Book characters that were not adapted
Finally, a few characters that played major roles in the book, but were completely removed from the show’s DNA.
Glass
(Pictured: Candice Accola in The Vampire Diaries)
Glass is a main POV character in the book, and the only present-day perspective on the Ark. Her worldview is very limited – she pretty much only cares about her ex-boyfriend Luke, who she broke up with (for his own good) when she became pregnant with his child. But when she was arrested, she had an accident, causing her to lose the baby.
Glass is a prisoner scheduled for Earth, but escapes the dropship just before it departs. Her mother manages to convince Vice-Chancellor Rhodes to pardon her, but all Glass cares about is getting Luke back.
Through Glass, we learn that the Ark’s life support is failing. When she finds out that Luke’s part of the ship is losing oxygen, she leaves her mother to be with him. The first book closes on the cliffhanger that Luke’s new girlfriend (now ex) might tell him the truth about how Glass had his roommate executed, by telling the Chancellor that he was the father rather than Luke.
Thalia
(Pictured: Jessica Szohr in Gossip Girl)
Thalia is Clarke’s best friend, one of the girls she was confined with before being moved to solitary. They are reunited on the dropship, but sadly Thalia is one of the people who gets injured in the crash, and because Clarke lacks medicine, her wound is infected.
After a close call when the recovered medicine is stolen by Octavia, Clarke manages to save Thalia. But tragically, the Grounders set fire to the camp, and Thalia is too weak to escape the burning tent. She appears to have been killed, and Clarke blames Wells for not being able to save her.
To sum up: Why we love the changes
The 100 book has opened a fantastic, rich world, full of possibility. But while the book begins to unlock this world, the show takes it to the next level. The first season is fast-paced and goes a lot further than the first book (we only discover the Grounders in the final chapter!), and there’s a lot less time for reflecting on the past.
The main purpose of the book is to slowly reveal what led each main character to confinement, and how they’re beginning to make peace with their personal tragedies. Ever character’s story is (to a certain extent) a love story, and romance seems the main concern for everyone but Bellamy.
The show is about survival, and figuring out what the hell is happening on Earth. There’s romance, but it’s much less prevalent, and the characters (especially Clarke) hardly ever make it a priority.
We think the show did a wonderful job of upping the stakes and taking the story’s potential to the next level. The survival stories both on the ground and the Ark are riveting and emotionally investing, and leave us desperate to find out what happens next.
The 100 season 2 premieres October 22 on The CW with the episode “The 48.”
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