The Expanse 5x3 Reaction | Mother

[@crystalfire5564]

Drummer’s grief is so palpable. Amazing job by Cara Gee

[@wtimmins]

It's funny watching Cara Gee interviews; she is SO different from Drummer. Brilliant acting.

[@BraveSirPaul]

Totally agree - such a great charater, and really looking forward to the game that is coming centred around her early years

[@mattdrahos2662]

One of the great qualities of this series is the acting. According to T&TG, the crew often spent Sundays rehearsing and going over it. It shows. Nobody is dialing it in. They (cast) had an incredible coherence and "played the roles".

[@LeeCarlson]

@@putinscat1208, Belters are individuals and their social constructs (such as family, or crew) are just as diverse as the people who make them up. Remember the couple who ran the Weeping Somnambulist.

[@mattdrahos2662]

@@putinscat1208 What else you gonna do in space?

[@wtimmins]

Waaaaay back in the beginning we mentioned (I think) how well-written the show is, how things are laid out early, and how much the show really works well on rewatch. This is an example. This episode, season 5, episode 3, the first seeds of it were laid in in the VERY first episode, when Avasarala talked about fearing people who throw rocks. And, in fact, the Belter who was caught trying to smuggle stealth composites. That's... AMAZING writing. A plotline took the show basically being canceled and resurrected and so on before maturing. And it's been a backburner plot the WHOLE TIME. Man.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

It’s just phenomenal

[@mattdrahos2662]

This is without doubt one of the best "front to back" series ever. The first episode is still relevant at the end. Inaros faction is mentioned in E1, I believe.

[@alabamahellbilly6731]

@@mattdrahos2662 one of? you mean THE best period

[@mattdrahos2662]

@@alabamahellbilly6731 I have gone on record that I think this is my favorite series of all time:)

[@EvilAnomaly]

@@alabamahellbilly6731 Yep, easily for me the best thing I've ever watched on a screen period tv or movie. The writing, acting, music, keeping the thread from beginning to the very end, the strong use of minor characters, the nuances to the characters, the amount of unexpected turns the show takes, how they allowed the events of episode 4 to succeed where most shows would save the day, etc. etc. etc. takes this show to another level that none have matched for me!

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Ashford's death completely broke my heart. I'm right there with you. A gorgeous gorgeous scene that had me fully sobbing.

[@Harv72b]

"The end is where they get you..." No, no! Doors and corners, kid. *That's* where they get you! 😎

[@bretthake7713]

Drummer at maybe her most vulnerable moment is just so heartbreaking to me. "Stay with me" conveys so much. Cara Gee is so so good

[@funnylilgalreacts]

It shows her depth not only in the character but the actress as well

[@datdudeinred]

That asteroid hit was pure science porn. You can see his skin burning even before the rock hits the ground because how the rock heats up the atmosphere. It's simply perfection. Greatest Sci-Fi show ever created by a long mile.

[@aartsst3227]

The Expanse is one of those shows you just want to share with anyone you meet who is into films / shows of any genre. It is so well written and has such amazing Actors ALL the way through - it is just fun to watch others discover it. Very cool that you're enjoying watching other reactors experience the show for the first time - lots of good recommendations in here - Normies, Blind Wave, Scriptonite (thought she was going to need therapy after a few of those episodes) - 3 of my current favorites - in addition to our funnylilgalreacts❤ - are: Bobby Chill, as of today he's on Season 3 ep 9 - Neil Talks, on Season 3 Ep 4 & LM Reactions - just finished up season 6. All 3 of these channels have excellent reactors who pay attention to the story, pick up on the details, & offer outstanding commentary & have great editing also. Looking forward to the next one as always! 🚀

[@uhorne]

Ashford is definitely also one of my favorite characters. He has a lot of charisma but you can also feel that the hardships he personally experienced, has forged the principles he strives to live by now. Especially the death of his daughter

[@danii7584]

yeh, this is one of the upgrades the show made, in the books he is basically a stubborn npc

[@TheCognient]

Fun fact. Cara Gee was significantly pregnant during the filming of this season.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

She’s such a badass

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@funnylilgalreacts Cara Gee is also a very good friend of Keon Alexander. During Season Six, they sh!tposted each other on Twitter in character as Drummer and Marco.

[@Cbricklyne]

@@kirkdarling4120 They went to high school together in Canada. So they've known each other for a long time. During their scenes together she would constantly troll him by getting him to lose his lines and crack by bumping him with her pregnancy bump which was just off camera view (based on how the cameras was angled to avoid showing it), and get him to corpse.

[@scottdorfler2551]

Didn't know that. I'll bet it made the crying scene easier. ✝️

[@wagnarokkr]

@@kirkdarling4120 Keon is STILL doing that a year later. Every time there's any kind of news about a real-world asteroid he throws some shade

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Those mackerels knew.

