Pilot

Pilot is the first episode of the first season of The 100. It first premiered on March 19, 2014. The episode was written by show creator Jason Rothenberg and directed by Bharat Nalluri.

Summary
Set in an indeterminate year in the distant future, 97 years after a nuclear war has devastated the surface of Earth, the only survivors were approximately 400 inhabitants of 12 national space stations that were in orbit at the time.

100 juveniles convicted of various crimes are sent to Earth to see if it is survivable. Among them is 17-year-old Clarke Griffin, the daughter of the Ark's chief medical officer and chief engineer; Wells Jaha, the son of the Chancellor Jaha; the daredevil, Finn Collins; the illegal sister, Octavia Blake and her stowaway brother, Bellamy Blake; the lighthearted Jasper Jordan and the resourceful Monty Green.

On Earth, the 100 discover Earth is in fact livable. When Clarke soon realizes they've landed on the wrong mountain and a radiation soaked forest sits between the 100 and their next meal, Clarke gathers a small group to head for Mount Weather for food and supplies. Clarke and the group quickly discover Earth is filled with wonders and dangers of all sorts. Meanwhile the rest of the 100 stay near the landing site, and one of their own makes plans to ensure the Ark believes the 100 to be dead.

Back on the Ark, Chancellor Jaha, has been shot, leaving Abigail Griffin to try and save his life at all costs. Meanwhile with the Chancellor dying, his second in command Councilman Kane, takes charge. Councilman Kane is a man who doesn't believe in mercy in a place where all law breaking is a capital crime.

Starring

 * Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin
 * Paige Turco as Abigail Griffin
 * Thomas McDonell as Finn Collins
 * Eli Goree as Wells Jaha
 * Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake
 * Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake
 * Kelly Hu as Callie Cartwig
 * Christopher Larkin as Monty Green
 * Devon Bostick as Jasper Jordan
 * Isaiah Washington as Thelonious Jaha
 * Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus Kane

Guest Starring

 * Terry Chen as Shumway
 * Richard Harmon as John Murphy
 * Sachin Sahel as Jackson
 * Alessandro Juliani as Sinclair
 * Aaron Miko as John Mbege
 * Genevieve Buechner as Fox

Quotes

 * Abigail Griffin: (to Clarke) "Earth, Clarke. You get to go to Earth."


 * Finn Collins: (to Clarke) "Hey, you're the traitor who's been in solitary for a year."


 * Octavia Blake: "We're back bitches!"


 * Finn (to Clarke) “Why so serious, princess? It’s not like we died in a fiery explosion.”


 * Jasper Jordan: (to Clarke) "They got a bar in this town? I'll buy you a beer."


 * Finn: (to Murphy about Wells): “Kid’s got one leg. How about you wait until it’s a fair fight?”


 * Bellamy Blake: (to Wells and Clarke) "I got a better idea. You two go, find it for us. Let the privileged do the hard work for a change."


 * Bellamy: (to Murphy and Mbege) "If you're gonna kill somebody, it's probably best not to announce it."


 * Bellamy: "Here, there are no laws. Here, we do whatever the hell we want whenever the hell we want.


 * Bellamy: "Now you don't have to like it, Wells. You can even try to stop it or change it. Kill me. You know why? Whatever the hell we want."


 * Clarke Griffin: "We're not alone."

Significant Events

 * Clarke and Wells are revealed to be childhood friends who now how a troubled relationship.
 * Excluding Wells Jaha, Finn Collins is the first delinquent Clarke Griffin meets.
 * Nicknames :
 * Jasper Jordan calls Finn Collins the "Spacewalk bandit" because Finn was arrested for an illegal spacewalk.
 * Finn gives Clarke the nickname "Princess". In the books, Bellamy Blake gives her the nickname Princess.
 * John Murphy calls Wells the "Chancellor of Earth".
 * Octavia is the first delinquent attacked by an animal.She is bitten in the thigh by a sea serpent.
 * Jasper is the first delinquent attacked by a Grounder. He is speared in the chest.

Notes and Trivia

 * This episode takes place in Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2149
 * It's never mentioned in the episode what Wells did to get arrested.
 * It was revealed at Comic Con 2014, Wells was arrested for damaging the last tree.
 * In the books, Wells set fire to a tree in order to get locked up. He also sped up the expedition to Earth by tampering with the oxygen in the ship’s airlock.
 * Jasper  and Monty Green were arrested for stealing herbs to make "stuff".
 * Clarke has been in solitary confinement for one year.
 * Eliza Taylor is left-handed thus making Clarke left-handed.
 * Jasper’s shirt had “Earth Day 2052" printed on it.
 * This is later confirmed to be the year of the nuclear war.

Body Count

 * Glen Dickson is killed in the descent to Earth.
 * An unnamed delinquent is also killed in the descent to Earth.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Mount Weather featured is based on the real Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center.
 * When the Exodus ship left The Ark headed for Earth it made a noise of flying at fast speeds. This is impossible because there is no sound in space.
 * Before Devon Bostick hit the water he was already wet.
 * Devon Bostick confirmed on Twitter his character Jasper Jordan was supposed to die in this episode. The cast and crew liked Devon so much, Jasper's fate was changed.

Production Notes

 * The episode was originally scheduled to air in January.
 * Pilot was watched by 2.73 million viewers and had a ratings/share of 0.9/3 in the key 18-49 demographic.
 * This is the highest rated midseason premiere for CW since Life Unexpeceted in 2010. It also built upon its lead-in, Arrow, by 13% in both total viewers and in ages 18–49.