we really unpack that mystery, of course. But we have big plans for Mount Weather and you won't expect it at all. It will be 100 percent, I can guarantee, you can't predict what they're going to find there.
I love how that ending brought the series full circle back to the pilot when the kids had their mission to get to Mt. Weather. Does that mean the Grounder that speared Jasper back in the pilot was actually a Mountain Man?
I would say that it's safe to say that it's neither of them. And that doesn't leave a lot of options as to what it might be so you can probably figure it out. But that goes to the relationships between the various groups on the ground. How's that for being totally ambiguous while answering the question?
Jason Rothenberg: Ha! Yes. What is going on at Mt. Weather? That's really fodder for Season 2 and as we speak, I'm polishing up the outline for the first episode which starts shooting in about three weeks. I've got a very short timeline in which to write the script. And we really unpack that mystery, of course. But we have big plans for Mount Weather and you won't expect it at all. It will be 100 percent, I can guarantee, you can't predict what they're going to find there.
I love how that ending brought the series full circle back to the pilot when the kids had their mission to get to Mt. Weather. Does that mean the Grounder that speared Jasper back in the pilot was actually a Mountain Man?
I would say that it's safe to say that it's neither of them. And that doesn't leave a lot of options as to what it might be so you can probably figure it out. But that goes to the relationships between the various groups on the ground. How's that for being totally ambiguous while answering the question?
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In that eternal struggle for power between Bellamy and Clarke, it felt in the beginning of episode the Bellamy was deferring to Clarke, but then when things didn’t quite go her way, Clarke conceded it back to Bellamy. Then towards the end, there was a more defining moment where it seemed like the power shifted more definitively, and that was kind of curious.
JASON: The moment when Clarke shuts the door, she had no choice but to do that. She realized in that moment, and it was kind of the end of the season long arc, that she cannot protect everybody. She’s unfortunately sacrificing the boy she loves — Finn, not Bellamy, in that moment and the boy that she’s really come to respect and realized his importance to the group, Bellamy — in order to save as many as she could. Had she not shut the door at that moment, they all would have died. It is something that will haunt her into Season 2, for sure.
In the end it seemed like Bellamy acknowledged that Clarke was in charge was was finally willing to follow her orders; like, “Okay, you tell us what to do and we’re doing it.”
JASON: To me, the season for them is about accepting the importance of the each of them. Clarke is the leader of that group and Bellamy is the rah-rah motivator. But Clarke is the brains of the operation. Bellamy is the heart and Clarke is the brain. I’m not sure how I’d quite put it, but they need each other. Without a brain, you die and without a heart you die. One without the other wouldn’t have survived; and the group wouldn’t have survived. It really needed both of them and for both of them to come together in the finale it was so they all could make it.
JASON: The moment when Clarke shuts the door, she had no choice but to do that. She realized in that moment, and it was kind of the end of the season long arc, that she cannot protect everybody. She’s unfortunately sacrificing the boy she loves — Finn, not Bellamy, in that moment and the boy that she’s really come to respect and realized his importance to the group, Bellamy — in order to save as many as she could. Had she not shut the door at that moment, they all would have died. It is something that will haunt her into Season 2, for sure.
In the end it seemed like Bellamy acknowledged that Clarke was in charge was was finally willing to follow her orders; like, “Okay, you tell us what to do and we’re doing it.”
JASON: To me, the season for them is about accepting the importance of the each of them. Clarke is the leader of that group and Bellamy is the rah-rah motivator. But Clarke is the brains of the operation. Bellamy is the heart and Clarke is the brain. I’m not sure how I’d quite put it, but they need each other. Without a brain, you die and without a heart you die. One without the other wouldn’t have survived; and the group wouldn’t have survived. It really needed both of them and for both of them to come together in the finale it was so they all could make it.
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Thanks for posting it. Great interview, it certainly clears up the relationship Finn-Clarke-Bellamy from the show runners view and its a good point to start season 2.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things (besides all the other great things) which came out great on screen in the finale was how the characters all worked together to survive despite their differences, like Bellamy trusting Octavia into Lincolns hand and Finn going to help Bellamy, even if it meant not being inside the drop ship. I am really hoping for some bromance between Lincoln, Finn and Bellamy - assuming that Jasper is with Clarke otherwise I would include him.
I really enjoyed the finale. this show is great and I love that the show's creator knows his vision he is being very blunt when it comes to story structure and the story's romance on this show. Looking forward to season 2 and I wouldn't mind a bromance for those 3 guys as well.
ReplyDeleteI really hope they don't give in into the Bellarke hype, and break them up in season 2 just to give in some fans. Thomas McDonell's lacking presents in social media is also not helping his character. I think he is quite important for the group but nobody sees this because all the focus is on Raven. Finn's characters reputation suffered quite a lot at the expense of the introduction of Raven. Now Raven hopefully gets a storyline of her own (which would be my first choice) or they let her die, though I always thought she and Bellamy somehow come from the same block and are a great fit.
ReplyDeleteThe romance Finn Clarke was nicely introduced - I even like Ep.1-4- and developed till the end and I hope the writers make Finn's character more likable and more badass in Season 2. If Clarke and Bellamy can respect each other and work together, then so can Finn and Bellamy to save Clarke and the others. My guess is that the kids will rather clash with the adults on the ground then with each other. After what they have been through, I cannot imagine they just get in line and follow Kane's orders. Also I hope we get to learn about Finn's backstory. Finn's the third most liked character but we don't know anything about him. Bellamy's story is kind of told so I hope, the writers focus more on the potential of Finn's character in Season 2. Finn has also changed a lot from the first episodes, it is just that nobody noticed or they don't want to see it.