The Expanse (Amazon) [** Spoilers **]

What's this earned crap that's been popping up all the time recently. It's all over Discovery criticism too as if every death needs loads of big emotional foreshadowing.

He died in a high G burn which does happen to people in the book it's part of the risk. Why give a sht about why it happened

It'll be Bobbi. It was practically hinted at in the last scenes of the episode

Another excellent episode that had me gripped all the way through and felt like it was only 15 mins long especially compared to some other sci-fi shows right now that seem to just drag along for the hour

I don't want to go too deep into the Disco bashing but have Expanse air within 24hrs of Discovery really drives home how average the latter is.

With the Expanse I'm always shocked times up and the other I'm checking my phone half way through

Session 6 Expanse does feel a little frantic. But it kinda help build tension.

Steven Strait looks really unwell, like not acting unwell. Very apparent in episode 2. He's only 35 but looks closer to 50. Hope he's not got some real life health problems

This article claims that Amazon only signed the rights to produce three seasons of the show and under the terms of the agreement they can create a spin off show for later material. I have no idea of the veracity of the information but it would be great if there is an official announcement immediately after the season finishes.

That link no longer exists so I guess that answers it's validity

I think its part of the fallout of his time on Eros when Holden took a lethal dose of radiation. It's a little detail that is forgotten by the audience but not the producers of the show.

That's what I thought

I really wish they were 2 hours long they just fly by.

I was a little disappointed with Duarte though and it's one of the very few casting that didn't fit my image of him. Great to see some quality Drummer time this week

I've started reading the final novel and really hope that they make a spin off series to complete the story. Featuring the story of Cara and Xan on Laconia is like mini-episodes before each episode of the current series. I wasn't expecting to see Duarte feature and he appeared more Amos like than 'Duarte' for me.

I would have much preferred if the Martian captain from last season was playing Duarte or just leave him out for now

Duarte's admiral title is self appointed, in the MCRN he had been an aide to an admiral. He took the title to maintain the chain of command that the Martians were already familiar with when establishing his empire.

I think the idea was that they were going rouge before him.

The gates and the worlds behind them destroying the shared goal that mars had and the unity built trying to achieve it. He just shows up after things have already started to unravel for mars and gives them a new goal.

He didn't have to convince anyone to go rogue. The moment that it became known that the ring gate was a doorway to habitable worlds the dream of Mars died. Martians had made sacrifices for generations and were committed to doing so that at some point a future generation would have a habitable planet with a breathable atmosphere. The younger generations of Martians were happy to abandon the project and head for the ring - this was dealt with in Bobby's story with her nephew.

What hasn't been dealt with in the series yet is that the MCR and UN are unaware of Duarte. He's not a charismatic individual but he is the grand master when it comes to strategy. Avasarala has always played the political game, in contrast Duarte is brutally efficient and goes for the jugular. Inaros has been a distraction that he created to facilitate the Laconia project, with the Sol system in chaos he has been free to establish his own empire.