The Expanse 1x4 "CQB" REACTION (SHED!)

Wow things are absolutely deadly serious now! I am so excited for what is to come with The Expanse!
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[@SciFiCatGuy]

Bizi Pitiko was a "Slingshot" racer. They use the gravity of planets and moons to accelerate. Basically slinging themselves through the solar system. Only sometimes, as in Bizi's case, they get too close and burn up in whatever atmosphere that particular planetary body has.

[@jfu6413]

Just wanted to tact on to this, his name literally means live forever in Basque. So a guy named live forever, IMMEDIATELY dies after introduction. The writers thought it would be a hilarious inside joke.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

So, my story... I saw one of these "space battle analysis" KZbin videos. I don't even remember which channel this was, but they talked about this battle. Half way through that video I paused and instantly sought out this show, and I have forevermore been happy to have seen this series!

[@KevinLyda]

I started by reading book two which early on has a ground battle on a Jovian moon. Read the whole series (maybe up to book five at that point) by the end of the week.

[@EvilAnomaly]

Interesting! For me I had forgotten that I had actually tried the show when it was airing on SyFy but gave up on it episode 2 or 3. Years later I saw a gif of the moment the Roci is escaping the Donnager (the scene where it's shooting at everything while moving horizontally). Thought the gif was cool as hell and wanted to find out where it came from. Found out and started watching the show only to realize that it was the same show I had originally given up on years before. Now of course it is my ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW! It's the best thing I've ever watched on a screen be it tv or movie. It's crazy to think that it all happened from catching a random gif.

[@KevinLyda]

@@EvilAnomaly I was reading a bunch of a certain genre of books so Caliban's War came up in the recommendations. It was so much more than that though.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

I was a new dad feeding a baby at odd hours of the day (pumping means mama gets to sleep too!) on paternity leave and someone recommended it. Our daughter, age

[@dapeach06]

​@KevinLyda did you go back and read Leviathan Wakes too?

[@redd8505]

The reason Shed died so bluntly is funny. It was an RPG game first and the person played Shed abruptly stopped showing up.

[@ianhislop6782]

They moved to somewhere else in the country and could no longer play.

[@BrendanBeckett]

I would imagine that's why Havlock miraculously revived this episode, someone rolled a clutch saving throw or whatever

[@ookam9685]

What/who OPA is Im kinda confused

[@Nyx_2142]

" person played Shed abruptly stopped showing up" Why do people say dumb shit so confidently? He had to move away, it wasn't like they just disappeared. And its believed that player was G.R.R. Martin as Ty Franck worked for him at the time.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

Two episode in one day! You're spoiling us!

[@busanbhoy2161]

fantastic pace!! Let's keep it gong ;-)

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

@@busanbhoy2161 But the faster she goes the less time it will last!

[@Psi105]

As you watch more of this show, especially in season 3, you will see that it's not always the boring good people vs evil people dynamic that other shows do. It's often many people all doing good and evil things because of their own valid viewpoints on the world they see. In some cases you will see how both sides are right in their own ways. This show is amazing in that way. The people do things that make sense for who they are and it add so much believably to the show. Season 1 is kind of the odd season out, the show gets so good in S2 and S3

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Season 4 is usually the one people get less enthusiastic about, but like Season 1 it’s a lot of setup that takes a while to pay off.

[@LeeCarlson]

Shed lost his head to a railgun round which transected the ship, leaving 300mm holes in every bulkhead along the way and causing the Donnager to vent to space (the same way that the Knight did when its airlock was breached in Episode 2. This scene allowed the writers to show Naomi and Amos working together to effect "Damage Control" which is a necessity for ships in space.

