The Expanse 5x8 Reaction | Hard Vacuum

[@kristinawrites238]

Drummer is going through it, but drinking Ashford’s bottle is a big moment. She’s not sad anymore, she’s angry and an angry Drummer is someone to be afraid of. Hats off to DT for just an outstanding performance. It is possibly the best but if acting I’ve ever seen. She absolutely deserved an Emmy or two for this episode alone.

[@kosmokenny]

Yay, was worried this got eaten by the copyright monsters. I'm still livid Dominique Tipper didn't even get an Emmy nom for this.

[@mattdrahos2662]

Same here regarding DT, she slays this season.

[@curtisbme]

They pretty much never consider Sci-Fi for acting awards. Only since GoT have they considered fantasy for the awards. BSG never got a single acting nomination. This didn't. Andor probably won't.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@curtisbme The Expanse had consistently great acting throughout and Dominique was particularly fantastic this season. But I do have to hand it to the cast of Andor as having multiple deserving actors from its one season. That show deeply deserves recognition.

[@LeeCarlson]

The only oxygen that Naomi has is what is in the body of the ship, and any time that she goes into the between-hull space, she loses the volume of oxygen that is in the airlock. What she is doing with the marks on the bulkhead is keeping track of how much oxygen still remains in the ship for her to breathe.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Dominique Tipper turns in here one of the most raw, visceral screen performances of all time in these final season 5 episodes. I feel everything single thing she feels. She pays for everybody’s sins here. As I have said with Cara Gee in other videos, I just don’t understand how Dominique and Cara and Wes and so many players in this show are not in literally everything right now. These actors should be in top demand.

[@Harv72b]

All those times you kept saying that it was a bad idea for Amos to go back to Baltimore... 😄 If I were a criminal underworld boss & my planet just got massively changed for the worse, Amos is *exactly* the person I'd want to have around.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

FACTS

[@theKonfusion]

I don't think Naomi "didn't care" what happened to Cyn. But I think she wished he lived, but she could NOT, not jump, she had to do it, it was the only thing she could do. collaterals are acceptable for her, as long as she does the jump in time.

[@sparrowlt]

The book says it quite clearly..the moment he steped into the airlock she knew whatever she made it would torn her apart.

[@blackgirlcouchreviews]

@@sparrowlt I was about to add that. In the book she is def torn up about Cyn even though she shouldn’t be

[@gordongoblin]

Her ship was only getting further away And she barely made the jump as it was. Waiting to push him through the other door would mean staying

[@LeeCarlson]

The Screaming Firehawk may only have two seats, however, in her armor, Bobbie can just brace herself in the airlock while the ship is burning.

[@StarkRG]

This is actually what they did in the books, removing one of the seats to make room, because it was apparently much more difficult to get in and out of her power armor, requiring space and external help to remove.

[@artboymoy]

I am actually still a bit annoyed from last episode when Bobbie found the bullet in her suit and just tossed it away. Girl, don't you know that thing will now be flying around the cabin if you're making maneuvers? Stow that stuff! :p

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@artboymoy The Razorback's AI controls a debris reclamation system with magnetic capabilities to capture and secure rogue items, as part of its high-end build. ___ * I completely made this up.

[@cinedelasestrellas]

@@artboymoy Yeah it didn’t work out well for Prax.

[@artboymoy]

@@cinedelasestrellas Lucky he had Amos there!

[@Stable_Delerium]

The Expanse is very good at reminding us that because someone has qualities we like doesn’t mean they’re going to do the right things and those that have qualities we abhor doesn’t mean they’re going to do the wrong things.

[@SnarkKnight1]

These Naomi scenes are goddamn harrowing in the book and I'm so impressed with how they were able to communicate the information they needed to without having access to the character's thoughts.

[@ch33les99]

As much of a cruel and selfish monster as Marco is, he didn’t just gain power out of nowhere. Let’s not forget that our queen Chrisjen’s very first scene included her torturing a belter for information, with seemingly no remorse. It’s exactly those kinds of political conditions that allowed demagogues like Marco to convince an already broken and bloodied population to follow their every beck and call.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Exactly.

