LET'S WATCH THE EXPANSE! | Episode 1 Reaction

[@targetaudience]

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[@КиануДепп]

Babylon 5 (1993 - 1998) Lexx (1997 - 2002) Farscape (1999 - 2003) Dark Matter (2015 - 2017)

[@mancilmj]

The world building in this show is unsurpassed.

[@captainz9]

Oh, you guys are gonna love this. Actually "the science" is far more realistic in this show than pretty much any other sci-fi.

[@miller-joel]

Only if they continue.

[@josoffat7649]

It's actually a blueprint for the future in my mind. It's a big scary tbh.

[@asa90064]

the last season was horrible

[@andreabindolini7452]

Strict realism is not that important (and The Expanse is less realistic than you think). Important are characters and stories. And these aren't that good.

[@ldifalco2010]

I am huge Star Trek fan going back to 1966 and of course, a follower of TA. I have to say however that "The Expanse" is a much more realistic look at our future than ST will ever be. The homework that Ty Franck and the other producers of TE have done to get the science right is impeccable. No one beams down, there are no shields, warp drive, or Phasers and bullets are still the ammo of choice in the 23rd century. Gene's future utopia is a wonderful hope but TE is likely the closer reality to our future.

[@johnrhodes7812]

best scifi series ever.

[@JamesDatWork]

This is also an example of the best way to adapt a series of books. 1 book = 1 season. Reacher and other shows are doing this well too. Trying to do a book compressed into a 2 hour movie is always unfulfilling.

[@Helbore]

@@JamesDatWorkI;'m pretty sure book 1 actually ends about halfway into season 2. Then book 2 is the rest of season 2 and about half of season 3, with book 3 only being the last half of season 3. Then seasons 4, 5 and 6 follow the plot of each book (with a scattering of storylines from the novellas sprinkled into the mix, too)

[@guntherpiedmont4529]

​@@johnrhodes7812 no, not even close.

[@Vulcanerd]

In the toturey scene, the other thing to keep in mind is that you lose bone density, too, when you spend too much time in space and the Belters basically are born, live, and die in space so it's even more torturous other than just musculature issues.

[@artboymoy]

Belters and Martians live in 1/3rd of Earth's gravity, so just imagine that you're on a planet that makes you feel 3 times heavier than you are used to.

[@avsbes98]

@@artboymoy Martians live in 1/3rd Earth Gravity. Belters do so if they're lucky or comparably well off.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

This is all I watch now. I literally breathe this universe. Oh god, get ready fellas “You can’t stop the work”

[@penoyer79]

They just wrapped up season 1 on Patreon and will continue with season 2

[@avsbes98]

14:44 To use a (spoiler-free) quote from later in the series: "Everybody leaves unfinished business. That's what dying is."

[@y00t00b3r]

The boys have a chance to redeem themselves. We'll see how it goes.

[@sarab89hj]

Whats the Lore - why do they need redeeming

[@Dendood]

@@sarab89hj They made an attempt to watch the show before. Did not get through the first season and gave it a hard pass. They also started Battlestar Galactica and after a few episodes gave that a hard pass as well. The two best Sci Fi Series ever and they gave them both a hard 'no.' That's the Lore. -Redemption will take a long, hard time.

[@Dendood]

Wait? They are doing Stargate SG-1??!! Redemption complete! I better check first... make sure they don't bolt after an episode or three. I am a happy man if this is true.

[@paulywogstew53]

@@Dendood They lost my patreon renewal after they dropped Battlestar Galactica reboot

[@artboymoy]

My brother told me about this show and I watched the first couple episodes and didnt' think it was for me. I couldn't really figure it out and what it was about from those first two. I dropped out. A little later I heard that Amazon was picking it up after the 3rd season, so I gave it another go and once episode 4 came around, I was hooked. Hope you guys give it a chance. It's good for reactions.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Same thing happened to me. I kept not being able to get past episode 3. One day I just powered through and after 4 and 5, I couldn't stop and it became one of my favorite things on the planet. I try to explain to folks that it's building the whole universe in the first few episodes, and they're really important, but it's all slow for a reason. If someone gets to the end of the 1st season and doesn't really like it, then it's not going to get better for them. But if someone likes sci-fi, I try to beg them to watch until episode 5 AT LEAST before making their decision, lol.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Episode 4. Then there’s no going back

[@EvilAnomaly]

Did the same thing when it first came out...gave up at episode 3. A few years back I see a random gif on Discord of a ship laying down the law via PDCs and it looks cool as hell. I ask where is it from and someone tells me The Expanse so I figure I'll have a look. Start watching waiting to get to the scene found in the gif. By time I get past "The Hook" episode I start realizing that I had already watch the show before and gave up on it. This time having watched 1x4 I realized I needed to just keep watching and so glad I did. Best damn show I've ever watched!

