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[@Animalfriend777]

About Bobby going for the cucumber sandwiches, cucumbers require a ton of water to grow, so she's probably never had them on Mars

[@craftyluna6381]

I LOVE details like that in this show.

[@ClarusPolaris]

I wonder if she's ever had almonds

[@mmattson8947]

The first time I watched the episode, I was so focused on the conversation, I didn't notice what Bobbie was doing in the background. Every rewatch since, all I can see is the glee on Bobbie's face with those sandwiches.

[@kurisuuu48]

@@mmattson8947 Bobby is a treasure chest of small moments all throughout the show, really pays off to watch her closely :D

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

TBF, in a sealed environment like the tunnels and domes on Mars, the water isn't lost. It's just... sequestered for 2 or 3 months. They'd still just be like slightly flavoured, crunchy water, though.

[@chaost4544]

"The Expanse" is really great at developing characters that are in just one or two episodes of the series. Champa is in just one episode of the series yet he's a character that's memorable in a series that has a lot of well written characters. Champa is the best of humanity.

[@matthewt1772]

I think that scene shows us the best of what it means to be a Belter. Whereas the scene with Prax's friend in the refugee ship airlock shows the worst of that same culture. Being pragmatic can be heroic and it can be brutal.

[@michaeldickson9977]

We love Champa.

[@davedahl4461]

Part of me imagines Champa survived and led his group out of Ganymede and went elsewhere. (Almost dropped a huge spoiler sorry)

[@Skull1Hunter]

Champa is the MVP of this episode.

[@ezrawyrd9275]

Only halfway through the reaction but Nerdy's journey in regards to his perception of Errinwright is just beautifully hilarious to me

[@steriopticon2687]

They did do it to the poor lad on purpose. hehehe

[@ezrawyrd9275]

@@steriopticon2687 They really did! Just finished and the moment of the turn did not disappoint

[@psychomantis9442]

😂 lmao, such a rollercoaster 🤣

[@NigelSmith72]

You remember that bit near the start of the episode when Nerdy said Errinwright was being so mature in handling his situation? Remember that bit? ;)

[@8301TheJMan]

He's being so mature... lol

[@BigSeth1090]

Something to consider here: the show has established, air and water are worth more than gold in the belt. There is only enough air for 52 people. Every belter knows that you can’t argue with that. You can’t change that. There is air, or there is not. Every single one of them knows only 52 can live, and the only way 52 live is if they stay calm and prioritize. It’s… just a fact of belter life, and part of what makes them strong. One of my favorite scenes in the entire series.

[@crystalfire5564]

I never thought of that. They just know how important it is to have enough oxygen. I think a lot of people now would say “hey we can stretch it. Breathe less.” So they would push more. The belters knew that if you use up too much no one would survive.

[@dahak2358]

@@crystalfire5564 Also, the Belters are the least likely to just risk it in hope that "we might make it, surely someone will help". Because they know that noone will, and they are on their own.

[@crystalfire5564]

@@dahak2358 sad but true

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

@@crystalfire5564 excellent point. And just to drive this home... Earthers are used to resources like oxygen just being there. It's part of the natural environment. Removal is the unnatural event. But for a Belter, oxygen takes effort. It is an unnatural condition in their environment; effort that must be accounted for and managed by instinct. Where an Earther's instinct is to expect oxygen to find a way of bypassing any unnatural restriction, the Belter has grown up with the instinct to not expect it but anticipate the steps required to take a breath. It is built in to a Belter's life experience that oxygen could not be there one day and there is no way around that cold fact once every deliberate action is accounted for.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

4:28 This is another episode of The Expanse that brings tears to my eyes. Champa is the greatest minor character to ever pop up in a show. He went from ordinary run of the mill worker, to hero in one episode. While his story arc is short, it felt right. And Welcome to The Expanse, where even the main hero can go evil Captain Ahab, hunting hybrids!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

I love watching people watch THIS episode for the first time. So many emotional peaks and valleys, and iconic Expanse scenes. The 52, Team A-B-C, Errinwright’s Reverse Uno card, the cucumbers, and more. Just a top tier episode.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Especially the cucumbers.

