During our roundtable interview at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con, The 100 star Marie Avgeropoulos said enjoyed continuing with Octavia’s journey in season two and that she’s really looking forward to what’s in store for season three of The CW series. The writers are incorporating more of Avgeropoulos’ real personality into her character, and being a part of the popular sci-fi series has been a wild ride.
Heading into season three, the world of the show has been getting progressively more complex with each episode. “It’s getting harder and harder to talk about, for sure,” explained Avgeropoulos. “There’s so much going on I can’t believe. It’s like every episode is like a movie to try to cram into 45 minutes of television. I’m really happy to see how it’s evolved.”
The upcoming season will find Octavia at odds with Lincoln (Ricky Whittle) and with Clarke (Eliza Taylor), and Avgeropoulos offered a sneak peek at what fans can expect when season three premieres. “She’s finally found her place – she felt like she had none growing up – with the tree crew, the grounders. [Lincoln] tries to go in the opposite direction and she has to remind him where we came from,” explained Avgeropoulos.
“Octavia’s got a lot of earned respect from people because she was such a different girl that showed up in season one compared to now. You’re going to see Octavia and Clarke come together,” revealed Avgeropoulos. “They have a lot of unresolved issues to sort out. She left me in Tondc and that bomb went off and she didn’t let me know. I’m sure they’ll have to talk that out and smooth things over before they make a plan and think clearly.”
Now that Octavia’s found a place where she feels at home, will she want to take on a leadership role or will be she happy stepping back and letting others take over? “Octavia always sort of walks to the beat of her own drum. She’s always been the black sheep. She’s never quite fit in anywhere. I think there’s a real sense of empowerment that comes from within her to listen to any sort of authority figure. She didn’t want to listen to her brother right out of the gate and she had to find herself on her own. She’s done that and it’s such a wonderful thing to see that come across on the screen. You’ll see Octavia and Clarke come together in a leadership position in season three,” replied Avgeropoulos.