[@pssthpok]

I liked the fact that one of the binders that Naomi and Amos used to plug the holes was a safety manual.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

This is the episode I knew I wasn't just watching a good sci-fi, but something truly special. A brutally realistic depiction of how space battles would function in a near future hard sci-fi setting. No sci-fi magic shields, just hoping your Point Defense Cannons (PDCs) can shoot down their torpedos before they blow you to smithereens, and if something does hit you, it's gonna rip through you like your ship is made of paper. Shed's death by railgun shot is evidence enough of that. And then, seeing Holden employ some clever use of Newtonian Mechanics in zero-G to return both himself and Naomi safely to that walkway in the midst of that crazy shootout showed that this is a show dedicated to using realistic physics as often as possible. Amazing. The little world building details such as there being a sport built around using gravitational assist slingshots to race across the solar system without engine power (that's what the Bizi Betiko guy was doing) really make this feel so real and believable. To contextualise some of Lopez's (the Martian sergeant) remarks about Earthers living meaningless lives and waiting for handouts - the Earth has a population of 30 billion by this point and there isn't enough work to go around - or at least there's not a fair/efficient way to allocate it, or to ensure everyone has the same opportunities. Some things never change I guess. (Edit: see the replies for more expansion on this last part, I wasn't as clear as I could be.)

[@Yesquire0]

There never has been, nor witll there ever be, a society where "there isn't enough work to go around". There will always be mountains of work that needs doing, but never seems to get done. The issue is that people running things refuse to allocate the available money to pay people to do the work, or the available people refuse to work for the wage being offerred, which is one of the major issues with offering a Basic Guaranteed Income.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

@@Yesquire0 Yes, I sort of realised that as I was typing my comment, but I think I meant it more in the metaphorical sense, and tried to clarify that with the rest of that statement. My apologies for not being clear enough. You're totally right that the responsibility for these situations broadly rests with the people at the top not doing enough to give people opportunities or allocate the necessary funding to make these things happen - opting instead for the cheaper and easier route.

[@Awol991]

@@Yesquire0 They have robots, you don't see them because the authors wanted a story about people. But there are robots cleaning the toilets, working the farms, doing the menial jobs.

[@eastcoastaj5048]

Strap in Imon, you are in for a hell of a ride. Throw out all of your expectations and get a good supply of tissues. You are gonna need it. 😊

[@adriansulahian959]

I'm so happy you're watching this, I've listened to all the audiobooks 3 times now. The show does a really good job translating most things very well.

[@keithnphx63]

I like to say that physics is an uncredited costar in this show. In many ways, the attempted "realism" of The Expanse has spoiled other space shows for me. 😂

[@JohnComeOnMan]

Fighting a common enemy as a means of unification is indeed a story as old as we are and something playing out today. I also find that we aren't very good at adjusting our behavior with and eye toward the long term. Maybe that's understandable as it's hard to ask an individual to make a sacrifice for a benefit they'll never see, but perhaps we're getting better at it? This show does a great job developing characters, and highlighting the reality than everyone is flawed, and some you initially dislike may turn out to be a fav. Fun watching you, hope you stay with it.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

Shed's dead, baby. Shed's dead.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

He just didn’t know how to get ahead in life.

[@Dmitriy.0]

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[@wagnarokkr]

@@Justanotherconsumer he was a good guy but he did tend to lose his head during a crisis

[@mmagnenat]

Poor Shead. He lost his Head. Now he’s dead.

[@Dan_Jacob]

@@wagnarokkr A previous reactor I was watching was getting really annoyed at Shed for freaking out, so I told them not to worry, he'd stop losing his head at critical moments soon, thankfully no one screamed spoilers so they didn't question my word choice :D

[@kendalldesouza4595]

I can't express how happy it made me to come home, open youtube and immediately see this dropped

[@seeflatbesharp]

In Basque, Bizi Beteko means "live forever". Good joke name for a character with two dead bodies!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Do you really wanna live forever, and ever?

[@gilserrano8301]

Welcome to this journey. I've read the books, watched the show (numerous times) and many rectors. I just now saw you on my feed. It's a great ride.

[@dmann05]

This show is full of amazing characters and actors who come and go from the series. The level of acting from some of the smaller roles is consistently pretty great. The captain of the Donnager, Lopez (the Martian who got them to the ship), and there will be more and more as the seasons progress. The core cast is incredible, but the casting for this show in general is strong. You have a lot of incredible story ahead, it's gonna be a lot of fun watching you take this journey. Subbed! edit: loved your post-episode commentary too, just wanted to add that

[@ashcole223]

Your intuition is pretty amazing on some of the elements of the show! Awesome commentary.