[@thontor]

As Drummer said last season "I drink when I'm angry, not when I'm sad" In this episode, she's just sad. We haven't seen her angry yet. Dominique Tipper should have won an Emmy for this season. Her performance this season is exemplary. Her story is my favorite of the season and she puts on a clinic in acting. As for reactions, You didn't mention Carmen Young, so if you haven't seen her reactions you should totally check them out.

[@eriope]

This show deserves so many awards for so many things it's insane. But things are how they are, unfortunately.

[@mattdrahos2662]

You are one of the hardest reactors to respond to, because you are really good at seeing clues, and I don't want to spoil anything. Hang on, this is going to be intense.

[@claytargets]

Ashford was the singular true father figure among the belters.

[@KevinLyda]

Season 4, episode 8, Drummer: I drink when I'm angry, not when I'm sad. To me that was the meaning of closing the bottle. I'm sure she's angry, but primarily she's grieving her friend. Not drinking shows her main emotion is sadness.

[@Cbricklyne]

Yeah, actually Bobbie was correct The Razorback was her salvage and her ship. She's the one who literally flew it away from Jules Pierre Mao's exploding ship. (with Avasarala in tow). I would imagine she left it with the Roci crew while she re-enlisted with the MCRN since, as she said, she's not a pilot (and Alex, whom she probably left it with is) but by the rules of (space) Nautical propriety-ship, she's has claim to it until or unless she relinquishes it to someone else.

[@wickedbob66]

Drummer is simply my favorite person.

[@charleshartley9597]

Same friend. Same.

[@teambanzai9491]

The good news is that there is closure to the bar joke, you'll just have to wait 6 episodes. 🙃One thing about The Expanse, is that the writers don't forget about any of the small details.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Thank god

[@jamesholland5761]

I know the answer to this, but why didn't we ever find out what Adda said to Holden before the Cant exploded.......?

[@teambanzai9491]

@@jamesholland5761 I assume it's because she died the moment when the nukes detonated. Unfortunately there are times when closure never happens. As in real life.

[@jamesholland5761]

@@teambanzai9491 that's exact the point! But there have been so many reactors pose this question! What was she going tell Holden! Was she pregnant? Did she actually love him? We will never know, that is the point.

[@joelquinn5347]

@@jamesholland5761 And here I remember that it was about her being pregnant. No idea why anymore - if there was another scene that made her look like thinking about that or whatever - but I'm convinced it was that, funny, how the mind just fill the void...

[@LeeCarlson]

Remember during Season Two when Drummer told Fred Johnson that she does not drink when she is saddened. Rather she drinks when she is angry.

[@madux42]

It was actually in season 4 (ep 8) when she said that. And she said it to Ashford. But we saw her drink in season 2 when she was angry about Fred.

[@LeeCarlson]

@@madux42 I stand corrected.

[@PeterCorless]

Your genuine emotional reactions make all of these scenes so raw and visceral. And these are such great episodes.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

So Ashford’s death was devastating to me, mostly because I love drummer . . . my favorite character . . . and Ashford was the perfect buddy for her character. Ashford was a competitor to her, a sage advisor, often patronizing, and a foil to her occasional fury-based choices. They both had the welfare of Belters at heart, but expressed the same devotion to the Belt in different and often complementary ways. They grew to trust one another through pain, blood, sarcasm, and mutual, sometime grudging, respect. Drummer reaction to Ashford’s noble death was satisfying in its brooding anger, followed by vulnerable expression of sorrow. If had the choice to ship out on the Rocinate with Holden and crew or a Belter ship with Drummer . . . I’d pick drummer hands down. However, I believe she’d think I’d be much more suited to hanging with Holden and Alex. I guess I have an Inner exterior with a Belter heart . . . maybe like Fred Johnson. So I loved your Star Trek 6 reference to the 2 corpses falling out of the container and love your show in general. The only thing that really bothers me is that as much as I’ve scanned and searched, I can’t find Max Rebo on the poster behind you and it’s driving me crazy. 😆

[@boogaloobaloo]

For reference on the blast. "Fat man" had a megaton yield of 0.021 megatons. Meaning the estimated blast yield of the rocks would be ~190.4 times higher than "Fat man".

[@MultiSweeney1]

That's still kinda small, honestly (4 megatons). Czar Bomba was 57MT (could have been 100) and was not even close to being a planet killer.

[@boogaloobaloo]

@@MultiSweeney1 4 Mt is enough to wipe out a city in an instant. So it's quite a lot for how small it is. According to the Soviets the yield was 50 Mt which was accepted given that they had yield data at the test site. Edit: You mentioned the potential yield. I missed it Lul.

[@boogaloobaloo]

@@MultiSweeney1 It's also worth mentioning that location of impact would play a huge part in potential damage. Dropping it on a city would be devastating in a pretty large area (third degree burn radius of approx 1.3 miles), dropping on the ocean or a large body of water would likely increase damage by an order of magnitude.

[@binder38us]

It was hard to watch Drummer suffer.

[@lukemcniven4131]

"I don't need wine to enjoy myself" "Yeah well you don't shoes to run a marathon but it sure fucking helps!" - an unknown bartender

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Bartenders are therapist with more flair and fun.

