The 100

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Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. WaxMan
    Jul 9, 2015
    5
    This has to be one of the most annoying shows that i have watched, every time someone does something stupid i die a little inside. But for some reason i am still hooked.
  2. Lingal
    Feb 2, 2017
    5
    Who in the heck thinks it's a good idea to play music throughout the entire show? Most of the time the actors speak in low and whispered voices and because of that darn music, you can't hear what they are saying. It's very distracting, annoying, and unnecessary. And for that reason, I give it a 5 out of 10 rating.
  3. bandtrash
    Feb 16, 2017
    5
    I used to be the biggest fan but that was just in season 1 and 2. They were really my cup of tea and even though there was too much relationship drama I loved it. In season 3 it became too unreal, too weird and too twisted. I lost my interest. Season 4 actually looks like something I could love again so I am giving it a shot but I don't know if it can come back to where it used to be. TheI used to be the biggest fan but that was just in season 1 and 2. They were really my cup of tea and even though there was too much relationship drama I loved it. In season 3 it became too unreal, too weird and too twisted. I lost my interest. Season 4 actually looks like something I could love again so I am giving it a shot but I don't know if it can come back to where it used to be. The characters either became really annoying or they died and there's too much of something that really doesn't feel good but I just can't name it.… Expand
  4. Phoenixxl
    Jun 12, 2014
    4
    After Episode 1:

    since the "Nuclear pocalypse" ... Come on mr Director. TAKE 2 ffs.The opening sentence of the series. It's not like you have to buy film by the foot in this day and age. And if you mean to say "time is money" your crew's time is worth a lot less if the result of your endeavors is sub par. Also. Radioactive Half Life means "Forever" in practice not an arbitrary 100    After Episode 1:

    since the "Nuclear pocalypse" ... Come on mr Director. TAKE 2 ffs.The opening sentence of the series. It's not like you have to buy film by the foot in this day and age. And if you mean to say "time is money" your crew's time is worth a lot less if the result of your endeavors is sub par. Also. Radioactive Half Life means "Forever" in practice not an arbitrary 100 years.

    The wrist bands send back complex real time bio data. Yet are unable to send a few characters extra with a message?

    Do not use a tourniquet to bind off a flesh wound, only an arterial bleed. This is about the worst example you could set for helping someone after an accident. This gets people killed.

    A bundle of vines tied together magically transforms into a rope ?? Was the rope attached to a magical cloud floating over the middle of the river?

    Absolutely absurd. You take your audience for idiots. This sin't science fiction . This is just a half baked tall fairy tale. It's not about budget , it's about giving a damn. It's about continuity , it's about putting in an EFFORT. You have no excuses.    … Expand
  5. FleshWorld
    May 10, 2014
    4
    I had super high hopes for this show, but it became extremely ordinary in very short order. I am frankly shocked that they decided to renew this sucker so quickly. Other then the actress who falls in love with the grounder, the rest of the young actors are far too lightweight for the material. The adult actors on the ship are actually very good, but there has not been enough of them so far.
  6. ThormodSkald
    Jul 30, 2015
    4
    The two words that best summarize this series are 'wasted potential.'
    Here is a great concept with so many possibilities; 100 juvenile delinquents dropped onto a post-nuclear war Earth so see if it is survivable; it's Lord of the Flies meets The Road Warrior.
    Instead what we get is One Tree Hill with some ripped-off costumes and story lines from Fallout. Not surprisingly, pretty    The two words that best summarize this series are 'wasted potential.'
    Here is a great concept with so many possibilities; 100 juvenile delinquents dropped onto a post-nuclear war Earth so see if it is survivable; it's Lord of the Flies meets The Road Warrior.
    Instead what we get is One Tree Hill with some ripped-off costumes and story lines from Fallout.

    Not surprisingly, pretty teen-age girls end up running everything which of course is what you'd expect in a savage, tribal setting with no rules where only the strong survive - oh wait, that's the opposite of what always happens when anarchy reigns. The teenagers even consistently beat the crap out of guys twice their size which I suppose is supposed to represent the teenage desire to be independent or something but is simply forced and absurd. Here we could have shown how girls can find ways around physical domination through cleverness (like in the real world) but instead, all of them are female Bruce Lee whom the men blindly follow.

