46) Character Development: Only one and a half seasons in and already there’s character growth. ‘Development’ doesn’t always mean ‘become a better person,’ though. There’s also character regression. You hate that character? Just wait, you might end up liking them. You like that character? Just wait, you might end up hating them. Experiences and events cause characters to change their behavior accordingly.
47) Interesting Female Characters: The 100 can certainly boast having plenty of strong females, but what sets it apart from other shows is the fact that there are interesting female characters. Everyone loves a badass, no doubt about that. But the women in The 100 are more than warriors, and are vastly different from each other. They each have a unique personality and are not reduced to clichés.
48) Interesting Male Characters: It’s all about equality on The 100! The men are also just as diverse as the women, portraying personalities from all sides of the spectrum. You might even argue that most male characters display traits common to female stereotypes, and vice versa for the female characters. It makes the characters feel fresh and more interesting when not driven by stereotypes.
Reasons 49-50 drowned after a swamp monster attacked.
51) Clever Characters: How often have you watched a show or movie in which the lead character is in danger and they do something stupid prompting you to yell at the screen, “Why would you do that?!” Well the frustration ends now! Many characters in The 100 would not walk towards the creepy noise coming from the dark attic. When put in a bad situation, many characters actually make smart decisions (gasp) to get themselves out of it. Even with the few characters that make you roll your eyes, their poor decisions fit with their character. It feels natural and realistic.
52) Flaws: As awesome as the characters are, they are far from perfect. Even the best of them make mistakes here and there, and that’s what makes them so engaging. It would be terribly boring if you liked everything about each character, there’d be no depth.
Reasons 53-56 burned from sun radiation.
57) Romance: If you like romance, you won’t be disappointed. If you don’t like romance, you also won’t be disappointed. There’s enough romantic subplots to keep shippers satisfied, but not dwelled on too much to be a distraction or annoyance. It’s hard to think about a potential honey bunny when fighting for your life 24/7.
58) Relationships: As stated above, there are romantic relationships, but what’s more, this is a show that puts focus on other kinds of relationships. Male friendships, female friendships, male/female friendships, siblings, parent/child, The 100 has it all. Arguably it’s at its best when dealing with the relationship between enemies who are trying to find common ground.
Reasons 59-63 died in a Mount Weather experiment.
64) Diversity: A strong element of The 100 is the cast’s ethnic diversity. It’s true there could be more representation, as it’s not as equal as it probably should be, but it is far better than most shows. Moreover, a character’s ethnicity is not what drives their storyline. Everyone is treated the same as everyone else.
65) Adults: Unlike most other CW shows, the adult characters are not just thrown in and serve no purpose. The adults in The 100 have storylines as important and as interesting as the teens. Furthermore, what happens in the adults’ stories oftentimes has some impact to the teens’ stories.
66) Age Gap: Too many shows have teenagers acting like children, and adults treating teenagers with little respect. The teens in The 100 are much more like young adults, frequently behaving more maturely than the adults. In turn, the adults ought to give the teens the respect they deserve, and they do. The really satisfying moments are when the adults put their pride aside and let the younger ones take control.
67) Multiple Plots: With so many characters and so many stories going on at once, it’s easy to assume the show will be difficult to follow. But The 100 does a great job creating various plots that at first seem separate from each other, but will ultimately come together in one big moment. Knowing the stories somehow all have relevance to each other makes watching much more interesting. You can try to fit together the pieces and predict what’s going to happen next.
Reasons 68-71 decayed from poisoned mist.
72) Flashbacks: The dreaded flashbacks are not so dreadful after all. Flashbacks are woven into the present story seamlessly, and they’re great for slowly revealing backstory of the characters. Instead of throwing history at you all at once, The 100 takes its time to shed layers of each character. They show why characters have become the person they are and how they got to their present state.
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