[@dumbbikevids]

this show is SO GOOD!

[@SCUBAguypnw]

Man I love watching your reactions. Feels like watching my favorite shows with a best friend.

[@zeteticelenchus9210]

Absolutely on the Undiscovered Country vibe. It's so close to the scene in ST:VI I have to believe it's an homage.

[@mina_en_suiza]

I actually thought the same.

[@brauliob]

First rule of assassination, "kill the assassins."

[@daxeah8472]

I am catching up on your reactions for this show and I wanted to let you know I'm very much enjoying going on this journey with you. I can't wait to watch you finish out this ride. This is my favorite show!!!

[@MetronV]

Re: Ending - Quite frankly, I love the visible empathy and emotion you bring to these reactions!

[@saviourself687]

Lol... "She's spicy, I like her" "I don't like him" Just because someone is the underdog, doesn't make them the good guy...

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Oh. There’s a payoff next episode. You know what I mean too

[@saviourself687]

@@funnylilgalreacts I figure with the early posts off YT it wasn't going to spoil anything... /grin

[@kosmokenny]

Two smaller reactors that I absolutely cannot recommend enough for their Expanse stuff are Laura Reactions and Daniela AM. Laura is very very very.... French, and very empathetic. Daniela AM is a Romanian who is by far the most intuitive Expanse reactor Ive ever seen, she noticed so much and nailed so many predictions that youd swear she had seen the show before. I know Ty enjoyed watching both of them, and helped them out when they had copyright scammer issues. Also, hahaha, you think this is the episode he told you to buy wine for. Ohhh, you sweet summer child.

[@xtifr]

The thing I loved about Daniela AM is that her _wrong_ guesses were some of the most interesting I've encountered. I genuinely want to see a show based on some of her wrong guesses about The Expanse! ☺

[@Drummer4President]

Very very…. French. 😂

[@KevinLyda]

Regarding reactors, I love people reacting to Amos being That Guy but also to the complete confusion people have at the beginning of Delta-V. The intro to that episode dumps so much stuff on people. Plus a few people really like Maneo and look forward to seeing more of him for the rest of the season. Oh dear. Oh, Laura Reactions might be someone to watch for Expanse reactions. Though she's really insightful so might want to give her a bigger delay - don't watch her 4 10 till further into season 5 for instance. Plus, it's interesting to see non-native speakers try and suss out our weird language. I've learned more about English from French and Polish folks than my English teachers!

[@pallenda]

Every bit with Drummer I just eat up. Love the character so much, and Cara Gee does an amazing job playing her.

[@CC-iy6wx]

ScriptoniteReacts and Laura Reactions were two of the earlier reactors watching the expanse along with Normies. They are good reactors also who were really invested in the show.

[@GreenBoxStudio1]

Don’t forget Blind Wave and their fantastic reactions to the series

[@rodentnolastname6612]

I got started on reaction vids through the Normies!! 🤟😎

[@EvilAnomaly]

@@GreenBoxStudio1 Yep, loved watching Blind Wave and Normies which were my first two channels. They started my journey of watching every reaction channel that was doing The Expanse. Prior to that I never bothered with reaction channels as there's never been a show I loved that much to rewatch!

[@mattdrahos2662]

Honestly I am such a fan boy of TE, I hope this cycle continues until The Expanse finally gets the audience reception it deserves.

[@BrunoBarata78]

Scriptonite is amazing in how much she is pained by the Expanse. Love her reactions. Laura is great too. I also really enjoyed AshaMediaTV. And of course many of the previously mentioned. Like Nikky and Steve. One of the current ones I really enjoy is NeilTalks

[@ARealityStorm]

Drummer's eye shadow is actually tattooed, hence "sleeping in it".

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Oh. There was one episode she didn't have it on...

[@ARealityStorm]

@@funnylilgalreacts That's wild! 1) It's definitely meant to be tattooed. 2) I'm going to have to search her scenes for this now. 😂

[@lukemcniven4131]

Should be easier to sleep with crap on your face in zero g

[@GreenBoxStudio1]

Someone mentioned this to me when I got her neck tattoo done, I was just like nope, not doing that one 😂

[@jamesholland5761]

@@funnylilgalreacts this is actually correct

[@Dynnen]

Everyone is bringing their A game to season 5, but Cara Gee is just fantastic. I can't wait to play the game that they are making for the show version of Drummer! Staring, of course, Cara Gee 😀

[@hawkthorn33]

How dare you flip your tissue at me!!!! Cara Gee killed it this episode. Shoot me? I will walk off to med bay myself. Crush my spine? I will just build some legs. Such a badass! Then this episode, a very human weakness. the "stay with me" ripped my hart out. It is even more impactful when you see her in interviews. Just how alive and animated she is shows what a great actress she is.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

_[sigh]_ My heart always aches for that poor mackerel guy at the end. But then again, we don't know anything about that character. He could be a complete scumbag beyond that brief "hello & goodbye" introduction to him for all we know. Still though... Imagine the sheer terror anyone in his position would be feeling. No thank you, I don't want any parts of that.

