The 100 · Season 1 · Netflix
The 100 Season 1
The 100 Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.8/10. 13 episodes on Netflix from 19 March 2014.
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What BollyAI Thinks
The 100 debuted on The CW in March 2014 as a YA dystopian adaptation of Kass Morgan's novel series, arriving in the wake of The Hunger Games and Divergent. The first 13 episodes establish two parallel survival stories - the 100 teenagers on a decimated Earth navigating hostile Grounders, and the adult leadership on the Ark in orbit making impossible resource decisions. Variety's Brian Lowry noted it was 'better-than-average CW sci-fi' while finding the dual structure uneven. The 76% Rotten Tomatoes score from 37 critics reflects honest appreciation for a show finding its feet. The premiere season's most lasting accomplishment is establishing the show's moral universe: no faction is clean, survival demands compromise, and the teenagers become more dangerous than their wardens expected.
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The Room
“A better-than-average CW sci-fi drama that splits its story into two halves.”
Variety (Brian Lowry)
Standout Episodes
The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.
- E1Pilot6.5
The pilot drops the 100 juvenile delinquents onto Earth without ceremony. The show earns its premise fast - the Earth is beautiful and lethal in equal measure - and establishes Clarke Griffin as a lead who will carry the series' moral weight.
The moment: The pod doors open and the 100 see Earth for the first time - a beat of genuine wonder the show earns by not overselling it.