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 — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The 100" season 5 is "Eden", rated 8.5/10 from 4016 user votes. It was directed by Dean White and written by Jason Rothenberg. "Eden" aired on 4/24/2018 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Red Queen".
8.5/10 4,016 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
8.6/10 3,460 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
8.8/10 3,492 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
8.4/10 2,953 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
8.1/10 2,679 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
8.0/10 2,529 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
8.0/10 2,419 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
8.3/10 2,492 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
8.4/10 2,490 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
8.0/10 2,373 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
8.2/10 2,468 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
8.7/10 2,956 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
9.5/10 6,361 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