[@lunaticbz3594]

Granted I'm not exactly sane, but I think my last thoughts would be "woah cool". Of all the ways to go giant explosion definitely not the worse way, quick and painless.

[@professorhelmling6059]

Dude just wanted to watch the fishies...

[@troublesomebirdsong]

Re: 'Drummer sleeping with eye make-up on'; I don't think it's ever been addressed, but the fact that her eyes seem to always look exactly like that makes me wonder if it's not make-up at all, but actually a tattoo, given facial tattoos are common amongst the belters.

[@mina_en_suiza]

It's actually very likely that Drummer (not Cara Gee) is using permanent Make-Up. Still, when I watched the Expanse for the first time I fell so much in love with her looks, that I really got into the heavy smokey eyes look myself. When I go out now, it's almost every time, I choose it.

[@wagnarokkr]

She is shown without it when she's recovering from her back injury on the Behemoth in season 3.

[@mina_en_suiza]

@@wagnarokkr Maybe, this was a production error?

[@wagnarokkr]

@@mina_en_suiza It's possible but I kinda doubt it. It seemed like they were trying to make her look vulnerable in that moment, without her "armor"

[@mina_en_suiza]

​@@wagnarokkr This makes sense. Perhaps in the future, they will have make-up, you can wear for days or even weeks, without having to remove it (and doesn't end up on the pillow or come off in the shower). How cool would that be!?

[@Harv72b]

Oh! Don't know how closely you follow such things, but coincidentally this reaction went live (for non-Patrons, anyway) about 90 minutes after a near-Earth asteroid (2023 BU) made its closest approach to the planet, about 2,200 miles out. That's about 1/10th the distance that many of our telecommunications satellites orbit at. So, well timed!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I....meant to do that... 👀..... yeah. Totally.....

[@Harv72b]

@@funnylilgalreacts Totally rocks!

[@georgemckay7795]

When you watch season 6, don't miss out on the mini-episodes. Each one has a short you can access on the Prime Xray special features

[@Anubisblack]

Yeah. You gotta start the episode, then pause it. It should be on the menu to access it from there. They made it so hard to find for no reason and some of em are freaking great scenes.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Yeah. The build-up starts to pay off, with this episode, but it's not a *shoe* that drops. It's a rock. A "Sol" is a Martian day. It's 24 hours and 39 minutes and 35 seconds long. NASA has started to figure out how to measure time, for the astronauts when they go to Mars. They'll probably program the clocks so that, when they hit midnight, they count another 39 minutes and 35 seconds, and then go to 00:00:01. They've started to call it the "Martian Time-Slip." 😀

[@e1123581321345589144]

19:53 here's a different joke for you: A Roman centurion walks into a bar, goes to the counter, raises and asks: "✌five beers please!" 34:38 well that is indeed a better way to grieve 😉

[@EvilAnomaly]

Kat & Sonny, Normies, Blind Wave, Nikki & Steven, and LM Reactions were some of my favorites that I started with!

[@Cbricklyne]

Manic Meeks, Laura Reacts and Johnny Macram also did some very good Expanse reactions.

[@rob7953]

This is a story. It's science fiction... not real. There have been countless stories, TV series', and movies about Earth under attack. But somehow, this one triggers a much more visceral response. I suspect it's because the series is so grounded in "reality." The unthinkable is truly unthinkable.

[@fakecubed]

As it happens, I decided to drink while watching this, too. Good times.

[@TheRouza]

and to think we were laughing at the thought of throwing rocks at earth from the very first episode. But it was also shown to us how easy belters can do that when "A man stood up". If I can agree on anything Marco does, its the fact he called out how mars and earthers think that belters are stupid. Took their joke and actually threw it in their face. It didn't even require much imagination to do which is probably the most terrifying thing.

[@Harv72b]

You: I have not starting drinking yet because it's *1:04** in the afternoon* . Me: If you can't get a McMuffin anymore, it's officially late enough to drink!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😂

[@PlacidDragon]

You saying "I trust her zero percent!"... im just sitting here going "good call" :D

[@Icypenguigo]

Can I just say, I absolutely LOVE the way Avasarala says "I don't give a fuck!" XD I LOVED your mention of Star Trek VI so much!!!! I had that EXACT same thought the first time I watched this episode!!! XD Also, you haven't said much about Drummer's poly-am-fam! They're in like an 8-way communal marriage and they're a crew of two(actually, now three) badass pirate-hunting ships! They're a pretty unique bunch! I'd like to know more of your opinions about them so far! The whole story of Naomi and Filip is very tough for me to watch. My mother didn't abandon me when I was a baby, but she did abandon me when I was a teen. And I didn't talk to her for over ten years. And one day, she just showed up, and wanted to be a part of my life again. So even though Filip has been gaslit and manipulated by his abusive father into hating Naomi, I know how he's feeling, and that's a very hard thing to get over. In case you're wondering, I am repairing my relationship with my mother, and I almost like having her around again! But it's baby steps. Also, get ready, because Naomi is about to endure possibly the worst nightmare of her entire life. Also, remember at the start of this episode, where you said you were waiting for the other shoe to drop? The next Eros, the next Ganymede, the next Ring? Well here it is! A fucking rock has hit Earth! And remember: there are still a bunch more rocks on the way. Marco Inaros is now, officially, a genocidal mass-murderer. And by extension, so is Filip.

