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The Best Episodes of The 100 Season 1

Every episode of The 100 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The 100 Season 1!

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100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The 100 Season 1 Episode 13 - We Are Grounders (2)
    8.8/10(6265 votes)

    S1:E13

    As the remaining members of the 100 face off against the Grounders, Jaha makes a noble sacrifice to ensure the Ark makes it to Earth.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Jason Rothenberg

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  2. The 100 Season 1 Episode 12 - We Are Grounders (1)
    8.3/10(5347 votes)

    S1:E12

    Clarke and Finn come face to face with a new enemy after Lincoln rescues them from Anya, while Bellamy, Raven, Octavia and Jasper deal with a vengeful Murphy. On the Ark, Jaha makes a plan to try and get to Earth.

    Director:Dean White
    Writers:Tracy Bellomo, Akela Cooper

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  3. The 100 Season 1 Episode 9 - Unity Day
    8.1/10(5280 votes)

    S1:E9

    Finn arranges a meeting with Clarke and the leader of the Grounders in order to bring peace, however a sceptical Clarke warns Bellamy, who along with Jasper and Raven follow them to the meeting with weapons. On the Ark, Diana takes over the exodus ship.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Kim Shumway, Kira Snyder

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  4. The 100 Season 1 Episode 10 - I Am Become Death
    8.1/10(5256 votes)

    S1:E10

    Murphy returns to the camp carrying a horrific virus created by the Grounders to weaken the camp. After learning the Grounders plan to attack the next day, Bellamy, Finn and Raven come up with a plan to delay them.

    Director:Omar Madha
    Writers:T.J. Brady, Rasheed Newson

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  5. The 100 Season 1 Episode 5 - Twilight's Last Gleaming
    8.0/10(5661 votes)

    S1:E5

    A plan to contact the Ark is put in motion after Raven crash lands on Earth. Meanwhile, Abby exposes Kane's plan to reduce the population of the Ark.

    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  6. The 100 Season 1 Episode 7 - Contents Under Pressure
    8.0/10(5389 votes)

    S1:E7

    While Bellamy tortures the Grounder, Raven and Clarke make contact with the Ark and ask Abby to help them save Finn. On the Ark, Kane deals with his guilt, and Jaha surprises the council with a shocking revelation.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writers:Kira Snyder, Akela Cooper

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  7. The 100 Season 1 Episode 6 - His Sister's Keeper
    7.8/10(5482 votes)

    S1:E6

    Bellamy, Finn and Jasper head into Grounder territory to search for Octavia, as flashbacks show the siblings' difficult childhood on the Ark. Meanwhile, Raven finds out about Clarke and Finn.

    Director:Wayne Rose
    Writers:Tracy Bellomo, Dorothy Fortenberry

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  8. The 100 Season 1 Episode 11 - The Calm
    7.8/10(5114 votes)

    S1:E11

    Clarke and Finn are captured by Anya, who forces them to save the life of a victim of the explosion. Meanwhile, Raven deals with her split from Finn, and Kane fights to save the Ark and it's survivors.

    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  9. The 100 Season 1 Episode 3 - Earth Kills
    7.7/10(6031 votes)

    S1:E3

    As a dangerous, acidic fog approaches, Clarke, Finn and Wells set out in search of a seaweed-like plant to make an antibiotic poultice for Jasper's wounds, while a vulnerable young girl follows when Bellamy takes a group out hunting for food.

    Director:Dean White
    Writers:Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain

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  10. The 100 Season 1 Episode 4 - Murphy's Law
    7.7/10(5781 votes)

    S1:E4

    Bellamy, Clarke and Finn try to protect Charlotte when everyone learns she killed Wells. On the Ark, Abby risks getting floated in order to give Raven the chance to launch the escape pod.

    Director:P.J. Pesce
    Writers:T.J. Brady, Rasheed Newson

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  11. The 100 Season 1 Episode 8 - Day Trip
    7.7/10(5395 votes)

    S1:E8

    Shumway secretly orders one of the 100 to kill Bellamy. Meanwhile, hallucinogenic nuts provide Octavia with an opportunity to help the Grounder escape the camp, and Bellamy and Clarke investigate a nearby underground depot, where they find military weapons.

    Director:Matt Barber
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The 100 Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(7924 votes)

    S1:E1

    97 years after a nuclear war, human kind is living in space. 100 juvenile delinquents are sent down to Earth to see if the planet is habitable.

    Director:Bharat Nalluri
    Writer:Jason Rothenberg

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  13. The 100 Season 1 Episode 2 - Earth Skills
    7.3/10(6368 votes)

    S1:E2

    Discovering that Jasper may still be alive, Clarke, Bellamy, Finn, Wells and Murphy head out to find him. On the Ark, Abby is determined to prove Earth is habitable, and enlists a mechanic to craft an escape pod.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Jason Rothenberg

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"We Are Grounders (2)" is the best rated episode of "The 100" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6265 votes. Directed by Dean White and written by Jason Rothenberg, it aired on 6/11/2014. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "We Are Grounders (1)".