[@nullunit]

For me, it is the way Big Homie just gently grabs Naomi by the upper arms and presses her back into the airlock. It is like a benediction and it was perfect. I've watched this show like 7 or 8 times and that one gesture with at least get me misty eyed.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Cotyar: "Making sure we didn't lose our luggage." Avasarala reveals her fear, Cotyar reveals his guilt, Bobbie finds a new team to belong to, and "Team ABC" is born. Avasarala was afraid in space, but when she stepped aboard Mao's yacht, she displayed maximum swagger. I've watched "Scene 52" a dozen times, and I've never gotten through it with dry eyes. And I'm an old man whose had bad guys pointing guns at me on both sides of the planet. When the Martians were challenging the Somnambulist as it lifted from Ganymede, Naomi was checking on the hidden Protomolecule missile on her computer screen. Yeah, they pulled a "gotcha, beech!" on us, leading us to think Errinwright was planning suicide. Before Errinwright knew Avasarala was going to see Mao, he had already planned to kill the Martian defence minister and destroy the Karakoum. He'd already secured the enzyme poison designed for that man (that had to have taken some time to pull the right strings and get it done). He'd already planned to sprinkle the poison on the theater program. I believe his strategy would have been to demonstrate that he'd prevented Mars from gaining a terrible new weapon, and use that success as a mitigating factor for being involved in the Eros incident. "I always put Earth first" would be his defense. But when he learned that Avasarala would be visiting Mao, that gave him two additional ideas: He could track her movement to locate Mao and bring Mao more directly to heel. It also gave him a chance to have Avasarala killed ("....return to Earth..._alone_."). Because Avasarala was the only person who knew he was involved with Mao, getting rid of her would leave him completely in the clear.

[@jamesholland5761]

Fantastic as always Mr Kirk!

[@craftyluna6381]

I cry at *that* scene every time. First time watching, I thought it was going to go one way, the way Amos thought it would. But that's because I'm an Earther, so I was thinking of what Earthers would do. But that's not who Belters are. They're not "every man for himself," they think of the good of the many, not the individual. Because out in the Belt you can't survive on your own, you have to depend on others. The environment creates the culture, which creates the values, which creates the choices that people make. It's how the real world works, it's how real people are influenced to make the choices they make, and connecting those dots is part of the genius of the world building in The Expanse. Every character makes the choices they make because of the values they get from their own cultures, and every culture's values are the way they are because of what is necessary for survival.

[@hoos3014]

Clarus rolling her eyes at Nerdy's newfound Errinright appreciation just sent me 😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@Animalfriend777]

Champa (the Belter who organzies the people onto the ship) may be one of the best one off characters in the show

[@Shawn_M]

In a show with a bunch of unusually good one off characters. No one does 1 episode characters better than the expanse

[@Justanotherconsumer]

The casting people did an excellent job.

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@Shawn_M They give one-off characters the kind of juicy dialog and drama usually reserved for main characters. It always makes you uncertain whose actually going to be a one-off character.

[@mattdrahos2662]

Champa's speech was a shining example of how the hell was this not in the Emmy hunt? Gugun Deep Singh CRUSHED that scene!!! I still cry (like NN) watching reactors hit this scene, it always punches above it weight.

[@shawnloging8649]

The Naomi and Belter scene gets me every time. This episode has so much brilliance

[@HeliRy]

Next episode Nerdy is gonna be all “You know, Mao isn’t _that_ bad really. He’s grown a lot as a person.” 😜

[@aftonforred3685]

😂

[@scambammer6102]

"The proto-molecule is harmless. They should be nice to it." - Nerdy

[@17thknight]

I've said it before and I'll say it again my favorite thing about this show is that there are so many occasions when people who aren't part of the main cast have to step up and be a hero for just one moment and the fate of everything hangs in their hands and they take it and it changes the world.

[@scambammer6102]

it gives the show epic scope and depth

[@aartsst3227]

This show does a masterful job of giving us amazing scenes acted by phenomenal performers. Over & over there are secondary characters who may only have 1 or 2 scenes & they absolutely knock it out of the park. The “big guy” (Champa) & his “only 52” speech is a devastatingly good scene & it makes you wonder in that moment how would YOU react in a similar situation. Also, love the side eye from Clarus as Nerdy slowly realizes what Erinwight was up to… 😂 she saw that coming several scenes before 🚀🚀

[@TheParagade]

That scene with Champa is such a beautiful encapsulation of the values that Belter culture is built on.

[@juliasmith960]

Ty Franck (one half of James Corey) compared Errinwright at this point to the soldier who thinks he's doing a suicide run down the hill into enemy ranks and surprises himself by running right through them and surviving the initial charge. Now he's taking his second chance to get out of this mess.