    Of course we also have a token lesbian here to show how hip-and-now the show is and once again, we could have had an interesting story with this character dealing with her homosexuality in the face of oppression but no, everyone accepts it like good little politically-correct savages.

    On the plus side, the show does rarely come up with an interesting twist such as killing a character that you didn't expect or having the characters do something terrible to survive. However, such things are supposed to be what the show is about in the first place, so it's like saying that this hamburger does occasionally taste like a hamburger and the rest of the time has all the appeal of a toilet rag.    … Expand
  7. jadeb113
    Apr 8, 2014
    4
    The show isn't horrible, but it's far from good-quality. The premise is interesting, but seriously flawed. Gaping plot holes abound and attempted explanations are weak. Most of the characters are extremely difficult to like; they are cliché and most attempts at making a character multi-layered feels forced and faked or fails dismally Many of the teenagers have personalities that do notThe show isn't horrible, but it's far from good-quality. The premise is interesting, but seriously flawed. Gaping plot holes abound and attempted explanations are weak. Most of the characters are extremely difficult to like; they are cliché and most attempts at making a character multi-layered feels forced and faked or fails dismally Many of the teenagers have personalities that do not match their backstories and the non-leading characters are completely devoid of personalities and follow the either of the two quickly-established leaders with unexplainable loyalty. The series is also annoyingly heavy in the teenage-angst element.

    However, if you can ignore all of this, the show raises enough interesting philosophical and ethical questions to keep it interesting and - despite its general predictability - throws in enough plot twists to keep us guessing.    … Expand
  8. vikesh2206
    Nov 25, 2014
    4
    While 'The 100' offers some taut tense moments and an intriguing science fiction premise, it tumbles right into unavoidable young adult trappings with cheesy dialogue, forced love triangles and plot clichés.
  9. 58008
    Apr 10, 2015
    4
    I've been watching this lately, and while I find it interesting, it's also very annoying. It's annoying because it's just too fake - the science seems fake and the characters seem fake and also don't have good chemistry.

    It's almost like they're trying to copy Lost with teenagers, but Lost had some cool stuff in it that made you think. But this show doesn't have anything that makes me    I've been watching this lately, and while I find it interesting, it's also very annoying. It's annoying because it's just too fake - the science seems fake and the characters seem fake and also don't have good chemistry.

    It's almost like they're trying to copy Lost with teenagers, but Lost had some cool stuff in it that made you think. But this show doesn't have anything that makes me think. Just a bunch of kids running around and talking about making war or making peace with the grounders.

    It's not much of science fiction, since they don't seem to have any technology beyond what we currently have. And, I'm no environmental engineer, but the whole idea that they are running out of oxygen, yet have more than enough food and water, seems silly. Another thing that I noticed was that the space station was rotating, maybe that's where they get their 'gravity'? But if that is the case, their 'gravity' (centripetal force) is going in the wrong direction. In the other case, if they do have artificial gravity, why can't they land a space ship? I mean, they crashed on every single landing. And yet almost everybody lives.

