: Clarke uses the knowledge that Callie's mind may still exist within the Flame as leverage against Bill.

: The title "Anaconda" refers to the emergency code word signaling that nuclear missiles have been launched.

: In a pivotal moment for the series' mythology, Bill Cadogan has Becca burned at the stake to retrieve the Flame, which he believes is the key to humanity's "transcendence". Present Day on Bardo

: Becca arrives with the Flame (the AI) and the Nightblood serum, which she uses to save people from radiation sickness.

The flashback is framed by Clarke’s confrontation with the present-day on the planet Bardo.

: Becca discovers a "final code" through the Anomaly Stone that she believes leads to Judgment Day. Fearing what she saw, she refuses to give the code to Bill Cadogan.