The Expanse - 3x13 Abaddon's Gate - Group Reaction

Here we go guys! The Season 3 Finale of The Expanse. Wow were we all just left speechless with this episode and this whole season. From where it started to where it ended it has been nothing from perfection in our opinion. We cannot wait to see whats in store for Season 4 with Amazon being behind the wheels of this show. Thank you my friends for watching with us! Much Love and see yall soon!
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[@Thenormies]

1300 Solar Systems*** - Nahid

[@ezrawyrd9275]

lol I hope you take all the shit you're catching for that in stride, I knew what y'all meant

[@erichaws6788]

1300 Solar Systems within our galaxy

[@JustTechGuyThings]

I know you probably won't see this but seeing your series on Westworld... I can't help but think you guys would like Person of Interest by Jonathan Nolan (same composer for soundtrack as well)

[@allyourmoney]

With over 100 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy, 1300 solar systems barely moves up a galactic spiral arm.

[@solgnaleb]

They will leave the current Universe and will go to the next one next season! byebye SyFy Universe, Hello Amazon Universe! :p

[@DizRupTnz]

Did you notice the way Melba shut down the Behemoth(putting that thing in backwards) was the exact same thing Ren(man she killed and stuffed into a wall) told her not to do to avoid systemic power shutdown? Perfect callback for her arc, bringing it back to where she started.

[@steriopticon2687]

I noticed. Very nice writing.

[@leahmarie112]

I didn’t realize it at the time but man what an amazing yet subtle call back!

[@ShasOFish]

"Blade boys humping shank" is Belter slang... which Holden couldn't possibly know. Drummer recognizes this, which is why she gives him such a weird look. Whatever he's talking to, it's not him simply having a few screws loose.

[@2nd3rd1st]

Very good, thanks.

[@suncore598]

Perhaps that's why Miller said that. He knew it would get Drummer's attention.

[@lurkingposter]

Meh, Holden has been in the belt for a while. He could of picked up that slang.

[@LrnecBuma]

lurkingposter the Investigator isn't just Miller though it has access to belters it absorbed on Eros

[@lurkingposter]

Chris Pole so?

[@aussiejed1]

If The Expanse had ended there and not been picked up by Amazon... it would still have been a satisfying ending.

[@grelkie]

Definitely

[@dapeach06]

Naomi using her engineering instead of a gun...so badass

[@Thenormies]

Dude i know! the writing is just perfect. I cant wait til season 4. - Nahid

[@award3321]

Proto-Miller says he's gonna need a ride. So the protomolecule on the Roci is getting the ride it needs through the ring to find out who killed it's masters/creators.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

Shame we won't find out for a long time.

[@ThePunikaTV]

Which means we are gonna keep Miller/Investigator as a character! I fucking love that actor :D

[@Triskaan]

Yeah, that blood-soaked gold rush is gonna be an epic ride.

[@steriopticon2687]

They could do 1,300 seasons, one per solar system.

[@Thenormies]

I have no problem with that! - Nahid

[@5000mahmud]

Spoiler Blood soaked indeed, billions on earth dead.

[@sparrowlt]

so its about to became FireFly without a clear evil empire?

[@dasfritzchen9059]

@@sparrowlt well there is a planet declaring independence later in the books and becomes a Faschism Empire so :P

[@prophetofgreed]

The part with Drummer with the grenades was a brilliant trick on book readers because of Drummer filling in the role of a character named Bull. Bull's last chapter in Abaddon's Gate is him deciding and sacrificing himself with the grenades to give Holden, Naomi and the rest of the Martian marines they had (they had a squad helping them, they were awesome) time to escape up the shaft. Also, Nahid needs to learn the difference between a universe, galaxy and system and the scale of each. lol. PS: We know the writers are already at work for Season 4, it's rumored filming starts again in the winter.

[@ETTMedia3700]

prophetofgreed mannn I thought she was a goner when I seen those two grenades in her hands(Bull style). Next season should be really awesome. Should be getting a good dose of Havelock

[@takanara7]

Actually as far as show viewers know the rings could well lead to other universes.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

takanara7 really doubt that would be really stupid and it would make the show lose points for its scientific authenticity, no society that can travel between universes would use gates like Abandon’s Gate because it’s just a waste of time as opposed to just putting that energy into FTL.

