Dominion: Claire's Transformation & What It Means

Who can Claire trust?

              When we first started off on Dominion Claire was a character who saw the world in black and white. There was a right and a wrong. It's rare to find people like that but always something happens that makes the black and white churn into that pesky grey. Now Claire may not be the princess in the ivory tower anymore. She's beginning to see the real world.

And the lies just keep pouring out of
Old Man Riesen's mouth

              When I first saw Claire I could tell she had this naive look about the world but she had strong ideals on human rights like not treating people like they're numbers. She also had a strong faith in that Alex would redeem the human race and that she could trust Michael to train him to do this but after what happened to Claire's mother, I saw a complete change in her. Her entire world was shattered and the rose colored glasses have been broken. Now she's angry at Alex, suspicious of Michael, and she no longer trusts her father or anyone really. So what does this mean for the future?

Arika knows who's in charge in this room: Claire, duh!

           Before Claire didn't want to govern Vega even though she cared about its citizens. She didn't really feel herself up for the task but she began to realize that she had a strength and passion in her that made people listen to what she had to say. That's why I think Arika went right past Riesen to shake hands with Claire, she sensed Claire's potential as well. The way Claire looked at that guard in "The Flood" showed that she meant business and she was in charge not the Senate (as Arika attested the Senate was just a rubber stamp for Riesen). So Claire agreed to marry William if her father drew up a basic bill of rights for the people. She even broke up with Alex although it broke her heart. Then she put David down although she didn't stop his plans she did however did what David could not: kick Riesen off the chair but only after the wedding. After that non-negotiable deal, Claire is fully prepared to take over the governing of Vega. She may get more involved in Vega's politics because she no longer trusts her father to make the right decision. 

Time to give this 8ball its eviction notice

            As for Alex and Michael? You know that saying: "Don't shoot the messenger"? Well Alex may be nursing that wound for a while. Alex should have killed the eight-ball Clementine but we all know that he has a sense of mercy. In my opinion that's what makes Alex qualified to be the Chosen One but that doesn't mean he'll win over others with his sensitivity.  Claire had this romanticized picture in her head about her mother and Alex just smashed that to bits. Seeing her mother become nothing but a vegetable forced her to do something dark like suffocate the poor woman to put her out of her misery. Claire may ignore Alex for a while until she figures things out. 

8balls cower in fear at the sight of this handsome duo

Claire's whole world has been turned upside down

       And Michael is now more suspicious for Claire. She saw him as this hero that you read about in fairytales: noble, strong, and trustworthy but I think Claire realized that Michael knew what would happen to Clementine if Alex evicted the angel. Michael will excuse his actions by saying it was a lesson to teach Alex but he used Claire's feelings to do so and that's what Claire sees as the betrayal. I do see more interaction between Claire and Michael. She doesn't trust him anymore though she knows he needs to train Alex. Claire's not going to hide her resentment or qualms about Michael's intentions. Needless to say Michael's stay in Vega is about to get more complicated with Claire on his back.

William is putty in Claire's hands

           Claire still has no idea that her fiancé is working with Gabriel and William has always been her friend. Yet as I've said before Claire is having some trust issues so she may not fully trust William either but she does love him as a friend or a brother and may never have the same feelings for him like he does for her, but their match is for political reasons and once Claire finds out about Will's secret cult, she would terminate the match. 

"Good night and sweet dreams..."

           Claire has suffered a major tragedy which has caused her to question her entire life from past, present, and future. But I think she'll make it out okay. Personally I hope she finds out William's secret quickly and dump his ass she doesn't need him really even though the match would bring together their houses. Claire is very capable of running Vega on her own. Claire has a formidable personality but she needs her heart as well. Her heart is broken and it's what made her believe in Alex's destiny to save mankind. Right now she may doubt everyone and their intentions even her friends but eventually Claire will become a much stronger person as well as a more capable leader after this horrible experience. She just needs time to heal right now.

Claire isn't taking any more of daddy's crap