Lexa In 'The 100': A Character Analysis

In The 100 the character Lexa is the Commander of the twelve clans who for the first time ever in their history is trying to create peace. Her people, known as grounders, live in a world of war and death, but through a coalition Lexa is attempting to bring a new era of partnership to her people. Clarke, the representative for the new thirteenth clan of people from the sky, is Lexa's love interest and seen by some as her biggest distraction from her larger plans. Lexa and Clarke's main adversary is Lexa's mentor and father figure, Titus, who disapproves of Lexa and Clarke's relationship (Justin Davis 2016). In the end he attempts to kill Clarke by shooting her and Lexa who comes to Clarke's aid is shot by one of the stray bullets. This scene occurred directly after Lexa and Clarke had sex for the first time and truly expressed their feelings for one another (Ryan 2016; Dennis 2016). (The 100, The CW 2016) In both scenarios, these characters illustrated a specific type of flaunting, which that they present their romantic homosexuality as the most vital element of their lives. When characters are

Due to lack of cannon bisexual characters who actually use the word bisexual to describe themselves, Bo's bisexuality is an important step in LGBTQ representation. Moreover, despite how sexual her story is, she lives off sexual energy, her desire to be with female characters in addition to male characters is not overly sexualized. One of Bo's main love interests is Dr. Lauren Lewis who is a human doctor for the Fe. Lauren and Bo are actually one of the few queer lady couples to have a canonically happy ending when the series ended, however their journey to that point was ripe with the same issues caused by covering and tropes. (Lost Girl, Showcase