The CW

By Kayti Burt

HBO’s "Game of Thrones" gets a lot of attention for the ways in which it is willing to torture (and sometimes kill) its characters, but it ain’t got nothing on The CW’s "The 100." What many dismiss as a teen drama about beautiful young people hooking up in a post-apocalyptic forest is actually one of the most hard-hitting, brutal dramas on television -- a title "The 100" manages to claim without surrendering to superfluous gore or shock value.

Don’t believe us? Here are 23 times "The 100" made "Game of Thrones" look like a lighthearted fantasy with its emotionally grounded, nuanced portrayal of violence and how it tears people, societies and minds apart.

Warning: Here be major spoilers for the first two seasons of "The 100," so if you’re not caught up… well, what are you doing with your life?