I wasn’t interested in the Bellamy plot either. Octavia’s was okay only in that she saved him. I also have no interest in them being some sort of couple. I still think all the adults should die and that their characters serve no purpose to the plot except to be stupid.
I think it was fascinating seeing Clarke, Emori and Murphy in a real house with electricity and showers and like cleanliness. That was definitely the most interesting part of the show for me. I don’t really care about Emori or what happens to her, but it was interesting that she felt the need to do that. I don’t think that she would have been the one used, but we will never know.
It is sort of a weird thing. They are trying to make someone a nightblood and being a nightblood is a big deal because anyone who is can take the flame and become the new commander. Obviously, they are also trying to save everyone from the rain, though they need to explain where they are going to get water from as well because that is the real problem. The rain is only a problem because it contaminates the water that they need to drink, so they should be looking for some sort of underwater reserve or maybe see where that house is getting its water from. Regardless, when i first saw Emori overhear Clarke and her mother talk about experimenting on someone to make them a nightblood, i actually thought she would want to do it. They are not doing a very good job of talking about the long term implication of making people nightbloods.