[@shanepye7078]

Love the expanse. Everyone needs a friend like Amos

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

“Our best friend in the whole world” 🥹

[@Talonz501]

Amos is that guy.

[@padoco73]

Two questions: Who is your favorite character on The Expanse, and why is it Amos?

[@Daneoid81]

@ Don't make me choose between Amos and Drummer.

[@koalabrownie]

Expanse is the best sci-fi tv show to date, period.

[@Helbore]

I grew up watching Star Trek - specifically TNG - and it will always be my favourite Tv show of all time. But I think The Expanse is the best sci-fi TV series ever made. Its easily the best ci-fi show of the last decade. Its a show that just keeps on getting better and better.

[@wesmaass4669]

It's about time you guys did the Expanse, One of the best science fiction shows done.

[@snarflcat6187]

Thank You for starting The Expanse. Stick with it, and the Screamin’ Firehawks will stick with you!

[@JohnComeOnMan]

Took me three tries to get past episode 1. By 3 or 4 you'll be hooked. Awesome series.

[@Poopdar]

Ceres was spun up to 1/3 Earth gravity. The bird demonstrats this by not having to flap normally. Good reaction to a fantastic show. It'll grab you by episode four.

[@MattNolanCustom]

1/3 near the surface, and getting less and less, and more "spinny feeling", the closer to the centre you get.

[@andreabindolini7452]

I don't know where to begin to say how idiotic this idea is. Ceres would fall apart.

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@andreabindolini7452 it's science *fiction*, give it some slack. They could have fused the surface together with plasma jets or epoxy for all you know 😉 If the idea is cool and fun and thought-provoking, it can trump practical reality. At least they make some efforts in this show to keep closer to realistic / possible than most.

[@Sagitarria]

@@andreabindolini7452 this is true but the show acts like ceres is solid rather then mostly heldtogether by week gravity. it's one of those things they get "wrong." we would accept it in a fictional solar system- but it stands out in a real place in the actual solar system like ceres. in my head-cannon (and I don't; even know if the timeline works for this in the show) the technology that allows for constant acceleration (the one that spoilered that spoiler guy) and getting around the solar system while having "gravity" on the ships when they are on a course, is also being used to hold ceres together. also I think we've found a LOT of water on ceres now, more then when the books and show were made- maybe that was the original colonization materials for earth and mars and they are out- but I think ceres is now thought to be 30% water (ice and probably some liquid)

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

One of the best SF shows ever. Had to set my subscription to "notifications on" now.

[@Yesquire0]

Subscribed. Season 1 does have a coherent ongoing story, one that does not end until s2.e5. The last episode of x1 has some great stuff in it, and a cliffhanger to boot, but it is pretty clear that it was not the end of the ongong story. The show is also very good in presenting episodes which can be enjoyed as a stand-alone piece, too. Season 1 is a bit of a surprise in that it is not a shoot-em-up space opera like most of today's SF fans cut their teeth on. The best short description is "noir detective" that happens to be set out in the solar system. That's a good thing for reactors. There is always lots of theorizing and speculation you can talke to us about after each episode. The show is also very, very dense. There are no throwaway scenes. Just about everything presented to you has meaning in the ongoing stories, even if that meaning is not at all apparent for several seasons.

[@MongooseTales]

Yep, there's stuff from season 1 that has payoffs in seasons 5 and 6. These writers are playing the long game.

[@raymondregis6219]

The best show since Star Trek. Love it. The science is great too. It never gets in the way of the story.

[@TheCognient]

Ok now I’m excited. This is the best sci if show in many years!

[@this.is.a.username]

the bird looked fine, the hell is he talking about?

[@nottopcat5956]

Agreed, a lot of people have a problem with it, I always assumed it was the gravity thing making it look unnatural, but apparently not in this case

[@liambury529]

Anyone who thinks this bird looks super fake has never been outside before....

[@Sagitarria]

yeah i've looked at stills, it looks like a real bird, just moves weird

[@rpmfla]

I felt this series got off to a bit of a slow start but it gets a lot better as it goes on. After finishing the tv series I was inspired to read the books. I think it is one of the best sci-fi series ever.

