The Expanse 1x4 Reaction | CQB..... and I'm hooked

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Episode 5 EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE ON PATREON www.patreon.com/posts/69548618 Episode 6 DROPS AT MIDNIGHT ON PATREON 😬😬😬😬

[@ScarriorIII]

What's interesting is that Mormons in space makes a whole lot more sense when you study their doctrine and historical claims. Plus the reference to organized religion and strife is poignant when referring to Mormons. Again, that's something you'll have to study. Simplified? They think heaven is on other planets, and they went to war with the US government as well as the Free Masons.

[@mccollumparkfarmersmarket7836]

How do i say this proper. 24:30 in regards to Lopez. H we had a job ordered to do. Holden has a job he was forced to do (ethics) trust me my wife is a pastor. I get ethics up one side and down the other. As a person that tries hard to be not angry bit honorable for my deceased friends in afganistan and Iraq. You don't hate your enemy you respect them. I never hate anyone. Respecting there skill there resolve rhere country and there reasons, matters I didnt need to be in afganistan or Iraq. They didn't need to kill 3500 Americans twin towers. I can't hate them because I know historyband I know why. . . And I know where and how they were funded and the reasons the united states are unlikely. Cause my friends served there I cannot im 4 f which means a medical condition says I cannot serve. So I do it legally like jessy dolimore a youtube lawyer. I am a junkie when it's law videos. I write a lot of amicus briefs and letters to congressional members. And to at least on senetor I'm my state and numeral senetors that probably don't read my. . . . . Frustrated grievances. But it's how I serve. Never hate an enemy fight with words truth and facts. Soldier poet king comes to mind it's a song. On youtube. It's a old song. And a bit Jesus ish

[@mccollumparkfarmersmarket7836]

I'll not roast you. Om just happy your Watching good writing. You want to see a great movie I got 3 best on my list. Sand pebbles 7 samurai and in harms way. I got some best feel good and comedies you'd probably like. Blast from the past Brandon Frasier Austin powers (who does number 2 work for) lol roman holiday for romance. Please understand I'm Danish and I'm twice your age. 😅 nut I adore your laughter. You make me chuckle. You are a funny gal. But your very smart and pretty. Plus I need a dentist I don't live anywhere near Las Vegas. Nut in the next week I may need to be in Texas. (Wife) father in law not doing well. You wana do my teeth I'm good no laughing gas needed just your personality. Cheese miss I'm watching this on Thanksgiving 2023. Cheers. Appreciate your sweetness. Your a lovely lady😊

[@malkavian2]

“Amos is not that guy” put my brain into a bit of a spiral lol

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I have since been told he “is that guy” and there’s a podcast to prove it 😂

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@funnylilgalreacts I hope no one spoils you about that.

[@sallyshipwreck4315]

HeeHee 🤣

[@caribbeanman3379]

Amos is *A Mushiness Of Sociopathy*

[@Cbricklyne]

@@funnylilgalreacts You're gonna love it when you finally get 'that' reveal. Please bookmark and put a pin on the fact that you said 'Amos is not that guy'.

[@LoisoPondohva]

"Where Amos is definitely... Not that guy" *internal screaming intensifies*

[@RaoulKunz1]

😆🤣😹😁 . . . .😉

[@jamesholland5761]

I know! It through my mind as well!!! Just bite your tongue!!

[@TheSirUno]

Hard same. LOL!

[@NozomuYume]

Does she not edit her own videos? It seems like the editor has seen the show.

[@LoisoPondohva]

@@NozomuYume there are editor notes, so I'd assume editor is a separate person.

[@andrewcharles459]

The best part of The Expanse is finishing the series and then rewatching to pick out all the massive clues you couldn't possibly have picked up on the first time through. The worst part is watching someone else miss the same clues and not being able to spoil it for them.