[@C76Caravan]

The bodies incinerated... they talked about Phoebe and the research station on it.

[@3Kings_Industries]

Yess !!!! Ep. 4 is finally here!!!

[@Burt_Fuggin_Reynolds]

thank you for reacting to the expanse, the show keeps getting better and better,... looking forward to the next one!

[@billross7245]

This show is layered with details that can be easily missed the first time through, and there are other details and conversations that may be foreshadowing and revealed in future episodes which makes rewatching so rewarding. Did you notice the blue interior lighting during the battle sequences? The Martian red alert is blue, since Earth is their potential enemy. I didn't catch Lopez telling our crew to turn off their mag boots in order to cross the ramp more quickly until my second rewatch. Typically, they'll want their mag boots on in an emergency situation because you never know when the engine thrust might cut out.

[@peadarruane6582]

I loved Shed at this stage of the show... he was my favourite.... He had such a good head on his shoulders.

[@jamesholland5761]

Great reaction! My son hounded me to watch this series! I tried the first episode and wasn't interested. He told me to watch all the way through episode four. If I wasn't hooked he wouldn't bother me ever again! I'm totally obsessed with this show! Looking forward to the next one!

[@aartsst3227]

One of the things this show does very well is it doesn’t have traditional villains who are always the “bad guys” Everyone thinks their point of view is the right one. It shows all the major players (Earth, Mars & the Belters) have their own perspectives- Earth doesn’t trust Mars or the Belt, Mars doesn’t trust the Earth or the Belt The belt knows Earth & Mars will always take advantage of them…. Very few characters are truly bad or good. They may do some terribly bad things, but when you find out their motivations they might not have been completely wrong - lots of shades of grey (kinda like real life eh?) It’s a great show, Enjoy the ride! 🚀

[@KevinLyda]

Being able to do physics in a gun fight is apparently a thing we'll need to do when we really start living in space. Maybe we'll be better and we won't have to, but sadly, suspect we will.

[@Dmitriy.0]

Bold of you to assume we as a species will survive to a point where we really start living in space.

[@KevinLyda]

@@Dmitriy.0 I'm an optimistic pessimist!

[@LeeCarlson]

In the Expanse's setting, nobody leaves Earth unless they want to which is why the population of the United Nations & Luna is 30 BILLION people (more than three times our current population).

[@danbadd]

You're really spoiling us with your upload frequency! Thanks :)

[@justjdnl]

In case you're interested in knowing: There's a KZbin channel called "Ty and That Guy" which is run by one of the two The Expanse novelists/screenwriters and the actor who plays Amos on the show (Naomi's protective friend). They have a podcast series in which they did an extensive deep-dive of each episode of the show - commentary by the actors, the creator himself, the themes its meant to address and so on. Really fascinating!

[@LeeCarlson]

As you continue to watch The Expanse, you will discover that no one is really good, or really evil and that everyone tends to be gray and does their best with the information they have on hand (like Holden broadcasting before they were picked up by the Donnager).

[@kirkdarling4120]

Alex mentioned the blue light was "battle" lighting, blue instead of the usual "red alert." That's because Mars is the "red planet" and Earth is the "blue planet" so the Martian "red alert" is a "blue alert." Others have mentioned that Bitzi Bitiko was "slingshotting." That was not a filler scene...this series has no filler scenes. It's there because you're going to need to know about slingshotting in the future. This episode really showed how physics is a character of this show. Something you said... must...not...spoil! Must...resist! Oh, the pain...the pain!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

This show rocks. :)

[@aartsst3227]

@@Justanotherconsumer …. 😏

[@garethlawton5278]

That racer who dies on live feed as his ship burns up was using a method of flying into a gravity pull of a moon or planet and allowing it to boost your speed as you go around and pull back out of it's grasp. Humans have already used this cool feature of gravity too. Getting craft to distant planets other planets and moons have been visited on route and used to gain speed on a pass by to get to where they're going. So it's not a flashy sci fi concept and has some basis in physics.

