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THE EXPANSE

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Do you guys like Holden as the main character?
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fuck holden mate falcon or fuck off
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>>80696184

I like him better after he had to finally get his hands dirty by his own volition.
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Yeah, he works for me. He's an insufferable moralfag with a broad naive streak, but in a compromised world full of rabid Belter radicals, shifty heartless corporations, the sluggish self-interested Earther behemoth and the fucking weirdo Spartan MCR, that kind of idealism is going to appeal greatly to certain people. It's no surprise he was able to attract followers and even his foes see him as someone that needs to be manipulated, rather than corrupted, because it wouldn't work.
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>>80696184
miller was better
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I want to taste his nipples
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>>80697100
this desu senpai
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>>80696184

>This show was getting constant threads when Miller was still alive

>dead thread, dead show
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>>80696184
>>80696371
>It's no surprise he was able to attract followers

Is it? He seems like a indecisive chump with no discernible leadership qualities. I can tell you that I sure as hell wouldn't follow him.
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>>80696184
>Holden as the main character

He isn't "the" main character. There is no single main character. There are several main characters in each story arch, but no central main character.
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*squinting intensifies*
>give miller shit for shooting head scientist
>3 episodes later goes to kill the last scientist himself
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>>80697488
There's been a good number of threads.

plus he's not really dead
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I like him because he's a wooden moralfag done right. This episode had the beginnings of him wanting to take the easy road and developing some self-awareness about it. I like that so many characters are just idiots, hypocrites and weirdos when you scratch the surface but not in a nihilistic "everything's morally gray" way.
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>>80697706

Anon being a protomeme isn't the same thing
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There are at least 9 books written or planned. You think Syfy wlll allow a show to go on that long?

Don't even bother getting invested.

Even when it was SciFi, the longest shows ever ran for was 4 seasons.

Hope you faggots enjoy reading.
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>>80697641
It seems silly when condensed on the show but it seems the whole point was that he was becoming just like Miller, several characters even called him out on it.

So yes it was out of character for him but the idea is he's so scared of the protomolecule he does some stupid things. In the book especially they drive this home, Holden is scared shitless of that stuff.

That said he's a shitty character overall in the book and show. The other characters are better in both.
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>>80699596
>implying they won't diverge or Netflix won't pick up the show
It's not like SyFy is the chief source of funding
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He's following book Holden pretty well. Book Holden is an insufferable Lawful Good stereotype for like 3 books until it fucks him and his people over one too many times and he finally starts to transition to a Chaotic Good hardass.
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>>80699596
I know you paste this in every thread and I do enjoy reading but there's no real reason why not. It's not their most popular show but I suspect they're keenly aware that it's a breed apart from the rest of their pretty ridiculous cosplay tier catalogue and has a real chance to elevate the entire network.
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>>80696184
DRUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>>80700004
Her actor is a bit shitty with forcing the accent and grunting all her lines but that scene was so fucking good
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>>80699988
:|
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>>80700386
I hope you homosexuals enjoy publications
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>implying I'll read a book

If the show ends I'm heading straight to Wikipedia
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>>80700386
JUST
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i dont like how he speaks and he looks like the twin brother of jon snow
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Holden is a gay fuccboy

I'd rather watch Fred sell dope all day
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>>80696184
I think the character is a good vector for making ethical quandries more obvious. I don't like the character though. Also, in the books people followed him because his decisions were supposed to be right, or pure, or honourable or something. Or at least they felt he had less of a bias than themselves due to patriotism or selfishness or whataver. In the show though everyone argues with him, not sure why he is charge desu.
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>>80701939
I lol'd when Holden said "the game's changed" to Fred, no way it wasn't intentional
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>>80700509
We need to talk
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>>80697706
>>80698793
i knew this shit would happen
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>>80700386
>finally get sci fi thats actually in space
>nobody watches it
>shit gets cancelled
>go back to hoping for sci fi that takes place in space

fuck this gay earth
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>>80702809
TV views are irrelevant, it gets the majority of its viewership through Netflix.
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>>80700339
Literally every actor in the expanse is pretty fucking shitty. Maybe the brute plays his part well, but his character is way too easy to portray to give him any merrit for it.