[@jamesholland5761]

This is so well said!! It also reminds me just how damn good this show is! Every time ( Which are many at this point) I watch this show to the last frame of the last episode, I have very mixed emotions. I'm extremely satisfied, fulfilled, proud, but extremely sad. I guess I miss my show, I miss my family 😭

[@TheSirUno]

Precisely. I know it's been said of many shows and films, but with The Expanse, the devil is REALLY in the details here. It's astonishing just how many seemingly insignificant bits of dialog or small items in the background become huge things down the road - the series really does expect you the viewer to do the homework and notice this stuff. I mean...Avasarala and her grandson chatting on the roof in this episode...HELLO!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@TheSirUno Since the creators are also fans of BABYLON 5, whenever someone discusses the details in the show, I am reminded of Londo's very bad day when his Intelligence Minister coolly reveals a great and gutwrenching bit of news, in "Into The Fire", a pivotal moment in his arc (and one B5's killer episodes). Anyway, Intelligence Minister Durano says: _"I was merely being specific. In my experience, if you can't say what you mean, you can never mean what you say. The details are everything."_

[@Yesquire0]

@@jamesholland5761 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJmupYWer6d2qrs

[@DongusMcBongus]

“I’m worried about people who throw rocks.” Such good foreshadowing.

[@MentalEdge]

Calling it a metaphor... It was not a metaphor.

[@nrXic]

The realistic nature of this show truly reminds you of how terrifying Space is. I've also grown up watching shows set in Space and Space ends up being just that: a setting. But in this show, it's more like a character. Ever present and dangerous. Love your reactions thus far and I think I'll rewatch the show through your reactions. Subbed!

[@jrich749]

The show shows just how terrifying humanity is. Its The expanse.....of humanity.

[@AustinStarDust]

Holden may be emotional and yes, a good doer. At the same time, he is way above in tactical smarts as you will see in many other future episodes. If I remember correctly, it was noted that he excelled in tactical strategy when he served in the Earth Navy.

[@jasondolph2785]

Shed was one of the original characters in the tabletop RPG that was the core origin of the story (it went through a lot of layers. RPG > planned computer game > show) and the player had to quit the game after that session, so the GM killed him off spectacularly... Which made it all the way to the show.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

My understanding is that George R.R. Martin was one of the original players. I like to imagine that he was Shed.

[@uhorne]

From my understanding it was originally planned as an MMO computer game. Then when that didn't work out, they made it a tabletop RPG, where Ty met Daniel Abraham, who suggested turning it into books

[@mbpoblet]

Homebrew RPG > possible MMORPG > *_books_* > show. Missed quite an important step there.

[@jrich749]

​@@mbpoblet possible MMORPG > Homebrew RPG > books > show

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@jrich749 MMORPG > RPG > Books > Show > Telltale Video Game!

[@xtifr]

"Amos looks like an Alex and Alex looks like an Amos." Heh! I gotta tell you, as a fan of the books, I also thought that Amos didn't look like an Amos! I really didn't like their choice until I watched a bit more, and realized that the actor, Wes Chatham, was absolutely _nailing_ the role! Which (no spoilers) is a lot more tricky than it might seem! I _still_ don't think he _looks_ like an Amos, but boy can he _act_ like one! ☺ Also, note that Star Helix, the company Miller works for, is private security. In other words, Miller & co. are basically rent-a-cops, not actual police. They do happen to be as close as you can find on Ceres, but...

[@kamakazines4901]

I watched the first few seasons of the show before reading the books, and I was able to predict a lot of Amos' backstory very early on, based solely on Wes' performance. He really did his homework, and it shows!! Reading the books after the fact, it was always a bit jarring when Amos was physically described, especially when he is specifically called unattractive lol.

[@vorpalrobot]

@@kamakazines4901 and ropey

[@jrich749]

@@kamakazines4901 Just picture Amos 10 years older, with all the fights and damage to his face that would exist in the way he grew up in. Maybe in the show he got some surgery to repair some of the damage. 😉

[@dapeach06]

Yeah, he definitely doesn't look like an Amos, more like a Timothy or something

[@alexlarsen6413]

Exactly. I only read the books after already having watched the show and it was too late, the picture of Amos in my head is that of Wes Chatham, which initially caused a kind of cognitive dissonance whenever they would describe him, but the character is so spot on, it soon stopped mattering altogether

[@michaelkreitzer1369]

A rebar through the chest is survivable if you're lucky and it misses any major organs or arteries. You'd be amazed what people can survive.

[@slandon1977]

I worked hospital security back in the 2000s and remember one time (via recorded video, not first hand) when a motorcycle rider walked in to the ER with a tree branch impaling his torso. I’m sure they had a rough time after, but I know it wasn’t fatal.

[@pali1d]

Hell, people get bullets in the brain and survive. Not most of the time, but it definitely happens.

