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The Best Episodes of The 100 Season 5

Every episode of The 100 Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The 100 Season 5!

100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure
Network:The CW

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Eden" is the best rated episode of "The 100" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4029 votes. Directed by Dean White and written by Jason Rothenberg, it aired on 4/24/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Red Queen".

  • Eden
    8.5/104,029 votes

    #1 - Eden

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2018

    Clarke struggles to survive on a desolate, scorched earth while her friends in space come across a long-awaited beacon of hope.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Jason Rothenberg

  • Red Queen
    8.6/103,476 votes

    #2 - Red Queen

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2018

    Octavia is forced to take guidance from an unlikely ally when the future of the bunker and all those inside it is jeopardized.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Terri Hughes

  • Sleeping Giants
    8.8/103,507 votes

    #3 - Sleeping Giants

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2018

    Bellamy leads the charge investigating a potential way home. Meanwhile, Clarke and Madi deal with the new, uncertain threat to their home.

    Director: Tim Scanlan

    Writer: Aaron Ginsburg, Wade McIntyre

  • Pandora's Box
    8.4/102,965 votes

    #4 - Pandora's Box

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2018

    Our Heroes are forced to rely on the help of Shallow Valley's dangerous new inhabitants in order to save some of their own, with surprising results.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Charmaine DeGraté

  • Shifting Sands
    8.1/102,692 votes

    #5 - Shifting Sands

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2018

    Octavia leads her people towards Shallow Valley against the advice of Clarke and Bellamy. Meanwhile, Kane and Abby adjust to a new set of challenges.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Nick Bragg

  • Exit Wounds
    8.0/102,541 votes

    #6 - Exit Wounds

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 6/5/2018

    Kane's attempt to prove himself useful tests Wonkru's allegiance to Octavia. Madi faces an unexpected threat inside Wonkru, forcing Clarke to make an unlikely ally.

    Director: Michael C. Blundell

    Writer: Drew Lindo

  • Acceptable Losses
    8.0/102,432 votes

    #7 - Acceptable Losses

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 6/19/2018

    Clarke and Bellamy make a startling discovery about Wonkru’s battle plans as Echo risks her friendship with Raven to complete her mission.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: Jeff Vlaming

  • How We Get to Peace
    8.3/102,504 votes

    #8 - How We Get to Peace

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 6/26/2018

    Clarke’s determination to protect Madi puts Bellamy in an impossible position.

    Director: Antonio Negret

    Writer: Lauren Muir

  • Sic Semper Tyrannis
    8.4/102,502 votes

    #9 - Sic Semper Tyrannis

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 7/10/2018

    The growing fractures in Wonkru threaten to explode once and for all. Meanwhile, in Shadow Valley, Murphy starts a fire, unleashing catastrophic results.

    Director: Ian Samoil

    Writer: Miranda Kwok

  • The Warriors Will
    8.0/102,383 votes

    #10 - The Warriors Will

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/17/2018

    Monty strives to show Wonkru an alternative to war, and to the valley itself. Meanwhile, Abby’s health continues to deteriorate, along with McCreary’s patience.

    Director: Henry Ian Cusick

    Writer: Julie Benson, Shawna Benson

  • The Dark Year
    8.2/102,481 votes

    #11 - The Dark Year

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/24/2018

    As Clarke races to save Abby, she learns more about the trials and tribulations Wonkru faced in the bunker, and the impossible decisions they were forced to make in the dark year.

    Director: Alex Kalymnios

    Writer: Heidi Cole McAdams

  • Damocles (1)
    8.7/102,969 votes

    #12 - Damocles (1)

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/31/2018

    Octavia leads her people into war. While behind enemy lines, our heroes must overcome their differences to save Wonkru from extinction.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Justine Juel Gillmer

  • Damocles (2)
    9.5/106,385 votes

    #13 - Damocles (2)

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 8/7/2018

    Clarke and her friends must risk everything to fight one last battle for survival, only to glimpse an even darker threat to the last living valley on Earth.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Jason Rothenberg