[@artboymoy]

Worked pretty well for that guy in Germany back when...

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

This three-episode final stretch was something, wasn't it? So, again, I hadn't read the books and I avoided the heck out of scripts because I had become a fan of the show I was working on. Y'all cannot imagine how hard it was to avoid spoilers. When we built the Tynan, it was unavoidable to see or not see it. Like any character's ship, if we tore it down, it often meant bad things for the character. Even if I had avoided someone's death scene (really hard, except when we had two units shooting), tearing down their ship was not a good sign. I remember having the Tynan still standing was a comforting sign because every time I went to that stage and saw it, I figured Ashford would be around for a while because it was very cool to be working on a show that had "Whistler" (David Strathairn in SNEAKERS) in it. Felt like he'd be main cast until the end. I was obviously wrong. Even though the Tynan stayed up (or was rebuilt? I dunno, memory is fuzzy) after his death (which I knew was likely coming because we did a "series wrap" on David) I just figured we were going to re-dress it like we'd done with other sets. Until it became Drummer's flagship, I remember passing by it as it sat idle. It was like a tomb. There was a reverence in it. And when we started shooting Cara's scenes in there, I knew Drummer would take it over. It still had that reverence, though. On occasion, I'd wander inside for the hell of it. Never told anybody. People would ask where I'd been but I didn't say. And it was usually dark as heck inside. Lifeless and still (we obviously didn't power up sets if there was no need) except for the stage's heater, which added a kind of "engine thrum" to the experience. And that was alright. It felt right to be there in the dark of Ashford's ship. I adored the character for numerous reasons and it was nice to share some quiet time with that character's ghost. There was one thing I did NOT do, though. I never sat in the command chair. Look, we're told to not sit on set pieces and that's usually for good reason. Sure, many of the show's ship sets were sturdy; built for use. And even though it's still considered poor form, lots of us knew which chairs were functional and we sat in 'em. Cuz crew gonna crew. Still, I didn't sit in _that_ chair. No, I thought it was disrespectful. Not to the Sets department (I know, I know, sorry!). Not even to David or Cara. No, I just thought it was disrespectful to Ashford - a fictional character! It sounds silly, sentimental, and maybe saccharine but ... yeah, no. No sitting in his seat. So, when I watched Karal sit in that chair, as a first-time viewer, I had a visceral reaction to it. It bothered the heck out of me. I probably yelled something like "How DARE you?!" at the screen. And self-important me feels like no one else in the universe felt as strongly about it as I did. After all, I had restrained myself so many times in those quiet, stolen visits to the Tynan. And in _her_ first opportunity...? Ugh! Rage! Uncontrollable rage! Haha! I'm such a dork!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

PS: Olunike Adeliyi is a lovely person IRL but "Karal" can eat a meteor!

[@Melancthon7332]

I love your set stories so much. Thank you for sharing them for others to enjoy!

[@W0NK042]

❤

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@Melancthon7332 Oh, thank you for saying that. I'm glad someone other than me and my innate wistfulness get some enjoyment out of these blathering anecdotes.

[@adrianmiller103]

@@AngeloBarovierSD Yes please don’t stop! These insights into production are so interesting and hearing your personal account adds so much more depth to what I already love about the show!

[@kevintaylor7627]

I hadn't thought of this til you mentioned, but Naomi in this episode reaches Avasarala levels of F-bombs.

[@Leo-jk1lm]

How DT didn't even get nominated for an emmy is beyond me, her performance this season was outstanding

[@danbadd]

Clever plan from Marco: We know how much James likes to respond to distress calls.. lol. But clever-er plan from Naomi. :)

[@bthsr7113]

Naomi is smarter, more resourceful, and is a team player. She is a much truer Belter than Marco.

[@gerardlacroix6015]

Only thing he likes more is pushing buttons. Any buttons will do. Especially weird aliens ones tho'. These ones, he likes most. Also, Marco's buttons too. That works as well.