[@padoco73]

Casting for this show had so many parameters...strong preferences for mixed and non-caucasian ethnicities, huge casting calls for tall & slender body types with an emphasis on unusual postures. Almost everyone had vocal coaching to master their unique accents.

[@pacio49]

Yay you're doing the Expanse! I'm here for it. Go Screaming Firehawks!

[@JamesDatWork]

This is the most SCI-FI of all the shows you've done .... will be interested how this goes.

[@Jamie-dz8dg]

That trilling is prolly reminded Alex of the sounds from "The Trouble with Tribbles". Sounds a lot like the creatures in that ToS episode.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

One of the best sci-fi shows of recent decades. Based on a series of books.

[@Daneoid81]

I so glad you guys are doing this. Star Trek is my favourite Sci-fi series, it's like a warm blanket on a cold day or spending time with a close friend. The Expanse though is the best Sci-Fi ever made, but it's more like going on a great date and starting an exciting relationship or succeeding at a difficult task. It's an emotional ride with endearing characters. . . . . . . . I think the bird doesn't look that bad regardless.

[@riccardogemme]

Slow beginning, I myself had dropped it after 3 episodes. I gave it a second try a few months later and it quickly became my favourite series.

[@JoeMama410]

I had a similar experience with this show.

[@miller-joel]

"Slow"???

[@CaptainF68]

i even needed 3 trys. First 3 ep. 2. after 2 yrs 5 or 6 ep. A few years later fight through 1 season. After that was ok 😉

[@JoeMama410]

@ a lot happens, but it takes time to establish who is who, why things are happening, and what each faction wants to happen next. It took me a while to get my footing in this world.

[@Jimmer93]

Exactly what I did! Gave it another chance during lockdown, and couldn't stop watching. Had to know what happens next!

[@jerome1lm]

I think if you get stuck in a tube like that you have to name somebody your 'number one' and climb out of it. tinkk

[@ryannelson1297]

Would love to see y'all go through this whole show. It is truly excellent. It didn't really hook me until season 2 (mostly because season 1 is a mystery that I had a hard time following the first time through), but it became one of my favorite shows ever after that. It had me literally jumping out of my seat with a racing heart in some episodes.

[@DerekLocke-zh3kl]

Loved this show, looking forward to seeing your reactions to it! I can tell you this, I started this series 3 times because people kept telling me how good it was. I made myself get through the first few episodes (five or six) and then it just grabbed me by both hands and I never let go! Just curious guys, did you decide to drop Battlestar?

[@targetaudience]

Yes, we watched the first season and for a number of reasons we decided not to continue

[@neilwilliams4684]

Oh WOW! I am here for this! It's a brilliant series! The Expanse and DS9 should make you very happy.........or maybe I won't be here for this if it's patreon only! That's sad, but then again I'm already up to series 5 on another channel, so I mustn't grumble.

[@teeveeviewerski3381]

Thanks. You're gonna love this.

[@auckalukaum]

They go to great lengths to make the technology "realistic" in this series. For instance, ships are built like skyscrapers with the engine on the bottom, so when they "burn" to accelerate it creates artificial gravity, and then when they cut the engines off they go back to zero g. The books were written by two former assistants of GRR Martin, writing under a single pen name, and the stories are structured very similarly to Song of Ice and Fire.

[@r.j.sullivan2104]

The Expanse is the next generation (small ng) of SF TV that Babylon 5 strived to be. It sets a higher bar for future shows.

[@kerry-j4m]

AGREED.

[@GraffitiDulce]

Best Scy-fi in ages!

[@andmicbro1]

I don't blame them for not remembering episode 1 well, I've watched and rewatched, and those first like 4 episodes are really the pilot for the series. It takes a while to get going.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

Yes, it wasn't until after the third episode that it put its hooks in me. Better 3 episodes to be good than rather say 3 seasons.

[@jeffjaeger739]

I'd forgotten... I think I saw the first several episodes in one sitting, and it ramps up pretty quickly.

[@adamzahzouh136]

I am currently rewatching this show with my girlfriend, who is watching it for the first time and although she really likes it, I realized how different and slow the early episodes are in comparison to what comes later. They are in no way Bad, but they are a good example for a Show needing to find its footing first

[@vicolin6126]

The only bad part of this show is that it is unfinished. To know how it ends, you have to read the books.

[@arrow1414]

Of all the sci fi shows and movies that has been made over the past 70 years The Expanse" IMHO, is the closest to reality in that this could be the to what the actual future will be (with "2001: A Space Odyssey" being the exception).

