The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The 80s-s style pornstar mustache is a nice touch.

Aqua Letifer

@george-k said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

The names of the Rocinante drones. They are named after members of the band Rush.

Somehow the show just got even more awesome.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Targeting in The Expanse gives a nod to Star Wars.

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Copper

Skip to 3:45

Unless you want to listen to the Blue Danube

Link to video

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Missile control on "The Pella."

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George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

OK, so take the chase between The Pella and the Rocinante and change the soundtrack, just a bit.

(sound on)

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

NASA....

Klaus

Watched Episode 5 yesterday.

I wasn't thrilled by Ep 4, but this one was pretty good. Looks like it's going to be an epic finale.

No chance there's going to be a Season 7?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@klaus said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

No chance there's going to be a Season 7?

The authors and show runners have said that "the door is open" to continue the story. They have also said that Season 6 ends on a "satisfying note." I can see that happening, with the presumed defeat of Marco and the Free Navy. Now, the ring gates are opened, and humanity can explore the galaxy. End of story. Satisfied.

But, that's not what happens. The third act is fantastic, and I hope it appears in some format. I could see it being a limited-run miniseries (8-10 episodes would do it).

(spoiler if you haven't read the books)

Book 7 jumps forward 30 years.

Laconia (where the kids are) is now a thriving world, and war breaks out between Laconia and Sol (with Mars, UNN and the Belt being soundly defeated). Duarte is using protomolecule tech to build super-powerful ships.

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Avasarala has died.

The rest of the crew are aging and their final mission is to stop the war from expanding to engulf all the 1300 worlds opened by the ring gates.

Klaus

@george-k said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

The third act

?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@klaus said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

@george-k said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

The third act

?

Books 7, 8, and 9.

The way I see it, the first act was the discovery of the protomolecule, Mao's treachery, and the establishment of the ring gates - season1.

Second act is what happens after the ring gates open, beginning with the story on Ilus, the bombardment of Earth by Inaros, and finally the fight to defeat him. Also, the increasing irrelevance of Mars and the Belt.

Third act is what I outlined above.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

"Doors and Corners"

Klaus

So, what did you think of the finale?

I found it a little disappointing. No big fight; it ended by a quick magic trick. So many loose ends. What was the point of showing all these scenes on Laconia?

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Off the top of my head, I can't remember all the references in the assault team, but here are the ones that popped out at me:

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George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

But, yeah, I was kind of disappointed as well. I found the assault on Medina unnecessarily confusing, and with the Belter dialog even more than usual.

Loose ends:

Well, as I said, Laconia is the MAJOR player in the final three books, and Holden ends up being captured and held prisoner there. Cara and Xan are part of Duarte's experiments with the protomolecule and they also play a major role in the story.

I was surprised to see Holden get leadership of the trade union, and then, his stepping aside puts Drummer there - as in the books.

Again there's so much foreshadowing of the rest of the story, the shipyard in orbit around Laconia uses protomolecule tech and it's integral in Laconian ship design.

I also got the feeling that it was really rushed. Shame they were only given 6 episodes.

Copper

@george-k said in The geekiest "Expanse" thread to date:

Off the top of my head, I can't remember all the references in the assault team, but here are the ones that popped out at me:

A lot of well known names

A Beatle, a Monkee, Astronauts, Federal Judge (imposed bussing in Boston), House Speaker, Kunta, Strangelove General, Terminator hero, Mary Poppins family, Fox News host, JFK director