[@wnightshade]

Amos goes back to Baltimore because he knows Erich has resources, and Amos is nothing if not pragmatic. He grasps the nature of the post-rock situation immedately, trusting that he can make this clear. He sees the lines without complications, and knows he has the ability to get the job done.

[@destro6971]

This episode really solidified for me that I never actually want to go to space

[@funnylilgalreacts]

SAME

[@wickedbob66]

I remember having tears and a giant smile on my face the first time the credits started and Naomi's new message kept repeating. I can't stress enough how much I adore these characters!

[@FisherProtocol]

DT destroys it this season. A couple of episodes are really hard to watch for me in this season and that is down to her performance. She is brilliant.

[@cinedelasestrellas]

This episode, Dominique Tipper portrayed suffering so well it was uncomfortable to watch, as it should have been.

[@Brendissimo1]

Yeah she gives a real powerhouse performance this season. Great job at showing us Naomi's thought process, something that is conveyed with extensive internal monologue in the books, but we're not gonna do voiceover (cuz it would be cheesy), so it's down to acting, cinematography, and editing to show what she's doing.

[@cluster_f1575]

The way Naomi was able to modify the message was absolutely brilliant. Gives me chills!

[@Sawyer1982OAC]

Shout out to Nerdly Nightly! They´re in for a treat!

[@PeterCorless]

It is so good to see you finally *smiling* rather than bawling at the end of an episode.

[@kurumais]

i wish drummer and naomi could have had a thing. drummer loves her so much

[@bretthake7713]

"it's gonna be a shitstorm, shitshow, shitclusterfuck, whatever" This is the kind of analysis I'm here for

[@mina_en_suiza]

This show is nerve-wrecking again and again, even after having watched it entirely and having read all the books. The pacing and the perfect acting make it an absolute delight to go through it again with you.

[@bthsr7113]

I've seen this episode multiple times. Still hurts so much! Hard vacuum is one of the most hostile "environments" we have ever encountered. The prospect of being exposed to that should absolutely be respected and feared. It is not something most people will ever get a chance to encounter in their lives, but fiction lets us see the impossible and improbable on a regular basis. Apparently holding your breath makes you die faster and more painfully in hard vacuum. It was a belter built ship Alex blew up. As for what's going on with Mars, no nation is monolithic. Amos meeting up with Ardun would be quite amusing. Yeah, Marco has that effect. No Belter ingenuity here, just a ton of Martian demolition charges. Not a battering ram. A mine. "I don't like her." Yeah, there's a bit of flooding. That's what happens when massive meteors put cracks in the sea walls. Amos has a reason why he's going to see his brother. Insurgencies are historically hard to fight. Now this is Belter ingenuity. Patching in wires, cutting cables, using the classic pulley.... Del Gato is not the advisor David needs, that's for sure. Keep pushing Drummer's buttons. See how long that works out for you. Naomi was listening and repeating to time it. So that she could force edit the message. Marco destroy the ring gates? Not in his interests, and not in his means. He'd need a LOT of nukes to crack the ring for sure, and you KNOW the blue goo would get mad at him.

[@cinedelasestrellas]

You can see in the prior episode that the sun was shining on Naomi while she was floating towards the Chetzemoka. In the vacuum of space, the radiation heat transfer (not the same as nuclear radiation, by the way, though the sun emits that, too) from the sun would be like sticking your hands under a broiler. Any exposed skin would suffer burn injuries.

[@benjaminodonnell258]

And the side not exposed to the sun would be freezing in near zero kelvin cold...

