Jun 27 2018
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Given how season three ends, it seems reasonable to assume that The Expanse did its best to get to the ends of two…
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Jun 20 2018
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This week’s Expanse feels more episodic than usual for the show, and I don’t mean that as a criticism. “Fallen…
Jun 13 2018
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There aren’t enough characters like Anna Volovodov on TV. I suppose that’s not entirely fair; part of the reason…
Jun 7 2018
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It’s a small thing, but I appreciate how quickly Alex and Amos go along with Holden’s stories about Miller. Sure,…
May 30 2018
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Okay, so let’s talk about cliffhangers.
May 23 2018
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Every week while the season is airing, I log onto a website and click on a link for the latest episode of The Expanse…
May 16 2018
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The Expanse does a better job of capturing what it feels like to read smart, well-plotted science fiction than any…
May 9 2018
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After a good but slowly paced opening, “Triple Point” throws us back into the Earth/Mars war, devoting substantial…
May 2 2018
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The main problem with last week’s episode was that it didn’t have strong self-contained story to hold everything…
Apr 25 2018
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After the high of last week—space battles! Yelling! Avasarala and Bobbie boarding the Contorta!—“Assured…
Apr 18 2018
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The thing about space travel is, it’s not easy. There’s a lot of space, and not a lot of us by comparison, and in…
Apr 11 2018
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Grab onto your butts: The Expanse is back. When last we saw Holden, Naomi, Amos, Alex, Avasarala, Bobbie, and…
Apr 19 2017
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I take notes on my laptop while I watch screeners, but my notes for tonight’s season 2 finale are relatively short.…
Apr 12 2017
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At various points tonight, I was convinced that two different characters were heading towards their deaths, one by…
Apr 5 2017
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I’ve spent a lot of time lately praising The Expanse for how good it’s gotten at storytelling and pacing. That plus…
Mar 29 2017
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Bobbie Draper wants to see the ocean. Being from Mars, she’s never seen the ocean, and now that she’s on Earth for…
Mar 22 2017
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“The Weeping Somnambulist” sounds like the title of a good mystery—maybe something by Raymond Chandler, where the…
Mar 15 2017
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What the hell is going on with Amos? There’s a story there that we don’t have all the pieces of; something to do…
Mar 8 2017
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Bobbie Draper is alive and well, thank goodness. Okay, so maybe “well” is a stretch. The survivors of the Scirocco…
Mar 1 2017
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The end of Eros last week (or what looked like the end of Eros) marks the conclusion of a major storyline, so it’s…