[@androkguz]

It helps a lot that he is an earther and Ceres's gravity is like 0.3g

[@BrendanBeckett]

Especially with more advanced medicine as a remedy

[@Harv72b]

Exactly. There was a railroad worker named Phineas Gage who survived having a 3 1/2 foot long tamping iron blasted completely through his _head_ back in the mid 1850s.

[@The_Other_Dan]

There's no "magic" technology in this show everything is theoretically possible just way beyond todays abilities. There's no fictional gravity like in other shows. it's all either spin gravity on the stations and thrust gravity on the ships. The ships are designed like skyscrapers and when they're accelerating the gravity comes from being 'pushed' into the floor. That's why when the Donnager cut it's engines they started to float. More or less everything in the show that originated from Earth is based on real world physics just a way more advanced version. It's one of the things I love most about this show. Also the 'juice' is a cocktail of drugs and substances that are injected during high G manoeuvres to help people stay conscious and prevent them from dying from a stroke.

[@nathanmead9585]

I was gonna say - it's one of the great things about the ship they escaped in. For a while, I just didn't catch that it wasn't one of the usual sci-fi long spaceships; but once I realized that it was...as you say...a tower that flies up, I just loved it.

[@panvlk]

Tbh Epstein drive in Expanse IS borderline magic and is way beyond anything we can figure out today, but that was sort of necessary compromise to make the travel work across distances depicted.

[@The_Other_Dan]

@@panvlk Yeah, the one area that they've really pushed the boundary was with the Epstein Drive which as you said is out of necessity. Even still it's not as if the technology is completely invented as the Direct Fusion Drive is a concept currently being researched and developed. The Epstein Drive just took massive liberties by taking the potential efficiency of the drive and pushing it to the very extremes.

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@The_Other_Dan well there’s the whole blue glowy thing lol

[@The_Other_Dan]

@@AL-fl4jk I wouldn't call the protomolocule 'technology' as such and if you bother to read past the first paragraph I said "More or less everything in the show that originated from Earth"

[@Thyrwyn]

Every character is interesting. The writing is so good. Characters have identity almost as soon as we meet them. But that identity gets more and more revealed, the more we see them and interact with them. This episode is really the end of the prologue. Now the fun begins…

[@LeeCarlson]

"What just happened" was a rail-gun round from one of the attacking vessels punching clear through the Donnager and venting cabins to space. Shed's death actually parallels what happened in the original table-top game that predated the novels, when Shed's player had to move across the country and would not be back to the weekly game.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

Miller's employer, Star Helix Security, is a subsidiary of Mao-Kwikowski Merchantile, so technically, Miller is employed by Julie's father. (Your hair is super cute, btw.)

[@dumpsterdawg]

Editor's note: Uh oh....Amos...Alex...Amos....Alex...Alex... Editor's note: Yay! Who's On First What's on Second I don't know is on third....🤣🤣 Awesome reaction as always🙂👍❤

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Earning his keep! 😂😂😂

[@scottdorfler2551]

CQB, episode 4, was the one that hooked me for life. I mean zero G decapitation. It doesn't get any better. The Expance is by far my favorite show of all time.

[@jerodast]

CQB is the best hooker I've ever paid for! Seriously, I liked the show immediately, but I *loved* it starting here. It's probably still my favorite episode despite all the goodness that comes later.

[@petersmith6513]

RE: 2:55 "Whereas Amos is definitely not that guy" Umm....nevermind. I love your editor.

[@grafffuller3265]

Yep, "that guy" for sure. Shush.

[@petersmith6513]

@@grafffuller3265 Yah bossmang sa sa ke yeh.

[@hawkthorn33]

I love that you are getting it now, why everyone was saying "Hey, you should watch this" SO much greatness ahead of you.

[@steriopticon2687]

I laughed out loud at the title "... and I'm hooked."

[@JnEricsonx]

I saw the whole show barring S6 which wasn't out yet. in less than 2 weeks. 2 days later I was meeting Wes and Steven at NYCC.

[@TheSirUno]

*lilgal* - "Amos is not that guy..." *me* ~ sips coffee ~ And yes, you ARE going to get super attached to these characters. Trust me. ;)

[@FreemanicParacusia]

Interesting trivia-Phoebe is a real-life moon of Saturn, unique because it is orbiting the planet in the opposite direction of the rest of its moons, which suggests that it may be an extrasolar capture.