[@paullytle3014]

The door is open for Thomas Jane to rejoin the series. I would love for Miller to go exploring with the crew!

[@ETTMedia3700]

Paul Lytle if they follow the books he'll definitely be in Season 4 a lot once they go to Ilus

[@Thenormies]

YES! thats what i was thinking. I want him back dude I bet that will happen. I see this series becoming the next Amazon hit everyone goes apeshit for. - Nahid

[@ETTMedia3700]

The Normies side note: did you guys see the concept art for Season 4? Ilus looks AMAZING. I'm thinking they're gonna crush it Amazon, with probably a bigger budget.

[@emPtysp4ce]

ETT Media Ilus? Don't you mean New Terra?

[@jackkelly21110]

and julie mao

[@hcwm2]

The creators of the show have said that they would have liked to have a some more minutes of running time in the back half of this season, but simply could not because of the time constraints of classic TV. Something they are happy to get rid of, thanks to Amazon. The book "Abbadons Gate" takes its time to really flesh out the characters more. Clarissa Mao becomes much more believable and likable that way. On the other hand, Ashford in the books was quite a letdown (at least for my taste). He is the worst aspect in an otherwise excellent book. Show-Ashford has a vastly improved personality over book-Ashford, which was a big surprise to me.

[@takanara7]

Basically the entire way in which you got to the conclusion was different. In the books a bunch of religious people got together and wanted to try destroying the ring station with the com laser. The idea of setting a nuke off next to the ring station is something pretty ridiculous that no real scientist would just randomly try after what happened on the station.

[@sparrowlt]

However Anna and Ashford are much better in the series than in the book ...and Drummer so far is just epic. However Bobie felt like shoehorned into.. i know she is not in AG but in this part of season 3 she felt forced in .. maybe it was just so they justify her becaming a part of the Roci crew

[@ANTIStraussian]

Can somebody explain to them the difference between a solar system a galaxy, and the universe?

[@natehigman3987]

Omar Freeband I know man. Nahid: 1300 new universes to explore. Me: SYSTEMS

[@RocketToTheMoose]

We've tried.

[@ANTIStraussian]

Nate Higman I wonder if the forerunner race has only made gates in the milky way?

[@brucewayne9531]

A solar system consists of a sun/star with planets! A Galaxy is a big clusters of solar systems and the universe consists of galaxies and everything

[@IntheeyesofMorbo]

getting system, galaxy and universe mixed up does nothing for their nerd street cred lol

[@ChipMatthews]

Mickey is kind of right that not knowing whether or not the show would be renewed made the writers change the way they approached this season, but they didn't change the story because of it. They condensed the adaptation of book three compared to the first two so they could reach the end of the book at the end of this season. Clarissa Mao's story arc from monster to redemption is much, much more fleshed out in the book. What happens on the Behemoth is also a lot more complicated in the book. That said, this was a prefect place to leave off in the event the show wasn't saved. This was a fantastic season finale.

[@takanara7]

I just watched Deadwood - it's pretty obvious they wanted another season but also wanted to have an "end" to the story, did a pretty good job (though it was pretty depressing, lmao)

[@suncore598]

I like that, as unhinged as Ashford became this episode, he was driven by the motivation to save the lives of those back home. He wasn't some cardboard villain. He thought he was doing the right thing just like Holden and the others. Normies, I want to thank you again for hooking me into The Expanse. Three seasons in and I remain committed to the series. The move to Amazon won't change that. This is truly great, epic television. And I believe six months passed between the rescue of Pratt's daughter and the start of the Abbadon's Gate storyline.

[@8301TheJMan]

So worth the wait! This may be my favorite episode of the series to date! I mean it's either this one, Immolation, CQB, Triple Point, or Home.

[@Thenormies]

This was my favorite! I lost my shit at the end and at the unity of everyone to listen! - Nahid

[@Shibo77]

Thank you Nahid for your tireless editing work! See you all next year!

[@Thenormies]

No thank you for watching! I really enjoyed this season and i loved editing it. You see so much more when you get a second look at the episode. It was truly a phenomenal experience! I cant wait til next season. I plan on doing more skits so expect that. Again thank you for watching it means so much to me. - Nahid

[@jac7895]

See you next season when the Normies have 500K subs !!! Keep up *The Work* , love you guys.

