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Sexualities: Showrunner Jason Rothenberg is straight. Actresses Eliza Taylor and Alicia Debnam-Carey, who play Clarke and Lexa, are both straight. Jarod Jospeh, who plays Nathan, appears to be straight as well.
Show Description: (from IMDB) Set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth in hopes of possibly repopulating the planet
Queer Summary: In the first season, Clarke is shown exclusively kissing and sleeping with boys. In Season 2, Commander Lexa, the leader of a series of native tribes, is introduced, and she and Clarke begin working together to bridge the gap between their people. In the midst of Season 2, they kiss. However, Lexa ultimately betrays Clarke at the end of the second season. At the beginning of Season 3, Clarke is shown sleeping with a random native woman. Lexa is reintroduced later, and Clark is furious to see her and spits in her face. They later make up. After sleeping together for the first time, Lexa is shot and killed by a stray bullet. Nathan, the other queer characters of the show, is mentioned to have a boyfriend at the start of Season 3, but other than that there is not much detail given for his orientation.
Creator Comments: Creator Jason Rothenburg has said in the past that he did not want to add queer characters to appeal to the queer community, but rather simply as a tool of world building, though he says that sexuality is a non-issue within the world of The 100. While both Rothenberg and writer Kira Snyder have confirmed that Clarke is bisexual, he also has said that Clarke will not label herself onscreen. Rothenberg also once commented it was great to have a bisexual protagonist because she could “literally be with anyone.” Eliza Taylor has commented in the past that Clarke's bisexuality represented a turning point for the show, but also she believed it shouldn't be a "big deal" in modern times.
Analysis: Clarke and Lexa were one of the most popular couples on the show, causing mass outrage when she was killed. Before Lexa was killed, the relationship between two major queer female character was important to the cast and crew. The show is also open about queer relationships, and characters having same-sex partners is rarely shown as an issue, Of course, the show later played into the dead lesbian trope when a well-developed lesbian character was killed by a stray bullet for the sake of plot progression. Also, while the show introduces queer characters, their sexuality is never clearly defined, and it is never explained how exactly homophobia no longer exists in this world. Also, while Clarke and Lexa's relationship is a fan favorite, is also has some possibly abusive elements (Lexa emotionally manipulating Clarke, Clarke later spitting in Lexa's face)
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