[@MattNolanCustom]

@@benjaminodonnell258 not really. It's a vacuum. There are no air molecules there to draw body heat away. She can only lose heat through infra-red radiation and that is relatively slow. The whole instant freezing in space trope from some lesser sci-fi is wrong. Her sweat and other skin moisture will actually be boiling due to the lack of pressure, but it won't feel hot. All her blood capillaries near the surface will be bursting, and she'll be getting something similar to "the bends" that divers can suffer from rapid decompression as dissolved gases in her blood start to turn into gas bubbles

[@benjaminodonnell258]

@@MattNolanCustom Good point - I didn't think about the "no convection" thing.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Naomi is suffering from the bends, and Dominique Tipper admirably portrays what it's like to try to do anything when the joints in her hands and feet feel like they're filled with broken needles. Just a fine, fine performance. Also, Marco's crew stripped the ship of everything useful, so there's no spare oxygen in the tanks; they took all the medical equipment; and the only stuff left behind was stuff they dropped (such as the wrench in the grate) or old space suits they don't want any more (with no oxygen in those tanks, and lousy re-breathers).

[@artboymoy]

If you didn't know, Boom Studios is running a Kickstarter for a comic series that takes place after Season 6, at this moment. Good guess on the PM being on a torpedo. Many sharp eyed reactors noticed that when the Zemeya released all those torpedoes, that we could see the drive plumes were yellowish, but the last one had a blue plume. I don't think this is really a spoiler, because you're a number of episodes ahead and that after the episode aired, people were talking about the blue plume. Yah, Filip believes his mom's dead. David's speech was really good and the actor really did a good job of being nervous to being more confident as it went on. Dominique Tipper did an incredible job here. Having the message that she changed was pretty haunting as it played over the credits. It was cool how they didn't have her talking to herself to fill us in on what she was doing. We have to just watch and try to figure it out. She's got a message in the message but I'm not sure it really conveys the situation she's in. Drummer's anguish scream and anger were incredible as well. Went right for that liquor! Amos and Peaches meeting up with Erich was pretty good to to show how much things on Earth have changed. 8 episodes to go!

[@Mannchini]

It's been said, but I'll say it again... the fact DT didn't get an Emmy for this performance is a crime.

[@voiceofraisin3778]

I think this was her first main acting job, she'd always been a dancer. For at least the first two series i thought she was the worst character in the series, she was kind of wooden and hanging back, i think DT has said she was struggling to fit in since she felt she was nt a proper part of the cast. Somewhere in season 3 she seemed to find her groove, the storylines picked up for her and good god did she she get better. And keep geting better!

[@ScottRutter]

We've seen awesome engineers in shows before, but we've never seen an engineering *badass* before.

[@reformedmrsinn9629]

There is a Kickstart that is live right now about some comics that do tie into the show. Official canon, just FYI.

[@professorhelmling6059]

Cyn didn't have to die. If he'd stayed back in the airlock and checked his breathing, he could have survived. But he couldn't let Naomi go and live with himself, so--thematically--he had to go to the exit and reach out for her.

[@grouchitis]

I enjoy reading your chapter titles almost as much as I do the reaction itself....

[@pallenda]

This episode is great! Naomi being so smart and a badass! Yay you saw an interview with Cara. :) It was so funny the first time I did that, she has such a fun and warm personality. She is one awesome actress.

[@RaoulKunz1]

Honestly, this is probably the most *badass* act of McGyvering in any series I've ever seen... 😆 Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@Benjamas-]

I’m also watching Nerdy Nightly reacting to the expanse. Blind Wave was the first channel I watched reaction for this show, you are number 2 (and I am working my way through your other reactions) and Nerdy will be the third. I love seeing people’s reactions to this show, Blind Wave got me into it and I am so glad I did

[@astrodude5222]

Neil Talks is also a good reactor to follow. Really insightful (except when the writers were too devious) and shows some true emotions. He was a week behind Angela at the beginning, but fell behind when Angela started doing 2 episodes a week. He just reacted to Delta-V so he’s just starting the crazy second half of season 3

[@daz090979]

I GENUINELY felt tingles the moment you realised what Naomi was doing Re: the message edit/broadcast!!! It was serious shit watching it the first time round! Reliving all of this with you is almost beyond description. Loving doing this AGAIN ( along with you this time around) The Expanse truly was a phenomenon. Feel like I had to wait 43 years for something so special. Worth it though. X

[@jamesholland5761]

I love your opening comments! This show feels like " Home" My God I was thinking the exact same way! Like I said last episode, Dominique Tipper should at very least been nominated for an Emmy this season! There is one thing about this episode that may have eluded you is that Naomi is doing everything possible to keep her family away from this ship because it's a trap to kill them! Even if it means sacrificing herself! Loved your reaction young lady! Looking forward to the next one! Oh you now only have eight episodes left, savior them!