[@TerryNationB7]

Listening to your post episode talk makes me wonder if you've seen the environmental themed sci-fi movie Silent Running (1972) ? If not, it might be something you'd enjoy watching in your own time (not asking for a reaction!)

[@ianhislop6782]

It’s a beautiful film.

[@ImonSnow]

I’ve never heard of the movie. Thank you for your recommendation!

[@ArousMaster]

Welcome onboard, I hope you like the show and have a great ride! I would appreciate to hear more of your thoughts specifically about the show, it's characters and story lines. One of the aspects I like about the Expanse, is that the antagonists are also understandable, they have a reasonable point why they do what they do. Contrary to many other shows and movies.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

Don't worry, as far as being "gruesome" It doesn't happen a ton, but it does happen from time to time. It's pretty reserved overall.

[@kirkdarling4120]

One sex scene and one "toss your popcorn" scene each season, somewhat.

[@christophersimmons8709]

Another amazing Video Imon and beautiful glasses ❤❤😀😀.

[@r4pids]

you mentioned heroes with abilities normal people don't have... no spoilers but one crew member comes close to being that... person. see u back here when u reach season 3 😊 u r nailing it!

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Yeah, nobody ever thinks about the kind of world they're going to leave behind for future generations. But they sure do love condescendingly blaming the younger ones for things outside of their control though. A cyclical story throughout modern history though.

[@KylaTalks]

I wouldn't think of this story as good vs evil. Its wayyy more complex than that, which is what makes this series one of the best to ever exist. People are just doing what they think is best, but that doesn't mean they're always right. And, while there are gonna be some truly awful characters, most characters -- even ones that'll be on opposing sides, tend to have good points when it comes to their motivations. So, I always tell ppl not to go in thinking this is a good vs evil story or that someone is bad because they did a bad thing. You'll see that there is a lot more to it than that. (In fact, you've already met a few characters who fit this description to a T).

[@pgreen0001]

Great reaction. Your last two videos aren’t showing up in your Expanse playlist.

[@snarflcat6187]

Oddly, the series is not gruesome, but this episode certainly is.

[@philipturner9087]

The air rationing is in space on an asteroid artificially spun to make gravity. Earth has conservation zones, reforestation and such like. Earth’s main problem in this stage of the story is unemployment.

[@KlooKloo]

The intro of the 5th main crew member: The Tatchi! Wait... "The Tatchi"? wtf?

[@geminicricket4975]

(4:26) Religion's not going anywhere. Rightly or wrongly, religion fills gaps that science cannot. That said, the Expanse is not an idealistic show like Star Trek where "Religion is a thing of the past". The Expanse is a practical show that recognizes that religion does play a role in people's lives. This is not the last time you'll see the Mormons and other religions will factor into the story as well.

[@Yesquire0]

Are "all these stories the same"?. Well, some plot devices are pretty much necessary to move the story forward. With a story set in space, the major characters who play huge roles in the big story being told simply must have a ship to travel in. Our heroes, minus headless Shed, now have their own ship, a state of the art MCRN armed to the teeth. They are no longer helpless pawns. They can now make their own stories for us to view and be amazed.

[@LeeCarlson]

For better (or worse) social psychologists have determined that for humans to socialize and work together in groups of larger than 150 people some unifying element like religion must exist. So the presence of religion (in some form) will be necessary for us to put human colonies on other planets.

[@erichaws6788]

Oye Beltalowda

[@bizibetiko9778]

Beratna!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Aya, kopeng!

[@jduncanandroid]

'if there's a threat, it doesn't matter if you're on the Left or the Right...' -- I guess you haven't watched 'Don't Look Up' lol

[@philipturner9087]

We haven’t left earth as such there are 30 billion people on Earth and Lunar 10 billion on Mars and 100’s on millions in the belt and on out planets’ moons.