[@a_Taveren]

2 times watching the show, and 2 times reading/listening to the books, and it just occurred to me what Naomi was talking about with the "I didn't even get to say goodbye..." line. I just never noticed it at all. Seeing all the little things to setup others so far down the line, it's just amazing how good the writing is on this show!

[@Brownyman]

"The Expanse" is a time machine. It will leave you simultaneously both hopeful and terrified for our future.

[@Justin-sd5zy]

Startled by Shed's death, "they did Shed dirty!"...A few minutes later "BloodShed" heh heh. I like you.

[@malkavian2]

“That ain’t no bus” nope that’s a state of the art Martian warship and one of my favourite sci-fi ships ever

[@scambammer6102]

"state of the art Martian warship" that should be a line in the show...

[@Cbricklyne]

@@scambammer6102 There is a line like that in the show (in a (much) later episode and season.). .....or at least a version of it, but only more badass.

[@scambammer6102]

@@Cbricklyne I know:)

[@robloxfanboy86]

SPOILERS "Amos is *that guy*" LMAOOOOOOO yes he is.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

7 months later… the belly laughs I have reading these comments 😂

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Those gatling guns are called PDC's Point Defence Cannons. They're based on the IRL anti-missle defense system Phalanx used in the navy. They try to put a bunch of chunks of metal in the path of an incoming missile, hoping it will collide. The missiles have use onboard PDC avoidance algorithms while the PDC's have trajectory prediction software. Space battles happen at such long distances that lightspeed delay becomes a thing. You can't remotely guide a missile because of the radio signal delay. The Railguns are like battleship cannons, magnetically accelerating a rod of tungsten to hypervelocity. There is no defense for railgun rounds. They go through ships armor like tissue paper. That's what hit Shed. Railgun rounds are unguided, straight line vector weapons, so have a minimum range, again, because of light speed delay. Where you see the enemy ship is not where the ship actually is, it has already moved, but the light hasn't reached you yet. Railguns have to be fired at where you think the ship is going to be, depending on the distance and the lightspeed delay. The shorter the distance, the shorter the delay.

[@Iwoqvossik]

Watching this reaction has got me wanting to rewatch the series again.

[@jamesholland5761]

No doubt! It will be number 12 for me! I think I have a problem?

[@C76Caravan]

If i count all the reactions I watched, I'm past 80 or so rewatches, about 10 full length ones for S1-3. And it so worth rewatching with all the foreshadowing, hints, or Easter eggs to find from now knowing what's going to happen

[@dumbbikevids]

There's a line in the books about the invading people maybe hoping that the Captain of the Donnager wouldn't be brave enough to scuttle the ship. Holden says that if they had ever looked her in the eyes they wouldn't have thought that for a second.

[@jerodast]

I love both major Martians in this episode so much. Both awesome but flawed. Mao a level-headed, politically conscious, responsible captain, but with the lethal hubris any captain of the Martian flagship would have. Lopez a fanatic but also a (somewhat poetic) dreamer for the future of Mars, who is still capable of recognizing the goodness of Holden and putting his trust in outsiders when all else has failed. I have never seen better last words for any character, especially one developed in only two episodes. (Let's also remember in every _Roci_ scene for the rest of the series, we have Lopez to thank for the ship.)

[@VanArchon]

The notification for this just popped up and I saw the part that said "and I'm hooked" and I immediately went "hehehehe". I love the mini buns hairdo too!

[@xBloodXGusherx]

Me too lol!

[@hawkthorn33]

Fun buns for the win!

[@scottwatrous]

The Buns remind me of a certain Belter from Season 5. Actually 2 now that I think of it.

[@bobchurich7448]

2:50 "Amos, he is not that guy..." Having watched all the shows, this line will haunt you later.

[@grafffuller3265]