[@BlameThande]

I was impressed by the adaptation (though I've not finished it). The original books are by a pen name for two guys, one of whom is George R. R. Martin's PA, and they always have a glowing quote from GRRM on the cover about how good they are - which I always found a bit cheeky :p In some ways The Expanse is an homage to a lot of 80s sci-fi tropes, you mention Total Recall and Blade Runner. Also I think they added something to the opening narration about Ceres having water but Earth and Mars took it - which was a hasty fix after the writers of the books had assumed Ceres doesn't have water and then NASA discovered some a few years later!

[@ViridisAmbrosia]

OMG this is so exciting! I love you two and i think you would love this show! Wait you have seen it before?! Lol. It can be hard to start i remember from my experience. But it's really good.

[@targetaudience]

Love you too

[@EvilAnomaly]

Oh hell yeah...another Expanse reaction happening. You're not ready for the ride you're about to take

[@m.e.3862]

Like many have said it takes a while to get into, but once you do it's very rewarding because unlike many TV shows it tells a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. This is why it's very rewatch able because the seemingly random bits of dialogue pay off 2,3 even 4 seasons later. There are no "filler" episodes like you kids say. Everything dialogue, plot points etc has a purpose. I really hope you continue because it's a great series 😊

[@kerry-j4m]

AGREED and well said,I can't get enough of the Expanse,such a-GREAT-tv show. With the decline of current star-trek tv series the Expanse is such a true sci-fi treat for sci-fi fans. I always go back for a rewatch of this show,like you said there are no filler episodes which is GOOD.Sorry to go on a tangent,but,been waiting years for a REAL quality sci-fi tv series to come on.

[@kblixt]

Hopefully you like this show

[@Jimmer93]

THE EXPANSE!!!!??? OH LETS GO!!!!! 😃

[@HubertMotleyJr]

Dust off your detective hats, boys. Also, get ready for the most sci-fi accurate show to date.

[@mjbull5156]

Mal from Firefly is a criminal with a conscience. James Holden has a conscience, for certain.

[@jeffjaeger739]

Josh plays D&D, right? as do I. years ago, one of my best friends used to run a scifi RPG called Traveler. watching The Expanse is like being in his campaign world. I swear... watching it was like he never died and I was back in his game.

[@Daneoid81]

The Expanse is actually based on an RPG campaign that they played, the characters are characters from the campaign they were running. It might have even been traveler. You should look into it.

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@Daneoid81 The Expanse is based on a work-up (by Ty Franck) for an MMORPG which was not ultimately greenlit. Then, for a short while, it was run as an online RPG (by Ty Franck) between a handful of friends (including novelist, Daniel Abraham). Then it was a Hugo award-winning novel series by James SA Corey, a pen-name for the new joint writing team of Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham. Part-way through the novel series, it began to be adapted for TV.

[@VonPatzy]

Alex rocking and ruining the cat’s captain’s chair repeatedly is all I could pay attention to.

[@josephkrengel]

One thing I did want to mention; while the show wasn't "cheap" it's budget wasn't huge either, particularly in the first two seasons. Based on what I've heard, a first season episode of The Expanse cost about half what a first season episode of Star Trek discovery cost, despite being filmed in the same studio complex here in Toronto, and starting production only two years later.

[@josoffat7649]

This is the only SyFy show I liked enough to watch to the end. I know amazon finished it but the first 3 seasons were still great.

[@ScottSchapiro]

The first time I tried to watch The Expanse, the first episode didn't hook me. I revisited the show a few months later and pushed past that first episode and I am glad I did. The first three seasons of this show are among my most favorite and cherished science fiction shows. I do think that the story fell off after those 3 seasons, but I still love the show. Regarding it being a Patreon exclusive, I understand why that is the case. However, I am already paying for KZbin Premium, so I generally refuse to pay more for sitting in front of a screen. Having said that, once you guys are done with the entire first season, I would totally be willing to sign up for a month to binge your reactions because I do enjoy your commentary for Star Trek when I see it here on KZbin.

[@targetaudience]

The last UNCUT reaction is getting posted Tuesday and the edited reactions should all be posted in the next couple weeks. In addition to being available via membership we will also be selling the complete season as a collection for one-time purchase. It will include all UNCUT and edited reactions.

[@ScottSchapiro]

@@targetaudience That is an awesome plan, thanks for replying.

