The 100 Season 5 Episode 2 - Red Queen Preview — The 100 Season 5 Episode 2: Red Queen The 100 -- "Red Queen" -- Pictured: Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia -- Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

Preview — The 100 Season 5 Episode 2: Red Queen

Samantha Coley Previews, The 100

The 100 returned on April 24th with an explosive Season 5 premiere, but there’s a pretty big group of characters we still haven’t caught up with yet.

The 100 Season 5 Episode 2 “Red Queen” takes us inside the bunker where Octavia must find a way to lead 1200 people from different clans as they ride out praimfaya underground.

“Red Queen” was written by Terri Hughes Burton, a newcomer to The 100 writers room last year who wrote one of the best episodes of Season 4. Directed by P.J. Pesce, “Red Queen” has been getting a lot of hype, partially because the episode has been so under wraps visually.

“Eden” showed us a glimpse of life in the bunker with Octavia atop her throne as Blodreina above her concrete death ring, but “Red Queen” looks to show us just how she got to that point.

The description tells us she gets help from an unlikely ally. My money is on Jaha, but who do you think helps Blodreina rise?

The episode also appears to reveal what’s been going on between #TeamAdults favorite couple over the time jump. The last time we saw Kane and Abby, she’d asked him to let her die in praimfaya and he saved her against her wishes.

We’re eternally grateful Kane saved her, but that choice is bound to have some fallout in their relationship. Will “Red Queen” give us the resolution we are so eagerly awaiting? Tune in Tuesday at 9/8c to find out!

In the meantime, check out the photos and promo videos below for a preview!

Episode description: Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos) is forced to take guidance from an unlikely ally when the future of the bunker and all those inside it is jeopardized.

Photos from The 100 Season 5 Episode 2:
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The 100 — “Red Queen” —  Pictured: Paige Turco as Abby — Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
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The 100 — “Red Queen” — Pictured: Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia — Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
The 100 Season 5 Episode 2 - Red Queen Preview — The 100 Season 5 Episode 2: Red Queen The 100 -- "Red Queen" -- Pictured: Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia -- Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
The 100 — “Red Queen” — Pictured: Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia — Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
Promo video & teaser scene:

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What are your hopes for this episode of The 100? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of The 100 Season 5 Episode 1: Eden right here.

The 100 airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

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Samantha (she/her) is a social media specialist by day and a sci-fi junkie by night. As a freelance writer and podcaster, she also enjoys live-tweeting, blogging, good music, and better television. Her current favorite television shows include Star Trek (yes, all of them), Riverdale, and Stranger Things and there will always be a place in her heart for Battlestar Galactica, Leverage, and The West Wing.