[@kirkdarling4120]

They gave her Emmy to Olivia Coleman.

[@jayburn00]

I suffered a bariotrauma (injury related to air/water pressure) that later led to other bariotraumas (the initial injury caused deformations inside my ear that combined with other temporary conditions to later cause more injury) including blown out eardrums (fortunately healed). It is basically a fraction and part of what of Naomi suffered. Multiple burst blood vessels, blown ear drums probably, just to start. It would not be surprising if her sense of balance was out of whack. Her lungs would be affected as well (lungs are not supposed to be empty for extended time, but she had to empty them to keep them from basically exploding). This is still a starter list.

[@RemboBajingo]

In my mind Marco’s attack was the mother of all churns. The Churn on a system wide scale.

[@wagnarokkr]

Lake Winnipesaukee is a real place! Not to spoil anything, but the name of the town just to the southwest of it may be of interest to anyone who's read the later books...

[@PuckeredMeatball]

I love watching this series with new people, and there seems to be a surge of new viewers right now. Looking forward to another series with as much fun and drama. In a few weeks, I'll join Patreon just to beat the drum for two viewing suggestions. One up front though, I bet you would love Penny Dreadful. It's a rich world with interesting characters and atmosphere. Big fan, LFG. Thanks for making these!

[@Jonathan-ug9yu]

What you're about to watch Cara Gee do with the Drummer character over the next 8 and some episodes with that character's emotional motivation is really something incredible.

[@obelisk21]

I never saw a layout of the Razorback but it is described as "The compartments behind the flight seats contain a head, food dispenser and a small bunk." So that means at the very least three of them could rotate between the seats and the bunk.

[@scottdorfler2551]

There's nothing cooler than when your favorite show mentions your hometown. Even if it was just destroyed by an asteroid 🫡😁🤓

[@valandiltasheth]

My favorite part of going back to watch season 1 again after season 5 was seeing how much they foreshadowed the rocks being dropped on earth and you just never notice it until you watch it again.

[@LeeCarlson]

Naomi had all of the nitrogen boil out of solution in her blood, where it was trapped in the joints and by her skin. So until it has had several hours to leach back into her blood she will experience stiffness and pain in all of her joints as well as feeling bloated and badly sunburned.

[@thontor]

There may be only two chairs on the Razorback, but there's plenty of room. Maybe Bobby could use her suit to just brace herself in a doorway or something and let Naomi use one of the seats.

[@scottlescard6154]

They can have three people on board, they just can't do prolonged high G maneuvers, even with Bobby in her suit. Also life-support is only for two people. But they only to have three people for a short time and wait for assistance.

[@sparrowlt]

@@scottlescard6154 yeah this. In S3 Bobbie was expecting high G burns to evade the missiles and the ship that was chasing them that would most likelly go after them.. had Theo and Cottiard been there they would been killed by the prolonge G force and the maneovers.. in this case if nothing else they can take Naomi onboard and just hope they dont need to do any high G. Also only especulating here.. the Razorback is a racing pinacle thats 2 seats due to being a sport ship .. since they have been using it as a kind of Yatch for a while maybe they added a couple jump seats in the lower airlock deck

[@fakecubed]

Just linking up, providing Naomi with support to help repair the ship she's on, give her food, water, air, even power, they don't actually have to transfer her to the Razorback. Potentially they might all just transfer to the ship Naomi is on, if they could fix it, and then have the Razorback attached with the engines synched as we've seen in prior seasons.

