Warning: This article contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode ofThe 100, “Anaconda.”
After seven seasons,The 100finally answered some of the biggest questions raised throughout the series.
And they all came inthe backdoor pilot for the potential prequel series.

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But it also explained more about the original series than anyone could have predicted.
A time jump of two years then shows how bleak things have gotten in the bunker.
But Bill wants everyone to stay inside, since he has an anomaly stone in the bunker (!)

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Where did it lead them?
Did they go right to Bardo or another planet first?
How will the Trikru clan split into all the other Grounder nations?

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It’s an almost perfect allegory for the times we’re living through, totally unintentionally.
We have a lot of plans to make it different from the original.
We’re going to see the origins of the Commanders and the Flamekeeper.

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It’s just a much more optimistic worldview starting out.
How much of the prequel series do you have planned out?
If you had your way, how many seasons would it run?
Right now it only contains the mind of Becca.
How else will the prequel series continue the story or mythology that we’re seeing in the final season?
So we’re going to have to deal with that.
We’ll definitely dabble in that for sure.
We’re going to flash back quite often to the present.
That’s something that I’m really looking forward to that we didn’t do very much onThe 100.
But I think it’s so cool.
We need to get people excited about this show to get the show ordered.
The 100airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.