[@Thenormies]

Thank you! We shall do our best! - Nahid

[@jac7895]

@@Thenormies You guys did it ! Congrats!

[@steriopticon2687]

Thanks, guys. I can't get anyone to watch The Expanse with me, so it was nice to watch it with you.

[@sparrowlt]

i know how you feel bro

[@M3A7]

The Behemoth is ~2070 meters in Length. Over a mile long.

[@ANTIStraussian]

M34T to picture it its the size of central park in new York.

[@sparrowlt]

2400 acording to last (canon) info

[@noirchamber]

Good thing the Mormon's didn't set off on their journey and miss out on the ring gates

[@steriopticon2687]

I agree. I bet they thought the OPA screwed them, but really they were saved them a HUGE waste of time (at least).

[@gaiat.i2378]

God has mysterious ways..

[@BhBc8f8]

lol

[@lilly4380]

goddamnit guys. Solar. Systems. Not damn universes. Those solar systems are in a small portion of the Milky Way, less than like a tenth of one percent of it. EDIT: also, the eigth book comes out this year.

[@lilly4380]

Also, I hate to do this since it could be a spoiler, so you know, read ahead at your own peril, since your speculation is actually decent and I don't want to ruin that. The beach planet is... ...a random planet from the catalogue of worlds that the station had. Miller runs it as a simulation inside Holden's head, and claims it's the "most Earth-like world" he could find. It's literally just a place for them to have a conversation in; the rings aren't literally in the sky, just simulated imagery. So far as we know (and bear in mind, we lowly book readers don't know everything) the planet isn't especially important, tough maybe this will change in the adaptation or be something revealed later in the series.

[@stryyker9]

GRR Martin better take note.

[@lilly4380]

Funnily enough, one of the two authors actually used to collaborate with GRRM.

[@dasturschloss8679]

wait...did they interpret this in another way? I just skipped. That was pretty obvious.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

Too bad the new books are crap. After Nemesis Games, everything goes downhill.

[@hyperspacey]

Glad you stuck through the prologue part of The Expanse. It starts getting REALLY good from here. Season 4 is going to blow people away.

[@AndrewFedge]

OH MY GOD, I was so glad to come home from work and see these videos up! YAY. :D

[@ahdvd]

Still watching the end of the video, but you guys didn't seem to get what the "flash" was that went into Holden at the end as he passed the event horizon of the ring back into normal space - it was Miller (or whatever you want to call him now, the investigator?). When Holden saw him on the beach in his vision, they both said they wanted to know what killed the alien race that created the protomolechule, and Miller turned to him and said "Gonna need a ride". He basically implanted himself into Holden as a sort of energy passenger by the looks of it.

[@NecroMorrius]

ahdvd actually it wasn’t, the writers themselves said it wasn’t Miller (or whatever Miller is now) on Twitter. It’s something else.

[@ahdvd]

Steve Shaw really? Got a link? I'd love to see that? I took it to be Miller going with him because he said he was gonna need a ride, it implied that's what it was otherwise why would he say that?

[@berlindude75]

Miller as the protomolecule manifestation has already been traveling with them via the overlooked protomolecule residue on the Rocinante. You can take a good guess what that black cloud rushing into Holden just as he crosses the event horizon of another gate (i.e. not the Sol system gate) actually is. :)

[@stompdonky]

Good guess but you are incorrect sir. Per the book.

[@ahdvd]

Jon Powell who are you saying that to? Me or Steve? I've not read the books, but have heard that obviously they haven't followed everything in the books exactly? Also heard that the season 3 finale, like every season's finale, is not the end of the book?

[@knowyourhistory]

Abaddon's Gate? More like Abaddon's LATE, Nahid. Just kidding, love your work guys.

[@FMJaqenHghar]

Seven hells are in danger to freeze over before season 4! *FANS* please keep the heat up by recommending this show to all your other reaction-channels out there! *VALAR DOHAERIS* - *ALL MEN MUST SERVE*

[@2nd3rd1st]

I think youre on the wrong show, dude ^^

[@FMJaqenHghar]

Do not worry, no one is where he/she is ment to be right now. A man shall find his way back home next year. 😜

[@2nd3rd1st]

And I'm sure you will "face" anything that comes your way head on!

