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The 100 (The CW)

The CW is the last place you’d expect to find the most compelling science fiction currently on television—especially at midseason. But when The 100 premiered in March, the show quickly announced itself as exactly that. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where Earth was devastated by nuclear war—leaving only the humans on space stations unharmed—The 100 follows a group of 100 juvenile delinquents forced to investigate Earth’s potential for rehabitation. Splitting time between the teenagers on the ground and the adults (on a quickly deteriorating space station) who sent them there, The 100deftly navigates both the struggle of kids trying to build their own society and the politics of the adults left behind. Throughout the season the “ground” stories became increasingly more exciting, eschewing most teen-drama convention (aside from one ill-advised love triangle) and focusing on interesting questions like who has the right to inhabit the land and the moral responsibilities of being a successful leader. Everything comes to a head in the fantastic two-part season finale, setting a whole new story in motion and proving that The 100 is just getting started.
One to watch: “Earth Kills,” which hints at just how dark and morally complex the show will become. [CR]

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