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The Expanse 1x02 Full Length Reaction (Patreon)

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2024-01-15 15:03:57
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Out of the frying pan and into the fire! There was one moment in particular this episode that I nerded out so hard, like a proper little film student 😂 

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The Expanse 1x02 Full Length Reaction

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Mauler

I'm glad you're enjoying this 😃 Thematically it makes sense for there to be a load of red lighting at the end of this episode: firstly red is very Mars so they use more reds in their day to day stuff as it's "their thing" from their red planet, secondly from a practical aspect, red is a wavelength of visible light which impacts people's vision the least which is why it's used for emergency lighting (and on torches where stealth is required). Because red light doesn't wreck people's night vision in the series it's often used in hangars and airlocks so if they get plunged into darkness people can react quicker without waiting for their eyes to adjust or if need to be alternating betwixt looking out into darkness and not. Apologies if over-explaining!

Russell Roberts

Btw, that scene where they are pouring liquid and it slides sideways is a wonderful representation of the Coriolis effect. Since the gravity on Ceres station is due to rotation, you have to pour it at an angle.

Emily Day

Funny that you mention Sense8 as that was originally what got me into your reactions, and is still my favorite even if it was never a finished reaction. Maybe one day. You're already spotting things most first time watchers don't spot, so I'm just super excited for whats to come with you're reactions, and I love how you point out the excellent camera work etc. it great to re-watch this program with those more film centered fresh eyes.

martensJD

2 quick but belated comments: (1) When Diogo spilled the barrel of water, you said "what a waste." Yes and no. The vast majority of that water would evaporate and then be pulled out of the air and reused. (2) You said something like "one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter." Remember in "Masters of rhe Air" when Bucky and a couple other POWs were being walked from the train to (I think) another train, the civilians that saw them called them terror flyers. To the extent that bombers hit civilian targets, this would be warranted.

Erik Bjelke

Shohreh Aghdashloo's character, Avasarala, wasn't in the first novel of the series the show is adapting. She debuted in the second book, but became such a prominent player in the overall story that the decision was made to add her character into the first season of the show. This comes as both good and bad. Yes, getting the perspective of this powerful mover and shaker right from the start makes things easier for the TV audience. But her story is pretty much completely divorced from what's actually going on, so her presence doesn't affect things and how future books/seasons will unfold, so her scenes can feel a bit like just padding. Also, the first book pretty effectively puts the audience in the "ground-level view" of this budding war between Earth, Mars, and The Belt, with everyone feeling this - Leviathan - waking up and rumbling down towards them, but they're all powerless to stop it. I feel it's both a good and bad thing that we get to see this event also from the perspective of someone who, theoretically, is in a position to slow or stop this oncoming storm, but she's just as helpless as anyone else against forces that have been brewing for a century and more. Always fun rewatching something with you! This show is great, highly recommend the books, too. The show is one of those rare, really faithful adaptations that doesn't change much beyond what's absolutely necessary. (In the books, both Belters and Martians are much taller than Earthers, thanks to lower gravity, having this kind of "stretched" look. Basically, all the Belters should look like the one being gravity-tortured, but populating that cast would have been impossible. Martians are a bit stockier than Belters, both because Mars has slightly higher natural gravity and because Martians, especially Martian marines, train extensively so that, if the day ever comes where they invade Earth, they can handle it.)