I think [Jason] had a great learning curve about what social media can do, Pedowitz said.

In terms of the question of that, were believers in letting showrunners tell their stories.

Im a believer in letting creators tell their stories.

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If you start limiting certain things, youre going to start limiting the ability to be creative.

I love that show, he continued.

I really do, I just love that show.

I was one of the people that encouraged Jason to go to a very dark show.

To me, he knows how to tell the stories.

Then it picked up in the second half of the season.

Itll be much more intimate stories this year.

Pedowitz was then asked if he therefore encouraged Rothenberg when it came to Lexas death.

No, I encourage people to tell their stories, he clarified.

Again, [Debnam-Carey] was not available.

She was a series regular onFear the Walking Dead.

She is a great actress.

But the Bury Your Gays trope wasnt the only controversy the dystopian series faced last year.

The 100is expected to return midseason on The CW.