Episode 1x01: "Pilot"

"WE'RE BACK, BITCHES!"
--Octavia Blake (and also us)

Welcome back to Meta Station for the launch of our hiatus S1-S2 rewatch! We're kicking off with the pilot, about which you will be unsurprised to learn that we had a LOT to say. Join us for a trip down memory lane to talk about all your late lamented faves - Wells! Finn! Jake! Callie! Shumway! HA HA JUST KIDDING NOBODY LIKES SHUMWAY - along with Ark politics, class structure, character development, leadership parallels on the Ark and the ground, why Jaha saving Abby actually makes him terrible, the tonal shift from "CW teen drama" to "dark dystopian sci-fi", the origin story of both our ships, why Wells is the greatest and Finn is the worst, the glorious majestic wonderfulness of the Griffin women, and how despite S1 taking a few episodes to really find its footing, the pilot works remarkably well as a pilot.

ALSO! Stay tuned at the end because we have A VERY! SPECIAL! ANNOUNCEMENT! ABOUT! A THING! Claire's really bad at keeping secrets so WE'RE REALLY EXCITED WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS NOW

Yay! We missed you! Hope you enjoy the episode and tune back in on 7/28 for our next podcast where we'll be discussing "Earth Skills" and "Earth Kills". Thanks for tuning in!

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0:00 – HELLO AND WELCOME BACK AND SPOILER WARNING
0:02 – Clarke Griffin: Immediately Kickass Protagonist
0:09 – Rule Followers vs. Rule Breakers
0:12 – Um of Course Claire Can Quote the Kabby Arrest Scene Verbatim What the Hell Kind of Question is That Erin
0:22 – Soooooo, We Have to Talk About Finn
0:31 – Erin’s New Segment: “Why Is Jaha the Worst in This Episode?”
0:36 – Casual Reminder That S1 of This Show Is ALL About Class Conflict
0:39 – R.I.P. Wells Jaha, Literally Too Good for This World: Part I
0:45 – “Loopholes for the Privileged”: The Ark’s Fucked-Up Social Hierarchy
0:52 – R.I.P. Wells Jaha, Literally Too Good for This World: Part II
0:58 – ERIN SINGS! … And Then We Yell About Finn Some More
1:15 – The Secret Theme of This Show Is “Everyone Does Crazy Things For Love”
1:27 – We Haven’t Talked About Bellamy Yet and Erin’s Getting Twitchy
1:45 - GOD THIS CAST IS SO GOOD
1:50 - “She’s Got the Leslie Knope Problem”: The Truest Thing Anyone Has Ever Said About Clarke Griffin’s Leadership Skills
1:57 - Clarke/Kane and Bellamy/Abby Leadership Parallels
2:08 - A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A VERY COOL THING WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS!