Sometimes, combined with a Framing Device that justifies the episode in-character. The ratings for those episodes are of course very low, as they merely rehash things everybody else already knows and no new events take place in them, so the networks usually save them for dates when rival networks have a very big event going on and it'll be a lost day for them anyway. This can be somewhat annoying for people who got into the telenovela at a later date, so the recap episode is provided on their behalf. And usually the main characters, their motivations and the events that drive the overall action are all introduced in the very first episodes, and then frequently referenced with " As You Know" expositions during the year. Unlike other types of series, that have 20 episodes per season at most, a telenovela has new episodes every day for at least a year, and the episode list counts in the hundreds. Telenovelas are likely to have one such episode at one point or another. However, in one- or two-hour shows note which can run from 12 to 26 episodes, a Recap Episode is much less likely to happen, since there's less time available to spend to catch up the audience, and they're far less likely to forget something they saw just a few episodes ago anyways. Your thoughts on this week’s episode of The 100? Hopes for the series’ final four episodes? Drop ’em in a comment below.Longer-running anime shows will sometimes have a recap episode, usually about halfway through the series, often combined with or immediately followed by a Beach Episode in order to use Fanservice to keep the viewers coming back. And she had the perfect reaction to seeing the Dark Commander sitting on that throne of skulls: “What the hell happened here?” That is, until Clarke and some of the Disciples suddenly appeared in Sheidheda’s throne room by way of the Anomaly.
Everyone remains safe (for now), but it was really starting to look like Murphy was going to die at Sheidheda’s hand before the end of the hour. With rebel-turned-leader Murphy calling the shots, the good guys were able to stave off an attack from Nikki, which only prompted Sheidheda to take matters into his own hands.
After murdering Nelson and the Children of Gabriel for refusing to bend the knee, Sheidheda issued a manhunt for Madi, who was hiding with the rest of her people in the reactor. He honored that request, but in true Bill form, there was a bit of fine print in this deal not only did he not send them to Sanctum, but he refused to tell anyone - including his precious Bellamy - where they went.Īnd while we’re on the subject of Sanctum, man did that place go to crap this week. Equally satisfying for different reasons!)Īfter resisting the Disciples’ mind probing so intensely that she nearly hemorrhaged, Clarke eventually agreed to take Bill to the Flame on the condition that he send her friends to safety first. (Speaking of which, I loved the little moment Octavia and Clarke shared in captivity, during which they bonded over having child figures in their lives. And when he insisted that transcendence is real, that the only way to survive is to work alongside the Disciples and begin the final battle, she gave him a well-deserved “go float yourself.” It was really satisfying.
Clarke also chewed Bellamy out, telling him that she doesn’t even recognize her best friend.