[@kemowery]

Structurally, the punchline to the joke would be the Earther ordering an Earth drink because Earthers are their own worst enemy. So the joke kind of was finished by the interrupter asking for a bourbon.

[@llraijinll5753]

Bull ❤️ Also "Cabbage" 😂😂

[@philyoosays]

The joke that Delgado told was finished. If you have subtitles, you see that he chuckles after the Earther scientist orders his drink.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Amazon dropped the first three episodes at once. Knowing how they love their cliffhangers, I figured the first rock would hit as the third episode cliffhanger. I think even if Avasarala had won the election, she still would have been interested in Bobbie's call and very much interested in Ashford's recording. She wouldn't have needed the information about the shattered rock. There should have been some Emmys from this season. At least two of them. The Expanse wuz robbed. You'll see.

[@artdogg50]

It's pretty interesting your take on Drummer because even though it took me a while to really warm to the Rocsi crew, it didn't take me nearly as long to take a liking to Drummer. She was introduced kind of slowly but once she started getting more lines and more to do, I was hooked on her character.

[@georgemckay7795]

Oooooh, you don't even know the power of Naomi yet. I can't wait

[@mmay2669]

Carmen Young, ScriptoniteReacts, Nikki & Steven React, The Normies, Blind Wave all loved the Expanse. 1st two emotional and hi highly invested in the characters. Loved them all.

[@mmay2669]

Kat and Sonny, Danish reactors, are great too

[@SnowAngelLunar]

Not sure if you've heard, but Tell Tales is making an Expanse story game that's coming out this summer. Drummer is the main character for it. Consider giving it a play or watching the gameplay.

[@scottlescard6154]

To show you the setting up of clues and deep planning that the writers had, think back to the first two episodes of season 1. The belter that Christian had up on the hooks that had been caught transporting stealth tech. According to what Ty Franck confirmed, that belter had been working for Marco.

[@elkapro6534]

bullshit, story of Marco Inaros doesn't make any sense without Rings. Also Amun-Ra class STEALTH frigattes used by Protogen... And Phillip stealing stealth composites at the beginning of the book 5... I find it pretty hard to believe that the guy who co-wrote the book would ignore this.

[@scottlescard6154]

@@elkapro6534 I don't know why you call "bullshit", when this is coming from a co-writer of both the books and the show. To your points. I'm not sure what you mean Marco doesn't make sense without the rings. It's clearly stated that he used Naomi's code to blow up a ship in the Luna docks, which took place long before the rings and before the starting point of the story, so we know that he had been planning and working at striking at Earth. The belter on the hooks in S1E1 was foreshadowing Marco. That and the scene of Christian on the roof with her grandson saying "I don't like people who throw rocks". The Stealth frigates? What about them? If you look back at S1E 1&2 there is never a connection made between them and the belter. All that is stated was that he had restricted stealth components. Yes, Phillip steals those at the start of book 5. In the show he does this at the end of season 4, he's in the elevator taunting Bobby as the door closes and as the bomb starts beeping. Again I'm not sure what your point here is? The books and the show are not exactly the same. eg, Christian is introduced in book 2, but in the show S1E1.

[@elkapro6534]

@@scottlescard6154 Well, Marco Inaros was just a pawn in Duarte's plan, which WOULD NEVER HAPPEN without discovery of Laconian orbital shipyards. It's your problem you can't connect obvious dots and (not very) subtle hints. Point is, that those stealth materials in ep1 don't make any sense to be for Marco for reason no1 above I simply don't believe Ty would make such claim when it contradicts his own story in a way that doesn't make sense. Post proof or stop misleading people.

[@scottlescard6154]

@elkapro6534 I don't know why you have such a problem with this and why you have to be rude. I am going off of what Ty Franck said on the podcast Ty & That Guy. In the podcast were he and Wes Chatham are discussing S1E1, Wes asks if the belter that Christian had on the hooks was Marco's man, Ty says yes. This is what is called foreshadowing. This is telling us that Marco had been trying to aquire stealth tech for some time, but it took the opening of the rings and Duarte for him to get it. I don't know why you can't connect the dots that Marco had longer ranging plans that went back before the opening of the show and before we meet him. If you have a problem with this contract Ty Franck and ask him.

[@michaelmanville89]

Dominique Tipper IMO has the best season long performance in the show, this season. She's incredible.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Told you Klaes Ashford would grow on you. Becoming a father changes most men for the better even if they don't display it. It's not just closure you want. Like Camina you want vengeance. Its OK, yell it. WE WANT VENGEANCE! Sometimes its good to let that out.

