Nope. Just the two options I mentioned.
It's rare for a series to actually get better after several years in production, but IMO this season is much better than last season so far.
I'm not sure why so many can't get into it. I mean I'd watch it for Amos alone. He's the ultimate pragmatist and one of the best characters in any show running.
Amos is certainly one of my favorite characters in any medium, and he’s definitely my favorite in the Expanse series, both print and video. And Wes Chatham has got him nailed; from the novels, you might expect him to be a bit taller, but Chatham has his style and mannerisms down pat.
I watched the latest episode last night out of boredom I guess and they move so slowly that I lose interest quickly but I stuck it out.
It's like a darn soap opera or something and at times it even seems like the actors are bored with their roles.
Maybe it's because I never was a Trekkie or whatever Star Wars fans are called but it just doesn't work for me.
It's like a darn soap opera or something and at times it even seems like the actors are bored with their roles.
Maybe it's because I never was a Trekkie or whatever Star Wars fans are called but it just doesn't work for me.
I haven't read the books so I can't weigh in on that aspect, but the wife and I both agree that Amos is our favorite TV character. How well does Shohreh Aghdashloo portray her character? We love how brutally blunt she is! LOL
The Expanse is definitely a slow burn type show. We weren't sure we were going to stick with it after the first episode. It took 4 episodes to say "wow, this is a really good series". I think a lot of sci-fi shows and movies forget one thing. Space is really deep and dark, so nothing happens quickly there.
When you examine the motivations and plans these characters have, you realize they're always thinking long term. Except Amos, he very much acts in the now and only worries about things as they come up, and he doesn't worry about much at all. That makes him a great juxtaposition to the other characters.
I think she’s very much like the character in the novels, very blunt, very sharp, and very fond of the F word (by the end on Cibola Burn (the basis of last season), you’d think that Holden’s middle name was F—-ing
). Actually, most of the major characters are well-cast, although some of them are very different in the TV shows (Ashford, IIRC, was a barely competent martinet in the novels, nothing like competent, dedicated Belter patriot in the show).
Now I'm going to have to start Season 5 . . . .
The 5th episode should drop day after tomorrow. Episode 4 was definitely a cliff hanger!
In case any of y’all are still interested, book 9 of the Expanse series, Leviathan Falls, is out now. I was looking for preorders on it, but never saw one, just got the notification this morning from Audible that it had been released. So I’m listening to it now.
