It was a huge turning point, Taylor recalls.
Rothenberg sees it that way as well.
The characters in the show are not concerned with those things.

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They are only concerned with whether they are going to live and die.
Its just not in our shows vocabulary.
Its a new thing for me to be observing.
I think that was just a really lovely thing to hear and a really lovely thing to play.
The 100airs Thursdays at 9 p.m.
ET on The CW.
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