The Expanse 3x06 Reaction

[@hazri8758]

Actually I like when Errinwright talks about how weak the Secretary General is. Guy is really spineless.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

The best part is, Anna actually thinks she's getting through to Esteban "He's changing for the better." And then Esteban opens his smug mouth and proves everything Errinwright just got finished saying about him is absolutely true. And Anna's smile drains away with the certainty that Esteban is simply not salvageable, and just not worth the effort.

[@ThePartisan13]

@@michaelthorsen1478 Yeah I'm glad this is the last we see of that scumbag

[@AL-fl4jk]

Most viewers: worried prax will lose his soul by killing strickland Lola: is there ammunition in his gun?

[@georgemckay7795]

I love how when Mao is brought on the Roci, Avasarala is wearing Julie Mao's flight suit. It's like Julie is getting her victory over her father from the grave through the queen of Earth

[@pablom-f8762]

The glance he gives to it and Shoreh just grilling him is... chef's kiss

[@KevinLyda]

I love people's reactions to this episode. It resolves so many storylines. And I love your empathy for Amos in this episode. I think Prax thinks something similar when Amos says he's not that guy.

[@KevinLyda]

The show will pay you back on Amos. And the books do even more. Also the actor is a hoot and has a podcast about the show.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

@@KevinLyda John Wesley Midnight Chatham is such a beautiful man, stroking his Mike, Flirting with Ty and singing full falsetto “Coooooollld, blooded!!!!”

[@TherapyGel]

Not sure if you guys caught it but at 27:15 Chrisjen is wearing Julie's racing suit from the Razorback. Jules-Pierre always mistreated his daughter for her rebellion. And now from beyond the grave Julie is still haunting him.

[@HenryM912]

23:00 I think the hybrid lost interest in Bobbie because her suit was low on battery, and as we know they are attracted to energy sources, also what was happening on Venus may have caught its attention. Bobbie lifting her arm without the suit's hydraulics help (because it was damaged) was godlike. 35:20 lol and you'd be right, it's such an iconic line for Amos. 49:56 Chrisjen said it best "the man is a fucking bobblehead" he takes the side of whomever talked to him last, everything Erinwright said about him was right. RIP Cotyar :(

[@scaryghost5721]

Yeah, those Hybrid is seeing the preparation of the "work" in Venus to be going "Up". Thats why the Hybrid look above into the sky, because at that very moment the Hybrid see "the work" start to fly into the sky of Venus to go into space. Sorry for my bad english

[@The_Sci-Fi_Slut]

Bobbie lifting the arm without hydraulics is also set up with her arm wrestling one of the suits back in season 2 when she was introduced

[@michaelthorsen1478]

The only reason Katoa was still killable was that Strickland had interrupted his transformation. The base of his brain was still human. Bobbie's last salvo caught him right in the brain at point blank range. The last few ounces of red blood Katoa had were sprayed out over Io's surface. Katoa's death was a mercy. His humanity stolen away by Strickland, could never be returned.

[@StarkRG]

Io has a surface gravity less than a fifth that of Earth, even if her suit's arm was 50kg it'd feel like the equivalent of less than 10kg on Io, so her feat is more overcoming the stiffness of the joint than it is the weight.

[@ThePartisan13]

The "Work" being completed is what distracted the hybrid.

[@Sinewmire]

I think Amos is very very good at knowing how to survive, but he doesn't know how to be a good person, but he wants to be. He's attached himself to people he sees as good people in the hopes that he can watch and learn from them, or at least they can watch him and make sure he doesn't do evil. He started out with Naomi, and when she did something that was really bad, he lost faith in her, and attached to Holden. I think he sees Prax as someone like him, someone lost who doesn't quite fit in, but Prax only knows how to be a good person, not how to survive. Amos and Prax teach each other, and eventually Amos has come far enough that he can protect Prax from doing evil. He's a great character.

[@bryceweber3040]

Honestly the best writeup I’ve seen of this moment. The growth of Amos by this point is both incredible and REAL - people don’t change fast, or dramatically, it’s always small steps. This is Amos’s best step forward in the series, but he STARTS earlier, talking about making “choices for himself”, but they’re always the bad ones. But he watched Holden keep trying, and in response Amos himself keeps trying, until he finally makes a good decision. It’s maybe not “moral”, but definitely a step in the right direction for him.