[@RullyisJRM]

And now... the wait continues!!! I feel like we've only just gotten through a 3 - season prequel. Things are going to get lit!

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

Destroying the whole universe. You mean solar system right? Lets start small, shall we? :P

[@Fuar11]

yeah that's a little extreme xD

[@HickoryDickory86]

Yeah, they keep getting our solar system and the universe confused for some reason. 🙄🙃

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Three great seasons. And hopefully more great seasons to come. :)

[@Thenormies]

I see the following getting soo much better! Thank you for watching with us it truly means the world to us. - Nahid

[@milkshake26M]

this is the best show on TV, so much better than westworld will ever dream to be, and that with just a fraction of the WW budget. i just hope that S4 wont have the GoT S7 effect with a massive production budget but a drop in writing (since it seems the limited resources forced the tv creators to be more ingenious in using the budget and focusing on characters. also the fact that we still have books kinda helps so fingers crossed and cautiously optimistic) i cannot wait for S4, the expanse is definitely in my hall of fame and finally a worthy successor to BSG (BattleStar Galactica). and we still have like 5 to 6 books to go. so frakking excite. thanks so much for your awesome reactions. see you next year!

[@LonestarGA]

Yeah, there’s all kinds of ways for this to go. Take a look at the martians. All these years building up a world, still years away from terraforming it. Now, there’s 1300 potential new homes, that might not need that effort. Shits gonna get ugly fast, back in the home system.

[@supremeio5930]

Any system with a planet worth colonizing, with resources, water, atmosphere will be fought over by Earth, Mars, and the Belters. Also by corporations, tribes, organizations, and institutions. Holden is right about "blood soaked".

[@CosmicDreamz139]

Lol went to take nap after the first upload and i wake up and see this is just uploaded. talk about timing and not spending time refreshing every 15min for the last 8 hours xD

[@frosty2975]

System = solar system or alpha centauri system. It consists of a star (aka sun) and some planetary body`s around it. Galaxy is a cluster of star systems like the milky way galaxy where we live in. Universe = is collection of galaxy and basicely everything.

[@Jeminai77]

i hope they continue to bring out the chapters disjointed to the series. its so gratifying to reach a story climax and still have half the season to go for another. feels more rewarding to watch.

[@clem1257]

Great reactions guys! So many possibilities for next season! Can't wait!

[@illmatic899]

Mickey - All of the things that happened in this episode were more or less in the the book "Abadon's Gate". It didn't matter if the writers thought the show was going to end after this season.

[@sparrowlt]

This was writen 2 years before even the series premiered.. i wonder how many people will "asume" this change was due to the cancelation ..when it was clearly writen for 5 years

[@NozomuYume]

Tons of other comments like this, but it drives me nuts whenever he says "universe" to refer to a stellar/solar system. =P

[@CosmicDreamz139]

The Ashford hate is annoying. U are results oriented. He did what he thought was right with the information he had. And how do u know Miller is not trying to use Holden to make him trigger the distinction of the solar system. I guess some people can't see other people point of view just because they are going against the "hero" Holden of the story.

[@allyourmoney]

Ashford's heart was in the right place. He just didn't have basic cable or an Amazon membership so he was kind of in the dark about things.

[@steriopticon2687]

He was very crazy in the books. The whole Behemoth arc was tremendously shortened for the show.

[@sdmestayer]

Agree, Ashford was just misguided and fearful. Fear is the mind-killer (from Dune). Anger and Fear lead to the Dark Side. (Star Wars). All very true.

[@sparrowlt]

Thats Anna talk to Amos .. this wasnt a good vs evil conflict.. both parts believed were correct and fought for saving the human race as far as each knew.. more over.. from Asford's POV they all were going to die whatever they did.. the difference being saving everyone else back in the solar system.. so why risk this ? just kill those stoping you from that noble goal.. they will die anyway later

[@emPtysp4ce]

He was a much bigger asshole in the book.

[@aldoantunes]

I can't wait for season 4... thanks for these reactions, guys!

[@thomasharrog8845]

You guys are awesome.