[@remliqa]

15:00 Those were belter ships. You can easily tell the difference between Belter and Inner ships based on their aesthetics alone. Belter ships (especially "military" ones) tend to have more busywork and scrapped /welded together aesthetics whereas Inners (especially Martian ) design tend to be sleeker and more "clean". You can even see this in Marco's Free Navy where you can tell apart the ships he got from Mars (Pella eg) from the one he got from Belter factions based on their visually distinctive designs.

[@OldTrekkie23]

The Screaming, Firehawk (nee Razorback) is only a two seater, but Bobby has her power armor.

[@RocketToTheMoose]

Filip didn't see Naomi get to the ship because she sorta jumped upward (in relation to the airlock) to get the Chet. Since Filip's POV was set back at the inner airlock door, he wouldn't have had the line of sight to see her once she cleared the outer door. Sorry if I'm jumping the gun...I haven't got to the actual reaction yet. :)

[@FrshChees91]

Her eye makeup also wasn't there when she was getting her spine fixed

[@snarflcat6187]

“Little Marco” is now officially Philips nickname.

[@bambusbjorn3508]

Regarding Naomis "spacewalk": keep in mind she is a belter. She lived and worked in space her whole life, and it is very likely that in her past she had a job that required pulling off such kind of stunts on a regular basis (with a suit of course) ... compareit with the spacewalk in season 2 episode 4 goodspeed over to Eros from the ship. Belters are used to such stuff

[@thebigboo5]

I love this episode because the performance of Dominique. I honestly do think it's done better in the book, just because we get her internal monologue, but the way this is shown on screen is amazing. The fact she doesn't talk (apart from the initial F-bombs lol) throughout it to give any sort of exposition of what's going on is just amazing. The pain she's in from going unprotected through space... so good. The writing and direction is, as always, top notch, but Dominique deserved an award for this episode.

[@gemsdirtykitchen3658]

There can be 3 or even more people on Razorback in the books. In fact, in Nemesis Games, at this exact moment, there is a 3rd person there, Martian Prime Minister Nathan Smith. In the books it is described like there's the cockpit with two seats AND a small bunk with two beds. I guess for story purposes in season 3 we needed an excuse to split the group, so we saw just cockpit. I guess that unless they will need to do some evasive maneuvers or use the juice, there can be the 3rd person no problem.

[@197508300610]

Naomi Nagata is will power personified.

[@heatherc.7706]

and Marco thinks she's not a fighter.

[@thontor]

You are really flying through these. That just means it will be over so soon! That makes me sad.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

You and me both 😭

[@crescentmethod]

@@funnylilgalreacts Not counting reactions, I think I've watched the whole thing 4 times. I catch something new each time, some small detail. This show feels like home for me too. Thanks for what you do :)

[@asylalim]

Belter ingenuity at its finest! (c) C. Ashford.

[@StarkRG]

The "calcluation" to know how hard to push off, what direction, etc. is really no different than that needed to determine how to jump over a creek, it just takes practice. With the exception of people like Miller who don't like zero-g, I think the vast majority of belters would have the experience necessary to do that. In the fourth episode of season 1, CQB, even Holden, who didn't grow up in space, was able, under fire, to realize he needed to push off Naomi to get back to the catwalk and then pull her back once he'd activated his mag boots. It's not quite the same thing, but it is using the same type of thinking. When we jump over something, we're not actually numerically calculating the height, distance, and power needed, but our body knows what to do anyway. The difference with Naomi is that she had the conviction to do what she knew needed to be done, that is to get out. As she told Filip, "Walking away is the only choice anyone ever has." Even when that choice required jumping out an airlock without a suit, killing someone she used to love in the process, Naomi took it. Amos is a big, strong guy who barely blinks an eye when half his hand gets shot off and willingly walks into an ambush to take on 4 thugs in a shower, but Naomi is _by far_ the strongest character in this show. Naomi's altered message _always_ seems to give me chills. "This is Naomi Nagata... tell James Holden that I am in... control." This show is SOOOOOO GOOD!

