The 100 Review: Monty Kills His Mom…Again

The 100 has reached a pivotal point in the season. Between all of our major players, they know what’s wrong and (generally) how to defeat Alie. But figuring out how to accomplish that goal in the separate factions has superfluous and unsuccessful results. I keep waiting for this show to slow down for an episode or two, but it never, ever does. That’s a good thing.

This week on The 100: Raven thinks she can hack and defeat Alie where she stands, but Monty, distracted by Harper, insists that they should wait until the others get back. Monty also makes a devastating sacrifice. Jaha and Alie work hard to protect the AI from the attacks. Pike, Murphy, and Indra attempt to destroy Jaha’s backpack. Clarke, Bellamy, Octavia, and Jasper try to get Luna to become the next commander.

One thing that has always baffled me, since I began these reviews in early season 2, is how The 100 can maintain its momentum and intensity levels for so long. It seems like the excitement level, whether you agree with the direction of the plot and action or not, is always high. I thought it was kind of odd (but welcome) that Monty and Harper took a little…ahem…break, shall we say? It was a nice break in the constant intensity that flows through this show. I hope it’s not putting relationships in the show for relationships sake, but I was both happy for Monty, and appreciative of the moment it created.

The 100 continues to experiment with different groups of characters, as well. Though it put several of our original heroes back together for the last few episodes, I found the Murphy/Pike/Indra crew to be particularly compelling. All three of those characters are so different, but it’s really interesting to watch them all work toward a common goal. The Monty/Raven pairing, in particular, was probably the most dramatic, but only because of the devastation that Raven caused but Monty perpetuated. Monty has now killed his mother twice! Once by gun and once by deletion. Heartbreaking.

Did anyone actually think that Clarke was going to get Luna to become the next commander? I think they should give Octavia a shot. She’s extremely deserving. Either way, I can see how this ends. Clarke (and maybe more of them) will take the AI pill and try to defeat Alie from the inside. That seems to be the only way that they can stop her.

I can’t believe how dangerous and crazy this world is. Does anyone else think that Jasper just needs to stop talking to women? What a horrible scenario. Devon Bostick nails every bit of it, though. Part of what keeps the intensity level so high is that the devastation keeps coming. Within four episodes, we lost Lexa, Lincoln, and Sinclair, and I can only imagine what more casualties might be faced. The writers and creators have done a fantastic job creating this world and raising the stakes higher than they are on most other shows on TV today.

The 100 was just as good as it’s always been this season. There comes a point when a show performs at a high level for such a long time that it gets old. However, that’s not the case here. Most episodes, especially this one, help me realize the value in constant high intensity format. It illustrates the concept of government (or AI) control over everything, versus the freedom we Americas have and take for granted. There are tons of parallels that can be drawn to a show like this, which just makes it that much more interesting to watch.

Overall, “Red Sky At Morning” was a strong episode that kept everything moving forward, while still giving us some strong acting performances and a compelling story.

What did you guys think? Did you enjoy this episode? Let us know!

The 100 airs Thursdays at 9/8c on The CW