The 100 - A Futuristic Game of Thrones

If you have missed the first two seasons of The CW's The 100, you still have plenty of time to catch up before the third season is broadcast.  The second season just ended after an exhausting battle between three sets of humans - the "Sky People" who had orbited the Earth for generations after a nuclear war, the "Mountain Men" who tried to keep civilization safe while hiding from the radiation, and the "Grounders" who stayed on the surface, never hid, and suffered the effects of the radiation.  And Iet's not forget the "Reapers" who are Grounders converted to wild men by the Mountain Men.  Have you got all of that?

While I will be the first to admit season one got off to a slow start, it was a wild ride when the sky people, represented by 100 teenagers sent down as guinea pigs, fought the Grounders and finally met the Mountain Men by the end of the season.  Then the series really took off in season two.  At times you had five stories lines trying to converge, and each story was riveting.  

One interesting aspect was the battle among generations. The teenagers became the tutors of the reluctant adults when they finally came down to the surface. And the Mountain Men had their own father versus son struggle that threatened the very existence of the Sky People. 

And all along the way, lives were lost, many times gruesomely, on the new Earth.  As with Game of Thrones, you soon learned that no character's life was guaranteed, and life was easy to discard.  While I don't want to give too much away, you are best not to pin your hopes on any one "hero."

The Wrap had a good story titled "10 Ways to Die on CW's The 100" with an accompanying graphic (below) on how 46 of the 100 teenagers had died before the start of season two.  The deaths continued throughout season two and I now have no idea how many of the 100 are left.  At this point the show could be call The 10 Remaining Scared Kids.  At least try it out before you return to Game of Thrones.  You many not find dragons, but mankind can be scary all on its own.