I'm telling you, there is not a single good actor on that show and 95% of them are below average.
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>>80700386
last 2 episodes were objectively boring
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This show doesn't have a single good or interesting character, maybe that qt head of security on the mormon ship but that's not because she is charismatic
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>>80703570
>objectively
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>>80699742
It's made in Canada, so it's virtually subsidized as cultural investment. That's why these shows always get cancelled after three or four years, the subsidies expire.
On the plus side, maybe we get more seasons because it's free. Hope the plot picks up because it's been a snozefest since Miller left.

He's not in the second book? Fuuu...
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Holden's a pussy. Protagonists often are. Why is this trope so popular?

Miller was much more interesting to follow in s1 and in s2. Sad he's gone desu
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>>80703595
I suspect it is because the writers spread themselves too thin by trying to follow the pacing of the book by doing a space opera with lots of moving parts in such a time limited format. If you actually took the time to use your brain while watching the series though and thought about why some characters make some decisions instead of having it all spoon fed to you you might find some of them more interesting. Like chrisjen, naomi, amos.
Honestly, I think the only reason /tv/ liked miller so much is because he had no friends and autistically obsessed over his waifu that he had never met.
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>>80704143
Because they are more relateable. It isn't complicated desu.
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>>80704154
Oddly enough they broke up both books to make it more moving parts. That indian lady that no one even noticed is gone doesnt even show up in book one.
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>>80696184

The Expanse 2x09 Promo "The Weeping Somnambulist" (HD) Season 2 Episode 9 Promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy52SEsjr7I

THE EXPANSE | Season 2, Episode 9: Sneak Peek | Syfy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_fhxDZyTgk

The Expanse 2x09 ”The Weeping Somnambulist” Photos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxOeBCctP0
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>>80699713
>That said he's a shitty character overall in the book and show.
He is just sort of some average random asshole that got thrown in the middle of space illuminati shit though, I doubt any average man would do any better or worse
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That Paki pilot might be the worst actor I've ever seen on a TV show.
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>tfw miller
>tfw this show revived Thomas Jane's career
>he's going to have a major part in the new Preadtor 2 movie directed by Shane Black

It's a good time to be alive, bros.
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>>80704305
she has such a punchable face
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>>80704573
this. i love the show but holy fuck that guy makes me cringe every fucking time he talks
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>>80704629
why
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>>80704861
because he's a terrible actor?
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>>80704896
why do you think that?
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>>80704910
i dont like the way he acts. do you think differently? just something about the way he delivers his lines feels really comical, like hes trying to hard to portray a character.
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>>80703570
The last 2 episodes were the best in the season, the prior ones were actionbabby schlock which went against everything I enjoyed about the first season.
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>>80704928
I don't really think he's bad at the southern drawl accent thing
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>>80697510
He took charge during the raid on the Protogen station. Only he and Alex looked comfortable in combat with the stealthship. Being an ex-naval XO of a UN ship means he does have the skillz that the Belters seriously lack. Holden's a bit of a standup idealistic prig and Steven Straight (pun detected) is playing him that way.

Not all sci-fi main protags can, or have to be, the Han Solo space pirate type. If you're wanting more of that approach you're stuck in a trope rut as much as most sci-fi is.
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>>80700386
It's been renewed for season 3 already
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>>80700386
https://twitter.com/JamesSACorey/status/840363464199626752
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>>80704928
I agree that the way he delivers his lines it ... comical I suppose. Like he is trying to appear assertive or something. But in the book ... he was supposed to be from an area of Mars were the people who origanally settled there thought they were cowboys or some shit so they all speak and act like (movie?) cowboys. Other characters in the book commented on it negatively. So he might be doing it on purpose.
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>>80705208
In the book, his community was made up primarily off Indians, Chinese, and Texans, and the Texan accent and drawl caught on so he speaks with an exaggerated John Wayne accent. He also lays in on thick on purpose sometimes because Bobby likes it.
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>>80696184

this show really doesnt do it for me. the visuals are nice, but i just dont really like any of the charachters. the cop dude is alright but the rest are dull.

