Should They or Shouldn’t They? Pros & Cons of Bellarke Getting Together on ‘The 100’

Emily Hannemann
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    GoldFlame

    they have obviously been heading toward romantic Bellarke since day 1, you don't show lingering closeups of his hand on her shoulder, closeup on his reaction to touching her, desperation to save her and everyone else looking at him like "yeah, we like her too, but your reaction is over the top!", the way he would do ANYTHING to save her and she reacted the same way in the same episode "please don't kill him I'll do ANYTHING" .. his reaction to her being with someone else, her reaction to his being with someone else, etc. etc. etc.! .. you don't put this kind of stuff in your show if you're going for a "just friends" vibe!

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    GoldHammer

    writers who thinks putting couples will somehow make them less interesting are lazy, bad writers. i don't have any skin in this game since i only casually watch the show but if the writers go there with the characters i don't see how them getting together will somehow ruin or change their dynamic aside from the fact that it would just make them romantic. they're already partners, have seen each other through their worst, have had big fights regarding each other leaving or betraying each other. you could still have that except it just takes on another meaning if they're together.

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    GreenElephant

    I think they should end up together, they are both clearly in love with each other, everyone sees it besides themselves. There has been MULTIPLE times when someone said they were dating, and octavia already told bellamy he loved clarke. I mean did you see there faces when clarke told Abby she loved lexa? Or when bellamy kissed echo. That’s pure jealously, but they don’t have to be jealous since they are just friends right? I mean how many times did these two fight and got over it, they understand each other, better than anyone else. Bellamy left everyone just to try and save clarke, he choose clarke over his own girlfriend and his “family”. And Clarke could literally kill the guy she loved to stop a war, but couldn’t kill bellamy to save the human race. She literally called Bellamy for 6 years even tho he didn’t answer because it kept her sane, and even when everyone lost hope for clarke, Bellamy kept fighting for her and he was the reason she kept fighting and beat death.

    If that’s not love to you then I don’t know what is.

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    PurpleCar

    HELL YEAH, THEY SHOULD BE! They have the deepest love, trust, and respect for each other. The two of them have so much history, so many ups and downs. They've saved each others lives multiple times, and have been through many terrifying trauma's together. They have always found their way back to each other during and after times of great difficulty, and I have no doubt they will again by the end of S5. They are each other's confidant, the one person they can each tell anything and everything to. Their chemistry is palpable. They are best friends. They know each other better than anyone, and are better together. #Bellarke #The100

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    RedGoggles

    They should be romantic without a doubt. They love, trust, support, respect, and forgive each other because they understand each other. All the cons are obvious reaches. Where do they go? The same place any other ship on the 100 or any other tv show goes. They should stay friends? There are plenty of male/female friends on The 100 and on other tv shows. Bellamy has a girlfriend? Don't ships on other shows date multiple people? I love seeing Bellarke get talked about but it's exhausting that we don't ever just get an all positive article about Bellarke unless it's written by a hard core Bellarke shipper. Articles about Bellarke always have to have some kind of wording to appease the people who hate the ship.

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    OrangeRaindrop

    The problem is they set up the ability to do either which is frustrating for viewers. If they want platonic, than eliminate the subtext and make that the canon interpretation, pick one!!! The ambiguity is what drives me nuts, bc it implies they understand somewhat they need those viewers to invest in that relationship romantically but don't want to do it, so they bait and gaslight, which makes fans hopeful, it's manipulative. It also means on some level they know their vision cant carry the show, gain a backbone and pick an interpretation.

    My advice to ppl who watch for bellarke is to just wait till the show is over and come back to see because I am not sure if this is some weird thing where they laugh in the writers rooms about if they can make it to the end never having done them. I have never in my life watched a show that left a relationship this ambiguous, had portions of the audience with two interpretations of the core relationship five seasons in, it's the weirdest thing I have ever seen.

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      RedFlask

      This is exactly how I feel! Thank you for articulating my frustration haha

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    BlueBoomerang

    Yes, I love them so much and I really hope they take that very small next stuff. They already have all the best parts of a romantic relationship. Just add a few kisses in there and it would be perfect.

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      CyanBucket

      haha exactly, they already act like a couple

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    CyanBucket

    If bellarke is canon it inheritly means "relationship drama" was next for them? With good writting that wouldn't be the case, they'd still be the same person... That's a nonesense hole shows go to when they don't know how to write couples, with the base that bellamy and clarke's relationship have at this point one would hope they wouldn't fall in the clichés relationship problems

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    RedBowtie

    We're in Season 7 now. Pretty sure Bellamy is still alive, but they barely have any episodes left to show them together if they have a romantic relationship. there's also a lot of antagonists involved like Sheidheda, the diciples, and the people of Sanctum. The writers would have to hurry up if they want the fans to be satisfied. I really hope they end up together. #bellarkeforever

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    GreenBee

    Even though I'm late but Bellarke should really happened. The novel writer her/himself did that. It's weird seeing the reaction that they had for each other and they told us it was 'normal friends feelings' when the editing and script suggest otherwise.

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    GoldBattery

    They should end up together!!!!!

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    BlueTooth

    I’m rooting for Bellarke all the way. I have always been with that idea since season 1. I think they are way better together than who they did end up with. They are very cute together and like y’all said they know how to work together really good. Them not being together is one on the reasons I kinda stopped watching past certain seasons like the ones with Bellamy and Echo. I also don’t really watch the ones that Clarke is with someone else either. I love the show but them too is why I watch it, I have always wanted them to get together. But Clarke picked those others and Bellamy chose Echo so I stopped watching it.

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    PurpleCar

    all this time and i still aint over Lexa. wanna see clarke & bellamy (preferably w echo) happy but DAMN i cant move on 🙁

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    GoldHammer

    yes!

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      GreenCoffee

      nope, they both like Girls, Clark don't want him in that way

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        CyanTree

        Yeah, Sure, but do you see the way she looks at him. It's not platonic, It's pure longing in both Bellamy's and Clarke's eyes. They are married in real life, too. So...

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        PurpleGlasses

        clarke is bi, not gay.