[@blackpaw29]

@@targetaudience Interesting, selling the S1 reaction that way, haven't seen that done before. I could go for that.

[@KylaTalks]

To say it fell off after Season 3 when Season 5 is tied for Season 3 as the best season of the series is mind blowing to me! Lol.

[@jerome1lm]

OMG there is a little kitty, pogg

[@Yggdrasil42]

It took me a few episodes to get into it but just like TNG it keeps getting better.

[@shadowphoenix1696]

I think the hook episode is around ep 4

[@SRoney-xc6ko]

The Expanse is a FANTASTIC show.

[@kerry-j4m]

AGREED. After Battlestar Galactica ended I was waiting for the next GREAT sci-fi tv series,then The Expanse came on and I was hooked from the first episode.I've rewatched this series several times and it's so different than any other sci-fi tv series.NOW,I'm waiting for the next GREAT sci-fi tv series that'll equal or surpass The Expanse. God bless

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@kerry-j4m the writers, show-runner and one of the recurring directors of The Expanse have set up their own production company, Expanding Universe Productions. They have a deal with Amazon to adapt the writers' new novel series. Totally different "universe" to The Expanse, but maybe they'll do it again...

[@autdelux]

best syfy show in 21th century

[@rodentnolastname6612]

The book authors and show runners admit they borrowed heavily from "Alien" in its setting and aesthetics. ♥️🤟😎♥️

[@Ajonr]

The Expanse - you will not be disappointed, but for full enjoyment, pay attention to detail, not for the casual viewer. (As for Seasons, 1 and 2, as insanely crazy as they are, are actually scene setting and world building. So, you can quit after S1, you will really be missing out.) The Expanse ranks up there for me for TV series right up there with S1 of True Detective. You will be confused and lost as to what's going on, but you are being put in the shoes of the cast - and this starts out as a mystery, and, man, are they ever lost.

[@TheDanEdwards]

What you're not getting about the bird (whether it is real or a robot): The problem with using the word "gravity" instead of "weight" is that people get easily confused. Rotating an object (like Ceres) does *not* create gravity. Those on the inside surface of the rotating cylinder are being accelerated similarly to when an elevator starts, thus sensing they have weight. But, anything not attached to that surface *is just floating.* Hence the bird struggling to *swim* in air, and has to constantly reorient itself to lineup with the objects which are attached to the inside surface (such as the apartments and Miller standing on the apartment.)

[@TheDanEdwards]

Also note that a fluid, such as the air inside Ceres, will by dragging on the inside surface start to rotate too. However, as a low density fluid the air will mix readily throughout the inside cavity, hence the bird still has to try to swim all the time.

[@aaronwells6608]

Tagging and up voting. 😊

[@firatmithatünal]

new show 🥳

[@DannyOhana]

The first episode is slow, and then it picks up momentum as the series progresses, it's a great series. Hey they had a lot of world building to fit in that first episode.

[@todd3458]

omg, yes

[@ohyeahwhat5387]

Season 1 number 4 will get you hooked. Just wait for the build up.

[@Vulcanerd]

Josh: If she dies, who cares. You monster, Josh!! 😁

[@BillJBoehm]

Hold up...JOSH HASN'T SEEN BREAKING BAD?!?!? 😲

[@Vulcanerd]

Yeah, I think it's been mentioned that Alex has (or a chunk of it), but Josh hasn't.

[@wizardling4709]

I'm confused? What's the issue with the bird? Is it the low gravity flapping? Birds would adjust, of course. If anything is bad, it is not showing the low gravity in Ceres with the humans. But that would be expensive to simulate consistently with so many people for so long.

[@TheDanEdwards]

The problem with using "gravity" instead of "weight" is that people get easily confused. Rotating an object (like Ceres) does *not* create gravity. Those on the inside surface of the rotating cylinder are being accelerated similarly to when an elevator starts. But, anything not attached to that surface is just floating. Hence the bird struggling to *swim* in air.

[@JohnComeOnMan]

Hey, just an fyi...that bird looks funny because of low-g. 🤪

[@ProfMoff]

nice hat miller

[@artboymoy]

Keeps the rain off my head.

