
Not only was he ultimately right, but he died for nothing because Madi wound up in M-cap anyway. Killing Bellamy is one that I can really see sticking with her. I for one don't really see this as a happy ending for Clarke, since she still has to live with everything she lost and what she did that left her in tears at the beginning of the finale. So, another 60 years or so, optimistically? Whether or not fans see this as a satisfying conclusion is another story entirely. So it’s a happy ending for the human race.Īccording to Jason Rothenberg, The 100 wrapped on a happy ending for the human race, even if the human race is going to be over and gone once Clarke and her group die. It’s OK, though, because we transcended and joined the universal consciousness.

They’re going to live their days together as a family, grow old together, and when they die, the human race is over.
They can never procreate and they can’t transcend, so this is it for them. So, was this a happy ending? According to showrunner Jason Rothenberg in an interview with TVLine, it was a happy ending in at least one way: Honestly, they probably can't even go much of anywhere. They can't transcend after making the choice, they can't procreate, and they can't do much of anything except live together and eventually die, with no chance of meeting any new people or expanding their group. In deciding to return, they came back to very limited lives. Raven was more successful in talking her way through the test, although Octavia is largely to thank for humanity passing. Humanity got one more shot, however, with Raven taking the test with the representation of Abby by her side.

Despite Clarke summoning a representation of Lexa as her guide to take the test, Clarke failed due to everything she has done over the years. The first person to take the test that would either end in transcendence or extinction of the human race was Bill Cadogan, but Clarke interrupted his test to shoot and kill him for what he did to Madi. The episode had a lot to wrap up before answering the question: does humanity in the 100 universe deserve to be saved to give the characters a happy ending? Well, after the finale, I would say that whether or not the ending was happy is up to interpretation. The long and bloody road to the conclusion of The 100 has come to an end and revealed the fates of Clarke, Octavia, and the rest of the characters who were still alive at the beginning of the hour.
