History Series / The100

* ShotOutTheAirlock: "Floating," the preferred form of execution, consists of putting a person into an airlock and opening the outer door.

** The series was also billed as ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''Series/Lost''.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chancellor Jaha. He saved Clarke's mother from being thrown out of the airlock, just for saving his life (even through means that are against the law).

** By proxy. An unnamed member of the 100 has a grudge against Wells because Chancellor Jaha had his father thrown out of an airlock while he begged for Mercy.

* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Jasper]], who looked like he'd become a major character, with lots of ShipTease with Octavia. [[spoiler: A spear to the chest]] ended that pretty quick.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Chancellor Jaha. He saved Clarke's mother from being thrown out of the airlock, just for saving his life (even through means that's against the law).

* MsFanservice: Octavia, who gets a LingerieScene accompanied by MAleGaze in the ''first episode''.

* YouAreNumberSix: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Clarke. She is initally introduced as "Prisoner 319", but her real name is revealed shortly after.

** By proxy. Bellamy has a grudge against Wells because Chancellor Jaha had his father executed.
** Clarke also hates Wells because [[spoiler: he turned in her father.]]

* TheHeart: Clarke seems to be aiming to be this for The 100. In the Pilot, the group are arguing about whether or not they should all go to Mount Weather together, since some of them don't like each other. Clarke speaks up to remind them that surviving and finding food is more important than their personal grudges.

* YouAreNumberSix: [[Subverted]] with Clarke. She is initally introduced as "Prisoner 319", but her real name is revealed shortly after.

* BoxedCrook: All 100 of the juveniles sent to Earth.

* {{Jerkass}}: Councilman Kane, though he claims to be a WellIntentionedExtremist.

* TeenageWasteland
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans

* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: Chancellor Jaha willingly allows the execution of all criminals over age eighteen, even those who have committed minor crimes (and in some cases, none at all). That said, even Abigail, whose husband [[spoiler: was executed under Jaha's administration because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]]]], says she prefers having Jaha in power over Kane and even risks being executed herself to keep him alive.

* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: Abigail's husband was put to death under Chancellor Jaha's administration, but she would still rather have him in power than Councilman Kane, to the point where she risks execution herself in order to keep him alive.

-->'''Wells:''' My dad didn't make the rules.\\
'''Bellamy:''' No, but he enforced them.

* LawfulEvil: Councilman Kane
* LawfulNeutral: Chancellor Jaha.

'' The 100'' (pronounced "The Hundred") is an American post-apocalyptic drama series airing on The CW. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kass Morgan. The series premiered on March 19, 2014, following ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

Ninety-seven years prior to the start of the series, Earth was devastated by a by nuclear war, killing all inhabitants and washing the planet in radiation. The only survivors of the human race were residents of several space stations, which were later combined into one large one called The Ark.

* YouKilledMyFather:
** By proxy. One of the hundred has a grudge against Wells because Chancellor Jaha had his father executed.
** Clarke also hates Wells because [[spoiler: he turned in her father.]]

Ninety-seven years prior to the start of the series, Earth was devastated by a by nuclear war, killing all inhabitants. The only survivors of the human race were residents of several space stations, which were later combined into one large one called The Ark.

'' The 100'' (pronounced in promos as "The Hundred" not "The One-Hundred) is an American post-apocalyptic drama series airing on The CW. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kass Morgan. The series premiered on March 19, 2014, following ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: Clark's father was executed because he found out that The Ark was running out of life support systems.]]

** Clark also hates Wells because [[spoiler: he turned in her father.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: By proxy. One of the hundred has a grudge against Wells because Chancellor Jaha had his father executed.

'' The 100'' (pronounced in promos as "The Hundred" not "The One-Hundred) is an American post-apocalyptic drama series airing on The CW. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kass Morgan. The series premiered on March 19, 2014, following ''Series/Arrow''.

* AllCrimesAreEqual: On The Ark, all crimes are punishable by death unless you're under eighteen years of age. This is for population control purposes.