[@Sinewmire]

@@bryceweber3040 thanks for saying!

[@JessChillN_]

Yup you pretty much nailed it

[@FilthyPeasantGaming]

"He's my best friend in the whole world" such a good moment :)

[@lelandvaughan4429]

That line. Their friendship. So wholesome. 😭

[@alexismonteith3120]

Imagine hearing after this incredible episode that the show was cancelled. Crazy! Thankfully it all worked out.

[@pssthpok]

I absolutely LOVED the quick, almost surprised, look that Amos gave to Prax when Prax said "He is my best friend in the whole world." I am no acting critic, but that little reaction spoke volumes, and felt perfectly executed.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

The little shudder of fear in Mei's voice when she agreed to go with Amos melted my heart. She had no fear of Amos, but of what her father might do.

[@silafuyang8675]

The show is full of excellent acting, and the guy playing Amos is one of the best.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

"how can she run in that suit" it's called Power Armor, the suit has motors in its joints and psudo-muscle like retractors under the armor plating. this responds to her own movements boosting her strength and speed. Think of power armor like a hollow robot that Bobbie wears.

[@gregdesouza17]

The Churn keeps turning. You either sink to the bottom or float to the top, everything in the middle is the churn.

[@Danne1886]

The crazy part about how good this episode is that the season only gets better from here. It's some of the best TV I've ever seen.

[@AL-fl4jk]

I think the finale to this season is my favourite finale of any show

[@savvasyolo4712]

Nope this where the expanse peaked only 5x4 came close

[@619Gotenks]

@@savvasyolo4712 silence, misinformation spreader

[@DaddyTwoFoot]

@@savvasyolo4712 Agreed

[@savvasyolo4712]

@@619Gotenks ok tell me a single episode that even comes close to 3x6 besides 5x4

[@hazri8758]

The fact that not a single of my friends have seen this show is a crime. The only ones I talk to about this show is people on the internet. Sigh.

[@neospock5034]

Inconceivable!

[@MLennholm]

That's how I feel about pretty much every show I love. No one I know has watched The Expanse because no one has Amazon Prime and the only person I know who even started watching Breaking Bad quit after the third episode because they found it too distressing (yes, the 3rd episode of the 1st season).

[@jrm371]

I feel ya. I only have 2 friends who have seen it

[@17thknight]

I love how well you two predicted Amos and Prax's relationship

[@mehlev]

The exhaustion at the end lmao yes! That's how we all feel with Season 3 .. get ready to be puddles on the ground with the upcoming second half, it's even worse lol. This show is amazing but Season 3 is literal perfection. 🥳

[@Jacquer68]

"Puddles on the ground". I see what you did there xD

[@billross7245]

Am I dreaming? Awesome schedule! There's a debate on what Katoa hybrid was doing when he looked up. Some think that it was child Katoa popping through and thinking ;where the hell am I?; and others think that the hybrid sensed that the work was complete and was looking up toward Venus. I think it was the Work that distracted him.

[@ElewIV]

This was an amazing episode for so many characters. Especially Prax, Errinwright, Bobbie, and Cotyar, but Amos as always stole the show. Fun fact: one of the producers of the show recorded Wes Chatham and Cara Gee (Drummer) reaction to "I am that guy." Scene and posted it on KZbin.

[@hazri8758]

When Prax is approaching Strickland and the camera shots him, we can see Amos behind Prax, blurry. He knew Prax was gonna kill Strickland, so he stayed.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

I feel sure that if Prax had shot Strickland, the next bullet he fired would have been to himself. His rage at Strickland would have consumed him completely. Thankfully, his best friend in the whole world really was that guy.

[@stevemartegani]

Yay! Such a great episode! Now you know why the Expanse podcast is called "Ty and That Guy" :D

[@quiett6191]

23:10 The writers confirmed that some of Katoa's mind is still there. The hybrid is reacting like that because Katoa is a Belter and grew up in enclosed spaces. He's probably never been outside his whole life. You can kinda see a look of amazement on its face when it looks at the horizon and "sky".