We have been LOVING your opening remarks. You are SO right in so many ways, but OFF too. We are watching you...being us...back when we first watched the show. You're doing amazingly. Kudos. We didn't want to tell you about CQB episode. Such a powerful episode. This is the turning point for MOST viewers. If they are not hooked, yet...this isn't the show for them. We really feel that you are NOW invested into these characters...and you have a NEED to know what is actually happening. Don't worry about mixing the names of Alex and Amos. We did the same thing. Like we said, you are making a lot of the same mistakes that we made. You are now part of #TheExpanse family. I said this earlier, my favourite character is James Holden. He and I are a LOT a like (all the pluses and a lot of the minuses). Marie is a Naomi type, incredibly brilliant, but also TOTALLY loyal to her people. Whenever you hear a person in an episode talking about seeing something in the future...you know he's not gong to make it out of the movie/episode. This is a complex story...and we still don't know who the BAD guys are, yet. The plot thickens. Is it Mars? Is it Earth? Is it the OPA? If not them, then who? SO good. The joke about the blood-SHED was too good. We laughed so hard. The Havlock reveal was great, too. So many unexpected twists and turns. This is really a tough show. Space is SO dangerous. So many ways to be killed. Game of Thrones doesn't have ANYTHING on this show...and the seasons get better...all the way to the last episode which is AMAZING. You are on the ride of your life. Hang on. Bizzy Morgue is a Data Broker. I think they said that. Fred Johnson. Oh, so good. There is a backstory..Hang tight. Chrisjen on the roof. So many things happen on that roof...that you will be reminded about for many seasons. So much was said. Naomi's goodbye regret. Lots was meant. Again, wish we could see more than one per week, but we understand...you've got a lot on your plate and Xander on his. Thank you for all that you give us. We are hooked on your reactions. They are gold.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

The title for this video. YES!!!! Obviously no spoilers from me. But if you get to Episode 4 of S1, you earn all the joy that awaits from there onwards

[@R1ckj333]

You are in for quite a ride girl, i finished the series but watching reactions like yours is very fun, keep it up!

[@Cbricklyne]

"Amos is definitely not that guy" ...and somewhere out there in the cold dark void, went out a frightening shriek and blood-curdling scream.........almost like a million nerds' heads suddenly exploded at the same time,......and then there was nothing..... ........but silence......

[@ItssDevv]

I love how we both just started reacting to this, keep going!! This one just got me hooked too :)

[@SciFiCatGuy]

Yeah, Im following you too.

[@vidarCRC]

@@SciFiCatGuy that makes 2 of us

[@scambammer6102]

she is ahead of you now better get on it

[@TetsuoVI]

What's amazing about the show is the immersive realism, from the very VERY realistic physics (if you want to know what it will be like 300 years in the future, this could be not far off from reality), to the politics, the rich culture from each of the 3 main nation states, and the characters MY GOD all of the characters are so well done, writing, performances, chemistry, story arcs. This show batts 1000 for me. If this doesn't end up stimulating your brain, then I don't want to live in a world which would allow that to happen. 😀

[@stuartriddell2461]

It's funny that you mentioned taking things like water for granted. I live in the northwest of the UK and we get so much rain I never even give water any consideration. I often forget that other places consider it precious.

[@ПлатонУченик]

Very powerful smile. I can understand why viewers would keep returning to your channel. I can't stop binging on this series reactions by you.

[@misterevil1967]

Most military careers are twenty years long. After twenty years of service, you can retire with full medical benefits and you get half your pay, at the highest rank you attained. (So long as you're honorably discharged.) That's why Alex left the Navy. He retired.

[@acereporter73]

"That ain't no bus." 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@LeeCarlson]

And do you notice the little detail that the screen of Miller's hand-held is cracked? That is as much a clue to his personality as his hat (trademark of the film noir "gumshoe.").

[@scambammer6102]

trademark of the film noir "gumshoe." exactly. tons of film noir references in this, mostly Bogie.

[@russellhutchison7811]

"Blood Shed" Hehe. Well played.

[@russellhutchison7811]

And then you follow up with "Bizi body". You're on a roll.

[@mmagnenat]

You got introduced to a main character of the expanse, and you didn’t even notice it (we didn’t either). On rewatches I always go YESSSS at rewatches and reactions.

[@scambammer6102]

yes one of the main characters appears as a minor character in several early episodes

[@jhilal2385]

"scuttle the ship" is a navy term which means "deliberately sink your own ship to prevent its capture"

[@thomashiggins9320]

Oh, I think it's pretty safe to say that Chrisjen's concern about thrown rocks, while certainly a metaphor, isn't *only* a metaphor. :)

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I’m learning this about her 😏

[@jrich749]

The first book, Leviathan Wakes (ends at S2E05), was written as a noir mystery. Old noir movies/books, set during the 50s/60s time period, often had detectives that wore hats. Miller's hat is in reference to this, to Miller’s way of identifying himself against Belters and with the Earth power structure, and his subconscious dream of rain.....which belters never experience.........and an additional two reasons/links.....that pop up later......later. 😉The actor also had a choice of hats to pick......and he picked that one....which isn't the same style as the one in the book.......but its the one he thought his character would wear.

