We all have those moments when we hastily binge-watch a show after we check it out on a whim or hear the hype in some crevice of the internet. Despite the fast-pace-large-intake, marathoning TV shows is a great way to fully immerse yourself in the world and realise exactly what works and what doesn't in the plot, characters and universe. So I thought I'd start a new series called "Marathon TV", for intensive overviews of all my thoughts on the show, predictions for any future seasons (and to curb my withdrawal symptoms of not being able to immediately watch the next episode).
The first instalment is The 100 (produced by Jason Rothenberg), a science-fiction teenage drama that takes place in a post-apocalyptic universe. There have been two seasons so far, airing on the CW or E4 in England and can be compared to the extremely popular series Lost mixed with The Hunger Games. The premise itself is intriguing: the earth has currently been unpopulated for nearly 100 years due to a nuclear war where radiation which has left it unsurvivable for human beings. Cue the creation of 'The Ark', a large space station that now houses the remainder of the human race. However, The Ark is beginning to run out of air and rapid action needs to be taken. This leads the Ark's council and governmental system to decide to send down a group of 100 teenage delinquents and criminals, a large enough but expendable population to go back down to earth to assess its conditions and whether the human race can move back there for good. Once The 100 land, all seems well at first. But lingering radiation has had its effects on the ground, and the teenagers are not alone.