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

Yes! that was exactly how I took it too!

[@Drummer4President]

He’s looking towards Venus. The Work for the Up was finished. Plus Katoa grew up on Ganymede. The amount of horizon and “sky” he can see on Io is about the same.

[@kev51281]

I was waiting for this episode since the day you announced doing Expanse. I'm really glad you are doing 2 episodes a week too.

[@jayburn00]

The part where Mao is brought in front of Avasarala makes me think "Kneel before the queen" lol.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

It's more than that. It's the undoing of an injustice. Holden has seen Errinwright's message, where he accused Crisjen of groveling at the feet of Mao. Holden redresses that wound by forcing Mao to grovel at Crisjen's feet instead.

[@jayburn00]

@@michaelthorsen1478 interesting take and good catch. I just thought of it because of people (fans, including the reactors here I think) sometimes referring to Avasarala as a queen. But you are right and it makes it even better. Speaking of which, people favorably compare this franchise to the game of thrones franchise (there are some connections between the authors in fact, as well as the expanse sometimes being described as Got in space). Mao was forced to "bend the knee."

[@saraB94]

The line is gold..I love Amos. Such a fantastic character.

[@jayburn00]

Charanpal is the name of Avasarala's dead son by the way.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

And Crisjen is, oddly enough the only one who can't pronounce his name properly. She always says "Charnapal."

[@jayburn00]

@@michaelthorsen1478 the actress is so great, I will give her a pass on it. By the way, the character she plays here is supposed to be Indian, but the actress herself is actually Persian (Iranian, moved to Britain and then the US when the Iranian Revolution happened in 79). She has been in a lot of tv shows, games, and movies (24, Star Trek, mass effect, er, greys anatomy, Destiny, Grimm, etc).

[@jayburn00]

This is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. It resolves things, while also setting a new mystery up.

[@jamesholland5761]

Perfect reaction to a Perfect episode! This is by far my favorite episode of all tv! To this day when Amos tells Prax " You're not that guy " the tears start rolling because he is saving his best friend's soul. 😢

[@IanHillan]

Bobby lifting the arm of her out-of-power power armor was foreshadowed in Season 2 episode 1 when she was arm-wrestling her suit, and is one of many, many favorite moments in this episode, along with Cotyar going out a hero, Prax telling Mei that Amos is his best friend in the whole world (and Amos' reaction) and, of course, "I am that guy." Wes Chatham (who plays Amos) has a podcast with Ty Franck (1 half of James S. A. Corey) called Ty and That Guy.😎 What's crazy is that this aired during the 2 weeks that the show was canceled, after SyFy dropped it and before Amazon picked it up. Next one is going to give you whiplash and is the beginning, as others have said, of a truly spectacular run of episodes. Strap in.

[@Daremo6969]

For what it's worth, Bobby didn't have any clue how to kill it. Her mission was to draw it off to give a chance for the rest of the group and that's what she did. She accepted that she was going to die. She was going to die as hard as possible to give the rest time.

[@michaelthorsen1478]

When Alex got her back aboard the Roci and into the autodoc, her whole body was one big bruise.

[@jRoy7]

"I am that guy" is maybe the best quote of the show.

[@InstigatorDJ]

Bobby's suit is a power suit. ie. Its powered. Easy to run. Easier than without it.

[@TArnoldFerguson]

True, but in reality Frankie Adams (Bobbie) has said the power suit costume weighs 45 lbs and the helmet is an additional 15 lbs. IOW she's running while hauling around an extra 60 lbs. (Co-author/producer Ty Frank has confirmed the weight of the costume.)

[@artboymoy]

Amazing end to book 2. So many great things happened in this episode. They found Mei, Amos was that guy, Mao is kneeling before Avasarala and in a way Julie, since she's wearing her flight suit. The work is just about done and Fred Johnson just did a lot of good for the Belt in blowing up the missiles. Poor Cotyar, but he had a great moment going out like that. RIP Spy. You're chat before and after the episode are great and you had the same reaction to the "This is Amos. He's my best friend in the whole world" and the look on Amos's face was priceless. So much fun watching you react to this show. Can't wait to see the rest of the season, because it ain't slowing down!

