The 100: The 12 Best Couples (& The 12 Worst)

Summary Love blossoms amidst chaos as The 100 characters navigate survival, forming both heartwarming and heart-wrenching relationships.

Dynamic relationships like Clarke & Bellamy keep fans engaged, showcasing platonic bonds as powerful as romantic entanglements.

Some pairings, like Octavia & Lincoln, stand out as pure and significant, etching unforgettable moments in the series' history.

Based on the young adult novel series of the same name, The 100 aired for seven strong seasons and featured a variety of couples among its ensemble. The series follows a group of teenagers who have been convicted of crimes on the space station where humanity lives. They're sent to Earth's surface to see if it's inhabitable after humanity couldn't survive the radiation and fallout from nuclear events. From there, The 100 is a story of humanity's struggle to survive and find a home - whether that's on Earth or another planet.

As would be expected when dropping 100 teenagers in any environment – even an incredibly hostile one – the sparks of love and lust are bound to start popping up everywhere. While the show is about survival, the characters have to have a chance to really live, and that includes falling in love. The 100 blessed fans plentifully on this matter, and the audience saw couples come and go at the speed of light throughout the entire run of the show. Some of The 100 couples were more compelling to watch than others.

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The Best Couples In The 100

Octavia & Levitt

Octavia and Levitt are a very late addition to the couples in The 100, and it initially seems like they might be doomed to fail. One of Cadogan's disciples, Levitt is an expert at using the advanced technology the disciples have to manipulate people's memories and dig through them to find information. When he meets Octavia, however, he begins to doubt whether what Cadogan wants is really what's best for humanity.

Octavia, for her part, learns to take a new approach to her battles with Levitt, becoming more strategic and patient after her talks with him, and not strictly a pacifist as she and Diyoza have tried to teach Hope to be or the warrior she was as Blodreina. The two learn a lot from one another, and become better people as a result, even returning to Earth with Clarke after humanity's final judgment.

Bellamy & Gina

The only reason The 100 fans didn't love Gina with Bellamy right away is because they didn't really get a chance to know her character. She only appears in a handful of episodes right in the middle of the series. Gina and Bellamy are suddenly a couple after a small time jump, and there's no chance to delve into who she really is.

Someone Bellamy knows from the Ark, Gina gets along with Raven, and even works with them on different projects. She makes supply runs to Mount Weather for camp. Gina and Bellamy seem like a perfectly normal couple in the brief time the audience gets to see them. There's no drama during the time they're together, no major conflicts to separate them from one another or to make them betray one another.

They could have been great since it seems like Gina has a calming effect on him - but Gina is killed off just in time for Bellamy to begin hating the Grounders for her death.

Maya & Jasper

Jasper spends the first season with a huge crush on Octavia largely because of the rumors that exist about the girl who lived under the floor, and he sees that, despite that, she regularly puts herself out there. Octavia, though, is mostly oblivious to his feelings. That's why the second season, in which he connects with Maya at Mount Weather, marks a nice change - until their relationship ends in tragedy.

Maya is someone Jasper is able to bond with over music and art and just getting the chance to be a teenager. Despite the dire circumstances of Jasper and his friends being held prisoner, Maya brings out a lightness in him. They're good for one another, and it's a shame that Maya ends up as a sacrifice when Clarke, Bellamy, and Monty irradiate Mount Weather.

Miller & Bryan

Bryan doesn't appear in the series for long, but he and Miller were together before Miller became a prisoner on the Ark, and they attempt to rekindle their relationship once the inhabitants of the Ark make their way to Earth. Unfortunately, they end up on opposite sides of a very big problem - Pike being in charge of their people.

What's great about this The 100 couple, however, is that despite them disagreeing about Pike, they try to push through their differences. Miller understands that Bryan has a deep sense of loyalty to the man that saved his life. Bryan's respect for Pike doesn't outweigh his love for Miller either. When Bryan makes decisions he regrets in Pike's name, he has Miller to talk to about it. It's a shame Bryan meets his end off-screen.

Monty & Harper

Monty and Harper connect during a time when they're both held captive at Mount Weather. While Monty and Jasper's friendship is highlighted in the first season, Monty's character expands as Harper becomes a more prominent figure in his life. Mount Weather is a stressful environment, but they find solace in one another - and continue to do so for the rest of their lives.