[@scambammer6102]

Miller is definitely patterned after Humphrey Bogart in shows like the Maltese Falcon

[@kvoltti]

One of the best things about this show is that none of the factions are good or bad but there are individuals whos actions are how you judge them

[@natashasullivan4559]

I still can’t get over how damn early they planted rock throwing.. That line from Avaserala on the roof about throwing rocks gives me chills every watch through now. Hehe bloodshed.. that was hilarious Also, I loveee seeing the Roci Fully for the first time as they turn to gtfo

[@ThePartisan13]

For future reference the gattlin guns on ships are called "PDC's"

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

*This* was the episode that made me fall in love with the series.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

SAME

[@billross7245]

Great attention to detail in this ep. They always showed the state of the engines and its relationship to thrust gravity. Took me a couple of watches to catch Lopez telling the crew to turn off their mag boots to cross the bridge faster. Good idea as long as there's gravity.

[@ODUBlue]

You're now hooked on one of the best shows in a very long while, congratulations!

[@detrix42]

Your reaction to Shed's death did not disappoint. This show is my all time favorite sci-fi TV series!

[@djhart25]

The disappointment in yourself for the bloodshed joke made me lol :D

[@Kaseyberg]

The foreshadowing in this episode.. chefs kiss

[@rowaystarco]

CQB, the episode that got me hooked (and probably most other people as well)

[@hidalgofritz5538]

Episode 1 she says something to the effect of, "Shed is my guy. He's my favorite." Me: ............ uh oh.

[@MaximizedAction]

That Shed moment sure burns itself into your brain. Season 1, while a bit chaotic in the scripting dep, had some great space moments

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Your editor has seen the show and is a wise, wise person. Funny, too!

[@Shawn_M]

🤣😂Blood-Shedd🤣 How have I never heard that before?!

[@johnduchak928]

I had a feeling CQB was going to be the episode to get you hooked!!

[@abnurtharn2927]

The reason The Donnager lost, was that she was a battleship designed to fight other capital ships, not smaller ships.

[@tadcooper9733]

Oh man Amos, Avasarala and Miller are my faves. I hope you learn to love them as much as I do.

[@scambammer6102]

yeah my faves too. but there are a lot of great characters.

[@LLZwerg]

The Expanse is by far my favorite space show, especially because of the use of correct space physics. I was amazed even by the little details like Holden kicking Naomi away to push himself back down and attach the magnetic boots to get them both back down. Also there is some great character development and I am really looking forward to see which ones you liked the most when you are done with the show. Just that much: I like Holden very much, but he is at best on third place in my personal list. ;) And there is sooo much which is being said and prepared even in the first episodes of the first season which is connected to events in later seasons. Some of that I only noticed when I rewatched the show. I'm really glad you got attached to the show and we hopefully can watch your reactions until the last episode.

[@LeeCarlson]

Captain Yao handed Lt. Lopez the equivalent of a flash drive containing a complete record of everything that they learned about the attacking vessels during the attack including drive signatures, missile capabilities, stealth tech, and (more importantly) that for ships their size they were mounting railguns.

[@timothymcnerney3352]

Man you are in for a hell of a ride with show….one of the best of all time

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Thanks for joining my Patreon! And yes, it’s been quite the ride so far. I’m amazed everyone says the season is slow. Because if this is what they consider slow the next couple seasons are going to be bonkers

[@michaelnolan6951]

I was looking forward to this reaction! This episode is when the show kicks into a higher gear and is the point where many reactors fully buy in. The Martians are interesting, as a group they are very, very proud of all of the achievements of Mars. They are super gung ho about the fact that they beat the odds and built a functioning society. They are also very propagandised, with the whole society very invested in working towards the goal of a high tech, Terraformed planet that can act as a garden world. They tend to unconsciously think that Earthers are greedy, destructive, looters and addicts. Mars has always had full employment, and they idea of billions of citizens who will never have a job seems insane to them.. Fred Johnson's interaction with the Mormon leader was absolutely a threat. The Nauvoo represents the first human extra solar expedition, one that intends to colonise unknown environments and be self sufficient for a journey that will take generations. They cannot take chances with a threat of sabotage. The new faction trying to start a war is scary.They may not be very numerous, but their paersonal equipment is high tech enough to draw comment from a Martian Marine, and there ships are good enough to go toe to toe with the MCRN flagship, in long range torpedo strikes, in CQB and even frigging boarding and all but capturing the Donnager. The show just keeps getting more interesting from here!