[@PlacidDragon]

Thanx a lot for the reaction, this is easily one of the best episodes of the show. I am really looking forward to Maneo Jung Espinoza next week :D

[@cliveklg7739]

Errinwright is awful but he was absolutely right about Secretary General Esteban Sorrento-Gillis. I loved his tear down of the SG. Nguyễn is the one that launched them. He got firing control from Mao. Io has lower gravity so Bobby's fall wasn't as fast.

[@thomashiggins9320]

I really enjoyed watching you react as Amos did exactly what you hoped he would do. That was so much fun. Important safety tip: Lola is not permitted to learn the names of any of the great characters. 😁 I know you're already three or four episodes into the rest of the season, so you already know it doesn't let up, at all. I look forward to seeing what you two think, about what might be the best season of television ever broadcast.

[@spacewizard69]

Oh girls but the wild ride is just starting 😄 enjoy it!

[@JessChillN_]

And this is why Amos is forever the greatest character in this show❤️🥲That’s my GOAT!!

[@FMJaqenHghar]

"You're not that guy. You're not that guy." "I am that guy!" 😳💥😵❣

[@maximillianderembourg4887]

The next episode you need to pay special attention at the Very Beginning. The first five minutes the show will be telling you TWO stories at ONCE. One story through dialogue. A second one in images only. A lot of reactors miss the visual story especially if talking through the opening.

[@deanadewall8400]

They've already watched the next 3 episodes on Patreon.

[@IdkMaybeShawn]

I just now noticed that when Jules-Pierre Mao is brought before Avarsarala on his knees, she is wearing a razorback racing suit, like Julie wore.

[@xyr3s]

amos is basically like a grunt and a bit of a sociopath. he wasn't born this way, his childhood made him into it. every question or problem that he faces, he will without a doubt answer it with a bullet. the roci crew are his guides, he navigates situations based on what he thinks they would do. if tomorrow some one blew up the roci and the entire roci crew died, amos would go on a blood fueled rampage of revenge. without the crew, he wouldn't know how to face situations without a gun. very similar to another character later in the show. i haven't read the books, but this is the idea i get of amos when i watch the expanse. his moral compass is very simple, protect the weak, kill the bad. there is no grey or middle ground, it's all black and white.

[@SathReacts]

They didn't make us wait long, thanks!

[@KlooKloo]

"This is Amos, and he's my best friend in the whole world."

[@penfold7455]

"I am that guy!" And thus part of the name of a great podcast was born. 😁 Seriously, though, strongly suggest checking out the "Ty and That Guy" podcast that Ty Franck (one half of the "James S.A. Corey" author team behind the Expanse books and an executive producer of the show) and Wes Chatham (the actor who plays Amos on the show) host. Recommend starting at the first podcast as the do a little behind the scenes of each episode of the show.

[@thebigboo5]

You two looked totally exhausted at the end of this one! I feel that.

[@lethaldose2000]

Ladies, now you see the work. The work is near stage 3 completion and it only gets deeper and deeper. I can't wait to see your face at the start of the next episode. Eventually, we start throwing rocks. And what did momma say? "Child you'll take your eye out if you keep doing that"

[@Metro498]

Next episode you will see what the protomolecule “the work” means. Love watching your reactions to the The Expanse. You really get emotionally invested in this show. 🥰

[@patrickmcdaniel5756]

29:00 i dont know what that means 😂😂😂 ive watched a few expanse reactors and i rarely watch each "episode" but this is top tier. You both make me laugh.

[@arkadyfolkner]

Someone on another post called Amos the Sin-Eater in this case. He did the dark deed so that Prax didn't have to, and probably saved his humanity in the process.

[@ETwin999]

In the book Bobbie ran multiple simulations on how to fight the hybrids; they were fast, but couldn't corner, so she didn't move in straight lines forcing the hybrid to run by as she racked it each time, still ended up the same.

[@vidarCRC]

This is one of my favorite episodes on a tv show ever. It's just amazing! Now you better be prepared for what is coming cause it's huge.

