Red Sun Rising

Red Sun Rising is the second episode of the sixth season of The 100. It is the seventy-third episode of the series overall.

''SURVIVAL - The team on the ground fights to survive the threat they face on the new planet. Meanwhile, Raven must join forces with an unlikely ally to save everyone on board the Mothership.''

Plot
As Clarke uses the Red Sun Rising book to draw connections between the "red sun" eclipse and Emori's sudden psychotic behavior, a flashback shows the first time the original Eligius III space explorers first experienced the phenomenon:


 * It was 236 years ago and the Eligius III ship had just recently landed on the Alpha moon. A young taxonomy scientist named Josie Lightbourne when she noticed the approaching eclipse and started taking photos. She came back inside where her father reminded her to remain focused on their mission. Because of the safe, peaceful nature of the moon, Josie suggested naming the moon "Sanctum," the Latin-root of "sanctuary." Josie then went back outside and started making out with her boyfriend under the red sun. She then realized that something wasn't right because all the insects had gone quiet. Because of her deep understanding of eclipse on animal behavior, she anticipated a swarm of bugs. They started running towards the house for shelter only to find that her father had turned psychotic and turned against his wife. Mr. Lightbourne started shooting everyone including his daughter, Josie, as he shouted, "Sanctum is mine!"

In the present, Clarke explains to her friends that the "Red Rising Book" that according to the book, it is the eclipse that turned Emori against them. Since they're likely to turn as well, the group agrees to handcuff themselves until the eclipse has passed. They agree to use different cabins just in case - Clarke with Bellamy and Murphy; Echo with Emori; and Miller with Jackson. Bellamy keeps all the keys but gives his to Clarke. This causes Murphy to escalate his complaints against Clarke's betrayal and how she and Bellamy have hurt him countless times throughout the years. He calms down when Clarke admits that she is not a good person and whenever she leads, people get hurt.

Before long, the trio hears banging and screaming from Miller and Jackson's cabin. Clarke and Bellamy go to check in. They find that Miller has turned into the psychosis state and is hallucinating. They unchain Jackson so he can help Miller. Soon, jackson turns psycotic and grabs a knife. He stabs in into Miller's arm. After trying unsuccessfully to calm Jackson down, they knock him and Miller out with a tranquilizer. Back to their cabin, they find that Murphy has broken free and has taken all the guns. They go to warn Echo and Emori. As Bellamy violently bangs on the girl's door, Clarke realizes that Bellamy has turned too. Murphy fires his gun at Bellamy and Clarke, making them run in different directions.

While hiding from Bellamy, Clarke starts hallucinating too. In the hallucination, Abby calls Clarke on the radio and tells her that the only way to amend for all the harm she's done to her friends is to kill herself. Murphy enters the room and finds Clarke with a knife on her throat. He persuades her to put the knife down. Since Clarke is only threat to herself and won't harm him, Murphy suggests they should pair up and stop Bellamy together. It doesn't take long before Bellamy gets a hold of Murphy and tries to drown him in the pond. Clarke stops Bellamy and saves Murphy. They inject themselves with the sleep dose and pass out.

Back in the mother ship, Octavia is angrily training with a reluctant Niylah. She's so angry that she punches the wall several times, causing her wrists to bleed. Her training is interrupted when the Gagarin suddenly returns. They go in to check why their friends on the ground so soon. It turns out, the transport ship was hijacked. The four hijackers are wearing black suits and gas masks. They drop gas grenades, knocking out everyone in sight, before locking them all in the mess hall.

Luckily, Raven is in the control room. She quickly wakes up the criminal mastermind, Diyoza and explains the situation. Diyoza comes up with a plan where she pretends to be asleep while as two if the intruders enter the chamber. She quickly grabs one of their guns and kills them instantly. She takes one of their radios to make demands to their leader on the other end, a woman named Tilly. Since Tilly doesn't know her friends are dead, Diyoza uses them as leverage. Tilly agrees to let everyone free if Diyoza sends her husband back to her on the bridge. Since Diyoza has already killed them, she convinces Raven to put on the suit and pretend to be Tilly's husband.

After regaining consciousness in the mess hall, Octavia impatiently starts hitting the doors, trying to get out, despite everyone else telling her that there's no way out. She feels like it's her responsibility to save her people again. Abby reminds her that everyone still hates her for what she did in the bunker. Octavia blames Abby for cannibalism and the pit fights. She says that she would have brought Wonkru safely to the valley if it weren't for Kane and Abby's betrayals. As Octavia adamantly insists that she's not to blame for anything, some of the people in the room become angry at her. Led by James, they start hitting her and Octavia gives in, as she understands their anger. Niylah asks Abby to intervene but Abby just watches. James puts a knife on Octavia's throat and declares the queen dead. Octavia dares him to kill her but Abby finally intervenes and tells them to leave Octavia live with that burden. Octavia breaks down and starts crying, begging them to kill her.

At the bridge, Diyoza brings Raven in disguise to the intruder's leader. Tilly is not convinced that it is her husband and demands that they take off the mask. As fight breaks out, Madi descends through the vent and joins in. The remaining member of Tilly's gang joins in but gets shot in the mix and bleeds black blood. Madi points out that she is a nightblood. She then asks Raven for Clarke's whereabouts. After losing her friend, Tilly surrenders and explains the situation they were fleeing on the ground. They agree to go back on the ground as the eclipse passes.

Upon landing on the ground, the group notice that Octavia joined them as a stowaway. She refuses to go back and says she's there to save her brother. Madi wants to go with them too but Abby asks her to stay behind in the ship with Diyoza. This leaves Raven, Octavia, Gaia, Jordan, Niylah and Abby to save their friends. Octavia leads the way after quickly figuring out how their friends went. As they come by the radiation tower, Tilly warns them about it. Since she's a nightblood, Tilly is unaffected by the radiation. She goes through and notices Shaw's grave. Raven breaks down in tears.

The group continues their journey towards the castle where they find Clarke, Bellamy and Murphy all passed out. They wake them up but Murphy is too weak. They notice something black growing under his skin. However, before getting all the answers, they're interrupted by noises from a group of little children approaching the castle. One of the kids asks if they've come to take them home. Clarke wonders, is isn't this their home?

Starring
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 * Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin
 * Paige Turco as Abigail Griffin
 * Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake
 * Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake
 * Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes
 * Richard Harmon as John Murphy
 * Tasya Teles as Echo
 * Shannon Kook as Jordan Green
 * Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus Kane

Guest Starring
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 * Sean Maguire as Mr. Lightbourne
 * Jarod Joseph as Nathan Miller
 * Luisa d'Oliveira as Emori
 * Sachin Sahel as Eric Jackson
 * Tati Gabrielle as Gaia
 * Ivana Milicevic as Charmaine Diyoza
 * Jessica Harmon as Niylah
 * Lola Flanery as Madi Griffin
 * Chelah Horsdal as Mrs. Lightbourne
 * Sara Thompson as Josephine Ada Lightbourne
 * Ian Pala as Gabriel Santiago
 * Sarah-Jane Redmond as Tilly

Co-Starring
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 * Camden Filtness as James Crockett
 * Beatrice King as Faye
 * Amélie Eve as Rose

Notes and Trivia

 * This episode was leaked on April 5th 2019 on the web, 32 days before the official air date.
 * This episode revealed who stole the Gagarin, a group of Nightbloods led by a woman named Tilly.
 * This episode is Marie Avgeropoulos's 70th and Sachin Sahel's 40th.

Body Count

 * Mrs. Lightbourne
 * 5 Original Eligius III Members
 * 2 Nightblood hijackers
 * Daniel
 * Faye (hijacker)