After getting acquainted with the dangers of the New World, it looks like Clarke and her friends will finally meet the people living on Sanctum.
The sixth season of The 100 has steadily been setting up the concept of the New World, introducing fans to Planet Alpha—or Sanctum—at the end of season 5, then slowly bringing on the dangers of this strange planet during the first two episodes of season six.
But while Clarke and her friends have taken the time to explore their new home, they’ve yet to meet any of the people already living there. This changes at the end of the last episode, when the eclipse comes to an end and the people of Sanctum begin heading back to their homes.
Judging by the promo for “The Children of Gabriel,” however, their relationship with those residing on the new planet might get off to a rocky start.
Watch the teaser for the upcoming episode here:
The people of Sanctum are skeptical—and perhaps rightfully so.
The new teaser opens with a new character, presumably one of Sanctum’s leaders, asking Clarke and the others, “How many people have you killed?” This could be in reference to the people who invaded Eligius IV’s ship last episode, as Diyoza and Raven killed a few of them in order to save the rest of Skaikru. It could also be a more general question, since it seems inevitable that the settlers from Earth will eventually need to get into their background—including why they’ve come to Sanctum in the first place.
And then, of course, there’s the problem of Clarke’s people continuing to kill those living on Sanctum during this episode…
Clarke doesn’t shoot first.
On the brightside, Clarke does seem to be making the effort to have a peaceful start with the people of Sanctum. She’s clearly learned her lesson from the accidental war Skaikru started with the grounders after landing on Earth, and she doesn’t want a repeat of that. In the teaser, we get a clip of her holding up her hands in a sign of surrender. We also hear her tell someone—most likely one of the leaders on the new planet—that she and her people come in peace.
Of course, her statement rings a bit ironic because…
Octavia or Diyoza might shoot first, though.
Although Clarke may finally restrain herself from being the first one to shoot, it doesn’t look like Octavia or Diyoza are playing by the same rules. The teaser shows a brief glimpse of Diyoza tossing a weapon at someone sneaking up to the ship from a cluster of bushes. Fans know Diyoza wants a peaceful world for her child to live on, but we also know she won’t hesitate to defend herself if necessary. Diyoza hits her target in the promo, and it appears to be someone in a suit and gas mask approaching them. Odd…
The trailer for the next episode also ends with Octavia back in action, and that might not be a good thing for our heroes. We see her swinging around her sword, and though she only appears to take down one person during the promo, she looks like she’s been at it for a while. But who is she fighting, and why?
The 100 airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on The CW.