also anyone else feel like they are playing up the "brute" aspect of the one guy? he'll be acting completely normally and they are like "THINK WITH YOUR HEAD FOR ONE AND NOT WITH YOUR FISTS" or some shit like that.
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>>80705208
>he was supposed to be from an area of Mars were the people who origanally settled there thought they were cowboys or some shit

lel. they should have mentiond that in the show, i sorta could see that happenings.
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>>80704174
i want this relateable protag meme to die
I miss it when we had protagonists to idolize, not relate to
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>>80704623

personality too. i hate this bitch
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>>80706213
'Kay, but it isn't going to happen. Think of the classic coming of age story: young blank slate cantdonuffin get's in a tough situation, fucks up, learns some things, does better.
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>>80704305
why the fuck would you nead promo and trailers and alike spoiler shits if you're already dedicated to the show, and you're here in this thread?
spam it on star trek threads
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I fucking hate holden

loud, hypocritical moralfag

terrible acting, just shouts everything in an angry voice
like an uglier version of that wolf guy from Twilight

death to holden when
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>>80703853
>always get cancelled after three or four years
SG1
SG Atlantis
BSG
All Canadian and over 7 seasons no?
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>>80704573
>>80704629

What're ya'll dust devils talkin 'bout?
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>>80700386
>>80706663
what were the view numbers back then for BSG and SG-1?
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>>80706663
Those shows were actually good tho...
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>ctr f "book"
>11 results
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>>80708316
I don't get it. Are you scared of how much better other people are than you at reading? They are not difficult books, you should give them a go. At times they throw out a bunch of numbers to show off how well the writers researched orbital mechanics and whatnot but that is just flavour. Feel free to gloss over that.
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>>80696184
stop shilling this trash show
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>>80708490
kys pleb, this is the best show since a while.

What's your problem with it ?
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Just was on IGN.. it has reviews for some shows... but they last wrote from the exypanse like a year ago. Why the fuck don't they write about it? I bet it would srop the drop or even get higher ratings for it as well.
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>>80696184
no

but that's because i hate belter scum and belter apologists

EARTH FIRST
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The show needs a moralfag character to balance out all the scumbags. The show would be noticeably worst without Holden.
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>>80709142

Thing is Miller was also a moralfag, but of the more Punisher variety, if you're guilty, you're dead.
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>>80709142
Except Holden doesn't even seem like he's a moral, decent character. He just acts like an arrogant, self-righteous asshole who people inexplicably follow. Alex is the closest character to an actual moralfag and he's entirely irrelevant to the greater plot and never gives input or makes decisions for himself.
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>>80709195
POTTERY
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>>80696184
not at all

he's a fucking faggot
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>Show has something called the protomolecule
>That's not the true main focus of the show, but another show with retarded drama combined with humans vs. humans bullshit over and over again

As an ismic ismist I find this retarded.
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I'm debating wether to watch this or not.
What am I in for? Is it Q U A L I T Y scifi?
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>>80709786
it's a big metaphor about a future Cold War, where Mars (Russia), Earth (USA) & Belders (UE) fighting each others, while they're more or less oblivious about an alien threat (migrants) helped by a secret billionaire (the Jews).
Not enough nude & feet scenes tho.
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>>80709556
>over and over again
it haven't even 20 episodes yet

btw.
>Dark Matter
>a dark matter only gets introduced in the midle of the second season for a half episode
though it has a bigger lore than this show
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>>80709977
>Mars (Russia), Earth (USA) & Belders (UE)
you mean Earth (EU), Mars (Israel) & Belters (USA)
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>>80709977
>Not enough nude & feet scenes tho.
fucking kill yourself, underage woman. It already had too much needless romantic scenes
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>>80710119
>Belters (USA)
Space niggers are not equivalent to the USA
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>>80706610
You're supposed to hate him, he's a retard
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Bring back Lopez
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>>80704305
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>>80710314
How exactly?
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>>80710352
Literally just retcon his death.

