Whether you had been a fan of The 100 or just a informal tv enjoyer in 2016, you doubtless witnessed the fallout of “Thirteen.” In the third season of the hit sci-fi apocalypse sequence, the present’s solely lesbian character was murdered mere moments after consummating her relationship with the present’s bisexual lead, sparking dialogue in regards to the damaging “Bury Your Gays” trope and marking a turning level in LGBTQ+ illustration on tv. Stopping by Collider Ladies Night with Perri Nemiroff for a deep dive into her now-vast profession, Alycia Debnam-Carey spoke about her expertise within the speedy aftermath of her The 100 exit, and the way it’s been to observe the panorama of LGBTQ+ illustration change over the past decade.

“I think you can see it, right? You can see the results of that movement,” she defined. “It was a trope that had been replayed forever, and it’s unfortunate that, obviously, this was the catalyst to change it.” Despite the devastation of that loss, Debnam-Carey identified that, “there will always be something that has to be that break to change things.” She went on to say:

“Going via it clearly was actually intimidating. It was actually intense. I’d by no means been a a part of one thing that had a lot success, so I used to be on a actually totally different platform, however I additionally hadn’t been uncovered to the world in that method but. I used to be receiving it, and attempting to translate and course of a
lot
of various experiences and feelings on the similar time.
Obviously, feeling a lot of that ache from so many individuals, what they’d skilled was so heartbreaking, and attempting to be a supply of help and luxury and reassurance or encouragement to push it in a optimistic route, however then the followers had been those who took it there and moved it into a place that had actual outcomes.
So, how extraordinary to see one thing that was actually painful be became therapeutic and rising and actual change.”

She went on to reward the adjustments which have been made over the past decade, saying, “So, as much as it was a devastating loss for so many people, you see the results now, 10 years later, that there are fully-realized characters that are leading shows that are queer, that are LGBTQ+, that have dynamic stories and representation. That is powerful. So, it’s a two-fold kind of situation.”

Alycia Debnam-Carey Celebrates the “Purity” of Convention Spaces

As any fan will inform you, a good tv present or film can change your life, and the tales we see on display screen can have an effect far past our imaginations. When Nemiroff requested Debnam-Carey about her expertise witnessing how her work has affected audiences firsthand, she stated she’s “been really lucky to experience the true purity of fans who love a character in a show in a convention-type space because there’s nothing like it.” She went on to share her gratitude for these fan interactions, stating how wildly totally different the conference area is from the world of on-line fandom. She stated:

“You’ve obtained the web, however it’s terrifying. Being in a conference area, you’re seeing the truest ardour and purity of what meaning to somebody. And for one thing like Lexa or
The 100
,
the quantity of tales that I heard that had been simply very private, very intimate, that had been extremely impactful for these folks to seek out consolation, security, reassurance, there’s nothing prefer it
. The feeling that you’ve got of, like, ‘I’m so glad that this helped, and I’m so pleased that I may very well be a vessel for that.’ I could not simply decide one. It’s created communities for folks. People have discovered friendships over that. People have bonded due to it. They discovered people who find themselves like-minded, who’ve commonalities, and may actually really feel protected in them. I imply,
what a
lovely
factor. And so, what a fortunate factor to be a a part of
. And conventions, for me, it is simply been seeing that type of group that is been created.”

As a fan, Lexa’s dying was heartbreaking to observe. However, almost a decade later, one can not help however be thankful for the motion that adopted. While there is definitely nonetheless a lengthy solution to go by way of LGBTQ+ illustration, it is fascinating to see how far we have come since that pivotal second.

You can rewatch Debnam-Carey’s influential efficiency on The 100 on Netflix. Check out her full episode of Collider Ladies Night under.

Release Date

March 19, 2014

Main Genre

Drama

Seasons

7

Studio

The CW

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