[@Thenormies]

Thank you so are you! - Nahid

[@adlerzwei]

Daaaaaaamn son. I thought you would upload this episode next week. You are spoiling us. 😍

[@xyr3s]

there is only one space jesus, his name is commander shepherd. there is how ever a green jesus, he's name is thrall. but i agree with the man bun guy. the expanse is very similar to mass effect. shepherd goes to invest some thing, he ends up getting a prothean cypher in his head, gets a vision from the past about a galactic threat from a civilization long dead, ends up becoming space jesus to save the known universe and all the civilizations in it.

[@Thenormies]

Lol have you heard of Space Jesus? Check him out he makes spacey electronic music. Guy has the Jesus hair and all lol - Nahid

[@xyr3s]

lol thanks. ima check it out :D

[@thequietlion3553]

Mind. Blown. Such an incredible finale. I had chills!! Another amazing reaction from you guys. Idk if anyone else has mentioned this, or if you've heard about it elsewhere, but they'll be releasing a new book in the series in December of this year, just in time for the holidays! Love taking the ride aboard the Roci with you guys each week. See you next season!! :)

[@PlacidDragon]

Great reactions, thanx guys :) What ROYALLY sucks, is that now we have to wait a year (or so) for season 4. But on the bright side, at least we are getting a season 4, so i really cant complain :)

[@watchesfromthecloset1493]

To answer your question about what planet was in Holden's vision. I think that beach scene is from the time the station was functioning and has people living in it. Remember that station is full of proto-molecules and it can turn into anything you want if you are the citizen and can control it. I think the station can turn into a habitable planet! but since the old masters died off the station kinda turn back into default mode.

[@Syndor12]

One of the best finales ever! So damn happy that Miller is still sticking along with them.

[@Thenormies]

Bro i think he was that Flash was Miller...I think - Nahid

[@elroysez8333]

When I saw Cara Gee (Drummer) campaign for the show and celebrate when Bezos saved the show, it was obvious she didn't die in the final episodes. She wouldn't have been that excited unless she knew her character was secure for any upcoming seasons.

[@sdmestayer]

She is an absolute powerhouse.

[@Beartosser]

Access to 1300 solar systems, but if the humans go out there, will they eventually run into the boogie man.

[@allyourmoney]

That's why Ashford was bummed out in that scene with Drummer at the end.

[@berlindude75]

It may already have happened in this very episode. ;)

[@GySgt213]

This has been great. So glad this is not the end. We are getting a 4th season.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

14:50 I like how angry Rana looked when she thought that Drummer will die, and how excited she was when Drummer didn't die. :) Rana was in silent amazement through the end 16:52. And that smile after the episode ended 19:29.

[@carlosjbg]

35:37 The second story line of the season start 187 days after the ring was formed. We don't know how long took to the squid protomolecule thing that came out of Venus to get there.

[@rudy_4ier]

Love the channel, but it's a shame you guys keep rambling over David Strathairn. As Ashford in the finale, he arguably pulled off the finest acting performance in the series so far.

[@spacecadet2172]

chuhrros disagree

[@rmpph]

Watching this post covid and seeing these guys touch each others food, share drinks. The good old days haha

[@babyshan211]

Another fantastic season from the Expanse. So, so HAPPY Amazon pick it up. That ending though, man. Was that thing that went into Holden, the proto molecule/alien that was using Miller's image & memories? Because in the vision he did tell Holden he needed a ride to find out who the other Aliens were and where they came from. I wish we got to see more of Chrisjen in the second half of the season. I miss her. I'm so excited and can't wait for next season 😘 P.S I love the fact the people with "pure essence" are always drawn to Amos. Naomi, Prax and now Anna😏 Good reaction guys.

[@JustTechGuyThings]

It's happening... finale!

[@0xDiegoR]

Damn, Micky... I'm with you on the Mass Effect trilogy thing. So many similarities! In the previous video I commented about how Protomolecules = Protheans, What killed them = Reapers, Holden = Shepard. Now, on top of that, "the hub" = Mass Relays. The first book is from 2011 and ME is from 2007. This MUST have drawn inspiration from ME. And I'm completely ok with that.

[@LonestarGA]

That "thing" inbetween the gates, gotta be some Cosmic Horror nightmare, right? Bring on some Lovecraftian Nightmares!