Retcon Bobbie even existing also. Lopez is now the main Martian perspective.
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>>80710225
how? usa is full of niggers
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>>80705997
It's like that in the books too. Amos has seen some shit and acts like you would expect in tense moments while holden is basically a space SJW complete with earther guilt until he starts impersonating miller. Naomi hates conflict and killing.
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Can belters even be considered human still?
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Just watched Fred Johnsons actors public freakout. Holy fuck that voice. I hope he gets a scene in some show where he gets to just unleash that rage but I doubt it'll be the expanse
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>>80710652
link pls
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>>80710880

'Chad l Coleman rant' in google
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>>80710895
yeah I found it. He was clearly drunk as fuck.
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>>80710652

>chimp out in the subway and scream unintelligible nonsense at frightened passengers
>just claim someone whispered 'nigger' to make yourself the victim

That's just low, at least take responsibility for your own actions. But I guess having the race card so readily available is pretty tempting in situations like that.
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>>80710880
>>80710895
Link for the lazy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BAGFRuNjqw&
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>>80697641
The scientist was right all along, not in the methods but the study of the protomolecule was a necesity for humanity.
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>>80710602
holy fuck hahah that guy's literally an ayy lmao
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>>80710602

>that fucking run
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>>80702936
How the fuck do they even measure TV views?
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>>80697641

Miller killed the doctor because he wanted to because muh waifu

Holden had to kill the other doctor to stop people like Dawes getting their hands on him

it's the same but different
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>>80711411

They give a vanishingly small sample of the population Nielsen boxes
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>>80709556
>Show has something called the white walkers
>That's not the true main focus of the show, but another show with retarded drama combined with humans vs. humans bullshit over and over again

You know you sound stupid right? This show is GoT in space.
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>>80706663
>Atlantis and BSG
>Over 7 seasons

u wot?
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>>80711642
>GoT in space.

how dare you
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>>80711350

Dude's in high school and if he's anything like the crazy tall dudes I went to school with he was probably like a foot shorter 6 months ago.

He'll grow into it. It takes time to get used to being that fucking tall.
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>>80711678
>how dare you
The truth hurts.
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>>80704933

yep I miss Ceres.
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>>80710436
It also has lots of decent people, technology and the most powerful military.
The belters have fuck all by comparison.

Also remember Doris.
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>Holden was supposed to release a broadcast saying Mars wasn't actually responsible for the Cant

Did he ever do this?
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>>80700386
It's not on netflix yet you homo
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>>80712004
No he wasn't.
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>>80712142
is there a chart which shows the vierates of netflix shows, or at least The expanse season 1?

only found this http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/netflix_statistics-facts/
but it isn't sorted by shows or episodes, and they even want money for it
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>>80704305
she's a big girl
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>>80711642
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>>80711678
>>80714344
You do know the books this show is based on were co-written by George R.R. Martin's assistant right?
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>>80704305
She and her power armor look pretty good in this pic desu.
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>>80715427
Shes's growing on me. The tough chick shtick was annoying maybe this week we'll see her dealing with inner conflict so she'll be vulnerable. In that armour with those legs she looks fertile as fuk
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>>80711962
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>>80714545
Heck, the books have more limited perspectives. They mushed books 1 and 2 together to make it more GoT-like.
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>>80716514
except this one ofc
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>>80716996
More waifu pics, she got twitter?
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>juli mao was rebelling against her father and was getting BLACKED by belters non stop
best girl ruined
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>>80710352
This guy was based AF for the small amount of time he was around.

I was really hoping he'd end up being the central Martian character or something but nope.
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>>80717051
That pic is from her twitter.
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>the only hot woman in this show dies in the first episode
Tell me there's hope in this uggo spectacle.
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>>80716996
>>80717051
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So is Fred Johnson out of the game? No more Drummer then?
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>>80718683
he isn't out not for quite a while
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>>80700386
what happened in ep 6 that made people drop it?
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>>80702809

Renewed for Season 3 already, anon.
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Nuke the belters. Space war now.
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These two fuckers convinced me of Martian superiority.

