Its easy to underestimate The CW if youre a snooty adult like me.
With its third season, the show keeps getting bigger, bleaker, and better.
Im ignoring multitudes; the scope is vast.

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Complex ethical and political quandaries have elevated the drama.
Should the Ark folks join Lexas confederacy of clans?
Should they accept or fear protection from a peacekeeping force of Grounders who might want them dead?
You wishThe 100had budget, time and talent to produce grander verisimilitude.
Still, the vision shines through, and the cast works hard to serve increasingly complex characters and relationships.
Taylor, for one, wears Clarkes brokenness with greater confidence to match her new crimson locks.
Debnam-Carey shows bolder shades as Lexa fends off conspiracies and pines for renewed connection with Clarke.