    Then, the characters are so totally predictably stupid. Totally cliche. Oh ya, and it's always like they're trying to kill one of their friends or torture them, but in the next episode all is forgiven and they're best buds again. Also, Clark and her mom, even though they're the main characters, are total elitists. They're always right and so much better than everybody else. And everybody else just loves them because of what? The title of the show could really just be "Clark and her mom tell everybody else what to do and everybody else goes crazy".    … Expand
  10. threesuxty
    May 8, 2016
    3
    The writing is so brutally contrived that it's impossible for an intelligent person to watch without feeling the need to pull their brain out of their ear. The implausible behaviour of characters to artificially generate crisis might satisfy young children, but the content is aimed at young adults. So the show is doomed to appeal only to the most naive viewers. I watched the first seasonThe writing is so brutally contrived that it's impossible for an intelligent person to watch without feeling the need to pull their brain out of their ear. The implausible behaviour of characters to artificially generate crisis might satisfy young children, but the content is aimed at young adults. So the show is doomed to appeal only to the most naive viewers. I watched the first season to try to be fair, but feel like I wasted my time.… Expand
  11. blade01
    May 15, 2014
    3
    This show is bad, sorry.Great visuals, you can see that there is some effort in the show.But it all falls apart with the unlikeable characters.They have no morale and the positions they are taking changes often.Clark is a good example.Ive watched EP9 today and i hope EVERYONE dies in the end.They deserve it.Besides that the show lacks logic.The writers did a poor job when it comes toThis show is bad, sorry.Great visuals, you can see that there is some effort in the show.But it all falls apart with the unlikeable characters.They have no morale and the positions they are taking changes often.Clark is a good example.Ive watched EP9 today and i hope EVERYONE dies in the end.They deserve it.Besides that the show lacks logic.The writers did a poor job when it comes to logic, one example is EP9.Clark runs around and threaten the grounders with "tech that could wipe them out".WTF?What "tech"?They cant maintain the Ark properly.What could they have?Guns?With limited ammo?There could be tenthausands of grounders plus this "fog of death" and some mutants.Sorry, thats bad writing.The acting is ok but the there are too many stupid characters.Like Ophelia.Shes dumb as hell and **** nearly everyone.Now its the grounder or how i call him:The stalker.Hes helping her(and only her!!!) because shes pretty.Yeaaaah, thats the bad teenstuff.It was a stupid idea to bring in a bunch of teens for the cast.This sucks.This is from teens for teens and i dont know why its still on the air.Oh and to have enough time for the **** and the gyus hitting each other in the face they cut out the important stuff.SURVIVAL!!!!1 EP with a mutant snake and 1 EP with the fog of death.WTF???This show should be about survival.How hard it is to hunt for food or something like that.But nooo, its about getting laid.Great......… Expand
  12. gcmarcal
    Mar 21, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had to sign up to metacritic just to express how awful this show is. I didn't know anything about the 100, had not even seen a trailer before watching it. The first couple of minutes caught my attention with a bit of back story and a interesting premise. BUT... from the moment that I saw that they put 100 teenagers on the ship and sent to Earth I thought: "This is not going well". After that it became another uninteresting teen sci-fy drama, full of cliches and bad acting. I am not going to bother to watch the second episode!… Expand
  13. rockon
    Jan 25, 2015
    3
    The science is flawed in the science fiction. Making the premise ridiculous from the beginning. The technology already exists to measure radiation levels from space. Also, a culture advance enough to build and operate the Ark would know how to control their population with out killing people. It's called birth control and vasectomies. What, they go 97 years with out knowing they areThe science is flawed in the science fiction. Making the premise ridiculous from the beginning. The technology already exists to measure radiation levels from space. Also, a culture advance enough to build and operate the Ark would know how to control their population with out killing people. It's called birth control and vasectomies. What, they go 97 years with out knowing they are becoming over-populated? That's just not workable. Sloppy Sci-Fi writing. I can write better stuff than this. I actually think before I write a script.… Expand
  14. Raven25
    Feb 19, 2015
    3
    Interesting concept. Shame they had to ruin it with nonsensical feminist plotlines, cheap writing and plot, shoddy direction and terrible acting. They portray women being leaders, fighting and saving men while completely ignoring the point that their small primitive society needs to reproduce and women need to be protected in order to do that (as you only need 1 man to populate a villageInteresting concept. Shame they had to ruin it with nonsensical feminist plotlines, cheap writing and plot, shoddy direction and terrible acting. They portray women being leaders, fighting and saving men while completely ignoring the point that their small primitive society needs to reproduce and women need to be protected in order to do that (as you only need 1 man to populate a village but 1 woman won't do so men should fight and risk dying not women). I do approve of the occasional piece of eye candy though.… Expand
  15. cyberdamn
    Mar 30, 2018
    3