[@xtifr]

In a show so unpredictable and full of the unexpected, it's amazing that one of the _very best_ lines should be one that is _so predictable!_ ☺ "I am that guy!" ♥ Everyone who watched this was saying that line _before_ he did--and then cheered when he actually said it! Many of us with tears in our eyes, like you guys! Wes Chatham, who plays Amos, and Ty Franck, co-author of the books, have a regular podcast and KZbin channel simply called "Ty and That Guy". And now you know why it's called that! ☺

[@mmagnenat]

I’m not sure if you realized what Naomi meant when she told Holden “it’s time”...

[@androkguz]

How could they?

[@shadowbannedmel]

Really enjoyed your commentary on the Amos/Prax/Doctor/Mei scene, especially that Amos was saving Mei's father for her by keeping Prax from an committing an act that would have changed him forever.

[@mythtaken6610]

I want the spin-off where Amos and Prax go back to raise Mei and plants together on Ganymede.

[@no1winz]

I've been waiting for this episode since we started season 3 lol. "He's my best friend in the whole world" absolutely love it

[@JDMunoz-ct9xn]

They finally saw human intimacy without acting like embarrassed children.

[@nikolayiminov3707]

Bobbi and Crisjen are literally Octavia and Diyoza

[@pietrocaponi1840]

Will you watch Stranger things 4?

[@yasglas]

Now the ride begins

[@fakecubed]

This is the end of the book. Prax is going to leave the ship with his daughter before the next episode.

[@blackpaw29]

I've been hanging out for you guys to see this Episode since S1E1 - you did not disappoint.

[@cinedelasestrellas]

So now I finally get to say it - when you said in an earlier reaction, something like, “Prax has to kill Strickland… No, then he’ll have to be a killer… Amos should kill Strickland for Prax.” I was thinking, “are you one of the writers for this show?” You were wondering how Bobbie can run in the suit - it’s a powered suit, so there are some sort of motors or actuators that help her run. Speaking of the suit, recall in an earlier episode that you see Bobbie arm wrestling part of one of those suits and winning. That came in handy when she had to shoot proto-Katoa. Speaking of Katoa, you can see that he was not yet fully overtaken by the protomolecule because when Bobbie shot out his brain stem, red blood came out, not blue. Also speaking of Katoa, now you know what he meant by “the up.” It’s that huge proto-ball arising (i.e. going up) from the surface of Venus. That’s what distracted him as Bobbie struggled to bring her gun to bear on him - he was gazing towards “the up” on Venus. When you saw Katoa in the room with the nurse that he “disassembled,” he said, “Inherent to repurposing, disassembly reveals useful pathways.” The protomolecule disassembled the Arboghast, the Martian ship following it, and pretty much all of Eros and repurposed it into that great big ball. You’ll soon see what it does next.

[@TArnoldFerguson]

In a fan-fest panel, Shoreh (Chrisjen) asked. "who wrote that?", referring to the "...shut the f*** up" line. Ty Frank said he thinks he did.

[@whalieneffect]

Such a great episode and reaction! My favourite episode is almost here I can’t wait for 3x08 😁

[@hazri8758]

Oh yeah.. I imagined their dismay already 😁

[@BhBc8f8]

Time is short and i'll be brief, this was an amazing episode.

[@reulingue8151]

The Hybrid was looking to Venus

[@hazri8758]

So I just found out that Charanpal is Chrisjen's son. I thought it was just a nickname for her.

[@ducktape160]

And some executives at SciFi made the call to cancel this show. What the actual f….

[@K41Z3RR]

the best line in the whole show for me. I'm that guy.

[@loughkb]

Cylons! Ha. Now that would be a cool direction for the show to go. It turns out the protomolecule was created by the cylons and it starts turning humans into new cylon models. Talk about a cross-over! I've finished the series, no spoilers, you two are in for a heck of a ride. It just keeps getting better.

[@qualopec]

You can run in the suit because it's powered!

[@lemons_s]

This is only the mid point, ladies! Strap up! It's gonna get crazy!

[@TheDetailsMatter]

23:40. "What the eff is the wrong with this guy?". A) He's a paranoid schizophrenic Mars-hating asshole, B) he's gutshot and slowly and painfully dying of peritonitis, and C) doing his level best to provoke the only other person in the room with a loaded weapon into giving him a quick easy death. And then Cotyar goes and does it anyway without persuasion. Thermonuclear detonation. Can't get much easier than that.

