The Expanse (Amazon) [ Spoilers ]

Mal-Adjusted · 14-04-2017 12:38am

I was a bit annoyed with the way season 2 ended. While the individual episodes were great, I thought it wasn't paced too well spending the first half finishing off Leviathan Wakes and then faffing about a bit too long setting up Caliban's War. I just realized that this season has 13 episodes and not 10!

Skerries · 20-04-2017 8:07pm

anyone notice Adam Savage on the exploration ship over the site?

good bit of CGI in the final episode and a decent end to this season

Thargor · 20-04-2017 8:10pm

Is this following the story of the books exactly or is it deviating?

CatInABox · 21-04-2017 2:47pm

Thargor wrote: »

Is this following the story of the books exactly or is it deviating?

I wouldn't say deviating, but more "remixing". Does a pretty solid job of it, in my opinion anyway.

joe123 · 10-05-2017 8:45am

Was absolutely loving this show right up until the end of episode 5 in Season 2. I sort of feel like I don't want to watch it now. Unbelievable episode but...yeah.

And I cannot stand that little Mars crew and their angry little commando girl. I've a feeling they will start to get more air time now too

Bandana boy · 10-05-2017 10:45am

Loving this show , best thing on TV this year
Have a total Man Crush on Amos

It will be a long long wait for season 3

All the chat about whether it is technologically advanced or not , I think its perfect and keeps the focus on the story line , characters and politics

I also loved

When we saw the underbelly of Earth and how we still have extreme poverty and massive unemployment , it explained the drive of people to go to the belt and Mars

Agent Coulson · 19-08-2017 9:54pm

The stars are better off without us. #TheExpanse Season 2 arrives September 8th.

https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/898937623636357121

Yggr of Asgard · 19-08-2017 9:57pm

Best to block 9 hours of your life out and binge it.....

pixelburp · 19-08-2017 11:18pm

Great news, and about bloody time for us poor schmos who waited til it turned up on the service.

pixelburp · 08-09-2017 2:27pm

Bumping to remind that Season 2 is on Netflix UK/IE from today; time to play catch-up on all those people here who didn't wait

hehe

Occono · 11-09-2017 9:34pm

Netflix didn't even make a recap for Season 1, I guess because even they know the delay was ridiculous, whatever the reason. I'm not inclined to rewatch the whole season first.

I did actually wait, I'm not savvy about pirating these days.

Agent Coulson · 11-09-2017 11:13pm

A recap would have nothing to do with Netflix.

They air what SyFy give them.

postsnthing · 12-09-2017 12:42am

It's amazing, binged season 2 over the weekend, effects are phenomenal. Think it could be the best sci-fi show, ever... The long wait until season 3 is going to suck.

TerrorFirmer · 12-09-2017 10:10am

postsnthing wrote: »

It's amazing, binged season 2 over the weekend, effects are phenomenal. Think it could be the best sci-fi show, ever... The long wait until season 3 is going to suck.

It's the best thing since Battlestar Galactica and it was sorely needed! I think a lot of us perhaps didn't realise just how badly until The Expanse actually came along....

Mickeroo · 12-09-2017 10:17am

Three episodes in and I'm really enjoying it. Big step up on season 1 I think.

pixelburp · 12-09-2017 10:27am

Yeah. I loved Season 1 but sometimes it stuttered in finding its groove. Season 2 is on a totally different scale & comes off like a show with a confident swagger. The happiest change so far is a very minor thing: I don't think it's a spoiler to reveal that Avarasala swears; still nothing like in the books, but they definitely took that onboard and give her the potty tongue sorely lacking from last year.

Been a while since I read Leviathan Wakes though so a bit spotty on just how faithful the adaptation is continuing to be, but from what I recall they've done a good job growing & elaborating on what were pretty 2 dimensional villains in the novels; I don't recall

Cortazar, the Protogen scientist

but he's a super creepy, effective addition to the series.

DaveNoCheese · 12-09-2017 10:29am

Pfft... season 2 is so Spring 2017 :pac:

CramCycle · 12-09-2017 10:50am

It is better paced and clear than season 1 but it is also missing the big system view of season one, with it being very focused on a few characters and tighter storylines. better for casual viewers.

Overall though, I don't think it is better than season one, some of the acting/dialogue has gone downhill, but the effects and pacing are on form.

Definitely worth a good watch and one of the better sci fi series on tv for a long while.

Occono · 12-09-2017 3:32pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

A recap would have nothing to do with Netflix.

They air what SyFy give them.

Netflix would be allowed to create their own recaps, of course.

iLikeWaffles · 25-09-2017 11:15pm

My bad if there is already a thread...

This is well worth a watch. Its a very slow burn into it, it is starting to get good hope it keeps on getting better (half way into 2nd series). I'd give it 3.5/5 which only recently would of gotten 1.5

one of the characters was killed off

To sum it up it is what life in our solar system may be like in 200 years time with colonising Mars and getting resources in the asteroid belt. The characters and story is a little weak when you first watch a few episodes. But there is a certain charm to the overall story which imo is worth watching to pass time.

Unearthly · 22-10-2017 8:55pm

Caught up with this over the last week. Really enjoyed it. I was caught out and surprised with

Miller dying, but it wrapped up his storyline nicely i suppose

Agent Coulson · 24-02-2018 2:46pm

Season 3 starts on April 3rd.

pixelburp · 24-02-2018 3:39pm

Wonder if the Netflix - ScyFy deal is sorted and we might get weekly episodes, which IIRC we were supposed to get last year. Still though, very excited.

EoinMcLovin · 10-03-2018 1:09am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MowKgO0IeyU

Thargor · 10-03-2018 2:51pm

So the story has totally deviated from the books then?

pixelburp · 10-03-2018 2:58pm

Thargor wrote: »

So the story has totally deviated from the books then?

I've only read the first 3 books, stopping after Abaddon's Gate; it's been a while since I did, and it's hard to tell by the trailer about the upcoming season, but by and large they've kept to the books - barring a few tweaks here and there, such as Avarasala appearing much sooner than she did in the novels.

The third book does introduce a huge shift in the state of the solar system, and I'm curious to see when/if that happens in this third season. Supposedly the producers are going to approach Abaddon's Gate this year, so we'll see.

Thargor · 10-03-2018 3:57pm

But that looks like

the protomolecule has gone all Resident Evil? Were those hybrid things in the books?

pixelburp · 10-03-2018 4:32pm

Thargor wrote: »

But that looks like
the protomolecule has gone all Resident Evil? Were those hybrid things in the books?

In short, yes; it looks to be a continuation from season 2, and the books, whereby:

The Pierre-Mao corporation were using children in creating protomolecule hybrid soldiers.

Thargor · 10-03-2018 11:21pm

Is your spoiler from the most recent book? I dont remember any of that, tbh I was just ploughing through the books towards the end, havent read the most recent one, they were starting to annoy me.

Mickeroo · 10-03-2018 11:25pm

Thargor wrote: »

Is your spoiler from the most recent book? I dont remember any of that, tbh I was just ploughing through the books towards the end, havent read the most recent one, they were starting to annoy me.

Those creatures are in the 2nd book, Bobby's platoon is slaughtered by one at the start from what I remember.

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