    While the plot itself could be rather cunning, illogical behavior of both characters and surrounding world (e.g. any decision made by dropped teens (ok, we could let it off because they're teens) or a water snake, giving up it's prey for a stone and leaving just few small scratches after tossing the prey all across the lake) and stupid dialogues just destroy the pleasure and I just can'tWhile the plot itself could be rather cunning, illogical behavior of both characters and surrounding world (e.g. any decision made by dropped teens (ok, we could let it off because they're teens) or a water snake, giving up it's prey for a stone and leaving just few small scratches after tossing the prey all across the lake) and stupid dialogues just destroy the pleasure and I just can't make myself believe in the story. Anyway, this review is based on first four episodes of the first seasons, so impression might change. I strongly doubt it will, tho.… Expand
  16. canoe3k
    Oct 29, 2014
    3
    This is a good plot line with horrible development. When a smear of blood would do gallons are used and used and used and used. Whenever a decision has to be made it is the wrong one and teenagers are made to look like mindless morons. This crew makes Lord of the flies look erudite. A pity, because I like the concept and the possibilities. It could have been Stargate but it fails to riseThis is a good plot line with horrible development. When a smear of blood would do gallons are used and used and used and used. Whenever a decision has to be made it is the wrong one and teenagers are made to look like mindless morons. This crew makes Lord of the flies look erudite. A pity, because I like the concept and the possibilities. It could have been Stargate but it fails to rise even to Galaxy Quest. I love my science fiction, but this faceplants.… Expand
  17. DVGayllin
    Mar 24, 2016
    3
    Liked the show until they started adding in the unnecessary gay relationships. Don't really care if your gay, just don't like it shoved in my face every time I turn on a show.
  18. Prrgangsta
    Mar 1, 2017
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like the idea but just name the issues of THIS show:
    1. You call it the 100 but kill off two of the kids right when they hit the ground (already down to 98)
    2. For a group of smart people they sure are **** stupid "Instead of sending experts with survival skills and gear to read radioactivity we are gonna send you 100 unskilled brats onto the world and follow your vital signs to see if the world os habitable for us."
    3.Why send so many? Why not just like 20 of them because with 100 hormonal teen criminals you know bad **** is bound to happen. Just another way to make these ARK people look stupider when they are supposed to be smart.    … Expand
  19. Dobby
    Apr 14, 2014
    2
    Another CW Sci-fi show with more teenage drama than actual science fiction. Set in the future: 100 young people are sent to repopulate an abandoned planet Earth. It has the potential to be interesting, however, once again, the CW assumes that young people will only watch a show if the majority of the characters are attractive high school-age teenagers (played by adults in their late 20s orAnother CW Sci-fi show with more teenage drama than actual science fiction. Set in the future: 100 young people are sent to repopulate an abandoned planet Earth. It has the potential to be interesting, however, once again, the CW assumes that young people will only watch a show if the majority of the characters are attractive high school-age teenagers (played by adults in their late 20s or early 30s), or if there are a few romantic couples that they can ship. The story has no substance and it's attempts to create a "Lord of the Flies vibe is almost laughable. And since the lead characters aren't particularly interesting or charismatic, then there really is nothing left to enjoy. This show should have been cancelled on arrival. The two points are for Henry Ian Cusick. This show is a waste of his talent....he would have been better off staying on Scandal.… Expand
  20. tigerskin84
    May 19, 2014
    2
    Is bad and already got renewed, i dont know if further gets any better but the first 3 episodes put me to sleep
    1- bad acting
    2-recycled story
    3- they cancelled tomorrow people and not this?? come on!!!
  21. Bingo67
    Apr 17, 2014
    2
    I read the professional critics review on this site and thought I'd give a go. What a mistake. The visuals are well done but then its all down hill let down by pantomime level acting and script written for a specific target audience who probably won't watch it because it is 'sci-fi'. This show had promise with a good premise and could go in any number of directions but I for one won'tI read the professional critics review on this site and thought I'd give a go. What a mistake. The visuals are well done but then its all down hill let down by pantomime level acting and script written for a specific target audience who probably won't watch it because it is 'sci-fi'. This show had promise with a good premise and could go in any number of directions but I for one won't bother seeing where it goes.… Expand
  22. ZaidiAdemeit
    May 10, 2014
    2
    As a lover of hard sci-fi, I've tried to stay with this show, but in two episodes they have shown people dodging bullets! I don't know about you, but that insults my intelligence! I'm now convinced this series is made for clueless millennials.
  23. jonah111
    Jul 24, 2014
    2
    Poor acting, fast paced and obvious plots that occur so frequently in a single episode that it is impossible to form an opinion on any of the characters. It almost seems as though the director is making it up as it is filmed. The actors look as though they have strolled into the wrong set at the studio and should actually be filming a new high school musical. No grit, just polishedPoor acting, fast paced and obvious plots that occur so frequently in a single episode that it is impossible to form an opinion on any of the characters. It almost seems as though the director is making it up as it is filmed. The actors look as though they have strolled into the wrong set at the studio and should actually be filming a new high school musical. No grit, just polished American rubbish. This will not be successful amongst a British audience.… Expand
  24. LobsterNinja
    Nov 20, 2014
    2
    I generously gave it a 2 because I was able to watch the entire pilot. Review by psoomah was right on target "..hitting up that all important hormone crazed scientifically illiterate teen demographic...."

