Can't Wait For Round 2: Wrapping Up Season 1 Of The 100

So, to get away from the constant stream of NBA posts, how about a little TV? Post-apocalyptic settings are all the rage these days in TV land, from zombies to alien invasions to nuclear fallouts. There are so many that not all are bound to make it, such as NBC's Revolution (which Krissy and I enjoyed, for the record).

Another such show is the CW's The 100, which just wrapped up it's debut season last night. In recent years, the CW (then WB) has kind of moved away from the smarmy night time teen soaps like Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. If the failed reboot of 90201 isn't evidence of this, then I don't know what is. They are still targeting that same age range, but over the years they at least have shown the good sense to infuse these basic premises with more and more backdrops like superheroes (Smallville and Arrow), sci-fy (Roswell and Supernatural), and, of course, vampires (The Vampire Diaries).

The 100 fits mostly in that sci-fy category. I was intrigued at the concept because it looked kind of like Lost meets Lord of the Flies. It started out a little slow I think, and the writing could be a little better. For example, when the 100 land on planet Earth, you would expect there to be some extracurricular activities for a gang of teenagers living for the 1st time without parental supervision. But they seem to have a 3 day bone-fest before ever finding anything to eat or drink...and then are we to accept the idea that 1 mountain lion is able to feed 100 ravenous kids? So, you have to suspend your disbelief at times.

At least wait a couple weeks to start touching each other's naughty parts like these 2.

But The 100 started gaining steam about midway through Season 1 when the group captured a "grounder." Of course, one of the coeds couldn't help falling for his rugged good looks, caveman tats, and heart of gold, which pretty much spurned on the rest of the action. As is custom these days, The 100 couldn't help but leave us with a complete cliffhanger at Season 1's end, but there are a lot of ways Season 2 could go. This is especially true with the introduction of more groups on post-nuclear-war Earth. The 100 and the grounders we knew about already, but now we have terrifyingly cannibalistic "reapers," the surviving adults from the Ark, and the "mountain men," who were not what I was expecting at all compared to what they were revealed as! (I envisioned basically grounders on plutonium-enriched steroids with lumberjack beards, not special forces agents sporting futuristic military tech). And where will Octavio and Lincoln wind up? What the f*** happened to Finn after he was locked out of the ship?

Time to make beautiful Ark-grounder babies, I guess.

Regardless, I think The 100 has some legs. Can't wait to see where the go with it this fall.