The problem withThe 100only airing 13 episodes every year is the long wait between seasons.

And its not just because were all eager to watch it.

So damn much happens every season, its a lot of info to retain for an entire year.

If you need a refresher,heres last seasons finale recap.

If youre lazy, heres my recap of the recap: Sanctum is bad.

The Anomaly is bad (probably).

Madi is no longer the commander.

Sheidheda, the evil commander from decades ago, is loose in the Matrix.

Then he starts flying through the air.

She tries to help him, but gets knocked back by … the wind?

I dont know what to call this.

Gabriel finds Echo and they take a stab at go after Bellamy while dodging the … angry ghosts?

Hope has run in her own direction, but stops to tend to the pain in her arm.

She pulls it out (gag) and finds a piece of paper in it.

On one side is an anomaly scroll, on the other TRUST BELLAMY is scribbled.

After attacking Echo and Gabriel, she decides to work with them when she hears they know said Bellamy.

The three of them head off toward the anomaly, but ray guns are firing all around them.

Luckily, Echo is a badass and kills them all.

Gabriel notices the anomaly is quieting, which means its closing.

Listen, I am here for this futuristic alien vibe thats going on with the anomaly.

Its weird, and I think we deserve a break from the us vs. them / are we good?

themes that this show has overdone a bit by now.

Speaking of… Clarke and the rest of the crew are trying to settle Sanctum into something normal.

Instead, shes setting up a homestead in a yellow farmhouse that Russell built for Simone.

They even have a golden lab!

Hippy-dippy Clarkes main purpose is to protect Madi.

Anyway, we have all those groups and then theres Jordan.

Poor guy doesnt really fit in anywhere, but hes leaning toward the Russell fanatics.

And they trust him, so he goes to speak with Russell and verify that hes okay.

And then he says he knows why Jordan is doing all this: He saw a glimpse.

Raven tells them they have to keep up the ruse because Sanctum is a powder keg.

Kaylee appeals to the people of Sanctum with the phrase, We are one.

Apparently, it was a slogan Kaylee used when she stopped oblation.

Emori did her homework!

But that peace doesnt last long.

With Russell being kept at the palace, the Children of Gabriel are asking for blood.

Clarke goes in to speak with Russell.

Shes still being super chill.

How do you go on after you lose everything?

You take a breath, she says, then another.

Thats all it takes for the dam to break.

Zen Clarke is gone, and Wanheda emerges.

She starts wailing on Russell and knocks over a kerosene lamp in the process.

Hes the original Russell Prime and Sheidheda is there.

Sheidheda slits Russells throat and says, Now, Im you.

The dark commander wakes up with a gasp and a smile in Russells body.

Then she walks out to the balcony of the palace and yells at her people: Sanctum is free.

There are no kings or queens or primes here.

We have no need for a palace.

Were the last of the human race, and weve all made mistakes.

Tomorrow, Russell Prime dies for his.