[@hyperspacey]

LonestarGA It ain’t the Easter Bunny that’s for damn sure.

[@ginsengaddict]

Nahid, the Rings lead to different SYSTEMS in the SAME universe.

[@tweetyericsson]

The in-between flash was 'Miller', wasn't it? He said 'gonna need a ride'

[@Thenormies]

Thats what we all think fam. I rewatched that scene as i was editing and yes i think that flash is miller. - Nahid

[@sdmestayer]

James SA Corey says no, it's not Miller. Use Occum's Razor to figure it out. It's not Miller and the ring creators are dead. Must be something else.

[@tweetyericsson]

Steve I'll point out that I used quotes around his name. However, the possibility of something new is intriguing.

[@Yggdrasil42]

tweetyericsson I think they’re suggesting that that thing is ‘the enemy’, the whatever that killed the Builders’ civ.

[@vaiowega]

FYI, we know next to nothing about season 4 on Amazon yet. Neither about its budget (higher? lower? same?), the number of episodes or how they plan to release it (weekly? all at once? in batches?). All we know is that the episodes will be longer since they won't be bothered with sticking to 42min length (could be 50min or even hour long) and inserting fade to blacks for commercials.

[@StMyles]

Holden is giving the Proto-molecule / Station what it needs and Not what the Earther’s, Mars, and OPA’s want to give (so they can take). AWSOME!! WE NEED MORE!!! AMAZON WILL BE THE GREATEST.

[@widget3672]

The protomolecule is the madenning element of "alien and unknown" and it keeps the game changing. It's called a black swan event - a totally unpredictable and game-changing event - something you cannot see coming...

[@benjaminodonnell258]

Humanity is The Investigator's "ride" to try to find out what killed it's builders. Humanity is also the Station's bait, to flush out whatever killed the builders.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

7:55 I wouldn't be surprised if Rana would get that call. :)

[@virtualsleeep]

Universe > Galaxy > Solar/Star system > Planet. 1300 inhabitable planets.

[@supremeio5930]

1300 inhabitable systems

[@virtualsleeep]

Supreme IO Ah true. Remembered the quote incorrectly. Still not 1300 universes.

[@ANTIStraussian]

sleepy and we dont know if they are just empty planets, have primitive races or space faring races.

[@hansolo4017]

just remember about the dead systems its not a guaranteed 1300 habitable worlds

[@sparrowlt]

How big the Behemot/Nauvoo is? its huge.. really really huge.. its 2400m long and over 500 diameter ..it can contain a full Donnager class battleship inside the drum sideways without the later touching the drum. To put it on perspective the Behemot is literally a 2km section of Babylon 5 (not a 2km escaled B5.. but a 2km section of the drum cut out) .. but with propulsion..and the B5 cylinder wasnt even the full 8.5km long (there was the reactor and machinery in the back)

[@sparrowlt]

edit: Recently the artists confirmed Babylon 5 is way more than 5 miles.. the 5 miles apply only to the rotating "drum" or cilinder.. the front docking yaws and rear reactor section dont count on this so B5 is fully arrround 9-10 miles long

[@chronos1111]

Gotta be Rana and Nahid's house, 3:26 the coaster move and the 'you know better' look

[@brucewayne9531]

Go team Roci! Holden Naomi Amos Alex Bobbie Peaches (Clarissa) ProtoMiller Awesome!!!

[@Thenormies]

I fuckin love our squad! Ughi cant wait til season 4. - Nahid

[@mannylugz5872]

1300 new worlds and possibilities of making humans a better race. But they always degenerate into tribes that tries to dominate each other.

[@griff5940]

Well actually 1300 systems, possibly multiple planets in each system that are inhabitable.

[@hakkgurl]

I think that rana is right about how the next season will begin. Holden did say that it will be like the gold rush so we will see that play out. There will be a lot of conflicts between the different groups on who gets to lead the exploration. It will most likely be between earth and the belt since they proved themselves in the ring. I think that Mars will side with the belt. The next season will probably start with the first probe going into another ring.

[@sparrowlt]

the problem is that the Belt is at clear advantage in this pursuit.. they have much more experience and small ships to espread ..and Earth and Mars just came out of a war and have a more military oriented fleet than a rock-hoping/asteroid mining one ..and Belters are much more acostumed to live in space.. However if they find 1G or more planets thats will play havoc for non earthers

[@pepps779]

Great closer for the season, with a solid mix of hope, wonder, and foreboding.