[@danielroberts7940]

If somebody was to ever threaten your beautiful redhead wife, you might say something like, "You won't hurt her because you have to go through me first." So when Bobby insinuated that she would go through him like a door, well, going through a door is effortless. So she pretty much told him he would be effortless to kill if he messed with her in a bad way. :)

[@hawkthorn33]

Can you recall, and it may not have been on camera, when you were like "A lot of people said we should watch this... think we should?" This show is just top notch. From top to bottom, front to back.

[@chriseggert8207]

Love 'Scene 52' - great acting by extras and a bit part to really elevate the episode. I love Errinwright's turn and flipping the situation to his advantage. Great multilayered character.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Cucumbers are very water intensive to grow. On Mars it would be considered a rare and expensive luxury. Hence Bobbie's reaction.

[@robertpower8374]

In regard to Errinwright's situation, most of this is only possible because Avasarala was playing everything very close to the chest. Errinwright clearly hasn't been arrested, so she can't have told many people about his involvement. If he eliminates her he completely controls the narrative.

[@scambammer6102]

Cotyar previously warned Christian that she was the only one who knew about Erinwright. The spy did his job.

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

Erinwright is someone who is so focused on making his side win, he's willing to do anything. His biggest fear here is that Mars gains the upper hand and he means to prevent that with whatever means possible. So Mars having the proto-molecule weapon is his worst nightmare and he'll do whatever it takes to make sure that Earth is the one with its hands on the weapon.

[@invaderliz]

This episode is great at showing something most shows completely ignore, how someone (Holden) reacts to the trauma they just experienced (Eros). So many shows have war, a character killing someone or seeing someone get killed, or some other intense event and just going on without any effect on them.

[@submandave1125]

Few action-oriented shows realistically deal with the real effects that killing and survival can have on the victors. There are so many good people forced to protect themselves or their family who are totally destroyed by what they had to do.

[@Brownyman]

"The Expanse" is a show that balances perfectly on the line between cynicism and hope.

[@CodyTaylor115]

"Go through you like a door" implying it will be effortless and routine!

[@Metaljacket420]

Rocket Raccoon showing up would actually be less weird than what happens in this show.

[@Mimickolas]

Holden's mini-arc in these last few episodes does a fantastic job of showing the effects of survivors guilt and PTSD

[@northerntao]

Champa!- don’t worry, I cried at that scene too. One of the best scenes in the series. And there are a lot more! One of the best things about this story is that it’s not unmitigated grimness. Dark as fuck, but hopeful as well.

[@billross7245]

I call this episode "Titanic meets Aliens". Besides the sinking ship - launch the lifeboat element, there is also a hidden easter egg. Melissa wears a Gemini 3 patch which is a reference to Nasa's Gemini 3, who's capsule call sign was the "Molly Brown". The capsule commander, Gus Grissom, jokingly named it after the musical, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", to bring him luck, since his last mission resulted in his Mercury capsule sinking to the bottom of the ocean. The top NASA officials weren't too happy about the name, so that was the last time a crew was permitted to name their capsule until the recent Space-X Dragon flights. I'd say that Naomi was the Molly Brown in this episode, convincing the lifeboat commander (Melissa) to stay and pick up more survivors.

[@vincegamer]

I'm glad I'm not the only guy that cries at that character's sacrifice. You have just seen what in my opinion is the second most powerful death scene in the series.

[@ScottRutter]

"You're not finished yet." Gets me *every* time.

[@NewAeonWarlord]

Erinwright is not trying to make Mao take responsibility, he's trying to make sure Mao works for HIM because he eliminated the other options.

[@detrix42]

This episode always brings tears. This show deserves an Emmy award.

[@XeonAlpha]

So many little moments of genius in this show. Like Errinwright flexing by saying“…found in a shipwreck,” because Mars had no oceans.

[@-Knife-]

The scene with the big belter (Champa) is one if this shows incredible highlights. He had a few minutes of screen time and made it worth it.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

The extras in the ship boarding scenes deserve kudos for really selling those scenes!!

[@robertborgman]

Just waiting for season three. Want to see the moment Nerdy and Clarus fall in love with Camina Drummer. Beltalowda!

[@aftonforred3685]

I love that Cara Gee was just so good they had to write her bigger parts.

