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The 100: Every season of The CW’s sci-fi series, ranked

By Amanda Mullen

The 100 -- "Sanctum" -- Image Number: HUN601b_0157r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jordan Bolger as Shaw, Sachin Sahel as Jackson, Tasya Teles as Echo, Bob Morley as Bellamy, Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Jarod Joseph as Miller -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The 100 -- "Sanctum" -- Image Number: HUN601b_0157r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jordan Bolger as Shaw, Sachin Sahel as Jackson, Tasya Teles as Echo, Bob Morley as Bellamy, Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Jarod Joseph as Miller -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. /
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The 100 — “A Sort of Homecoming” — Image Number: HU715A_0375r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Lindsey Morgan as Raven, Shannon Kook as Jordan Green, Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Luisa d’Oliveira as Emori — Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW — 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
The 100 — “A Sort of Homecoming” — Image Number: HU715A_0375r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Lindsey Morgan as Raven, Shannon Kook as Jordan Green, Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Luisa d’Oliveira as Emori — Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW — 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. /

When it comes to storytelling, The 100 has had its ups and downs like any series. But which season was the strongest? Here’s our ultimate ranking of each one.

Like any television series that’s been given a decent run, The 100 has had its ups and downs over the past seven years. The fandom has railed against the show’s decisions on more than one occasion, but longtime viewers have also continued to tune in to see what this science-fiction series would do next — and whether humanity was, in fact, worthy of survival.

That question was finally answered (sort of) during the show’s series finale, bringing the story of the 100 delinquents sent to Earth to a close once and for all. And with season seven officially over and done with, we can officially decide where it falls among the rest of the show’s installments.

If there’s one thing that can be said about The 100, it’s that its earlier seasons had a certain heart that became harder to find as the show continued. Still, there are bright and dark spots in every season of The CW’s science-fiction series. So, what’s our definitive ranking from worst to best?

The 100 — “The Stranger” — Image Number: HU712b_0077r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): John Pyper-Ferguson as Bill Cadogan and Bob Morley as Bellamy — Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW — 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
The 100 — “The Stranger” — Image Number: HU712b_0077r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): John Pyper-Ferguson as Bill Cadogan and Bob Morley as Bellamy — Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW — 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. /

Season 7

With the series finale over and done with, it’s officially safe to say that the seventh and final season of The 100 is its most polarizing. And that’s not without reason. Although the show’s ending hammered home some interesting and relevant messages, the endgame ultimately went back on many of the themes the series had previously emphasized. (For example, “You don’t ease pain you overcome it.”)

While the seventh season also brought fans some long-awaited resolutions and character moments, it made questionable decisions regarding The 100’s two biggest players: Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake. These two have been at the center of the series from the very beginning, and having them not just turn on each other — but do so fatally — was a blow to the fans who had come to adore their relationship, platonic or otherwise. (It also, again, went back on Clarke’s promise to never forget that Bellamy’s her family, too.)

Of course, the seventh season isn’t without its redeeming moments. Though the pacing at the beginning — and the somewhat convoluted time-travel plotline — could have been improved, the final episodes took fans on a suspenseful and emotion ride, whether the conclusion was something they personally enjoyed or not. Watching Raven Reyes and Octavia Blake save humanity was also a redeeming moment — as was getting to know some of the show’s side characters a little better after all these years.

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