The 100 season 7: How will Clarke deal with the death of mother Abby?

THE 100 season 7 has a big job of wrapping up the storylines and character arcs its built up over the past seven years. The show will also be dealing with the fallout of Abby Griffin's death - but how will Clarke deal with the passing of her mother?

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin mourning for her mother

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin mourning for her mother (Image: CHANNEL 4)

Season seven of The 100 is going to see Clarke Griffin (played by Eliza Taylor) dealing with the death of her mother. Clarke has seen so much death and destruction over the course of The 100 but the murder of her mother Abby (Paige Turco) could be one of the biggest losses for her. The 100's showrunner Jason Rothenberg has opened up about what fans can expect from heroine Clarke as she goes through the grieving process.

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WARNING: This article contains spoilers from The 100 season 6

Abby sadly died in season six after her mind was taken over by Simone.

Although Abby's body was still seen in the show after her mind was killed, the character fans knew and loved was gone.

Before her death, Abby told Clarke how much she'd loved her.

At the end of season six, Clarke took her mother's body out to space so that it would no longer be used as a host.

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The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin mourning for her mother

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin mourning for her mother (Image: CHANNEL 4)

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin deal with loss

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin deal with loss (Image: CHANNEL 4)

Speaking about the fallout from the death, Rothenberg told Entertainment Weekly: "We always reserve the right to bring actors back in flashback stories but she is no longer in the present timeline of the show.

"Clarke is dealing with the death of her mother, Clarke is dealing with the fact that she had to do that horrible thing in floating her mother's body, and for sure we'll see the emotional fallout of that follow Clarke into the next season and become the spine of her, 'I'm not going to lose anybody else that I care about' story line in season seven.'"

In another interview with Hypable, Rothenberg said Clarke would be "coping" with the loss of her mother.

He explained: "I have heard criticism in the past about Clarke never getting to grieve, and the truth is that she is our hero; she's got a story to tell and people to save and business to do, but I also always see emotion in her.

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"And in episode 701, we'll see a very typical human response to the loss of a parent in the way that we all unfortunately have to deal with eventually. Clarke definitely has some moments of venting that loss coming up."

He added: "And as we'll see going forward, she is now definitely determined to not lose any of her family again, in a way that is almost obsessive.

"Her family being Madi of course, and Bellamy and Raven and Murphy; these are all people that she loves and is not going to lose."

Clarke, it seems, will be given some time to deal with this latest loss and process it to a degree.

However, given The 100 is always about survival, Clarke won't have a lot of time to mourn her mother before she's faced with new dangers.

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The 100: Clarke Griffin watched her mother die

The 100: Clarke Griffin watched her mother die (Image: CHANNEL 4)

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin protective of her loved ones

The 100 season 7 will see Clarke Griffin protective of her loved ones (Image: CHANNEL 4)

Turco bowed out of The 100 after six seasons on the series, saying it was "intense" bidding farewell to the character.

She told TV Insider after Abby's death scenes aired: "So when I died as Abby there was a piece of me that was saddened, because they're my family.

"Sometimes I try to articulate to people that when you bond that way, as actors, they do become your family."

Reflecting on Abby's legacy, the star said it was simply hope and standing up for humanity.

She reasoned: "I think that my character actually gave her daughter a lot of that; the whole dichotomy of making a difference for the whole world as opposed to one person, which is what [Abby's] struggle was in the past two seasons, though never with her child."

The 100 season 7 will be premiering on The CW in 2020