The Expanse
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They wrapped up the boring stuff and left all the good stuff for another season/film.
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maybe amos modified his armor with the new stuff they added to the roci armor.
also i thinking they may do a spin off on the Martian ring planet.
the visor would be the weakness part of any armour, so a headshot threw this would be deadly
also Amos had his back to the incoming fire. so most likely some of the thickness part of the suit, so he could withstand the fire.
I'm also guessing that in a low G environment, the kinetic energy that the bullets would be passing into the suits would keep the suits pin down, and once pin down all it would take is the smallest of breach's in the suit seals for you to be dead meat
They wrapped up the boring stuff and left all the good stuff for another season/film.
Maybe. Drummer's story deserved a conclusion though, that panned out well.
About as good an ending as could have been expected with story they had been telling this year.
A bit of a Star Treky ending with the ring gate being the answer to Anaros, it should have taking out Anaros's fleet leaving it to a one on one battle between the 2, this might have been a more satisfying ending to that story.
Watched it on Friday but wanted to think on it before posting.
I feel they finished it well to the point this could be the true end of the series or open for continuation down the line. While books 7-9 have some character differences, anyone who wants to know what happens next could easily start from book 7 and get a conclusion.
Glad they remained book faithful regards ending the Inaros arc, a moment i'd been dying to see all season on screen.
Think it's been mentioned but if you watch to the end credits, there is a hint of something within the ring space gate.
If they do carry on, i'm not sure on the casting for Duarte, starkly different to my mental image but that's just a personal thing.
Definately a gaping hole in sci-fi viewing again, I don't have patience for 'passable' sci-fi anymore - may just continue with my BSG rewatch.
Finally - credit to Dominique Tipper, there are some excellent subtleties with her acting, I despise Naomi as a character but she wasn't very likable in the book either so she's carried that well. Also apparently 'that' scream was a spur of the moment thing and caught them all off guard in the last episode.
I feel they finished it well to the point this could be the true end of the series or open for continuation down the line. While books 7-9 have some character differences, anyone who wants to know what happens next could easily start from book 7 and get a conclusion.
Glad they remained book faithful regards ending the Inaros arc, a moment i'd been dying to see all season on screen.
Think it's been mentioned but if you watch to the end credits, there is a hint of something within the ring space gate.
If they do carry on, i'm not sure on the casting for Duarte, starkly different to my mental image but that's just a personal thing.
Definately a gaping hole in sci-fi viewing again, I don't have patience for 'passable' sci-fi anymore - may just continue with my BSG rewatch.
Finally - credit to Dominique Tipper, there are some excellent subtleties with her acting, I despise Naomi as a character but she wasn't very likable in the book either so she's carried that well. Also apparently 'that' scream was a spur of the moment thing and caught them all off guard in the last episode.
Amos and the others were in Martian armour, just not the full on recon armour Bobby has which is probably in scarce supply. So they would have had some protection, just not the full body armour Bobby has. Amos doe get shot while protecting her but as long as the hit you take isn't instantly fatal the suits are able to seal wounds and pump your body with drugs to keep you going until you can get it taken care of (from the books). I think in his mind he was just going to sacrifice himself to protect her as her suit was about to fail. Then the Roci turns up.
Plus main characters have plate mail +4 while extras get the regular stuff.
Different for me too, but I actually thought he was pretty good when talking to the sister after her brother died.
Also...
There will be that big ol' time jump and most of what we've seen of him is as an older man
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Granted, he did carry that scene well.
A full expansion of the Laconia story, what the 'dogs' are, an explanation of the protomolecule builders and entities that wiped them out - no spoilers, all stuff that's already mentioned in the TV show.
Although only half way through book 9 so might not get a conclusion that works
Tbh I said last year in this thread, folks in the expanse universe are regularly living to well over 100 years old. They could do the 30 year time jump with minimal make up.
I do think that time jump is needed considering what happens in that time on Laconia. Its hard to elaborate without major spoilers.
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Avoiding spoilers please. Does anyone know if this season has spoilers for the final book? I’ve read the books before TV and upto now nothing has been an issue. I’d rather read the book than the series for the story wrap up. But if the series wraps up before the books I’ll watch but if it completes I won’t. Anyone care to tell me?
Really enjoyed The Expanse for the first 3 seasons then it started to dip in 4 before 5 and 6 were found very wanting for me, sadly. Found it a little open-ended and confusing with what was going on at a few points too. Perhaps I’m getting slow in my old age or something.
Acting-wise Marco and Filip were atrocious, and Naomi was just meh from their introduction onwards.
Will miss having the series around though (and Amos and Drummer!) unless they do a few more. Must catch up on a few more of the books too!
Acting-wise Marco and Filip were atrocious, and Naomi was just meh from their introduction onwards.
Will miss having the series around though (and Amos and Drummer!) unless they do a few more. Must catch up on a few more of the books too!
Not really, it's 98% focus on Marcus. You will be fine watching this and reading the last book.
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Thx, much appreciated.
I've finished S6, but SHOULD a new series get picked up, it will no doubt be quite some time away.
Has the books finished or more to come? If i wanted to finish the story by the books, can someone link or title the book(s) i need?
Thanks
7 - Persepolis Rising
8 - Tiamat's Wrath
9 - Leviathan Falls - Final book.
However, i'd really recommend starting from the beginning, there are some stark character changes that won't carry over to the final trilogy, it's not an entirely smooth transition from Season 6 to Book 7.
About 2/3 into final book and finally getting some real answers
TBH they carved up the current book to TV situation, they could quite easily forget about the timeline and just get on with making series 7. It`s a shame the contractual stuff has stopped it being made. That being said I like the idea of taking a risk and waiting 10-15 years to make the next and final one. Nice pension for the actors as well.
You must be joking? What ground battle??? A single walk way behind some terrible CGI. A single enemy solider on screen and that was it. Awful.