[@ShasOFish]

Part of what Errinwright is counting on is the fact that Earth has a higher gravity than Mars; it forces the heart to work harder, making people more prone to heart problems. In this case, a heart attack seems entirely probable, and whichever military doctor does the evaluation will corroborate it (at least, within the limits that Errinwright allows it to be published that way).

[@danbadd]

When reminded of their culture, the Belters almost took pride in doing what needed to be done. A community forged in the harshness of scarcity, exploitation and oppression knows how to survive.

[@aftonforred3685]

Naomi definitely has a deeper reason for her actions in Scene 52 that don't become apparent for quite a while.

[@addickland5656]

While errinwright is definitely not a good guy, you got to respect what he just pulled off: the eros clusterf**k and chrisjen`s questions made mao run from errinwright`s earth faction to mars. He fears that once mars has such a technological lead on earth it will do what he would do; namely threaten earth, the home of humanity, into submission with a weapon that more then makes up for their much smaller population and military (after all mars only exists as an independent power thanks to technological breakthroughs; remember epstein?) and enforce their will on the entire solar system and everyone in it. which, to be fair, wouldn`t be too insane to believe: as we`ve seen from bobbie, martians (at least the armed forces) are VERY patriotic and despise earth, and they`re also not above using their power and superior tech to achieve their grand vision (the belt, anyone?) of terraforming mars and making it into a new, better earth. Now, with one death that can`t be uncovered as murder, and one torpedo, errinwright left mao with only one option: go back to working for me and fullfill your end of the bargain by given me the weapons/hybrids you promised you would make with this protomolecule, or be left with no allies in either of the major powers and face the full wrath of the earth and mars governments for what you did on eros, since I can testify against you any time I like, so SUCK IT and do as you`re told from now on OR ELSE. He`s one of the characters who actually got improved from the books in my opinion. cutting mars off from the greatest military technology ever AND force mao to make it for earth at his command with nowhere else to turn, all in a single hour, while also removing chrisjen, the only other person who knows what he did from the board and thereby maybe save his own skin and career as well? that`s some tywin lannister type strategy...

[@kirkdarling4120]

I do think a couple of others are greatly improved from the books.

[@caejones2792]

To be fair, he didn't have much of a character in the book. Most of the villains are improved in the show (though, it kinda felt like Dresden was weakened largely because they crammed all of Thoth into a single episode, and he didn't have room to be frustratingly elegant and charismatic, so he had to be quick and zealous to fit).

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

“Good, bad. Don’t get distracted by that. It will just confuse you.” Errinwright is ruthless but he believes he’s doing the right thing in the long run. He is not doing this just to save his skin. He’s doing it to save his skin because he believes he is the only one with the vision and temerity to save Earth from the threat Mars having the protomolecule represents. While cold and calculating, he had the emotional need to salve his guilt by convincing himself Chrisjen betrayed him and is failing to protect Earth. Had he no remorse, he would have said nothing to her. As is obvious now, his speech to his son was both a contingency if his plan went awry and an elegiac contemplation of his future. His old life was over, one way or the other. Now, he must believe his heart is true in order to be ready for the uncertainty that looms because of his own actions. He’s saying to himself: “Am I doing the right thing? I must be, because my intentions are pure.” Or, as an Animals song once put it: _”I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.”_

[@scambammer6102]

He didn't become the #2 guy on earth by being weak or timid.

[@jamesholland5761]

This is one of my favorite episodes of this show! We call it episode " 52" and I've seen it countless times, I've never gotten through it with dry eyes! 😢 This show does an amazing job developing characters in a very short amount of time. Did you ever think that one character in one episode could reach you emotionally? Champa " You knew on the day you were born that your life would be hard! So let's be tough and do what needs to be done! There's room for only 52, if we have to stay back, we have to stay back!" " You not finished!" 😭 R.I. P. Champa Beltalowda!!! Holden still going down the Miller rabbit hole! It was Alex who made him understand that his " family " needs him right now! Team ABC, Avasarala-Bobbie-Cotyar, love them so much! Erinwright is one of my favorite characters on this show! So well written and acted! Looking forward to season two finale!!

[@Mojojojo6965]

"I'm starting to have a little bit of faith in Errinwright here." Me, huge eye roll. Lol

[@NigelSmith72]

"Trust in Bobby." Wise words :)

[@robertcartier5088]

Don't worry about the crying on camera... I would have been more worried is you _hadn't_ cried for Champa!