[@ezrawyrd9275]

Came back to watch this after your 5x1 reaction, and the differences in your opinion of the characters and the show in general is just so fantastic. I love how hard that you fell for this show!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Remember when I hated Amos?! Miller?! Ah, how much I’ve grown.

[@ezrawyrd9275]

@@funnylilgalreacts A lot of people fell off of this show during/after season one. I get it, I really do! You think you know where things are going. But the beautiful thing about this show, is that it doesn't. How simple the issues of season one seem, five seasons (or even two!) along. Amos, the meathead. Miller, the crooked cop. Holden, the idealist. It takes these tired tropes, and not only takes them to their logical conclusion but keeps going. What a story!

[@scottdorfler2551]

"What happened to Shed?" "Shed's dead Baby, Shed's dead."

[@ThomasVanhala]

Two thing I love in this show, the Rocinante and *spoiler*.

[@GF_Baltar]

"Blood Shed" 😂

[@bizibetiko9778]

Bizi Betiko's not dead! He out there!

[@pssthpok]

Your comment about Yao reminds me of all the small parts in this show who we only see briefly, but are remarkably well conceived and executed. It helped me to pay attention to all characters and not just the main ones. They each have a role to play in the script, and also in exposing more info about where they came from. I am sure you are tired of hearing this, but just take a second to think about how you feel about the main characters, and then if we remember, we can do it again after Season 3, and just contemplate the distance (along multiple axis) that we will have travelled. Hope that I got that tense right.

[@gork8468]

27:13 The Expanse is pretty good at introducing a concept just to put it out there and get you thinking about it, and then explaining it in more detail as part of the story later. It helps break up exposition-dumps, but I can definitely see how it might be a little jarring.

[@RanRayu]

amos is one of my all time favorite characters. the way he is portrayed in this show is so very much like me its scary. its incredibly rare that i come across a character that does things i 100% agree with and 120% would do also. and this is simply because his portrayal is a very accurate way of showing a person being on the autism spectrum orlike someone who is. autism isnt as simple as most people think and is portrayed in hollywood, its very complex. one of the things he and i have in common is that we need guidance in whats right and wrong, i just have the opportunity to get therapy and professional guidance for this. xD fun fact: i also have a friend like he does that is basically my moral compass and keeps me out of serious trouble, he is great. and even tho he is often annoyed when i do get into trouble he has stuck with me for almost 15 years now. disclaimer: yes, i know amos' backstory is also cause for his personality, obviously, and some people have said that he does not fit the criteria for the clinical diagnosis of autism or asperger. its just not really that easy and clear cut in reality. i was told i had a avoidant personality disorder by one doctor, 6 months later had to take the tests with a different one and was told i was just slightly too far off to really get the label. if i am 2 cents off on having a billion bucks im not a billionaire, but i am rich. not a perfect comparison but it works well enough. just because a diagnosis doesnt fit a person right now doesnt mean thats always gonna be the way.

[@tun6006]

I appreciate how you're actually putting in the effort with this show. This show takes patience and attention.

[@celefin6494]

"That ain't no bus." Damn right she isn't :))

[@IllusiveSpartan]

Its such a guilty pleasure watching people fall in love with this show.

[@TheeGoatPig]

I was having trouble following the show until that shot through the Martian ship took away Shed. That was the moment that locked me in for the duration.

[@FMJaqenHghar]

A man came for "The Expanse"-reactions, immediatly took a liking in episode 1 to your personality and finally subbed now - also, to stay for sooo much MORE! ARCANE ... The Boys ... Stranger Things ... ❤Deadpool🖤 ... keep up! You are doing great!

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Yes, this is the episode that hooks people. It is the first of many great episodes. Unexpected deaths (space is harsh). World bulding by showng, not saying. How space combat works by using the Martian flagship. Seeing the world through the other side's eyes and how they too are right. Lopez seemed a scary telepath at first, but at the end he is just another person with a dream.

