“The 100” season 3 still continues to receive backlash from Clexa fans after the showrunners decided to kill Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey) just after she consummated her relationship with Clarke (Eliza Taylor). Some members of the LGBT community were even calling to boycott The CW series.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Debnam-Carey revealed that she was surprised with how intensely the fans reacted to Lexa's death. The actress added that they had no intention of offending the LGBT community by killing off a lesbian character. Debnam-Carey hoped that fans will not stop watching "The 100" season 3 after what has happened.
"There's so much love for that character, like from me, from the writers and from Jason [Rothenberg]. I hate to hear people wanting to not watch the show anymore for a certain reason like that," she said.
The publication reported that fans, particularly those from the LGBT group, were upset that a show as "progressive" as "The 100" will eventually resort to killing off a major character, just moments after what seemed to be one of the happiest days of her life.
By getting rid of Lexa, Inquisitr pointed out that "The 100" showrunner Jason Rothenberg was just like any other producer who opted to bring in a gay character to the show with every intention of getting rid of them sooner or later. It was also pointed out that there was a clear lack of support for gay and lesbian characters on TV.
Alexandria Ingham, however, also pointed out that fans do not know what is in store for "The 100" season 3. The author argued that perhaps Lexa's death was actually necessary to move the story forward. It was also noted that Debnam-Carey's commitment to "Fear the Walking Dead" may also be an issue.
"It could be argued that Lexa's death was not due to her being a lesbian, but due to her character needing to be killed off. Had she been in no relationship or a heterosexual relationship, nobody would have really cared that she was coming out of the show. They would have likely accepted it as storytelling."
"The 100" season 3 airs Thursdays on The CW.