[@Daeeedal]

Love the moment at @23:58 but I can't help but think of Goofy hollerin' when she makes that sound lol.

[@SnarkKnight1]

fun fact: the authors have a passion for Tequila which, along with it only coming from one place on Earth is why is keeps coming up in the books/show as the sort of "Most Earth" of drinks. At one point in one book when the crew is going out Amos somewhat smugly assures Alex that the Martian has never had a real margarita.

[@wraith1701]

Your Rocinante display is awesome! The stars on the wall are a nice touch. 🙂

[@LeeCarlson]

Cyn and Naomi go back to her youth, running with Marco, and this is part of the reason that Lopez on the Donnager tagged her as OPA.

[@Cbricklyne]

The rock that broke up near the Sun was MEANT to break up near the Sun. It wasn't a miss or a misfire. As in, Marco intentionally threw it on a trajectory that would see it break apart thanks to the Sun's gravitational pressure forces. The whole point was that it would be picked up by that observation station, which would log it, and then they would destroy the station and make it look like it got destroyed by the debris from the rock, - all as a cover to steal the observation station's data core that would have recordings and trajectories of the other rocks and so as not to tip of the Earthers.

[@anthonydakhin4225]

RE blowing up a poor fisherman: a multi-megaton meteor strike near the shoreline would cause a massive tsunami with A LOT of poor fishermen dying. I am positive that would get Nancy Gao's attention lol.

[@willhennessy864]

Oh man, I'm SO looking forward to your reaction to Naomi's story this season...

[@gerardlacroix6015]

"Even our dreams are small..."

[@moleman1976]

I left a comment on you're video for Season 2 Episode 3, stating that all but two of my favorite characters had been introduced by that point. One, Ill leave redacted (they have been introduced, but I don't want to spoil whether they show up again). The other was Ashford. I'm so, so happy that I can see how much you came to love that character! We all hated him in the ring space, and we all thought he was power-hungry and trying to take power from Drummer. Nope - power wasn't his goal, and he thought HE was the one in the right in trying to protect the solar system from the offensive power of the ring station. His character took a while to be revealed, but it was worth it, and his death was one of the saddest moments of the show, while also being badass as hell! I'm so happy you fell in love with this roguish character the same way I did! I absolutely love all your reactions, but your Expanse ones are the ones that make me drop everything and give it a watch! Cheers!

[@scottlazar9147]

Philip was irredeemable from the moment we saw them kill the researchers on the Hasami. Add in killing Esai and even if he somehow were to have a Darth Vader moment (NOOOOOO), in the end he's a murderer.

[@aartsst3227]

….and so is Naomi - (The Agustin Gammara- the ship Marco blew up with her reactor code) and Amos, & Miller, & Ashford, & Melba…. Most of our favorite characters are guilty of this. Doesn’t excuse their behavior, but like Ashford said “Violence is indiscriminate - if you use it as a tool, it will do more than just kill your enemies. Sometimes it will kill the ones you love most.”

[@eriope]

The clouds evaporating when the rock hit is an insane attention to detail! And this show does it A LOT. Love it so so much!

[@johnow7]

I wasn't as happy as you about Naomi's reunion in the bar. I remembered those two who drank with her as part of the team that killed those scientists in cold blood.

[@artdogg50]

So did I. Didn't trust them one bit because of it.

[@kerouac.jackson]

It's hard to remember, but I assume the ending means that Drummer sent Ashford's audio file to Fred Johnson, and then Johnson sent the audio file to Avasarala, which suggests that they both realized that Inaros was targeting Earth. Possibly, this will become more clear next episode.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

As for reactors new to The Expanse, there's "Nerdy Nightly", a charming couple (?) who have started the show about a week ago, and they're loving it. kzbin.info/aero/PLvahTXNi_Ea2iqFmPQWhZyu0nMtFvdfFD

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I watched 1x1 with them this week and I saw 1x2 was up. I'm definitely watching it later today!

[@SCUBAguypnw]

@@funnylilgalreacts I was laughing my ass off before they even started watching the show.

[@s.g.3898]

Been watching them since the whole WoT show reactions and have tried to keep up with them during the Read-through. I moved like 3 timezones though so it's a bit more difficult for me to catch them these days lol

[@Drummer4President]

Does anyone watch their reactions seriously? They’re SO confidently wrong about so much, it’s just funny, to more than just me at this point, right? And it’s not just The Expanse. Attack on Titan (that they got so wrong and roasted for they didn’t finish) and Full Metal Alchemist ( that I’m watching purely for the weird rants) are amazingly weird reactions lol I mean, Clarus had actually watch FMAB before, and told Nerdy to watch it cuz she liked it so much, and now it seems like all his very wrong interpretations have rubbed off on her and she’s not even enjoying it that much any more. It’s so weird.

