The 48

The 48 is the premiere episode for the second Season. It gathered 1.54 million viewers on the original airing. It was written by show creator Jason Rothenberg and directed by Dean White.

Summary
Picking up where the season one final ended, Clarke is still alone in the white room, frantically trying to make sense of her bizarre surroundings. The fate of Bellamy, Finn, and Raven is still unknown. Lincoln and Octavia's daring plan is thwarted and an enemy returns.

Meanwhile, Abigail, Kane and the survivors of the Ark must face physical and moral dilemmas in their dangerous and beautiful new world. Finally, Chancellor Jaha makes a heroic decision.

Starring

 * Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin
 * Paige Turco as Abigail Griffin
 * Thomas McDonell as Finn Collins
 * Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake
 * Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake
 * Devon Bostick as Jasper Jordan
 * Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes
 * Ricky Whittle as Lincoln
 * Christopher Larkin as Monty Green
 * Isaiah Washington as Thelonious Jaha
 * Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus Kane

Guest Starring

 * Raymond J Barry as Dante Wallace
 * Richard Harmon as John Murphy
 * Joseph Gatt as Tristan
 * Eve Harlow as Maya Vie
 * Rekha Sharma as Dr. Tsing
 * Alessandro Juliani as Sinclair
 * Sachin Sahel as Jackson

Quotes
Clarke: "Where the hell am I?"

Octavia: "Ai laik Okteivia kom Skaikru en ai gaf gouthru klir."

Dante Wallace: "You're not fighting for your life anymore, Clarke. You made it. Welcome to Mt. Weather."

Raven Reyes: "How'd you get to be such a dick, Murphy?"

Murphy: "I don't wanna die alone."

Monty Green: "Why would they lie?"

Marcus Kane: "We're here now. Everything's gonna be okay."

Dante Wallace: "Please don't test me, Clarke."

Marcus Kane: "You are not animals! There are rules, there are laws. You are not in charge anymore."

Thelonious Jaha: "My job is done. I am so tired."

Notes & Trivia

 * The title is a reference to the 48 out of the 100 Delinquents inside Mount Weather.
 * Maya Vie débuts.
 * This episode marks the first time Raven kills someone.
 * Murphy's background is revealed. This makes Raven feel sympathy for him and not reveal to the adults who shot her in the first place.
 * Jaha hears a baby on The Ark with him which is the first appearance of a baby in the current setting (no flashbacks) of The 100.
 * This episode marks the first real appearance of the Mountain Men as another society of survivors and their culture.
 * Bellamy is arrested for attacking Murphy, suggesting the Sky People are still enforcing their criminal justice system as they did on the Ark.
 * Dante claims the Mount Weather patrol didn't find any more survivors
 * Lincoln says the antidote Octavia needs was given to Finn to save Raven in We Are Grounders (Part 2).
 * This antidote is made from the beetles that eat river moss.

Aftermath of Season One

 * The cliff-hanger fates of Finn, Bellamy, Raven, and Murphy were revealed after the Season One finale that took place the night before where 300 Grounders were killed.
 * Currently there are 48 Delinquents dead, and 53 alive, not including Bellamy Blake and Raven Reyes.
 * Bellamy, Finn, Monroe, Sterling, Raven, and Murphy all survived the explosion but were not taken by the Mountain Men while Octavia had already left with Lincoln.

Body Count

 * Unnamed Delinquent killed by Tristan
 * Unnamed Grounder killed by Raven Reyes
 * Tristan killed by Marcus Kane

Behind the Scenes

 * While filming, Eliza Taylor was injured on set.
 * Devon Bostick had to eat approximately nine pieces of pie.
 * The statue Lincoln and his people use to settle disputes is the Statue of Abraham Lincoln.

Production Notes

 * Filming began on July 7th, 2014.
 * Jason Rothenberg tweeted a picture of the script cover for this episode on September 29th, 2014. It contains the information of the writer, director, and production code for this episode.

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