[@rahulsinha9502]

Nahid, bruh, there is only ONE Universe!! Multiverses are NOT a concept in this series.

[@allyourmoney]

Too much Rick and Morty.

[@DrEsky914]

I may be wrong, but I am thinking they added the scene with Miller at the end after they knew that the show had been renewed and had him say: "I need a ride" (ie from Holden and the Roci)so he can go into the other solar systems and find what killed the protomolecule developers. It also seems clear that the protomolecule does need a living host in order to develop its ring as the sample sent to OUR solar system got trapped on Pheobe and couldn't seem to develop without us. (Hard to imagine why Venus was a more habitable environment but it also had the "biomass" of Eros AND Julie and Miller to work off of.) Anyhow I LOVE watching all of you react to each episode and a big shout out to Rana who has a LOT of great guesses and insight!

[@sparrowlt]

Nope

[@Phreekout]

I must be the only one that thinks "Miller" is in Holden's mind / body now. You can't keep connecting it to the protomolecule on the Rocninate because Miller appeared to Holden while he was on the Behemoth. Once they exited the Ring, whatever is pretending to be Miller hoped on board the Holden express.

[@LeeCarlson]

And Drummer's line "Now I know why you don't carry a gun." Naomi doesn't need a gun because she can run you over with an elevator.

[@syc1805]

You guys (and gal) are so fun! Love that you're covering The Expanse -- new contributor on Patreon here. Can't wait to watch Season 4 with you when it comes out! =D

[@teawithlemon1220]

OK. The Expanse and Mass Effect: 1. Holden is Shepard. 2. Rosy is Normandy. 3. hybrid is husk. 4. Abaddon's Gate is retranslator. 5. Mao's Company is Cerberus. 6. the thing that Holden touched is Prothean beacon. 7. a mysterious civilization that has disappeared is Prothean. 8. UN is Alliance. 9. Errinwright is Udina. 10. Avasarala is Anderson. etc.

[@Trepanation21]

With that civilization having predated humanity by billions of years, I like the idea that it 'rewarded' humanity by mapping the route to 1300 *human*-habitable systems. That civilization's age of experience, to me, implies that they probably mapped gates to millions, if not billions more systems, and just gave us a tiny, little allowance, juuuust enough to get us to the next level over the course of a few thousand years. Like they just gave us some training wheels and an atta-boy.

[@carlosjbg]

The bigest set up for a Space Opera ever!

[@ABRestoration]

Just finished season 3 was epic! What went through holdens head at the end when the went back through!! Exciting stuff

[@iz723]

Remind's me of The Sorcerer's Apprentice from the Narnia series. Where there is a place that has multiple entrances different worlds and each is created by Aslan

[@iz723]

Also the ending to the Homeworld games.

[@AnotherScribbler]

I loved a bit that the show didn't touch on much but also didn't change: Part of the reason that Holden was able to complete the circuit is that in the Protomolecule civilization a physical form was "expensive," with the implication that intelligent being who had one would of course have clearance (the other part was Miller messing with the systems a bit).

[@Takhar7]

The best episode of the show so far. Outrageously good

[@bobriemersma]

The Expanse has been great. It was wonderful to finally see something that approached the awe and wonder of classic hard science fiction. Congrats on doing a great job giving this genre a chance. If you want to do another reaction series give SGU a hard look. It was another very under-appreciated high quality series.

[@Nsan]

Thanks Normies for this season!

[@delphidelion]

The phone drop at the beginning was too relatable.

[@lamario295]

I thought Abaddon was a demon

[@blueskybelyr]

My immense IQ (ie google) tells me Abaddon was actually the angel of death. The name can also mean 'destroyer'. Translates well to the context of this series imo

[@ShasOFish]

Revelation 9:11-"whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, The Angel of Death." Abaddon's Gate is the gateway to the realm of the dead; in this case, the gateway to the graveyard of an entire civilization.

[@nicolasinvernizzi6140]

it has many meanings, some times is a demon, some is the abyss and some is destruction. in this case i think is a reference to a abysal place of destruction, a fitting description for the slow zone.