[@drunkrat9041]

It's super satisfying watching y'all enjoy this show. As someone who's whole-heartedly loved and recommended the show to practically everyone, I've sometimes been frustrated when peoples initial response is, "Oh its just another space show", when it is *clearly* quite different. Also, be grateful that you don't have to live through the break after season 3, where, before Amazon stepped in, it was undecided if the show was going to even continue to season 4.

[@wraith1701]

The real monster is the friends we made along the way.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

That first scene with Errinwirght is, I think, all about humanising him a bit. I always figure that the reason they show people cut themselves shaving is that it's a "oh, look how distracted/troubled/whatever this character is", and it sets up the bit that comes after. This one kind of reminded me of a scene from the last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth where a a character who has been a minor antagonist and the butt of jokes throughout becomes a person with hopes and dreams in about 10 seconds flat, who knows they're all about to come to nothing, and he can't change it.

[@bryanm1225]

This!!! More people have to watch Blackadder, especially Blackadder Goes Forth. Note that if you watch the four Blackadder series chronologically the first series is massively different in terms of the main character (more Mr Bean than smart sarcasm). I like that one the least. Series two is better but three and four is where the show really shines.

[@stephanieschown7332]

They had trouble getting Jared Harris after 1st season, as he has lots of work (per Ty and That Guy)

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Holden found the slippery slope, and he jumped. I love that the show makes it very clear that Holden has not handled this well. He can get a bit Marty Stu at times, and this was a great humanizing moment. “I trust in Bobbie” is my favorite line from this commentary though.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

Not sure Marty Stu is the right term since that basically means better at everything than all the other characters and everybody would just instinctively start to like him very quickly.

[@wb3159]

@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps mary/marty sue have been so misused they no longer have a meaningful definition

[@shortdrink873]

@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps 100% yeah, and thats the exact opposite to how most characters react to Holden - his moral hard-lining grates on everyone haha

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@wb3159 Well, not exactly, Marty Stu is Optimum Orphan outdoing everyone in the Justice League at everything, including being a smarter detective than Batman, and he's so humble about his accomplishments he makes Clark Kent look prideful in comparison and they all just seem to think he's everything you want in a person to be around and even the badguys alter their big scheme to more or less center on him rather than whatever it was before... and Optimum Orphan is so willing to sacrifice for others he practically has a big cross to die nailed to on standby.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@shortdrink873 Kind of and what is Holden better at than anyone? He's not the captain because of his military genius or political savvy or piloting, he's the captain because the crew knows he would walk through fire rather than fail people depending on him.

[@johannesbowers7467]

One of the things to remember about this show is that events in 1 location have consequences elsewhere. Time passes for everyone even in the absence of the main characters and the story will progress. Sometimes we cut between different places at the same time.... other times we roll the clock back fully and show you what was going on separately leading up to convergence of plot.

[@Jwine3257]

It's a great play on errinwrights end. The only person who knew about his betrayal was avasarala - and Jules Pierre was right - she did lead him right to him. Loved it

[@crcb251]

I remember something you both said in one of the earlier episodes: to paraphrase, that Errinwright is out of his depth and completely outplayed by Chrisjen. That stuck with me because I felt completely the same way and was blindsided by this episode. I assumed they would do the cliche thing of the turncoat killing himself to maintain his honor or save his family or whatever, and the heroes thus losing a source of information, but I actually really like this direction. I love good villain/antagonist characters, and Errinwright is up there for me.

[@Ugnutz]

it was mentioned the Roci's normal crew compliment was 12 crew plus a squad of 6 marines.

[@Reedstilt]

Holden's parents must have been fans of "What the Bleep Do We know!?" - quantum-woo 'documentary' that popularized the BS story about indigenous Americans not being about to perceive European ships at first. I can rant about that one for a while, but I'll spare everyone from that. I really like Bobbie's "I'll go through you like a door" line, but I've seen so many reactors get confused by it. Just means "beating you will be so easy, it'll be like you were purpose-built for me to beat up." And, dear lord, the 52 Scene hits me hard every time I see it. Gotta love beltalowda solidarity in the face of hardship. Let's all raise a glass to Champa!

