Desperate to see if the Earth is survivable, the leaders of the Ark send 100 (well, actually 102) imprisoned teenagers to the surface. Their mission: test radiation levels, find food, and survive for 30 days.
The series finale, "The Last War," remains controversial. In it, a race of higher beings judges humanity. The final solution? The human race chooses to "transcend" into a collective consciousness, losing their physical bodies and individual identity. Only a handful of characters (Clarke and her closest friends) are denied transcendence and are left alone on a sanitized, empty Earth to live out their mortal lives.
The heart of is its characters—flawed, traumatized, and relentlessly human. Serie The 100
Set 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse decimated life on Earth, the remaining human population survives on "The Ark," a massive space station cobbled together from international outposts. Facing dwindling oxygen and resources, the Ark’s leadership makes a desperate gamble: they send 100 juvenile delinquents to the planet’s surface to see if it is once again habitable.
Led by the scrappy Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor), the rebellious Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley), and the pragmatic Octavia Blake (Marie Avgeropoulos), the "Delinquents" land in a forested area of what was once Washington, D.C. They quickly discover that Earth is not empty. They face: Desperate to see if the Earth is survivable,
Unlike many post-apocalyptic shows where the heroes are clearly "good" and the villains are clearly "evil," constantly asks: Can you do a terrible thing for a noble reason and still be a hero?
One of the most enduring debates concerns the series finale. Without spoiling the ending, the final decision made by the "Judge" (a higher alien intelligence) divided the fanbase. Some saw it as a beautiful, peaceful end. Others felt it betrayed the show's core theme of "doing better today than yesterday." In it, a race of higher beings judges humanity
The show’s creator, Jason Rothenberg, quickly subverted expectations. The first few episodes do contain the expected teen angst—Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor) butts heads with the reckless Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley), and romance blossoms. But the turning point comes fast. The 100 discover they are not alone. The "Grounders" are a tribal, warrior society descended from survivors who developed their own brutal culture. Then come the Reapers (cannibalistic junkies), and finally, the Mountain Men—the privileged descendants of Mount Weather who breathe filtered air and need the blood of Grounders (and the 100) to survive.
