'The 100' Season 7: Which central character is most likely to die with just 4 episodes left in the series?
Spoilers for 'The 100' Season 7
We are now just four episodes short of ending the seventh and final season of 'The 100' -- The CW's post-apocalyptic show that is not afraid to throw its punches. 'The 100' and its showrunner, Jason Rothenberg have not been afraid when it comes to killing off characters. Just think of Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey), Lincoln (Ricky Whittle), Finn Collins (Thomas McDonell), Wells Jaha (Eli Goree), or even little Charlotte (Izabela Vidovic).
It is no wonder then that we anticipate each episode with bated breath, certain that this is the week we lose a character. The main casualties of this season have so far included Charmaine Diyoza (Ivana Milicevic) and Nelson aka Sachin (Lee Majdoub), and while they are saddening losses, they are nowhere near as devastating as it could get if one of the original delinquents died. We are talking about Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor), John Murphy (Richard Harmon), Octavia Blake (Marie Avgeropoulos), Nathan Miller (Jarod Joseph) Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley), and Raven Reyes (Lindsey Morgan) -- though neither Bellamy nor Raven were delinquents per se.
We are 12 episodes down in the season and with just four episodes left to go for the end of the season and therefore the series, the anxiety is high. So far, things are quite messed up. Sheidheda (JR Bourne) has taken over Sanctum, Gaia (Tati Gabrielle) is missing, Bellamy has gone full Disciple and keeps calling Bill Cadogan (John Pyper-Ferguson) "My master," and the latter has sent some of Clarke's friends -- Hope (Shelby Flannery), Echo (Tasya Teles), Octavia, Niylah, and Miller -- to some unknown place. We also know that some big casualties are coming -- we just don't know when that would be.
Based on how the season has gone so far -- and perhaps taking into account our experience with the previous seasons -- we decided to take a look at which characters are most likely to be killed. While Rothenberg's storylines have never satisfied our "gut feelings" before, we worry that we might be right this time.
5. Clarke Griffin
We know that Clarke will be a part of the story until the very last episode, however, we are not sure that she will make it out of 'The 100' alive. Right from the first season, we have seen Clarke suffer the losses of her father, then Finn, then Lexa, her mother, and many more people along the way. Clarke is also the hero of 'The 100' and it is quite likely she will go blazing as she saves humanity one last time.
4. Echo
Given that Echo and Bellamy have just had a breakup from the looks of it, we don't know where Echo's story is heading. The girl gave up a lot to get Bellamy back and then avenge his supposed death. With Bellamy being who he is now, Echo might just not know what is worth her devotion any longer, and while it is unlikely that she will go on another destructive path, she may just end up sacrificing herself to save the people she loves.
3. Indra
Indra (Adina Porter) is a terrific warrior and she has had some great episodes this season -- including demanding WonKru's loyalty. Unfortunately, Sheidheda went all "been there, done that," and took the power right back as Indra knelt to him to ensure that Madi (Lola Flannery) was safe. With her daughter Gaia missing, we are certain Indra won't go down quietly. Certainly, she is going to have one last hurrah which may result in her death.
2. Bellamy Blake
This may be a controversial one but also a near-certain one given Bellamy's character arc this season. Not only was Bellamy gone for nearly two-thirds of the final season -- which is unacceptable given that the character is considered the "heart" of the show --, but as he came back he also changed his loyalty. With very few episodes left, we are not certain how the writers will turn Bellamy around or whether his character will get closure. Either way, it seems quite likely that he might bite the dust. We just hope for an epic Bellarke reunion before that.
1. John Murphy
There were plenty of times this season that we felt Murphy was going to die. However, since we are convinced that Murphy may just be the one to represent humanity and save them all -- as he is trying to do with the Faithful while being a really good uncle to Madi --, he may just make it to the last episode. Murphy has been called the "cockroach" given his propensity to survive anything. We are quite worried that there are too many elements this season that foreshadow that Murphy's days are limited.
'The 100' airs on The CW on Wednesday nights at 8/7c. The next episode will air on September 9.