[@raymondamador1487]

Nerdy: "Not alot of space scenes in season 2" .... Clarus: -thinking- ... Except season 2, episode 4,5,6, etc.. not worth arguing about it "Yup, kinda" ..... Funny to watch that interaction. lol

[@Paxford0502]

I know it might be cheesy, but I like to think in extreme life or death situations, we can find nobility and self-sacrifice like in this episode. Thats what i cling to.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

6:27 Who thought The Expanse could be comedy? 🤪 For one night only (well a few episodes anyways), it's the ABC (Avasarala, Bobby, Cotyar) Team! A trio of ne'er do wells laughing thru the apocalypse and possible extinction of all human life 🤣!

[@Prodigalzson]

I tear up at that scene everytime. And I've probably seen it 40 times.

[@kvoltti]

The Cucumbers were Mao flaunting his wealth. They're mostly water. Shipping them and preserving them or growing them in space is a luxury. Remember people were rationing water on Ceres,

[@alessandrogirotto9]

Let's go Team ABC!!!!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

There’s a daycare near here that calls itself “Friends of the ABC.” They have the colors of the French flag. I’m pretty sure they know…

[@this.is.a.username]

"Old Man/Lady" is a term of endearment in space operas.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Boo-yah! Team ABC (Avasarala, Bobbie, Cotyar) is in da hoooouuuuse! The small roles just deliver the goods, in so many beautiful ways. Chompa was amazing, this episode -- a one-off character just nails it.

[@BrunoBarata78]

That Scene gets me every time and I've watched the show 3x plus countless reactions, damn.....

[@natashasullivan4559]

God I love Chompa.. I've seen this show at least 4 times and it still makes me cry

[@anonymouszebra1239]

“This show has gotten so intense! it’s hard to watch” It’s not even halfway! No spoilers, but there’s a lot of stress to go 😆

[@petersmith6513]

I wouldn't say Errinwright flipped the game board. It's more that he needed a natural 20 and somehow pulled it off.

[@xtifr]

"Penultimate" is a good word, but I really like "antepenultimate" aka third-to-last. That said, "preantepenultimate" (fourth-to-last) is a bit excessive! 😀

[@GeneElder.R27]

"Is there a scene in the history of cinema where a man shaves and does not knick himself" Charleton Heston in Planet of the Apes.

[@MattNolanCustom]

Or Miller in Ep 3 of this season, in Diogo's place, no?

[@comanchy]

Watching all our main characters deal with the trauma they went through in season one, each in their own way, is such great television. Holden goes Ahab in his need to destroy the protomolecule. Naomi needs to save everyone she can this time. Amos needs to help a child and her father. Alex needs his crew to stay together, knowing he couldn't keep his family together. Bobby needs purpose and a new mission.

[@psychomantis9442]

We really should get the last 2 episodes of seasons together as a bonus release!! It just feels right!

[@Erithacus]

Holden is not losing it because Naomi is not there, it's because his trauma from Eros beign triggered.

[@tastyneck]

The way they set things up with Ehrenwright to make it seem like he's going to do something only for him to play the fuck out of the game is amazing. And the Belters are a mess but man do they sometimes make the hard choice with dignity.

[@Jonathan-ug9yu]

Captain America shaves and doesn't cut himself because he's that good.

[@Jonathan-ug9yu]

"Flip the table" is the perfect phrase to describe the Expanse. Books 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 all completely flip the table, some more than once. Trust me. You have *no idea* where this show is going.

[@dahak2358]

One thing to have in mind: the whole Naomi and Champa scene would probably not work with anyone else except the Belters. It's only that group that understands fully the implications of "there's air for only 52 people" and would immediately know that sacrifices had to be made, and panicking or raging would only make it worse.

[@aftonforred3685]

If it makes you feel any better, just your reaction to leaving Champa amd the others made me cry.

[@Chelo176]

'Go through you like a door' - is probably because ships and Mars have emergengency doors/ bulkheads that close INSTANTLY when there is extreme pressure lose. A character is 'killed by a door' off screen when a ship takes damage. but I'm quite glad the show didn't have the budget for on-screen.

[@jaives]

lethal weapon 2 (or 3) where murtaugh teaches his son how to shave properly. no one got nicked.

[@remliqa]

{SPOILER} . . . . . . . . People say Season 3 is the most hype of the series but season two actually managed to make me tear up 2 times (first one was Miller's sacrifice) . It have that over season 3.