[@M3A7]

He's the Angel of Death.

[@gerher9416]

appears in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss. In the Hebrew Bible, abaddon is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place שְׁאוֹל (Sheol), meaning the realm of the dead.

[@ngombordadoattay7982]

Was Miller talking to Jeff Besos when he said, "I'm gonna need a ride."?

[@gerbenvanessen]

Holedn is a mix of a bunch of Earther parent DNA in order to cement a land claim, his mother was the one who birthed him, but he has equal amounts of genetic material from each parent.

[@elizabethlockhart2103]

I will say, given what we saw onscreen and having read the books, I wish we would have had more time in the season to flesh out the conflict in the last three episodes. Clarissa's redemption arc is my favorite out of all the books, and while they did a good job, I would have loved to see what they could have done with even one or two more episodes to really get into those characters, maybe do a little more with the engine room fight, bring in Corin from the books, something like that. Ashford in particular is AMAZING in future seasons, I think that is one thing that book and show readers agree on, he is a marked improvement from the books.

[@Omega4Productions]

In the last scene, Miller said "I'm going to need a ride", and just as the Rocinante crossed the threshold back into normal space, something entered Holden's body. I think a part of Miller has either possessed Holden, or become a permanent part of him.

[@ladyevenstar22]

No it didn't, what he saw was something else more sinister that lives in the space between spaces hub/ring /solar system. Read the books

[@davedahl4461]

Avasarala looks concerned bordering on terrified.

[@gpaje]

Her Martian and OPA counterparts are going to be looking the same way as well, considering what people are going to want to do next and how that will effect Earth, Mars and the Belt.

[@davedahl4461]

gpage agreed the OPA could be really screwed if the planets they find are 1g gravity. It will make them a permanent underclass.

[@gpaje]

Even Mars, their whole mission has been to terra form Mars, but now that they have access to 1300 habital Worlds, why even bother?

[@emPtysp4ce]

Even book readers aren't quite sure yet what that thing Holden saw at the end was. We're up to book 7 and by the way it ended, it sounds like book 8 will give us a better idea what it is even though we got a glimpse of what it could be in book 7, but all we know is that it's attracted to protomolecule tech. This ending would seem to suggest it's a ghost in the machine of sorts, and while we haven't seen anything to lend credence to that claim in the books we also haven't seen anything that disproves it. Whatever it is, it seems about as indifferent about us as the protomolecule is.

[@andykoegelenberg6376]

The ring near Uranus just had a multiple ring and its mind blown

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

Christ, y'all REALLY need to see Battlestar Galactica now. It'll really scratch that realistic scifi itch after this.

[@anorax001]

Yeah BSG had so many amazing moments.

[@lurkingposter]

Realistic? Meh

[@caffeinepuppy]

Definitely BSG. In several ways it’s not as realistic as The Expanse, but it’ll be comfortably familiar from the angle of it being about people and their handling of realistically dire situations (as opposed to the technobabble malfunction or bad guy rubber foreheads of the week like Star Trek/etc).

[@ScorpiusDX]

Only fitting that they watch the top sci-fi show that The Expanse dethroned.

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

I mean, no yeah, it's not entirely realistic *cough no explanations for ftl or gravity* but it is certainly a lot more down to earth than say, Stargate or Trek or Wars, for example.

[@slytherinslocket272]

That was a hybrid at the end when we see Holden while the Roci is going through the ring btw. When you stop it at the right second, you see the blue eyes. I hope there really is nothing inside Holden

[@numunu013]

Love that last shot. The "enemy" that wiped out a civilization. Can't wait to see where they go with this show.

[@emPtysp4ce]

There's supposed to be nine books in this series. Book 8 is coming out this February.

[@elroysez8333]

1300 habitable SOLAR SYSTEMS... not universes. The implications of this for humanity and the 3 factions will be what you need to pay attention to.

[@leahmarie112]

I don’t think Ashford was a bad guy. I think he was doing what he thought was best, but his motives were driven by this desire to build a legacy. He was a fan of grand gestures and making history and so it stopped him from thinking that it could be solved in a less drastic way.

[@doorran]

and so we see why Miller was really brought back.. he's investigating the disappearance of the builder specie for the protomolecule.