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The 100 (2014–2020)

A good idea, very bad story-line, bad characterization, contradictions, and lack of technical knowledge

[6/10 · 31 October 2020]

Sorry for long title, but it summarizes many things. Here you can find details. First of all, I have to mention that I didn't read the book. So I criticize the story-line of the serial. Initially, the idea is original. The problem starts at the second phase in short writing it. There are countless problem with the story-line. Characterization is very bad. I suppose the author did that. I deduced that because I assume the creators of the serial were loyal of the characters in the story and their behaviors. All characters act too unpredictable, and unstable. This is a very big problem in a literary sense. Characterization is one of the indicators of quality of a story. An author is firstly expected to succeed creating independent, distinctive individuals. While story flows characters are known better by reader/audience. Then reader/audience can follow his-her acts and easily forecast/guess reactions if the characterization is strong and stable. Of course author/creators can sacrifice this qualification to surprise the audience. The biggest problem in this story is that. The second biggest problem is there is no technical knowledge about the field story touch. For example policy, diplomacy, military, aerospace, rocket science, communication, and even natural sciences, and etc. Of course we cannot expect the author/creators master them, but we expect them avoid to make clear mistakes at least. For example even though their all diplomatic and political experience in the Arc, Dr Griffin, the president Jaha always do political and diplomatic mistakes. More specifically in the second season Dr Griffin handled diplomacy with Grounders for Finn's turn over so badly and totally wrong way. For another example, I didn't understand why they didn't blow up the mountain-men transmitter to cut their communication and turned back without doing something. There are many technical problems like this. Another biggest problem with the story is with dialogues. In the dialogues, an explanation/message/news/info is never said exactly where it should be said. Characters don't talk or act timely. There is more to say about it but there seems no end of defects.