[@Sagitarria]

I thought you guys hated the pilot. lol. I hope you like it because when you like something you are the most insightful reactors! when you get into it you see things that really enhance the rewatch experience

[@Sagitarria]

i'll be honest- most people, including myself don't get "hooked" until the fourth episode. it's weird because SO much happens in this pilot, but the show doesn't FEEL the feeling of being pulled in until ep 4

[@danjsilve]

Season 2 showed some sci fi, that I had never encountered ever. Awesome imagination from the writers. I read the first 6 books, strangely I think the tv series is better, it’s expanded upon.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

5.50 well, in this case it's marginally more probable it will work than not. a laptop is 100% solid state... punching won't make it jolt anything. this, is a relay system... punching it *might* make it jump the control panel and actually engage the servo.

[@MattNolanCustom]

imagine complaining about the percussive maintenance and not noticing the impressive one-shot

[@bobriemersma]

Wow. Just wow.

[@Naglfarius]

9:22 The Sound?: Tribbles

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

It's funny you should mention that it'd be cool if the shitty CG bird was actually a hologram and they show that... Pets like your lovely cat would be a huge liability in low or zero G- feathers or cat hair or whatever sheds would get into everything. Also, what's the cat's name? Does he get any Fireball whiskey? Maybe some merch? A small Trek uniform?

[@targetaudience]

His name is King Boo. He goes by Boo

[@Markus117d]

The Bird is flying weirdly, because of the low gravity, it doesn't need to flap it's wings anywhere near as much to stay in the air..

[@Markus117d]

Which makes it look worse, because there's that weirdness. It amplifies any quality issues..

[@xoberonx]

The trilling of tribbles.

[@Gengh13]

The first seasons of the expanse are excellent.

[@ardvark8699]

self teleporting cat, nice.

[@askaniuk]

Please remember that this is an adaptation of a series of books so Iike a book it takes time to for the story to build…btw a series suggestion FRINGE. In the meantime keep up the good work loving your Star Trek reactions

[@Vulcanerd]

Flabbytabby stole the show~

[@probably_afk]

Star Trek Vi waiting room....

[@randallwong7196]

You may be disappointed at the shortage of courtroom episodes of the show.

[@Daneoid81]

Lots of Bobbie Draper though.

[@JeshiaNoennig]

From the books: the bird's not real. Don't know if that matters for your opinion of the CGI

[@randallwong7196]

Oh! A cat!

[@dionysislarson6352]

Hey, Spot's back! Why doesn't he chill with you guys during your Star Trek videos?

[@cobrafpv2334]

It’s one story period

[@baggyobeast]

That cat is crazy about you 2

[@MusikCassette]

9:20 🥁🥁📀

[@Drakoni23]

Special Effects =/= Visual Effects Special Effects is what happens on set. So explosions, debris, puppets, etc. Visual Effects is what you're complaining about. Digital effects added in post. Best is if they go hand in hand, with smart use of either's strength

[@IronicTonic8]

You guys gave up on Battlestar Galactica way too soon. It gets sooooo good.

[@geoffreyhawley503]

Have you officially bailed on Battlestar Galactica?

[@targetaudience]

Yes, we did months ago

[@StephanPedal]

I think it's better if you don't continue watching the series. It's too demanding for you. 😉

[@TheDanEdwards]

They've already finished the first season on their Patreon.

[@gravitone]

I feel that the expanse season 1 is very much analogous to TNG season 1. Something you have to get through as the production team and actors stumble into their roles and get their bearings, and things actually start getting good and taking off as season 2 gets going.

[@dekulruno]

Season 1 is just so dense with lore building and it takes time for all the characters to really develop

[@bentels5340]

I saw the first few episodes of The Expanse on Netflix, binged them one afternoon. Decided to get back to the rest later. Three months later I was flipping through Netflix, looking for something to watch and came across The Expanse again. I figured if I hadn't thought about it once in three months I didn't really care. Never saw any more.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Okay, what's "the first few"? I tried watching it multiple times and never got past episode 3. I finally tried again one day and got to episodes 4/5 and never looked back. It became one of my favorite shows ever. At least in my Top 3. It definitely starts slow, but for a good reason. It's building the solar system and giving you important information you'll need for the rest of the series. If you get through the 1st season and don't want to keep watching, then it's not for you. But I'd give it a few more episodes if you only watched the first 2 or 3. 🤷🏻‍♀ Just my experience.

[@Deegee_1969]

I gave the show a good going. By the end of season 1, the only character I had any interest in was Amos. Season 2 started and it was a slog. I bailed on episode 3 or 4. Now, "For All Mankind"... I'm eagerly waiting for season 5 of that. :D

[@MattNolanCustom]

That's the problem with binging. You don't give the episodes time to sit in your mind and marinate in between watches.

[@MusikCassette]

the expanse is great. (except for season 4)