[@russellward4624]

Fun fact, in Japan watermelons are square.

[@catika505]

I think the moment Katoa looks away from Bobbie is the moment the protomolecule starts to emerge on Venus. He senses 'the work' is completed. I'm not sure it's ever confirmed though.

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

It was actually sort of confirmed that is was the last remnant of Katoa's childlike marvel at being outside. Which is even more impactful I think :)

[@Drummer4President]

“Sort of confirmed” …. So not confirmed then lol

[@ericc.6255]

Next 7 episodes = Peak television

[@acereporter73]

*I am that guy.* Amos is just iconic.

[@tankstein2208]

No stranger things?

[@iarba]

welp. i hope they're ready for the second half of the season

[@dneill8493]

I am that guy. Everyone knows he's about to say that. It's so predictable. It's still one of the best lines in TV history.

[@Pandaemoni]

28:58 Two women who look overwhelmed by this episode.

[@mike9289]

23:03 The onscreen performance doesn’t really represent the book too well. The creature probes her suit looking for a way in to get at her. vomits blue goo all over the suit in an effort to contaminate her. Then Katoa’s mind is gains control for a moment, raises his head to expose the base of his scull as a vulnerability for Bobby to shoot. It wanted to die Glad y’all are enjoying my favorite show

[@danielrodio9]

If there has to be a "that guy", I'm glad its Amos. He's the best "that guy" ever

[@b.d.j.2818]

#JusticeForJohnny

[@pvilches06]

Wonderful and amazing reactions by you two beauties!!! 🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ronb6152]

My favorite episode until season 5.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Well, I’ve only just started this, but was waiting for this reaction to Immolation for ages… here we go. I’ll be back after the video finishes ….well, you two looked wiped out after that emotional climax. I hope you saw Amos’ reaction to being called Prax’s best friend in the whole world. So many things about this episode but , yes, John Wesley Chatham’s Amos Burton neé *****, will always be That Guy. Finally, before you watch Episode 7, to avoid any spoilers DO NOT WATCH THE OPENING TITLES Bring on some Highway Star 🤘

[@theoriginalkimerli]

Did I scrub through the whole video looking for the one sene with Amos and Prax? You bet your butt I did.

[@phj223]

it's finally here

[@alabamahellbilly6731]

“Like you… You keep talking like you and your friends are another race or something. Your just kids. No different from other kids.” He said. “With all due respect your wrong about this. We are different. We all grew up unwanted. We have all been abused and neglected in different ways. But the overall effect has been the same. A person cain’t grow up that way and not be affected by it. It changes us. As you grow older you realize no one cares. Not really. They use you when it’s fun for them then toss you aside when it’s not.” “Disposable children.” He said. It felt right. That was us. I nodded in agreement. “Exactly.” I spoke. “And the whole of society can tell who we are and treats us accordingly. Why waste time, effort, or resources on someone who’s not going to make it. Why do you think there’s a memorial to Brian and not to Becky? Because Becky was disposable Brian was not.” .....From Disposable Children by James A Wendt.

[@endlessdirt4681]

Hi... to remember the spy, I can only recommend the KZbin video: Team ABC

[@murciadoxial8056]

bobbie is a far, FAR better master chief than whoever they picked for that dreadful halo show

[@kirkdarling4120]

Oh, hell, yes.

[@catika505]

Urgh that show. As a huge Mass Effect fan it fills me with dread for the upcoming adaption. Can Bobbie's actress do a convincing American accent? She'd make a good Ashley.

[@satie321]

Why so many downvotes on this one?

[@noone1704]

What a great episode!

[@andresguzman5216]

I'm now realizing you are the only ones to react to "I am that guy" by feeling sorry for Amos instead of saying "that was so badass". You girls are so empathetic

[@xyr3s]

imagine if nguyen wasn't dead? if he some how escaped in some escape pod? :D

[@SeveralBirbs]

Y’all should watch Severance

[@The_Other_Dan]

As amazing as this episode is, in my opinion the show hasn't even peaked yet. It's hard to believe but the best is yet to come.

[@juanshobarreras4027]

Mi segundo episodio favorito del show