[@2nd3rd1st]

Shatner's trip to "Space" is not so clear cut, as where Earth's atmosphere ends and Space begins in not easily defined. Technically the exosphere is still part of the atmosphere and that most outer layer ends at 10,000 km above mean sea level, Blue Origin's New Shepard only goes to 100 km. BO's flights are determined by their technical limitations, and the aspiration to enter "Space" is merely a promotional promise. The often cited Kármán line is just an arbitrary definition based on some technical considerations, it's roughly the zone where the lack of sufficient air lift does not allow aeroplanes to fly anymore.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Another point is that Errinwright doesn't need anyone to explain or take responsibility for Eros. Nobody knows what caused Eros at this point, and Errinwright is clear to make up his own story.

[@Icypenguigo]

So you guys are kind of seeing Holden's "dark period". Holden has been so traumatized by witnessing up close what the protomolecule can do as well as nearly dying in the process(and he now has cancer forever because of it too), that he has sort of become Captain Ahab and the protomolecule is his white whale. He's losing himself in his mad quest to destroy it at all costs. Also, I think it's safe to say that Miller's nihilism has rubbed off on him to a some degree, which doesn't help.

[@crystalfire5564]

Who wouldn’t cry at the Champa scene? I know I do every time. I admit I was like Nerdy the first time I watched this. I really thought Erinwright was turning around and then thought he was going to end it. I was so ticked off when he just casually poisoned the Martian guy.

[@billross7245]

Avasarala boards Mao's ship like royalty, '"My aides", hehe. That's why she is known as "The Queen".

[@wxgrad]

I'm relistening to The Expanse audiobook and get excited every time I hear "Avasarala" in the chapter heading. I heard a quote from Avasarala that had me ROFL. In speaking about "The Bobblehead" (UN Sec Gen) she said, "His asshole is so tight right now it could bend space." Avasarala 2024!

[@martensjd]

Clarus's "peek-a-boo" was genius. Maybe they can get the hybrid playing peek-a-boo, or ghost in the graveyard, hide and seek, etc. Using a combination of these games they should be able to get the hybrid to go outsie.

[@artboymoy]

What a great episode. Holden was really doing his Captain Ahab and hunting for his white whale. Naomi and Champa were incredible and yeah, his calming the people and explaing it was so heartbreaking and him sending Naomi back. Tears. I was with Klarus in that Errinwright was going to kill himself, but oh man, what a turn to being full evil dickhead. Team ABC has arrived! Buckle up. It's a wild ride through season 3!!

[@davetheblade]

To think they know what’s about to happen… I wish I could experience it again for the first time.

[@wagnarokkr]

re: Naomi injecting Amos: he WAS grabbing her arm and holding her against her will. I think incapacitating him with whatever she had to hand was perfectly fine from an ethical perspective

[@silafuyang8675]

Belters are altruists by nature. Amos is survivalist. He cannot understand Naomi's urge to help her people risking her life. Amos needs Naomi to survive. That is why he would never let her go there.

[@mndrew1]

My list of people you don't fuck with on this show is getting out of hand. First we had Amos, then Avasarala, then Bobbi, now it looks like we're going to have to add Holden. Get them all in the same place and humanity just might survive another week.

[@philipturner9087]

8:53 hahaha you’ll find out why I’m laughing before end of episode.

[@FallenRingbearer]

People need to realize/remember that Julie just wanted to go home. The Proto-molecule was just misguidedly obeying.

[@remliqa]

I wouldn't say misguided. It needed energy and bio material to fully develop and Erath have lots of both. Sure Venus have many times more energy than Earth and that help is a lot later , but Earth is still a very good target.

[@eds1942]

It’s was shot at Earth by the ones that created it. But thankfully, it was captured by Saturn about 2 billion years ago and became what we thought was one of it’s moons. And now we found it, but we don’t know what it was designed for. Eros was a test to find out what it’s purpose was. Where as on Ganymede, Mao was trying to militarize it hoping to sell it to either Earth or Mars, probably both. And Errinwright just killed the Mars buyer,..

[@cinedelasestrellas]

20:43 - “The Monster and the Rocket”

[@FHM1994]

This is such a good episode, heartfelt emotions, dramatic action and political intrigues with a pinch of great humor all wrapped up in one. Looking forward to the finale. I love going on a journey with you two watching The Expanse for the first time. much love to you both :]

[@Ajonr]

If I may, here's a quote for you - "this show".

[@vidarCRC]

R.I.P. Champa.