But the S2 Martians are so disappointing.
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>>80720844

that dude on the left looks like my neighbor
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>>80720844
This so much. Donnager should've just replaced the main cast.
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>>80718683
The Wire alumni keep delivering. Now they just need some old Oz actors.
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>>80720844
>convinced me of Martian superiority.
By losing the battle?
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>>80709977
Belters aren't really comparable to a major world power, they're too weak. They're basically a stand-in for a historically oppressed culture or nation of your choosing.
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KOWMANG GONYA DIE
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>>80696184
Show Holden ridiculous. Getting his panties in a twist over everything, snapping at his crew, manhandling manlets like Prax. It's just ridiculous. Also the actor has the range of a toaster.

Book Holden is better.
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>>80717771
this scene gave me a boner and i want to marry drummer
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>>80721061
spinoff following Lance Reddick's adventures as a Star Helix captain when
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>>80720844
I wish I was a Martian, I'd live on a dusty shithole gladly
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>>80721325
>Be martian
>live underground, never go outside
basically the perfect place for 4chan
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>>80709556
The protomolecule and it's effect on humanity is the focus of the show, pretty much everything in the first and second season is the fallout of the protomolecule's effects on people.
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>>80709556
>baww politics are boring I want someone punching the shit out of protomolecule monsters like in my super hero movies
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THEY ARE ENGAGING IN OOOOOOBIT
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>>80722810
>tfw you crave action and train non stop
>tfw you finally get action after begging for it for so long
>tfw you get BTFO so badly you get your squad killed and raped by an ayyylamo
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>>80722879
>tfw you're a girl playing at being a spess muh-reen
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>>80711245
As a (traditional) liberal, I also agree. As a pragmatic worrier, I disagree. Agree, because science shouldn't be stifled and progress should be encouraged, especially when you're running low on resources and need all the help you can get to spread humanity to the stars. Disagree, because if even ONE pissed-off faggot, or greedy piece of shit, or even a crazy religiousfag gets their hands on a small sample of it, it could end up killing all of earth. Like a billion times worse than xenomorphs overtaking earth, like in the proposed Alien 3 script (also fuck the Alien 3 movie we got).
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>>80723976
It wasn't even actual science since their work completely lacked peer review.
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>>80709977
>alien threat (migrants)
More like nuclear research.

>(the JOOS)
Sure, guy. All of the corporations are run by JOOS. KYS. It's classic greey megacorporations, guy.

And something's seriously wrong with you if you get a boner from feet. Hips I understand, lips too, maybe even scat (juvenile feelings of being taken care of, most likely), but fuck off with your foot fetish.
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>>80724095
Protogen is the evil version of Merck. And if you think science needs to be peer reviewed to be valid you clearly don't understand how big pharma works.
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>>80724595
Big pharma is not clandestine organization that never makes any product available to the public.
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>>80724595
>Merck
>Evil version
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I just think it's stupid how anyone listens to holden, his crew, the leaders of space stations, etc.
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>>80725208
He's a born leader, literally.
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>>80725384
no one would listen to a baby
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>>80710352
The Protomolecule. They are gonna use it to bring back people sooner or later anyway because the main cast is weak.
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Protomolecule is the main character.
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>>80726049
KEK it's funny you actually think that. It's not like Game of Thrones were GRR Martin takes a decade to bring out a new novel, these get released periodically. And at the rate they're going, it'll take years to catch up. So very little chances of bringing back dead side characters. What most likely will happen in smaller side characters will be added that weren't in the books, and probably cause it'd be cheaper than following the books 100%.
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mfw bi
mfw get a crush on the 2 best characters with the most interesting storylines
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>>80726873
Can someone explain Amos?
At first I thought he had his empathy taken like the scientist a long time ago, which is why he was so interested in him and why he followed Naomi: as a replacement for his removed empathy.

