TEXT: [ Location: Sky Box ] Clarke (thoughts): I feel the sun on my face. I see trees all around me, scent of wildflowers on a breeze. It's so beautiful. In this moment, I'm not stranded in space. It's been 97 years since a nuclear apocalypse killed everyone on Earth, leaving the planet simmering in radiation. Fortunately, there were survivors. 12 nations had operational space stations at the time of the bombs. There is now only The Ark, one station forged from the many. We're told the Earth needs another 100 years to become survivable again. 4 more space-locked generations, and man can go home, back to the ground. The ground, that's the dream. This is reality. Guard: Prisoner 319, face the wall. Clarke (thoughts): Reality sucks. Clarke: What is this? Guard: Quiet. Hold out your right arm. Clarke: No. No. It's not my time. I don't turn 18 for another month. Guard: Hold out your arm. Clarke (thoughts): On The Ark, every crime, no matter how small, is punishable by death - unless you're under 18. Guard: Your watch. Clarke: No. It was my father's. Guard: Take it off. Clarke: No. Guard: Hey! Clarke: No. Clarke (thoughts): Juvenile offenders get put here -- lockup. We call it the Sky Box. Guard: Prisoner 319. Abigail Griffin (Clarke's Mother): Clarke, stop. Wait here. Clarke: Mom? Mom, what's going on? What is this? Guard (to another prisoner): Come on. Let's go. Clarke: They're killing us all, aren't they, reducing population to make more time for the rest of you? Abigail Griffin: Clarke, you are not being executed. You're being sent to the ground, all 100 of you. Clarke: What? But it's not safe. No. No. We get reviewed at 18. Abigail Griffin: The rules have changed. This
SUMMARY:
Set in an indeterminate year in the distant future, 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse has devastated the surface of Earth, all known humans are residents of merged orbiting space stations known as "The Ark". 100 juvenile delinquents are sent to Earth's surface to test its habitability, having been given vitals-monitoring wristbands and instructions to proceed directly to Mount Weather. Among them is 17-year-old Clarke Griffin ( Eliza Taylor ), the daughter of The Ark's chief medical officer, Dr. Abby Griffin ( Paige Turco ). The 100 discover a lush Earth filled with new wonders and dangers. Clarke and four others search for the former Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center , a possible site of supplies. Ultimately, they discover that there are hostile survivors on the ground when Jasper, one of their party, is speared. The other delinquents remain at the landing site and, under the leadership of Bellamy ( Bob Morley ), celebrate their new world. Back on The Ark, Chancellor Jaha ( Isaiah Washington ) has been shot, causing the merciless and unsympathetic Councilman Kane ( Henry Ian Cusick ) to take charge. After Abby uses too many supplies to save Jaha, Kane attempts to execute her but, Jaha recovers in time to issue Abby a pardon .