They're one of the few pairings in the series that make it for the long haul. Not only do Monty and Harper come to the mutual agreement that they want to stay out of any more violent encounters, but they also are the ones who actively work toward a peaceful existence for humanity. They live out their days in a spaceship, guarding what they believe is the last of humanity in cryosleep, imparting their philosophy of peace to their son, and making sure the ship stays on course to give their son and their friends a future.

Murphy & Emori

Murphy's slow trek toward becoming a hero on The 100 begins when he meets Emori. Murphy is undoubtedly an antagonist in the early seasons of the show. He's selfish and out for himself, only trying to stay in the good graces of the people he sees as more powerful than him. When he meets Emori, there's a slight shift in his character that eventually becomes a full turn. He's immediately intrigued by her, and they have a lot of similar skills.

Murphy and Emori are both survivors. They steal when they have to, con who they have to, and unite to keep each other from getting hurt. Along the way, they fall in love. They make one another better people as a result, both willing to sacrifice themselves for the other and even humanity.

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Octavia & Diyoza

Octavia and Diyoza are not a conventional couple. For all the audience knows, they never had a romantic relationship. They might as well have though as they argue like a married couple and raise Diyoza's daughter together.

These two meet on opposite ends of a war for the planet, but end up having to survive, just the two of them and Diyoza's daughter Hope, on a planet away from everyone else they know. During that time, they're a family. They parent Hope together. Diyoza trusts Octavia, and only Octavia, with Hope. Octavia learns to attempt to move forward from all of the horrible things she's done in her past, and Diyoza gets the chance to be more than her prison sentence. This is one duo The 100 fans would have loved to see more of.

Octavia & Lincoln

Octavia and Lincoln's relationship makes history on the show for being the first one depicting a romantic link between a Grounder and one of the Sky people. They have an almost immediate deep connection, and Lincoln's presence has a big impact on Octavia, acting almost as her guiding light as she's struggling to find her place in the world.

The two prove time and time again how far they are willing to go for each other, and it is just as heart-warming witnessing Octavia and Lincoln take care of each other as it is heart-shattering to see them apart and suffer because of their love. Lincoln's death is one of the saddest fans were forced to witness, but his relationship with Octavia will remain in fans' memories as one of the purest and most beautiful on the show.

Clarke & Bellamy

The relationship between Clarke and Bellamy is a strong one, forged through friendship and trust. Bellamy and Clarke do not date, but their relationship is one of the most beloved by fans of The 100, who hoped to see these two follow the path of their characters in the books (who do end up together) in at least one way.

Even though it's a strictly platonic thing, these two share more chemistry and romantic tension than many pairs on the show who are romantically linked. When Clarke breaks down in season 4 when making the decision on which 100 people should go on the list of those to be saved, she puts down Bellamy's name. Once he sees this, he refuses to go unless her name is written along with his - something he does with no shred of hesitation, proving the beautiful and powerful bond the two share.

Kane & Abby

In a show ruled by teenagers, it's a breath of fresh air to see more mature couples as well - after all, love isn't exclusive to a certain age group, and fans couldn't have been happier when The 100 decided to depict that through Kane and Abby. Granted, as individuals, they develop into very different people from the ones that were introduced to fans in the first season of The 100, but their relationship is a great one to see blossom.

The two always had a little something going on, and it is clear from the very beginning of the series. Fans finally see them give in to the attraction in season 3, when Abby kisses him for "hope", and when Kane saves her life, against her will but keeping her best interests in mind, it just adds another wonderful layer to their relationship.

Miller & Jackson

They aren't exactly major characters in the overall scheme of things, but Miller and Jackson recur throughout the entire run of the show. They are there whenever Clarke, Bellamy, and Abby need help. Their relationship also does a wonderful job at melting everyone's hearts. Sometimes a love story can be portrayed as so unbelievably pure that it overshadows other plot points that should be considered super important, and for many people, that happens for Miller and Jackson.

It is obvious throughout the fourth season of the show that these two feel something for each other, something that goes way past the realm of friendship. When Miller tells Jackson he loves him at the beginning of season 5, no one could remain indifferent even if they tried to. The actors have beautiful chemistry and not a single thing about these two seems forced. Their relationship is a natural progression of their supportive characters throughout the show.

Clarke & Lexa

Lexa and Clarke will forever be the relationship for The 100. Fans are still mourning the loss of Lexa, and consequently, the loss of the beautiful relationship she shared with Clarke, years after the show ended its run. The trope of former antagonists that end up falling in love is an all-time favorite, but it needs to be executed to perfection for the audience to buy into it. Thankfully, the showrunners hit the nail on the head with Clarke and Lexa and create an iconic TV couple.