[@sonofsomerset1695]

Shed's dead baby, Shed's dead. Seriously though, this is the best sci-fi series ever, the first season is a bit of a slog building the characters and lore, but then it really takes off in to the expanse of quality! I'd go as far to say its Game of Thrones level minus the weak ending seasons, not quite as complex but the high standards of writing, you will be fully invested by the end I guarantee.

[@nokta7373]

Theme from The Expanse: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Instead of country vs country it's gonna be planet vs planet, instead of black vs white it's gonna be earthers vs belters. We are a tribal species by nature, we are always gonna identify as part of a tribe and always have an enemy tribe to fight because that's what build up our identity as a people. It's Orwellian. And it's true. Sadly.

[@ducktape160]

ALL the other shows you mentioned have a big bad, this show has shades of grey, Some darker Some lighter, its a human story with a SciFi sprinkle

[@SciFiCatGuy]

I've said all my life that travel is the best education. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to afford as full an education as I'd like, but it's been more than most. What we *know* is but a shot glass full in the *ocean* of knowledge that is the universe.

[@ScarriorIII]

The reason why the Mormons are so set on going on that voyage is that, essentially, mormons believe heaven is on other planets, and that god and angels live there. Being able to access space would definitely give a religion like that more teeth, wouldn't it?

[@richlisola1]

Who’s Shed? Shed’s dead baby, Shed’s dead.

[@LaMancha958]

Shed without a head!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

@@LaMancha958he shed his head.

[@rogerlie4176]

BTW, Shed is fine, 'tis but a flesh wound.

[@remliqa]

Cutting tree for lumber is not a serious threat for deforestation . It fact well manged forestry can be beneficial to both humans and the ecosystems as lumber is a renewable resource, making your home from wood is better for the environment than from concrete. The biggest threat to forest is clearing them out for development Also your point about Coruscant is also moot. Just because the entire planet is a giant city , it doesn't means it should be choke full of pollution . Star Wars universe is not Warhammer 40,000.

[@zammmerjammer]

Except that you can't "replant" an old growth forest. Once you cut it down, it's gone. Tree plantations are not forests.

[@remliqa]

@@zammmerjammer That's why forester/lumber companies rarely cuts all old growth tree , at least in well managed forestry. I'm talking about lumber harvest from forest, not tree farms . Most lumber these days came from mid size tree, many modern and newer mills can't even handle larger diameter trunk that you commonly see in old growth tree. That said, we still selectively harvest old growth trees.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@remliqa”Lumber companies rarely cut down old growth trees” because they started to run out of old growth forests which weren’t protected by preserves, reservations, national parks, or activists. Let’s not pretend they were guardians of old growth forests or ignore what is happening in South America. Lumber farming is now a thing because of commercial necessity, not because of any corporate respect for nature.

[@remliqa]

@@AngeloBarovierSD I never said they were doing this out of altruism. Heck the reason why newer mill can't handle large diameter trunk is because tree farms don't produce old growth trees. That said, the reality is sustainable forestry still extract old growth tree, from actual forest, usually from trees that are already dying. Again, what is happening is South America and other parts of the world is clear cutting of forest for development, lumber extraction is just side hustle . If those were done by greedy lumber companies they would have replanted with monoculture of fast growing trees, instead those land were converted for other purpose , usually for vast farmland or grazing grounds.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

4 seasons later for a certain scene to have the full impact. Season 5, episode 4. If you know, you know.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

I know, of course, but of course, we don't tell! =-) Its part of the journey!

[@Justanotherconsumer]

@@PsychoMuffinSDMthe joy of adapting a book series is that the future is already written (though they do make a lot of changes, especially to add some characters that are absolutely amazing who were very different in the books). Setup, and payoff. Something that gets lost in so much of the instant gratification we’re used to in a lot of other stories.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

@@Justanotherconsumer And that is partly from having one of the authors as part of the writing crew!

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@PsychoMuffinSDM Both of the authors were involved in the scriptwriting, but one likes being on camera.

[@havok6280]

Religion has been around since the dawn of humanity. Why wouldn't it exist a couple hundred years from now?

[@jduncanandroid]

Ehh, stick with the show and it becomes more and more morally ambiguous and viewpoint dependent ;)