The 100: Prince Roan, A New Friend Or Foe?

Men never ask for directions...

           The season 3 premiere did not disappoint and I feel like this will be the season of Bellarke (however I'm biased) and then there's this new face, Prince Roan formerly of the Ice Nation who seeks redemption in the eyes of the Commander. Will he be friend or foe?

He's looking for a woman. Maybe he should
get a bath & a hair cut & he'll find one no problem

         We find out that Roan is the son of the Queen of the Ice Nation. However, he abandoned the Ice Nation to join the other Grounders. Why did he do that? Very few things can make a man forsake his own people to join another. One thing I can think of is a woman. Or maybe it was a man (I don't judge). Either way it is interesting that Roan would seek redemption from the Commander whom he claims he wants to serve despite that his mother and Lexa are enemies. Costa, Lexa's old lover was murdered by the Ice Queen so definitely some bad blood between the families. But if Roan did switch allegiances for a woman I hope it's not the Commander because she clearly bats for the other team. 

Oh good you're blond again!

        I definitely felt some sparks fly between Clarke and Roan though he had her bound and gagged trying to take her as a bounty. And even though he injured Bellamy, when Clarke pleaded for his life Roan did spare him. There was also a moment where we sense that Roan and Clarke could be more alike than either one is willing to admit. Roan admits that he thinks Clarke abandoned her people like a coward while he was only banished. 

Playing possum are we?

       However he could also be a spy... No but that doesn't mean he won't sell Clarke out if it meant redemption for him. Remember season 2 when Cage of Mount Weather was ready to murder so many of the people of the Ark? If something means survival for one at the expense or the destruction of another then 9x out of 1o someone will choose survival. So Roan may never become a true ally at all for Clarke but a much bigger foe.

Clarke looks hella pissed!

        Both do want redemption but both go about it a different way. For Clarke it's solitude. For Roan it's bringing Clarke to the Commander. They're enemies for now but alliances often shift back and forth on this show. They could even become lovers. I doubt Clarke harbors any romantic feelings for Lexa anymore after what Lexa did. I can see Clarke and Roan together either as intimates or as allies. Like I said, there's a spark there. It feels similar to how Bellamy and Clarke first started out as adversaries until they realized they had a common goal and also they both saw each other at their most vulnerable. Yes it's totally possible that Clarke and Roan could become romantic or just allies.