Romeo and Juliet have nothing on these two, who join forces, and because of the love they have for one another, manage to make an agreement for peace between their respective people. Lexa's death marks Clarke deeply and forever, and although she has to move on as a character, the love story will live forever in her, as well as in fans' hearts.

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The Worst Couples In The 100

Bellamy & Raven

Bellamy and Raven are not a couple in the traditional sense. They don't have a long-lasting romantic relationship. Raven and Bellamy spend one night together not long after she comes to Earth. Raven chooses to spend the night with Bellamy when she discovers that Finn has been pursuing Clarke on Earth in the first season. Raven volunteers to take the solo mission to Earth because she has been longing to pilot a spaceship, but also because she is so in love with Finn that she wants to find him on Earth.

Raven's anger and jealousy are what send her to Bellamy at a time when he's approaching survival on Earth from a very selfish mindset. He hasn't yet grown into the leader the 100 teens need. The two would have been incredibly ill-suited to one another at the time, and it's better that they became friends over the course of the show.

Jordan & Delilah

Jordan cannot catch a break when he's introduced. His parents die of old age while he's in cryostasis, and he's having to interact with all of their friends who he's heard stories about on a planet he's never heard of before. It's a lot of firsts for him in a very short amount of time, and Delilah just happens to be the first girl he meets who is his own age. Because he's never even met anyone his age before, there's a connection.

He gravitates to her on Sanctum, and she takes a special interest in him as well, but she's so devoted to her faith that she quickly dismisses their relationship to become one of the Primes. Despite her explaining her "destiny" of becoming a Prime to him, Jordan still tries to pursue Priya when Delilah is long gone, not understanding the difference, and it makes his first relationship a very messy one.

Clarke & Niylah

Niylah is a very interesting character who starts in a very minor role in the series. She runs a trading post out in the middle of nowhere, the daughter of Grounders from two very different clans (Trikru and Azgeda), and is willing to trade with anyone who passes through. She also happens to be the person Clarke spends a lot of quality time with when she's on the run from everyone else in the Grounder nation while known as Wanheda.

The trouble with this relationship is that it never feels fully formed. Clarke and Niylah rarely interact after the show establishes that they share this connection. Even in large group scenes that make it clear Niylah is an ally, the two don't really even speak to one another. It's never clear what draws them together outside of Clarke's loneliness while she's on the run.

Raven & Wick

Raven is very much not lucky in the relationship department. Her longest relationship is with Finn, and it takes place before the events of the series. It also falls apart as soon as she comes to Earth. That first relationship of Raven's that the audience sees might as well have been prophetic because none of her romantic encounters after that one go well for her either.

When Raven and Wick are forced to work together, they can't agree on anything. It can be true that opposites attract, and that's usually a trope that works well in romance on screen. Some audience members might even consider their initial arguments to be the sparks in their burgeoning relationship, but it's nearly impossible to see them lasting since they have very different approaches to everything in life - not just in his engineering and her mechanic fields.

Jordan & Hope

Jordan and Hope don't make the most questionable of dating choices in The 100, but they are certainly a surprising pair, placed together right at the end of the human race. Jordan and Hope have both grown up in places where they're literally the only children before becoming embroiled in the conflict of Clarke Griffin and her friends against the only other humans in the universe. That does give them quite a bit in common.

Where Jordan approaches life from a place of compassion and understanding, however, Hope approaches it from a place of anger and combat. When the two of them end up together, it feels more like they've gravitated to one another because they're the only ones in the same age group left in the world - quite literally - not because they actually want to be together.

Ontari & Murphy

Murphy and Ontari are not truly a romantic couple. They are not even a one-night stand like Raven and Bellamy. They also aren't friends with benefits like Niylah and Clarke. Instead, there is a very troubling power dynamic between these two that makes their scenes together difficult to watch. Ontari captures Murphy and holds him prisoner when she intends to become the new heda.

Ontari has been groomed to believe that she should be the leader of the Grounders, but she's incredibly ill-suited to the role, and she decides to use whatever she can as leverage to make her dream come true. That includes Murphy. Murphy uses all of his con artist ways to make sure he keeps her occupied and interested in keeping him alive. That includes being available to Ontari physically. It's a gross situation that no fan of the show – even if they love to hate John Murphy – enjoys.

