Is anybody else watching The Expanse?

Also Frankie Adams was looking amazing this season.

it’s vmnic for me to have not seen this yet. Insane, even. it just came out at such a bad time of year. but also I’ve been putting it off for some reason, not sure why

Finally watching this and I’m on E3. I love it. I have completely come around on Alex. Everybody’s great. Amos continues to rule. “Does this mean we’re not fucking?” Loved Bobbi wrecking shop in her nephew’s cookhouse. Feel for the corner she’s in. Love that they’re on planets now. Love unlocking the billion-year-old tech by snapping a root.

That part was very Video Game

"Oh, fuck, I had swagger. You know the age..."

Drummer: "I was never that young"

just finished s4 last night

gotta say that attempting to board an enemy spacecraft seems like an exceptionally poor idea

also the first name of the actor who plays murtrie is 'burn' wtf

He's a beatboxer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guo2Q424td4

Burn Gorman Thread

holy shit

amos waited way too long

Man this show is grim

Ain't nothing compared to what will be happening in s5

https://www.hjackets.com/buy/the-expanse-jim-holden-jacket/

want ^

"A" plot adapts the (by consensus) weakest book in the series. Burn Gorman plays to type, the red shirt death counter ticks up, but it all feels stakeless compared to prior seasons.

disagree with this. once the settlement is overwhelmed by events ca. ep 5 it starts getting really good. and the stories unfolding in orbit above them are fantastic as well. i love all the problem-solving. i could watch nothing but people on this show figure shit out.

Of the three "B" plots, "OPA self-policing" is good (esp. Inaros casting);

ehhhh. is it? they all feel like they’re in a soundstage somewhere else. not doing much. lotta jibber jabber.

"Bobbie Breaks Bad" is rote,

agreed. however bobbie continues to have my undying love forever.

and the "UN West Wing" plot is dire (Pres. Roslin couldn't save it).

yeah not feeling this one either. something feels not quite joined up but i’m too tired to pinpoint it

i don't even care what he's jibber jabbering about, i just want more strathairn

more straithairn is always better!

his actions in the finale didn't make much sense to me, but whattayagonnado

xp: I meant "stakeless" in the sense that it wasn't a race to save billions on Earth in 1st half S2 or save Mars in 1st half S3 or all of humanity in 2nd half S3. The people at risk were a couple hundred (at most) in the Ilus system, which happened to include the crew.

lol

well now i have watched the finale :/

i am pleased that we got a bit of bad-ass straithairn action. what specifically are you thinking about that didn’t add up mookie?

i want a new season like, yesterday obv

why board marco's ship, rather than just shooting it? and why surrender rather than taking marco with you?

i expect he wanted to bring marco in alive to face justice and reap the institutional rewards for it. he’s always been the one saying that belters need to show they respect the rule of law and that’s how they’ll eventually win equal power with the inners.

not through S4 yet so not gonna read end of thread, but we love this. Here are my comments:

made-up accent

check

I expect Avasarala will provide profane fan service once removed from family and immediate superiors, and with her progressive exasperation.

Yes, this has been great

I think I might have blinked and missed the closing shot, but apparently the protomolecule monster has stowed away on the side of the Rocinante.

has been bugging me ever since

envisaging the planet venus sporting a huge hat made of protomolecule tipped at an irritating angle

― mark s

this is A+

t’s testing my suspension of disbelief to think that the laws of fluid mechanics have changed enough in the future to allow ground mount vertical axis wind turbines to be worthwhile.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed)

YES THANK YOU

Just blew through all four seasons of this in the past two weeks. I figured I would like it but I totally loved it. There are very few moments that make me feel like this was filmed in a studio and not in space, the production is great. I'm such a nerd for all the scientific limitations, like ship maneuverability or time delay when receiving information. Sci-fi TV shows usually shy away from technical explanation but they do a good job weaving it in without being too expository imo. Great balance of character development and story. The acting is the only place where this sometimes falls down. Even by S4 the actors for Holden and Alex can't stand up to the better actors on the show though Alex's terrible accent and weird line delivery kind of grew on me

Might read the books next with such a long wait for S5

I did that after a prior season. I think I got into a rhythm and took out every single one over a month!

wouldn't be surprised if I end up doing the same

I did.

Appears there are multiple allegations against Cas Anvar being investigated at the moment

Sounds like:

So one of the core cast of #TheExpanse has been accused of sexual misconduct. We immediately passed these serious accusations onto the studio, Alcon. Alcon has engaged an independent firm to investigate this matter and takes these allegations very seriously.

— Daniel Abraham (@AbrahamHanover) June 26, 2020

If it's true, I would invite a recasting tbh

season 5!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caLji74IIp4

Season 1-3 of #TheExpanse aired episodes weekly while season 4 dropped all at once. Season 5 will be a hybrid! This way we'll have the ability to binge a little but also live tweet and discuss each episode afterwards. 🚀 https://t.co/pMWTeZrpDt

— The Expanse Writers (@TheExpanseWR) October 8, 2020

what happened to Anvar?

already looks way more promising than s4

only two more months!? so stoked

I think he's still being investigated so probably being kept well away from PR.

Frankie Faison! Drummer slow burn!

They’ve succeeded in making me mumble “Marco, you shithead” at the screen so they’ve nailed the character so far

Hoping they don't hold back on the extreme Earth-based events in the book that are only hinted at there (trying not to spoil for non-book folk)

I guess they had to get rid of that character to show the ruthlessness of the rising one. It's just a shame it had to be that character cos I liked them.
Good ending they had though.

only two more months!? so stoked

― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand)

Yes, this seems very speedy, especially given you know what! Lots of post work I suppose.

:D

haven't read the books but I'm stoked 4 Amos in Baltimore

Amos in balitmore is one of my favourite sequences from the books, whereas the Marco inaros stuff is one of the bits I found most tedious. However, the series has fixed the stodgier paced parts of the books.

Stoked for this.

Amos in Baltimore is the best (in depth, not necessarily in writing) single character arc and I hope they at least delve into it. As the books progress you get a sense of how he adapts, and what he’s moved through in that adaptation. in short, <3 amos

i'm not able to contain my impatience for this series to start

now you’re going to have me petulantly stomping around mumbling “the expanse! NOW!”

saaaaaame

yeah, when i saw the thread revived i had a moment of joy thinking it was back early

I'll be curious how they handle the Cas Anvar situation, which erupted after production concluded. He's barely present in S5 promotional material. I wouldn't be surprised if some arrangement where he continues as Alex, but doesn't represent the show at fan conventions, is how it will be handled.

I started reading the books because I got tired of waiting. They are fast, easy reads, though I still prefer the show if just for the visuals. Seems I did not start reading soon enough, as I've just finished the book the fourth season is based on, and now we're close enough I can wait for the next season