Holden takes a small crew including engineers Naomi Nagata (Dominique Tipper) and Amos Burton (Wes Chatham), and pilot Alex Kamal (Cas Anvar). They notice a distress signal from an abandoned vessel, and against the orders of the captain, the XO James Holden (Steven Strait) reports the call forcing them to investigate. We open with The Canterbury, an ice hauler, headed to the Belt with a shipment of ice. When the series opens there is a precarious peace among Earthers, Dusters and Belters. They also have genetic issues with bone weakness that makes it hard for them to survive on Mars or Earth. The people there have their own version of Creole, and they’ve developed to be tall and lanky due to generations in lower gravity. The Belt is the most richly developed of the three factions. The people of The Belt, Belters, have the fewest resources and the lowest quality of life among the three groups, despite the fact that they are the ones processing precious resources. Water is the most valuable resource in The Expanse. The Belt (the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter) is made up of a series of colonies that process ice mined from space into water. The people of Mars (Dusters) have a highly developed military that they pride themselves on. Mars and Earth have long been engaged in what amounts to a cold war. Humans have colonized Mars and The Belt (the asteroid belt). The series is set in the near-ish (by science fiction standards) future. The basic gist of the series goes like this: someone or something wants humanity to tear itself apart and it has set forth a careful series of events to escalate tension to all-out violence. ![]() ![]() It features a ship of rebels and misfits who act as found family (all of my catnip), the special effects are superb, and it gives us Chrisjen Avasarla’s wardrobe, which is gasp-worthy. The three female leads are played by women of color (the show doesn’t do as great a job with diversity among the male characters) and for me they are the show. The Expanse is a richly developed sci-fi world where political tensions have run high. It took me a few episodes to get there, but this is now one of my favorite TV shows and I’m so excited for Season 3 to drop in April. Elyse was super excited because he was a fan of the books the show was based on. New episodes of Season 5 premiere Wednesdays on Amazon Prime Video.When The Expanse first aired on the SyFy Channel (spell it correctly, you reprobates) Mr. ![]() Corey, The Expanse stars Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Frankie Adams. Where they go from here is anyone's guess, but this revelation has incredibly dangerous ramifications.Īn adaptation of the novel series of the same name by James S.A. Together, they confirmed the identity of his assailants and now know that the smuggling of Martian tech is being coordinated by some of Mars' top brass. Lucky for him, Bobbie was waiting in the wings to save him. He was dosed with truth serum and forced to divulge what he knew about Bobbie's investigation. ![]() When Alex returned to his hotel room, he was jumped by former Martian soldiers under the employ of Sauveterre. RELATED: The Expanse: Naomi FINALLY Reunites With - But She May Be in Dangerĭespite their surface flirtations, both were convinced the other was up to something. Alex did his best to pry into Sauveterre's interests, but Alex found that Babbage was a capable dissembler and attempted to extract information from him as well. Emily Babbage, Admiral Sauveterre's aide. He was met with a cold reception by Sauveterre, who did not take kindly to Alex joining Holden aboard the Rocinante and absconding with a Martian gunship. The Admiral was currently teaching at the Martian War College, and Alex agreed to help Bobbie if only to prove his former boss was incapable of such an act of treason. On the list of potential suspects was Alex's former superior officer, Admiral Sauveterre. RELATED: The Expanse Finally Reveals Amos’ Heartbreaking PastĪt this point, Bobbie had burned her way through most of her contacts, but when she showed her work to Alex, something grabbed his attention. New worlds awaited, and many Martians were abandoning their red planet for greener pastures. Incredulous at first, Alex's own Martian pride made it hard to believe that anyone in the military would betray their world. However, since the opening of the Ring Network, the long task of terraforming Mars, which had long been the glue holding the populace together, was coming undone.
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