The 100
The CW | CW | Release Date: March 19, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: It makes for lively drama, with sharply defined conflicts and characters who aren’t always all good or all evil. Naturally, there are also interludes for romance and mean girls and obnoxious hot-body guys. Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: Cusick has done this role before so often, he might even be mixing and matching scripts. Washington looks so bored, he might nod off. The 100? If we’re marking days on a calendar, that’s being optimistic. Read full review
50
VarietyMaureen RyanJan 21, 2016
Season 3 Review: The good elements of season three--and there are quite a few--may allow the show to rise above and/or excise the weak elements and return to top form by mid-season. We’ll just have to see. Read full review
50
HitfixAlan SepinwallMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: As The 100 goes along, you can feel it becoming more and more the show that Rothenberg and his writers want it to be, but it sure starts off at a great distance from from that destination. And even as it gets closer, there are still too many moments of mind-numbing illogic. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: If you don’t think too much about details and leaps in logic, The 100 moves forward swiftly. But the characters seem stuck in place, with one foot placed firmly in central casting. They’re bland, no ish about it. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleMar 18, 2014
Season 1 Review: A predictable mix of violence, sex and sentimentalism. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMar 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: The character complexities, special effects and attention to detail position The 100 well on the CW food chain. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: The fate of the kids on the ground is closely bound with the fate of the people in orbit, and vice versa. But it is hard to care about the people in orbit, as seriously as you're asked to take their predicaments and sacrifices. And it is not much easier to care about the people on Earth. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: The 100 has a lot of interesting things to play with in terms of its narrative and world-building, but it chooses to gloss over them. Read full review
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