[@DarkElfPaladin]

I just realized while watching this, that both the earthers and Marcos side are making the same false assumption that Marco is the whole belt. The earthers want to attack any belter in retribution and Marco thinks Naomi betrayed the belt. She didn't betray the belt though, just him.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

You could do what I did and make a few Expanse ringtones. Then you'd have a wee bit of The Expanse every day. Plus it gives you opportunities to tell others about The Expanse on the occasions when they hear your ringtone and ask about it.

[@LeeCarlson]

Did you notice that when Karal and Drummer were facing off, Oksana stepped in and made sure that she could not get her pistol out of her holster?

[@Cjohnson725]

Haha love that you mentioned watching with nerdy nightly, I am watching them too! They are in for some fun as we know!! PS you rings today are super cool. double PS we NEED season 7/8/9/10 need them all.

[@kidgforce1]

Holden should have some experience about fake emergency calls.

[@kidgforce1]

Naomi had the same kind of oxygen syringe they injected Monica, when they rescued her from the container

[@TheParagade]

That reveal at the end is one of the coolest moments ever. I get chills every time it happens

[@Prodigalzson]

The Razorback could fit Naomi even without a seat as long as they didn't do any high G maneuvers. Remember, most of those ships use thrust gravity. So once they rotate the ship in the proper direction, the back wall just becomes the floor and Naomi could just sit down. They are in deep space, there is no planetary gravity that they need to escape.

[@Isaiah_Stuart]

With timing like that, Naomi would be a great drummer

[@willhennessy864]

...OK, I was waiting for that part too. As someone who's read the books, Dom was perfect casting for Naomi and it shows.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

"I am so terrified of being spaced." Is there a meaningful possibility that you're going to find yourself in space in the foreseeable future?

[@sosayweall2509]

Philip spent his formative years with his father surrounded by radicals naiomi is literally a stranger to him

[@jayburn00]

Bull is a less idealistic perspective combined with an "Earther" perspective. He could be seen a little as a "Devil's advocate", presenting a different perspective to Fred and later Holden to help them ultimately make better decisions.

[@philipturner9087]

Oh dear God help the solar system her comes Drummer’s temper.

[@jackransom.]

called it the "Naomi Nagata Torture Hour"

[@doug3691]

Don't need "F-bombs" if you can just tell someone to "Eat Space!" Thank you, I like that.

[@wnightshade]

BEST. NAOMI. EPISODE. EVER.

[@fundi_mike]

no rose-A (or even -B) was a mistake - notice how Amos and Drummer know that alcohol is a priority!

[@internaut4257]

Question, will you be reading the books after you finish season 6? And if so will there be reviews? I'm very curious as to what you think about whats different or more elaborate in them.

[@auslander808]

One of the few shows where reruns aren't all that bad. It's when you see a scene, or hear a phrase, mentioned in season 1, and then pays off in season 5 that you realize how good this show really was. When each new season came out, I would watch from S01E01 and don't count a moment of that as wasted time.

[@morgananderson9647]

A great review! @Angela- I've really enjoyed watching the entire series w/ you. Would you please consider do a live "Watch-Along" for everyone on the final episode of the Expanse? I think that could be a lot of fun! Best regards, Mo-

[@The_Other_Dan]

Dominique Tipper take a bow!

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

Back on Earth, Eric and Timmy (lol) could still become top dogs in that region. The stability of Eric's previous empire depended on people being in fear and desperate but not be as savagely desperate due the rocks and coming nuclear winter brings. Amos knows he has a better life with "better" people like his family/shipmates. Eric really is his brother, even if just from growing up together. Since Amos has learned to help his family on the Roci, and Clarissa.....maybe Eric also.

[@charlie53echo]

The puzzle of what she was trying to do was so good. It gave us all the clues, but I didn't see it till they put it right in my lap. So good. So... to get season 7, we hijack Bezos' orbital shuttle from his summer home? I mean, if any rich dude's got one, right?

[@DarkChaos87]

I wanna say there's some small inconsistency, her ship isn't under any thrust or gravitational dependancies, in which she should've been able to open the grate without that much strain. But I could be wrong.