But it seems he only now got rid of it.
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>>80727191
wait he actually went through with it and did it?
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>>80727367
It seemed like that in the last episode but it wasn't 100% confirmed.
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>>80727191
He seen some pedophiles apparently and thinks it is not cringy and awkward to bring it up for unnecessary analogy purposes.
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>>80703522
This really makes me wish a different network had picked up the story. At least its not HBO.
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>>80727191
he's just autistic
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>>80696184
Is he the "main" character though? He doesn't really get more screen time than anyone else. Just because he's the captain of the ship, it doesn't make him the main character anon. I believe Miller had the most screen time in season 1, and this season it is fairly well split between the entire cast.
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>>80725208
Pretty much the only ones that listen to him on purpose are his crew, and they are as stupidly naive as he is.
Everyone else deals with because they usually don't have any other choice.
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>>80727191
He's a sociopath but doesn't want to be so he attaches to somebody that he perceives as moral and follows their lead.
He was interested in the scientists because they both lack empathy and he was curious how someone else deals with it.
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>>80723976
>especially when you're running low on resources and need all the help you can get to spread humanity to the stars.

There isn't really any proof that this is the case. If anything, Earthers are living in luxury at the expence of Belters, and Mars is building their colony at the expence of Belters. Ultimately, the Belters could be living decent lives if Earth was willing to stop being so selfish and always with their eyes on the future (always looking to colonize the next thing) then there would be plenty of resources to share. Mars is really just an extension of this Earther attitude, that the rest of the system should be used for their desire of seeing a terraformed Mars as fast as possible.

It is a similar dynamic to what has always been present on Earth in our own reality. Resources have never been shared well, and this has always created this false notion that we are short on resources because ______ is living in poverty. Meanwhile, ______ mines and strips their land bare for pennies on the dollar to keep others around the world living in luxury.

Holdens character is kind of based around this idea to a certain extent, and it's why he doesn't really pick any side. His family back on Earth is your classic "live off the land" type people. He no doubt was brought up being taught that the higher powers will always seek to expand their power influence at the expense of everyone else, and that if this stopped, we'd all see that there is plenty of resources and space for everyone.
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>>80728840
So you don't think he underwent the procedure when he reappeared completely different after being with the scientist?
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>>80722810
Stupid that they have no way to communicate in their suits besides radio.
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>>80726873
wait, he has a crush on Johnson and Dawes?
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>>80725208
Well, as far as his crew is concerned, he is probably the best choice. Amos would be a loose cannon, literally. Naomi is far too attached to the belt and would always make decisions around what's good for the belt and bad for Mars/Earth. Alex is a shit head that can't do anything but fly a ship and be nice to refugees.
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>>80729167
hey

alex is pure
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>>80696371

my gf dislikes Holden because hes so...impulsive and not a brooding emofuck like Miller. I usually dislike main characters because they are the blandest. And Holden might be bland, but damn if his optimism and general goodness arent refreshing in the current year of edgy grey antiheroes.
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>>80725208
Dawes seems to know that Naomi is in charge.
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>>80700386
because it's shit. they're dropping marxist bombs everywhere they can

>a nigger, strong asian, nigger, white female team

give me a fucking break, it was unwatchable - the whole mars arc in this season
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>>80728974
>when he reappeared completely different after being with the scientist?
What are you talking about?
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>>80729958
His confrontation with Alex where he's more sociopathic and detached than usual and Alex even points out that he's acting different than usual.
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>>80696184
He's too mumbly. So is Fred Johnson. Wish Miller was still around.
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is miller ever going to come back? or is he gone 4ever ;_;7
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>>80730039
meh, sorry but I'm not convinced.
Can bookfags confirm that?
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I'm sad they threw Travis under the bus during the Ganymede testimony

I mean, it's a likely story and an opportunity for Mars to pawn off the incident as the black earther's fault, but still
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>>80699596
>what is stargate
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>>80726873
Fiskov?
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>>80696184
No, not really. He comes across as self-righteous. I like the rest of the cast though.
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>>80696184
You are now aware no one would watch ''Racial Diversity: The Space Opera'' if the two protags weren't white men.


