If he wanted to "face this head on", he shouldn't have waited THREE WEEKS to address it.

"We don't do big heroic deaths" [spends an entire episode as a heroic homage to Finn before he gives himself up to be killed]

-Sex isn't something to be earned. -The "no one is safe" excuse is incredible weak, because there ARE characters who will always be safe. -This show does glorify violence (300 people killed in their sleep, stray bullet, beheaded children). -He DID know about the trope, Javi, the writer for 3x07, said that they discussed the trope in the writers room while the episode was being written. Basically, he's not sorry, he's trying to save himself by turning the tide around and make himself look like he learned a lesson, but sadly, the LGBT community isn't here so straight white dudes can learn how to be better people.

LEXA DESERVED BETTER. LGBT FANS DESERVE BETTER.

.... "I am still not even a little sorry, but you guys are making me look bad so I need to address this, but I still don't feel like I did anything wrong. People reacted in a way I didn't expect after I told them to trust me and then did exactly what I said I wouldn't do"

He basically said: "I would've have done things differently if I had known more about the 'Bury your gays' trope, but I still would've killed Lexa".

when all of your characters in the show die an unglorified "shocking" death, it is literally not shocking at all.

I just dozed off

lies

A poor bull is being abused by this man right now, Jason's giving him so many laxatives to come up with this answer...

Lies & lies & lies.

Five years later, the main thing I get out of this interview is that Jason just didn't get it, he never did, he never will. Yes, how Lexa died was particularly painful, but it's the fact she died at all. It's the fact that you spent a season building this epic LGBT love story with two powerful female characters, only to just axe one. Jason saying he still would have killed Lexa, just in a different way, proves he didn't actually pay any attention to the "bury your gays" trope. Just ludicrous, really. Still angers me to this day.

"We don't do heroic deaths" okay okay but what about Finn? He murdered innocent people then got an episode of him being all upset with himself and humanizing himself then "sacrificed himself" so he could seem heroic. I'm just???? What?? Come on, man

1:02 Correction, nobody in the story is safe except Clarke

The number of dislike is awesome fam :)

Didn't lexa's actress said that she was willing to do the other show with the 100 at the same time?

Does this guy even watch his own show? Does this guy live in planet earth?!

I hate Jason because of lincoln and lexa

I don't think he actually understands how upsetting his choices for that episode were. "I understand this... I understand that..." isn't enough. If he had actually got the reaction he would've addressed the situation within days not three weeks later. And for him to list things he wished he would've done differently only tells me he wants to put down the fire and silence the heavy criticism that hit him square in the face, but it's not going to work Jason. Your reckless attitude will put your show down, wait and see!

I cant belive that he kills octavias brother. And doesnt even care Jason just destroyed his own show like wtf

I think he was surprised at the amount of backlash. And he knows he screwed up, but he can't fix what he did.

I couldn't hear anything he said just more BS

Full of bullshit excuses right now. Less then a week ago he said he would change nothing. That the only regret he had was the way he promoted the episode and thats it. He has made multiple references to 'Buffy' on twitter in the past. Javi, the writer of the controversial episode said that the 'trope' had been discussed at length in the writers room but they (aka. Jason) went ahead with it anyway. An actress on the show complained about said trope to Jason before it was filmed and he basically shrugged her off. He didn't expect the backlash to be a big as it is and thats the only reason he is even giving people THIS much to say. Had the backlash been smaller and the LGBT community had no support from others, he would be laughing and kissing his own ass about his precious and 'original' A.I storyline. ps. it aint original and it's certainly not groundbreaking.

he is such a jerk

Ok guys don’t dislike the vid just bc u don’t like what Jason did. Access is just trying to show u a video of him addressing it

Isn’t the creator dreaming looking for pushing what 60s 70s 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚!ahh you’re so handsome

Jason all we ask is that you stop with the lies

she must come back :/ she is the best :( people want lexa back in the 100 why is this so big problem omg I dont understand :((( if people want what problem you have most important for you is viewers and we are here we want just to lexa came back :/ please -.- we love her because she is different off another actors please why cant she came back? omg :@

The amount of dislikes though lol.

2:13 why did he whispered the word pain? I don't get that, seriously!

Obviousfuckingly the show touched a nerve😤

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She was gonna die anyway so why y'all mad i don't get it

Rothenberg can go float himself.

I love all of the dislikes

My god thats a lot of dislikes like dang hahahahahahah

What i hate about all he said, whether they were valid excuses or not, HE WOULD STILL KILL LEXA.

wait im new to the show, why does everyone hate him

he needs to be discussing why he should have treated ricky better , because that was just disqusting.

