The original post: /r/television by /u/JamStan1978 on 2026-02-27 22:35:42+00:00.
The 100 is genuinely one of the best shows I have ever seen. It might have been on The CW, but you would never be able to tell because this show had quality writing. The characters were very well written and felt three dimensional and complex. No one felt flat. They all had layers, flaws, and real motivations that made their choices feel believable.
The show had good stakes. It was not as deadly as something like Game of Thrones, but there was the perfect amount of danger where you genuinely believed anyone could die, and many people did. The deaths were paced well and made sense within the story. They were not just for shock value. You felt the weight of them. It kept you invested because the consequences always felt real.
The storylines were so intriguing and creative. Every season brought something new while still feeling connected to the bigger picture. The cliffhangers were brutal. It constantly left you needing the next episode. The first five seasons in particular tell what feels like a perfect story from beginning to end. It feels complete and cohesive in a really satisfying way.
I absolutely love Season 6, and there are many aspects of Season 7 that I enjoy. But Season 7 really dropped the ball when Bellamy dies. It was not exactly that he died, but how he died and how it did not benefit the story in any meaningful way. For such an important character, it just did not feel handled in a way that matched his impact on the series.
If we are just talking about the first five seasons, with Season 6 as a bonus, then it is a perfect series in my eyes. I genuinely wish we could get more of this show. Even though I love Season 6, part of me wishes they would retcon Seasons 6 and 7 and continue from the Season 5 ending to give it a more proper conclusion.
I always imagined the show ending with them rebuilding civilization on Earth. It would start small at first, just a fragile beginning. But over thousands of years, it could grow again. That kind of ending feels hopeful and true to what the show was building toward the entire time.