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The Expanse Ep 1x6 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Kero-chan

If I remember correctly, the earth scenes are original to the TV show and those characters didn't appear in the first book. The may be why they seem off when compared to the rest of the show at this time.

Deana DeWall

The reason why the Earth plot line seems distant or whatever, is because it wasn't in the book. So they had to make most of it up. But, it's still important. Thomas Jane and Jared Harris (Dawes, or as u call him-Anderson) are both veteran actors who did a great job in this ep. There are some scenes later in this season where Jane does actually improvise, and the story behind it is hilarious.

Matthew Steinhaus

The earth plot doesn't show up until book 2 so that's why it may not seem as important and connected at the moment. But it will all come together!

Varun Laks

Unlearn what you have learned lol. You can (temporarily) open your space suit in space. That's why the show did it, to essentially teach you that you wouldn't just explode or freeze or whatever like other things in popular culture tells you. The show actually shows its attention to detail by having Matteo exhale, because one of the biggest immediate dangers is that the air in your lungs would explode. Generally speaking, if the show does something like that without any real narrative reason, it's to teach you. It doesn't do things like that arbitrarily.

Varun Laks

I can see why you could think that way, but I do think the comparison to Lost or writing stemming from Lost is pretty off-base. What we're getting isn't really a "mystery box" but rather a mystery unfolding across three difference storylines. Each is attacking the mystery from a different angle and each is very important. It's not trying to trick you or pull one over on you for a "big reveal". So it's not that the Earth plot isn't connected, it's just that you don't yet know the context. That's by design. There is a reason it is unveiling the way that it is unveiling. The writing isn't just trying to leech off another show. This is one of the things that makes re-watches of this show so rewarding, because you see things that you completely looked over before. My recommendation for these early episode is to just try and let the plot wash over you. Even though that's admittedly pretty counter intuitive for a reaction channel. But I think it's best to not try and compare it to tropes you already know or generally try to out-think the writing. You frankly probably can't lol (no one does).

James Rob Ross

I'm so glad y'all are enjoying this! I'm glad you are getting a break from a certain series with some of the worst communication for this one. It must seem so foreign at this point. The books do a bit better explaining peoples decisions but for TV they had to increase the pace more and we don't get an internal dialog.

EmwunGarand
>>101942347

Agreed. Avasarala and Earth weren't even a POV in the first book, so it may seem disjointed in season 1 for that reason.

Ryan Hughes

You can open your suit in space. He exhales prior to doing it so there's minimal pressure differential between his lungs and the vacuum. The primary risk would be radiation exposure, but he's still mostly covered.

Tom M

Good work! Yeah, the writing in this show sometimes leaves something to be desired, there are some fuck ups in the early seasons - creators openly admitted that. But... sometimes not in places you think. The vacuum of space. The Solar System is full of people, not crowded, but it is easier to be spotted than it seems e.g. wireless networks are far superior to what we have today, computers are much more advanced and even things such as cheapish space suits include really advanced stuff bucompared to what we have today, and considerably more reliable. Obviously the military, especially from Mars has the best toys, that is why the Rocinante is such a great catch. BTW Only the four people have the access to the ship - the dying Martian - Lopez - gave them the access and I guess Holden and Naomi didn't want to share it with the Tycho's crew. I suppose for some reason they do not fully trust Fred Johnson and he cannot afford to risk taking the ship over. When the kind's uncle casually opened his space suit which exhaling he did exactly what is safe in space. Contrary to popular beliefs you don't easily freeze in vacuum because it is... almost empty so there is little to transfer body heat to. Bigger danger is the radiation of the Sun, but not in this case. Overall you just have to empty your lungs and you will be fine, for.... something close to 30 seconds because losing oxygen from your body will kill you faster than anything else. Unless you decide to hold your breat.... nope, that would be a really fast way to go. In retrospect the scene is pretty audacious - they hit you right in the face with something so far away from entrentched (and wrong) knowledge we have about space. They do it intentionally. Mars. Not the greatest people. Racism is no longer about the colur of your skin, but where in the Solar System you were born. Mars is an authoritarian state, a specific one because surprisingly efficient unlike dictatorships in real life which are all garbage. No faction is the good guys either - the Earth is a fading colonial power and there are 100s of OPA factions, some of them hardly the most pleasant people. Politics in the show is pretty good, especially the OPA part in my opinion. Security concerns. Miller was fired, his access to the building revoked and pretty much done as a policeman, so his boss was safe to type the password. He wouldn't be capable to open the door to the building. When Avasarala talks to other people it is usually the 'safe in the crowd' trope, but could be explained away - e.g. the UN buildings are well protected. The Earth plot. Actually there is a link with the rest of the plot. The beginning and the end of the very end of the episode is about it. Anyway it will be much more important... Thankfully there are no mystery boxes or poorly resolved plots in the show. Also there are some Andor level speeches. Take care!

Christopher Cifani
>>101942347

That wasn't how I interpreted what they were saying. I read it as them saying that this show as NOT doing things like Lost, and that it was appreciated because too many shows took the "lesson" of Lost and tried to do mysteries that way, and it was a good thing that this show wasn't doing that.

Dan Pettit

Episode 7 is brought to you by the colors Red and Black for the MCRN, the number 4 for the members of the Roci crew, and the words "Donkey" and "Balls"

Alan Sako

About Miller, there has been a lot of talk about how he is the joke of the station. Anderson Dawes said that in this episode. As you mentioned, Miller's boss has to play both sides - she intentionally gave the assignment to Miller assuming he would do the minimum amount of work, not "solve the mystery," and collect his tax-free bonus. She even told Miller to drop the case and collect his bonus in a prior episode. She never expected him to go this deep into the investigation...

Daxeah

One thing I love about this show is how there is no wasted dialog. It all serves to further the plot or develop the character. Like how Amos talks about growing up in brothels or places like brothels.