[@Drummer4President]

Does anyone watch their reactions seriously? They’re SO confidently wrong about so much, it’s just funny, to more than just me at this point, right? And it’s not just The Expanse. Attack on Titan (that they got so wrong and roasted for they didn’t finish) and Full Metal Alchemist ( that I’m watching purely for the weird rants) are amazingly weird reactions lol I mean, Clarus had actually watch FMAB before, and told Nerdy to watch it cuz she liked it so much, and now it seems like all his very wrong interpretations have rubbed off on her and she’s not even enjoying it that much any more. It’s so weird.

[@madux42]

I never watched reactions. To be honest, I always thought it would be a very weird thing to watch other people watch something. Until one day when I stumled over a Kat & Sonny reaction of The Expanse. Well, next I binge-watched all their reactions up to the point they were up-to-date, lol. I still don't watch any other reactions then to The Expanse. This is the only show I feel interested to rewatch with other people again and again and again. Even though I have watched the whole show over a dozen of times by myself already, not counting reactions I've seen. I never seem to get tired of this show. At the moment, I watch you, Neil Talks, and Bobby Chill. Also Nerdly Nightly and Mega Reacts, who just started the show. You are by far the most attentive reactor of all I have watched, followed probably by Neil Talks. So far I have watched Kat&Sonny, Nikki&Steven, LM Reactions, Jones Reactions, Carly Nicole, Agent X, AngusSees (last 3 unfortunately suddenly stopped and disappeared). A few others I have watched only some episodes, like Blind Wave which are not really my cup of tea. I also stopped watching some reactors because they were just unable to keep attention and/or missed half the stuff because of always talking over dialogues. I just learned about a few more reactors in the comments here that I wasn't aware of (KZbin search is sooo terribly bad!) so I will check them out.

[@Kempeth]

A "sol" is the duration between two sunrises on a celestial body. On Earth as a special case "sols" are called "days". A sol on 2 Pallas is a little under 8h. Soooo, accident free for about 55 hours...

[@tearsoflight]

Well I got another one for you..( Nerdy Nightly ) just hit season 1 ep 4. that's so funny you mentioned it. I love that you have the same feelings of joy to see someone react to it for the first time!

[@mkang8782]

I don't know if you caught it, but, the beachcomber's facial skin starts to blister/burn on his cheeks well before the impact wave reaches him. Just goes to show the attention to detail and commitment to the verisimilitude they strove for in the show.

[@CharCreator]

"Operation British" Expanse Edition. Love to see it.

[@Jiibay7796]

I'm guessing Drummer thought of Ashford as a father figure I'd guess? I know in season 3 they didn't see eye to eye. But by season 4 you could see a bond.

[@Haegemon]

Drummer is a favorite character. Funny fact is that the Drummer from the TV show is not the same character from the book but a fusion of two book characters.

[@louishermann7676]

3 even: Bull, Pa, and Samara Rosenberg

[@squaddie67]

I'd argue 3 characters.

[@m.e.3862]

You’re already ahead on patreon so you know what comes next. As for this reaction… it’s unique among the many reactors I’ve watched! The wine… well like the Romans said: “in vino veritas” and I’m anxious to see the reactions to Peaches coming up 😉

[@scottlescard6154]

SOLS are a set standard for measuring days in space in this universe.

[@Xhalph]

This might be the first time that someone has mentioned other reactors and I recognize all of them. I particularly enjoyed L&M's reaction. I think Lola might be the only person in the world who might love Amos more than you do.

[@artboymoy]

When Ashford showed up, he was true in his heart that the Belt's time was now and that they needed to change their ways. We just didn't know it at that point because he worked for Dawes and brought Diogo back. But his talks with Naomi and when he was facing Death with Drummer, did we find out he was really a good guy despite being a former pirate. He wanted something better for the next generation of Belters. I was sad when Marco spaced him. Xander doing a great job as always! No one on Tycho was developing anything with the PM. Dawes has Cortazar and I'm sure they're just letting him do research, but Fred actually had the PM till now... Finish the joke!!!! The DeWalt always makes me think of power tools. You may not have noticed but Syn and Karal were with Filip on that station in the first episode and killed those scientists. Babbage knows how to use her feminine wiles and Alex is all too happy to do so... and while I think she was hesitant on telling Alex the name of the ship she was going on, she also probably knew that Alex would be dead later. Great Star Trek reference! The dude is wrong that Avasarala would have ignored anyone throwing rocks at Earth. That's been her greatest fear since the start. Great reaction as always.

[@jsbrads1]

The joke’s end is the Earther just drinks bourbon, he is so haughty and out of touch with the other two cultures, he doesn’t recognize any conflict.

[@voljohe]

Where did you get that cool Rocci in the background? I love it when people love the Expanse because it’s so full and rich with so much detail. You will like Andor if you love the Expanse.

[@LightningRaven42]

FYI the name Babbage comes from Charles Babbage, someone credited with the invention of the Differential Engine, it was a some kind of more limited computer. He also invented the concept of a programmable computer along with Ada Lovelace, considered to be the first programmer. Look him up.

