

Already we have some sort of ghost or glitch of Octavia showing up to see Hope (is this the toxin or time misbehaving? What a show!) Meanwhile, Echo is fighting for her family in Bellamy and reliving the worst things she thinks about herself, thanks to King Roan and the real Echo, her childhood friend.Ī few of the important things we learn: those wannabe Daft Punk guys can control the Anomaly, they want to capture Echo and Gabriel and bring them to Bardo, but they have orders to kill Hope on site. It keeps characters who might otherwise have little to do tied up with what’s looking like a fascinating story. This is an interesting trio for an adventure, but I’m here for it.

Meanwhile, Octavia has disappeared into the Anomaly and Bellamy has been taken away by invisible forces, leaving Echo, Hope and Gabriel to work together if they want to save the Blakes and understand the wonders of the Anomaly (the second one is more of a Gabriel thing.) Over in Sanctum, the convicts and the rest of the Grounders are awake, adding people and tension to the already-delicate balance of a Sanctum with almost no Primes. While we’re not technically in a new world for this premiere, it sure feels like it. But if this episode (and the three others critics could view) are any indication, we’re in excellent hands. This season has a lot to live up to, and saying farewell is notoriously difficult. The start of a new season on this show usually means watching with remote in hand to rewind and catch every little hint and expository detail of whatever new paradigm is in place. The 100 is back, for the final time, and once again we’re thrown into the deep end, for what’s shaping up to somehow be an even better season than last year’s consistently stellar outing.

This The 100 review contains spoilers The 100 Season 7 episode 1