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Gabriel & Josephine

Gabriel is not a bad person. He just loves to learn and pursues the farthest reaches of science for humanity. Gabriel also, however, tends to use his worst judgment where Josephine is concerned. His love for her is his weakness.

Josephine's selfish behavior in addition to her genius-level intellect makes for a dangerous combination. She wants to do whatever she wants to do at any time she wants to do it, and she's usually smart enough to make that happen, no matter how much it hurts someone else. Gabriel tries to do the right thing, but she often seems to compromise what his idea of the right thing is. After all, he creates the entire program to allow the Primes to live forever when he loses her. It's that program that sets in motion the downfall of his people.

Clarke & Finn

It's hard to find a fan of The 100 who genuinely enjoyed watching the relationship between Clarke and Finn develop into a romantic one. While Clarke has been involved with her fair share of romantic partners, these two just lack chemistry, and it seems like they were pushed together because it looked good on paper. They were both initially presented as influential leaders and foils for Bellamy, so it should have been natural for them to be drawn together.

The love triangle that eventually emerges when Finn's girlfriend lands on Earth is messy and uncalled for, and it ruins Finn's image as the good guy that Clarke believes him to be. Finn's behavior towards Clarke becomes obsessive and erratic as they become closer. Out of all the romantic partners Clarke has been linked to within the show, Finn is by far the least compatible.

Raven & Finn

It's bad enough that Raven is forced into a love triangle because Finn falls in love with Clarke in the first place. The cheating is awful and doesn't match with the stories of Finn she tells later. Finn, who becomes a teenager prisoner on the Ark because he takes the blame for something that Raven did, is not the same Finn she reunites with on Earth.

It doesn't help that his character development takes a turn for the worse when he starts using violence and kills almost two dozen unarmed people in his quest to find Clarke - the same person he cheats on Raven with. Finn apologizes to Raven and attempts to mend their relationship, but allows his obsession with Clarke to consume him. It's safe to assume Finn isn't good for anyone he is paired with on the show, and his death isn't received with much grief by fans.

Raven & Shaw

This show is known for continuously killing off major characters in almost the same heartbreaking fashion as Game of Thrones has gotten viewers accustomed to. This means that, inevitably, new characters will be introduced and the main characters that remain will get most of the screen time, while the new ones often end up being sacrificed to propel someone else's story forward. There are very few characters introduced late in the series who live to see the end.

Now, there's nothing particularly terrible about Raven and Shaw's relationship. The problem with these two is that they suffer from the show's decision to further develop other character's storylines at the same time that the decision is made to pair them up. Raven seemingly connects with Shaw very quickly, and then the show kills him off, leaving Raven to mourn someone she barely knows.

Octavia & Ilian

Lincoln and Octavia fans weren't exactly happy with this pairing. It's not that they don't think Octavia deserves to find love again after tragically losing Lincoln, but the way it is done didn't leave much room for her relationship with Ilian to be enjoyed as fully as it had the potential to be. Putting two characters together just because they seem to share the same level of trauma tends to be a recipe for disaster.

Octavia and Ilian seem to really dislike one another, and yet, they end up sleeping together. They don't spend much time really getting to know one another or even figuring out their connection. Of course, Ilian doesn't actually have much screen time for that to happen. Again, if they had had more time to develop on-screen as a couple, perhaps this could have been different. As it is, however, it just doesn't work.

Bellamy & Echo

The relationship between Echo and Bellamy doesn't sit well with a number of The 100 viewers. It's not because the relationship itself is terrible, but because it comes across as lukewarm. The audience sees Echo as a traitor and Bellamy as someone who has become a great leader before a time jump, and following the time jump, the two are in a relationship that the audience never saw hints of before.

What's disappointing is that as the audience gets to know Echo, she becomes a fascinating character. She's a Grounder who lears to use a gun and run a space station. Echo, much like Emori, is a fast learner and a survivor. Emori, however, becomes quite a bit more fleshed out and her relationship with Murphy thrives. Echo, on the other hand, seems to be pushed aside a lot while she's in a relationship with Bellamy. The audience doesn't get to see them grow together or make a difference in one another's lives.

Even after Clarke kills Bellamy to protect Maddie, Echo's reaction to Bellamy's death is incredibly muted. She decides that she's already lost him long before Clarke shot him, and the audience doesn't even see her mourn him. There's a disconnect between the characters and their romance that makes Echo and Bellamy one of the worst couples in The 100.