[@peccatumDei]

You mentioned Drummer's eye makeup. Now you have me thinking it would be cool if you recorded one reaction in a Drummer costume and eye makeup. ];->>

[@adriancooper78]

Yam sang Chinese meaning for drink to victory

[@fresetu]

The coordinates that could be seen when the impact timer displayed "12 days 7 hours" was just to the west of Dakar. Given the writing on the sign shown just before impact, it appears that continuity was maintained.

[@Garotte14]

Hey, I just came across your channel for the first time searching for The Last of Us reactions, and saw that you have been reacting to The Expanse. I’ve been watching those reactions the past few days, and gotta say they’re great. It’s my favorite TV show of all time and it’s been great to see someone new enjoying it. I’ve only gotten up to your season 2 reactions, so I’ll catch up eventually, but just wanted to say you’re killing it so far. Such an amazing show.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Welcome to the madness!

[@wagnarokkr]

when you're done with this season you should check out the gag reel they posted on youtube so you can see one of the true stars of the expanse: thomas jane's directing scarf

[@cinedelasestrellas]

The rock attack was really hard to watch, and since the books were even more descriptive of it, it was even harder to read. I was in my mid 20s when 9/11 happened and the rock attack took me right back to that day. Even though Bull is quite abrasive, he was right about one thing when he said that being an underdog doesn’t automatically make you the good guy. Marco and Filip are not good guys. Speaking of Bull, having a character with that name is a homage to the books. The books also have a character named Bull, but he appears much earlier and is one of the characters that the show version of Drummer is based off of. There is also a character on the Dewalt named “Michio” whose name comes from Michio Pa from the books, another component of Drummer. So Cara Gee is really playing three or four characters from the books. Finally… Naomi’s ship is called the “Chetzemoka” which comes from the name of a prominent Native American from the 1800s. I always thought that the name sounded like some sort of coffee, like something you’d order at Starbuck’s with an extra shot of espresso.

[@ferchrissakes]

Tough episode all around. Great, but tough on everyone. Seems weird to say maybe, but Filip may had it worst; he just became a mass-murderer in his teens. And by mass-murder I mean _millions_ of people dead. And that was one rock. But it’s also hard watching Drummer cry. But I’m happy for her that she has the whole crew-as-polycule for support. And I think that idea is fascinating. Hard to know if that particular piece of sci-fi would work in real life, but it’s a cool take on how to handle crew dynamics. Much ink has been spilled by NASA psychologists to work out how to handle people hooking up on long voyages; don’t know how many papers start with “what if everyone just go at it?” instead of trying to avoid it. A bit surprised you gave Babbage the benefit of even a second of doubt, since we saw in the last episode that she was explicitly on an intel-gathering mission from Sauveterre. Just funny that you went into it “innocently” when it was more set up as two people with clear ulterior motives trying to play each other (with Alex being the one we all expect to be the worse one at it). But yeah, her coming on to him was, uh, inelegant too. I will the actor credit for that brief pause and deadpan delivery of “the Barkeith”. It’s perfectly suspicious.

[@TheSurlySoutherner]

On the subject of Bull, he's a slightly different character to that in the books. I don't think this is giving anything away, but the way they've mashed a few characters together, Bull isn't actually in book 5, in fact he dies on the Behemoth from his injury's incurred in the slowzone incident. He was the one that got crushed in the book. Drummer basically played his role in season 3 and of course survived the injury's.

[@charlie53echo]

At the end of this episode, with that rock hurtling in, I realized that those 12 days flew by. Xander, great job as always. Keep those black and white editorials coming. I always have a laugh. Angela, speaking as a bald dude with no social pressure: you always look amazing. Your efforts don't go unnoticed. Nice eyebrows 👌.

[@cliveklg7739]

This was great episode for Thomas Jane to direct too. More character and personal moments. Something he as an actor can really add to as a director. Not that he couldn't know how to direct anything else, but he has the perspective to shine directing these. And Cara Gee was fantastic this episode. You are too hard on Monica, she's pushy but she has had a good heart and right motivation for her pushiness. Spin off series I want to see is Ashford in his pirate days.

[@ronb6152]

All of the women kill it this season. Cara Gee and Dominique Tipper, especially.

[@bthsr7113]

"I'm waiting for that moment to really hit me." Be careful what you wish for. Amos is trying to be good. He's had Holden and Naomi as examples, so this is a good test of his retention and comprehension. I mentioned this before, but the current record holding nuke detonation IRL was 50 megatons and that was at half strength. Due to lowering tensions and changing doctrines, current max yield on a deployed US nuke is 1.2 megatons. Yet again, H9olden is hearing echoes of his past self. Old friends! Friends who flanked her son during his hit squad mission to kill a bunch of unarmed scientists. Aren't they so sweet? Liquidating assets for hire can be a prudent move. CAN be. "Filip's an asshole." He certainly is. Still, when you consider who's been raising him, it is not a surprise. Key communiques are always at least 1 minute late. Just some happy old man feeding the fish. He and many other innocent people going about their lives. Now blood on Marco's hands. Blood he is glad for. Rock 1 of 9 has hit.