>>80704928
>>80704948
His drawl is a nod to The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, which describes the phenomena of fake accents in aerospace.

To wit: when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, pilots and air traffic controllers all over the world started imitating his WV twang. People found it down to earth and comforting in what was otherwise a highly technical and stressful profession.
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>>80730182
That scene with Alex never happened in the books
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>>80731846
its a show about nationalism more than race
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>>80731948
Good goy.
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>>80731846
>Tom Wolfe
upvoted
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>>80732017
are you trying to say the show has a SJW agenda?
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>>80732058
>fantasy space future is a rainbow of mulattoes, chinks and coal-black niggers
>completely disconnected actual from astronaut & pilot demographics
Naw. Everyone is equally qualified for life in space, goy.
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There aren't many episodes left in this season.. no way are they gonna get to the end of book 2, right?
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>>80732501
The season pretty much peaked at ep 5. I expect it will be filler to the end.
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>>80732017
>>80732273
You have your containment board, jackass.
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>>80732927
>Epstein drive
Every time
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>>80733527
>a Jewish scientist
What unbelievable nonsense. Must be propaganda.
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>>80733712
>All races can accomplish things
>It's not the Adalwabon drive
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>>80734102
Everyone seems to have completely forgotten the Canterbury incident in S2.
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>>80732927
>oh shit I got BTFO'd
>b-back to your c-containment board!


>>80733763
All races are equal and color is only skin deep.
Except for the Jews who happen to be smarter than you, goy.
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>>80734354
i forgot what assassin was Avasarala talking about in s2e5. She said she's glad the assassin failed to kill Holden.

but now i remember .. probably she means the cyber-eyed hacker/spy faggot
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>>80696184
when i first heard of the series, i figured Thomas Jane would be the protagonist. watching the show, i kinda wish they diverged more from the source material and made him the centerpoint. he outshines everyone not named Jared Harris actingwise. haven't seen the second season yet, though.
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>>80732273
Basically everyone living off world were members of the underclasses.
Rich people live on Earth
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>>80734902
As it should be.
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>>80735025
>being a lazy baby suckling on mother Earth's teats
>not venturing into space and making a hostile planet your bitch
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>>80734902
Except for the martians who were explicitly described as meritocratic elite.

Which somehow works out to 50% darkie. Because of those cutting edge African and Asian space programs.

>>80735318
Only underclass Levantines and niggers are smart enough to maintain rickety sacecraft on a shoestring budget, engage in zero-g mine engineering, and do orbital trajectory calculus on the fly. It takes a shitskin to explore the cosmos, goy.
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>>80735318
>tfw we will never have a series about the Donnager/rest of the MCRN tooling around the belt killing pirates
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>>80734544
>Ha! You've been BTFO'd by my cold, Aryan rationalism, cuckold!
How? You just yelled "goy" at the thread a few times and presented a character being Jewish as evidence of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
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>>80735558
If you want to live on some deserted piece of shit land with barely any water, Africans just make sense.
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>>80735807
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>>80735725
>blacks can manage resources
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>>80696371
>he thinks Amos is a "sluggish self-interested Earther behemoth "
You just don't get it, do you?
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>>80725739
babby with a gunship
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Hate to be a bookfag, but there's a reason for why Holden is the way he is.

I don't meant to say he's more likable in the book, but you understand him as another perspective on the world rather than a moralfag you must and should agree with.
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>>80696184
I like how he's in love with an ugly sheboon, just what I want to see.
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>>80737214

>Naomi
>ugly

Faggot.
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>>80737266
not him but she's ugly,atleast the asian has personality
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>>80737266

ok, a pretty sheeboon.
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>>80729072
>It was just radio
Are you fucking retarded? Unless it's connected by a fucking cable everything's a wave of some sort. They were jamming all forms of transmissions.
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