I think that if we step away from the cultural meaning of the character. Her death and the way it happened makes sense. ( and before I get accused of all kinds of things that’s just my opinion n I’m talking about it purely about the character n not what having that representation means to a lot of people) but let’s not forget that the actor has in another show and at some point ADC wouldn’t be available to the 100 and if the 100 would had drag her character to that point writing her off would have being more difficult n probably even more pointless. 2 the story wouldn’t have being able to take the turn it did with the AI and the flame storyline. And 3 lexa was a powerful warrior with the flame so a death in the battle field (maybe) but who would have kill her? The only way I see that happening is if she sacrifice herself to save Clarke. I like the stray bullet because that was the only time lexa would let her defense down and would have being vulnerable to any harm. It also play on her always being thought that love is weakness and yes love is weakness in the sense that it’s the only thing that can expose us and make us do things we wouldn’t normally do. It also play on Titus character philosophy. He was concerned about Lexas safety and making sure she was protected at all time, he thought her love for Clarke would get her killed yet it was his obsession that ended her life. Lexa was my favorite character but I get why she had to be written off and I’m ok that it happened like it did. Again just me personal opinion.

Sure Jan

To Jason!! Every one forgets this: Thanksgiving!! I would like to thank Jason for creating "Lexa " for us. "Thanks Jason for creating ' Lexa." I would like to note, that not one of the series I watched so far impressed me as much as the 100. First of all I would like to praise you rather than looking for deficiencies and mistakes. Especially I would like to outline that you and your team possess outstanding talent to choose actress which / Alycia Debnam-Carey / I haven’t really seen in other series./ Thank you Jason for Lexa / If I was born a hundred times even then would Your staff created a sci-fi heroine and you and your staff’s masterful intuition created Lexa./ Thank you Jason for Lexa / n’t I be able to put together a perfectly intangible and platonic symbol into an actress. The two traits combined are astonishing and unmatched./hank you Jason for Lexa / I myself love art and recognize talent, and your talent to pick the actors and your fantasy is unmatched and Alycia - in Lexa’s role - is an unbelievably talented actress including Eliza as well (Clarke)./Thank you Jason created them together / I wish you all the best moving forvard on your American Goods, TV carrier and please produce something special on season 4.

What's important is to remember the name Jason Rothenberg and make sure that we don't watch any show in the future that he might come up with. I know I won't waste my time. It started well and it looked like it would be interesting but with Finn, Lexa and Lincoln dying this show has really gone downhill.

Haha stopped watching the show after Lexas death only watched the last episode of s3 now i'm done! Jason literally broke my heart... So bye the 100

am i the only person on planet earth that doesnt give a shit that she died

People are going to be mad at him no matter what he says. I just feel bad that the entire experience for most of the cast had to be soo stressful because of the threatening reaction. Also, I just wanted to point out that he didn't wait 3 weeks to address it; if anyone was paying unbiased attention to the podcasts and other interviews, they would know that. But, again, I'm just sad that the cast was under soo much pressure and had to walk on eggshells because of this whole ordeal.

i feel so bad for him that everyone hates him, it's HIS show, nobody forced you to watch it and that's only a fucking tv show no manipulation or something, get over it

Jason shouldn't have to justify himself because the Clexa shippers are pissed of ! He did his job as a producer; he wrote the story he needed to tell and he did it the best way he could. I'm really disgusted with this fandom. Saying the LGBT fans are angry because of a death in Buffy is just an excuse to blame the producer for killing their favorite character and killing their ship. Shame on every hater who put a dislike on this video. PS: Lexa was my favorite.

Ahuh okayyyyy suuuuuuuure

i dont get it. why is it such a big deal that he chose to kill one of the characters?

Yeah, somehow I don't believe him. Could of, should of, would of, sound like all excuses to me. This sound more like a show runner that only regrets the loss ratings.

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Bullshit. Playing the victim . He's the chris brown of tv industry

always LYING

"life is fragile" but just for lexa tho???? like don't say that no one is safe when we know that the main characters are safe. Raven came to earth in a fucking spaceship she had built and that had no chances of being useful. she is alive. jaha was in outer space with an astronaut suite when his fucking helmet broke and he still made it to the ship even though in reality he would have died in a second. jasper, fucking jasper, had a fucking spear across his chest for like 3 days and he is still alive. don't you dare jason

Wait! That's actualy not bad... I put a "thumb down" before listening but... for the first time a beleive he is sincere in his apologie. It doesn't make it better but I at least kinda feel like maybe he is starting to get it. I just want to give it to him for sounding sorry when he said the word "pain". He's starting to see the light. Maybe.

People are so shitty to this innocent dude

lol

I actually feel bad for him, or at the very least for his family; they're receiving threats, too. I don't like the guy, but damn. He's a human being. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I honestly think he sees how terribly he behaved, and does regret it. I hope he does. It's a bit too late, but I hope he does. This is all a mess.