    1. Poison sumac is not a kind of moss growing pretty purple flowers. You don't even want to get anywhere close to it. And yes, the small white flower clusters in real poison sumac are    I generously gave it a 2 because I was able to watch the entire pilot. Review by psoomah was right on target "..hitting up that all important hormone crazed scientifically illiterate teen demographic...."

    1. Poison sumac is not a kind of moss growing pretty purple flowers. You don't even want to get anywhere close to it. And yes, the small white flower clusters in real poison sumac are poisonous to the touch, so if some cute guy sticks some in your ear, your ear will look and feel unsexy. Hey, if your gonna make something up, fine, but don't call it something that already exists.

    2. Hmm, those wrist bands have some pretty kick ass transmission power to send bio stats to an orbiting station. Somehow all other transmission requires a centralized communication center.

    3. Amazingly stupid doctors have to argue the blatantly obvious out loud. I'm not a doctor, but I think I would be able to perform a differential diagnosis to rule out death by radiation poisoning.

    4. That vine they used to cross the river was totally lame. I could clearly see three ropes twisted together, thinly disguised by a little vegetation. High school play level quality.

    I can't believe I'm actually watching the second episode....    … Expand
  25. sluzorz
    Nov 24, 2014
    2
    Extremely predictable with an awful story line. It is filled with plot holes and extremely loose logic. For example, how do you break your leg with the bone popping out and begin walking again after 12 hours? No, that just does not happen. And the lust in this show is ridiculous. Lets just say if one of the teen girls meets another guy, they will 100% get it on and "love" each other onExtremely predictable with an awful story line. It is filled with plot holes and extremely loose logic. For example, how do you break your leg with the bone popping out and begin walking again after 12 hours? No, that just does not happen. And the lust in this show is ridiculous. Lets just say if one of the teen girls meets another guy, they will 100% get it on and "love" each other on first sight.… Expand
  26. Johan_CT
    Aug 29, 2015
    2
    What started as a promising series ended in an orgy of killing and destruction, so very typical of the American mindset. They just can't get away from who they have become. How deeply disappointing.
  27. jonwood65
    Feb 2, 2018
    2
    I will admit that I am very much a Sci-Fi aficionado, and I keep looking and hoping for a great TV adventure. This isn't it. My 2 has nothing to do with science incongruities as I am used to it and there is a ton of it in this show. It's not about how pretty everyone looks either or any of the production. I will not go into details because the list would be way too long. I will say this. II will admit that I am very much a Sci-Fi aficionado, and I keep looking and hoping for a great TV adventure. This isn't it. My 2 has nothing to do with science incongruities as I am used to it and there is a ton of it in this show. It's not about how pretty everyone looks either or any of the production. I will not go into details because the list would be way too long. I will say this. I come from Wisconsin, and I know cheese when i see it. The amount of suspension of disbelief this show requires is off the charts. The writers use every stupid emotional trick in the book and then some, and that makes what could have been a passably decent show into pure cheese. I must say that I'm close to the end of season one, and that's why I gave it a 2 instead of a 0. Because it actually kept me that long, hoping it gets better. It doesn't.… Expand
  28. chaseau
    Mar 24, 2014
    1
    The teenagers' dialogue felt as if it was written by a 15yr old girl who watches too much MTV, and apparently in this future teenagers are mentally challenged.
  29. vizard00
    Apr 21, 2014
    1
    i really wanted to give the series a chance , but as said before the script is very very childish , so does who don't care about SCFI sense and want a american pie serie , ENJOY ( she born on a space station and come back to earth when she is 18 or 17 to brace all the planet earth bacterias and micros without even getting sick ) okok
  30. psoomah
    Mar 19, 2014
    1
    Yet another sci-fi teen drama that kicks any slightest semblance of science, logic, rationality and common sense into the gutter for ... hitting up that all important hormone crazed scientifically illiterate teen demographic I guess. Dreck.
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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Mar 27, 2014
    75
    This one has promise because it’s not formulaic. I have no idea where it’s headed, which is kind of nice for a change.
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  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Mar 19, 2014
    50
    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.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Margaret Lyons
    Mar 19, 2014
    80
    The 100 is better than it has to be, a little more exciting and surprising and intense.
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