[@mark8w]

The roller coaster has left the station.. so much awesomeness to come. Enjoy :)

[@LuttiApce]

"No ocean for him" hahahaha

[@LeeCarlson]

Miller doesn't want to share information with Octavia because he is afraid that it will put a target on her. He's perfectly comfortable with getting himself killed, he just does not want to put his former partner/lover in the OPA's crosshairs.

[@LeeCarlson]

If you look back, the piton that went through Havelock's body actually pierced right below the sternum, so missing the heart/lungs (though not necessarily the vena cava, solar plexus, or stomach.

[@TheLyleB]

It won't be long before you'll notice that Chrisjen must have the world's biggest closet. Everyone else in this show ranges from shabby all the way up to subdued but Chrisjen always looks like the Queen of Earth.

[@IdleCommentator]

Grimes and Dookie were killed in the final shootout in the Donnager's docking bay. The death scenes are pretty brief and can be easily overlooked, but it's what it is.

[@LeeCarlson]

The reason that the first season is a "slow burn" is the showrunners are introducing characters and worldbuilding from the first two novels, blending the stories of James Holden's crew, and what is happening with Miller and Chrisjen Avarsarela into a single narrative stream, which seems a bit slow, unless you love character development and worldbuilding.

[@urb4nriot643]

I really enjoy your reaction to The Expanse. Cant wait to see more. Keep up the good work

[@vicmanpergar]

Be patient. It only gets better and better till it gets to Epic proportions

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

She'd comes back next episode. They just put a soccer ball on his neck.... You asked what "scuttle" meant- it's an old naval term for sinking the ship so the enemy can't take it. The ships here are not quite how you'd expect the layout to be- the thrust makes "down" toward the back of the ship, so the layout on the ship they escaped on his like a skinny five story building, with the bridge on top and engine on the "first floor". The "juice" Alex took is to help a body survive rapid or high acceleration without passing out or having a stroke under heavy G. Christian talking about worrying about "people throwing rocks" was literal- any jackhole could strap engines on a big rock and accelerate it towards Earth.

[@jts8053]

Best scifi in 20+ years. Always happy to see someone learn about this show. No spoilers, but Miller grows on you.

[@omargj1]

When anyone starts to watch, Miller may look like a dirty cop, then you notice he probably was an idealistic when he joined but after years of frustration became cynical, and when he got tasked with finding Julie he found a cause again.

[@gravshark]

Been loving your reactions to Expanse so far! I have rewatched it probably 15 or 20 times by now and equal numbers getting through all the books. You are in for a wild ride. One thing I can recommend is to come back and skim through your old reactions to this before each new season. You're already picking up on story threads that pay off soon, some that pay off in a season or two, and some that are series long running threads. Have fun!

[@VanArchon]

So the high speed guns that were firing between ships are called "PDCs" or "Point Defense Cannons". They are likely the futuristic successor to the M61A Vulcan cannon currently used on many modern fixed-wing aircraft including multiple fighter jet models, where the M61A itself was a successor to the Gatling gun/cannon. Just wait until you see one of the rail guns fire... and then realize that there are prototypes of rail gun technology already in existence... Oh and to "scuttle a ship" is naval terminology for deliberately sinking a ship for a number of reasons, including to avoid capture by an enemy force (which was the case here since the MCRN Donnager was both the flagship of the MCRN and was one of the largest ships in existence).

[@lowbudgetcomicsthings7068]

You should see the pdc's on our current navy ships

[@tassila.altaiz3330]

14:40 Welcome to "Game of Thrones in Space" 😄😅

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

Truly the TINK heard around the System 😀

[@LeeCarlson]

Scuttling the ship means making certain that there is nothing left for the boarders to use as their own.

[@Scott_Burton]

There are several characters who have rich backgrounds, but they will take time for you to learn of them Alex retired (technically I can't actually classify it as retiring, but he served for 20 years and was honorably discharge. Official or not, that's retiring from service) from the Mars Congressional Republic Navy. Bloodshed "It's not the time for that joke." Well, for me it was fine, I saw this episode years ago. But right after it happened, yes, that was a little bit cold. "scuttle" in naval terms means sink the ship so it can't be taken. In this context would mean "self-destruct" likely by overloading the reactor(s) to meltdown, or detonating all ordinance on board. "That ain't no bus"

[@KevinLyda]

There's a scene where they pick seats to strap in. In a way, Shed's decision at that moment killed him. Which kinda makes space that more terrifying.

[@jamietaylor5570]

Space and railgun darts :)