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The 100 “The Garden” 7x02 (Spoilers!)

So I honestly really enjoyed this episode even though I had read the spoilers beforehand and knew what was going to happen. But with the premiere feeling so jumbled it was nice to have this one as a follow up to actually get me intrigued with the season and the story.

First off, Octavia. Wow. Like I love Octavia. She’s a complex character with such a tragic past and while she seems to transform every season she’s still the same Octavia at the core that we fell in love with in s1. This episode was great for her. Between being Auntie O, to seeing her really smile again and fighting to get back to her brother to tell him how she’s grown it was just great as was Marie’s performance.

Diyoza and Hope. Honestly flashbacks like this are everything because while I may not have cared much about Hope in episode 1 I most certainly cared more by the end of episode 2. Watching her grow up and seeing some of the parallels to Octavia’s upbringing really made the story come full circle from season 1 and I loved it. Also who knew we’d all be such a fan of Diyozas character back in s5?

The new trio. While I’ve never been hidden about disliking Echo I like the storyline and Gabriel and Hope enough now that I don’t even care that she’s in the scene. I will say I am enjoying this storyline and seeing the past unravel because while characters come first to me I do like how the story with Becca ties all these worlds together. Its pretty cool. Also Gabriel nerding out is absolutely adorable.

Finally, it must me nice to be Diyoza and Octavia and watch Hope age ten years while they don’t age a day ‍♀️