[@madux42]

The ship was under thrust. You can even see it burning right before Naomi regains consciousness again in the airlock. Before she jumped, they had finished stripping out the Chetzemoka and planting the bombs, and had just removed the docking bridge and were ready to start moving away from the ship before they would start the Chetz's engine remotely, as planned. They started the enging while she was unconscious in the airlock. When she's back to life, the ship is accelerating and there is thrust gravity. You can see the ship burning at around minute 7.00 in the episode. Also, she doesn't need to use her magboots ever.

[@ronan_4267]

From this point forward, you'll see the very best of the show. And, that's saying a lot considering what's come before. Can't wait to see your reactions.

[@MattNolanCustom]

The Expanse is well known for sowing little details earlier that become important later. Without spoilers, the lesson in this episode is never skimp on watching through the end credits.

[@anonymouszebra1239]

i think that the reason Naiomi is in so much pain when things touch her skin, is something to do with the vacuum of space affecting the blood vessels close to the skin, and possibly hurting them so that you feel like your skin is one awful bruise. Not sure tho

[@sparrowlt]

It is.. vaccum exposure wont instant kill you or freeze you (there is nothing for you to pass your heat to so only lose heat by radiating wich takes a while) but it will cause several skin bloating and stress... very bad sun burns (also from cosmic radiation) eye bloating as fluids boil .. the skin would hold up as its only 1 atmosphere but it would hurt afterwards and the body would take trauma that would last for a long time .. Naomi took a hell of a beating phisically

[@justchris9399]

Finally caught up after binge watching all the reactions! I love seeing the same emotional rollercoaster ride I had. I don't want it to end, but I can't wait for your reaction at the end.

[@laioren]

This and the next episode are my absolute favorites exactly because of what Dominique Tipper brings to them. Such a great performance. I'm pissed she didn't win an Emmy for this.

[@hawkthorn33]

18:50 Immediate confirmation that lack of drink for this episode was a bad idea. Yeah, I also had no idea what she was doing. I feel less smart in comparison.

[@seedee3d]

I laughed watching you try encourage Naomi, hook it, pull it up etc, knowing the character by this point she'd have prob screamed at you to shut your mouth lol

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Naomi is a boss! Loved her amazing ingenuity. Brilliant!

[@LordCartanya]

Oh my god i died laughing with the Seventeen minutes and thirty seven seconds of therapy, jajaja i was like.... Alright let's go and do the laundry while i listen to Angela's therapy.

[@joecurran910]

I feel called out by the "made it here...or skipped here" chapter title.

[@mikek9297]

So few reactors get the "I'm in .... control" thing... good job !

[@aajiv1748]

Not sure if someone mentioned that Cara and Keon are long long time acting buddies , Keon was at Cara's wedding. Nice picture of that but I can't find the link.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

The end of this episode had me shooting "FUCK YEAH NAOMI" "YOU THE BOSMANG"

[@brutalchicken]

I really enjoy your breakdowns at the start of these... Oh shoot, no rosé means this is going to be serious

[@kirkdarling4120]

Aww, you snagged the significance of Holden's cancer med port on Ilus...so using the oxigenated blood on Monica was perfectly fair! Remember, we saw Naomi calculate in a moment how hard she had to push and exactly what direction to rescue Felicia...so even that had been pre-staged for us. Oksana was wrong for confiding in Karal. Drummer had called Oksana her "ankawala," but that's not how Oksana is behaving. Naomi knew her oxygen on the ship is limited...by warning her friends away, she's consigning herself to die. Moreover, every time she comes back into the ship out of breath, there is less and less air in the ship for her to catch. As a public servant, Avasarala lived comfortably, but she was not ostensibly wealthy. And as much as she hates space, she probably wouldn't own own a personal spacecraft. RIP Nico and Charles. Nico lived close to the water's edge, and we see that Baltimore is submerged. We gotta figure it.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

yeah, there was way more goin on with Mars. I think you'll have fun when you get to reading it. I hope you'll put up some reviews when you do read!