The Expanse Season 3 Episode 13 'Abaddon's Gate' Finale REACTION!!

Holden and his allies must stop Ashford and his team from destroying the Ring and perhaps all of humanity. Here's our reaction to the season 3 finale of The Expanse.
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[@NikkiStevenReact]

you wanted our reaction to the season 3 finale early? well here you go!! Also, can you spot where I made a mistake and misspoke? And since we are here, we will be hosting a watch party over on the twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/stikkerg at 8pm PST. We have a nice list of movies that we are going to have y'all vote on.

[@bejanked]

Y'ALL ARE AWESOME!!!!

[@MS_25826]

Yay! Thanks guys!!

[@simoncordy8470]

Didn't expect that so early. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@shanehawkins1234]

You guys need to watch an interview of Cara Gee. She's so different from Drummer, especially her voice.

[@hellm870]

Those are not rings to other galaxies... At least that is not confirmed. Those are gates to other systems. I suggest you watch the season 4 trailers before jumping right into the premiere. At the time the show was broadcast, the end of the series was suposed to be at the season 3. Imagine our feelings when discovering all those possibilities and questions would remain unanswered. PS: I am sorry if I mispoke something since English is not my first language.

[@kev51281]

1300 new systems will not be expansive enough to store all the Chrisjen outfits.

[@cnmsales]

Not sure if you noticed. But the way Clarissa shut down the power was how Ren taught her when we first met her.

[@rostikskobkariov5136]

oh wow, I've never noticed that before.

[@WOranos]

Such a great pay off for a bit of throwaway dialog. It really shows off the talent of the Expanse's writers.

[@andykoegelenberg6376]

This show NEVER forgets a detail. Everything has a purpose

[@hoos3014]

watashi The show was better. Carrying a toolbox with a dead body in it doesn't make sense on screen.

[@dorjel7504]

Wow, thank you for pointing that out....Never noticed that until now.

[@davidr3146]

Now that spoilers are not an issue. The ring space is basically a pocket dimension built by the ancient civilization as a transportation hub for their interstellar empire. The station at the center controls that space. Now thanks to Miller, humanity has access to it and 1300 habitable star systems that it links to.

[@TheDetailsMatter]

"Bunch of blade boys humping shank." Holden doesn't know what that means, but Drummer, by her sidelong glance at Naomi, clearly does (a Ceres gang ritual). The statement is like the hat, a detail Holden couldn't have invented that establishes the reality of Miller.

[@scottwatrous]

I have seen that episode so many times and I hadn't picked up on that till now. But that makes so much sense.

[@toncica]

"Bunch of blade boys humping shank." Followed by "What does that even mean?" That line always cracks me up.

[@submandave1125]

What really sold the story of Miller, I believe, was that Holden knew about the nuke of thew skiff. That happened either while he was out or locked up, but don't think he had any way of knowing about that event.

[@KomandarmKnuckles]

@@submandave1125 he says himself that he didn't know until recently because he had been locked up, I think it's implied he found out through Naomi, so I don't think that sold anything

[@artboymoy]

I really need to read the books.

[@johnmiller7682]

Did you notice how Clarissa shut down the reactor? Do you remember, when we first saw her, the guy she ended up killing showed her those same glowing switches (fuses) whatever they are. He reminded her that if one of them was in reversed, it would shut down everything. So basically, the first person she killed was the one who made it possible for her to be redeemed, and save everyone. And, in reality, if Clarissa hadn't done everything she did (her mission to kill Holden) the Rosi would never have gone into the ring, everyone else wouldn't have followed, Holden would never have gone to the nucleus and so on. She's literally responsible for everything that's happened.

[@silafuyang8675]

She is a key character, at least in the books. Expect more from her later.

[@billross7245]

I think Ashford's child who he watched burn to death really affected his judgement and caused tunnel vision on dealing with the threat. He even alludes to that during his justification to Drummer.

[@Neocoolzero]

He was doing what he tought was right and best for everyone.

[@samsavc123]

“Everyone needs an Amos in their life” “You’re mine 😊” This exchange was the epitome of love

[@TheOpticNerve]

Keep in mind that it's Season 3 and we're FINALLY just seeing the main plot-line of The Expanse. Everything prior to this episode feels almost like a prequel that's lead up to this this point. Such a great show/novel series :)

[@mbpoblet]

And then Syfy went and _cancelled_ it. 🤦‍♂️

[@Lutavian]

@@mbpoblet All hail the financial powers of Amazon

[@mbpoblet]

​@@Lutavian There's plenty to hate that greedy bastard Bezos for, but the fact that he was enough of a fan of the show that he bought the rights and financed the rest of it (not that the expense was significant to him in any way, mind) just so he could watch it till the end makes me hate him _slightly_ less.

[@lewis0705]

@@mbpoblet it's exactly what I would do if I was a billionaire. If any of my favourite shows were being cancelled, I would just buy it.

[@rauminen4167]

@@mbpoblet You hate a man you've never even met? ;)

[@NeilPower]

One thing to think about, if Diogo and his crew didn't steal the Martian power armor, Bobbie and her squad would have overpowered Amos and Alex easily.

[@frog212whyd4]

Omg 🤯

[@billross7245]

That was one of the best season finales I've seen. I also loved the little moments like Drummer clicking off her mag boots to relieve her spine. Clarissa used the mistake that Ren (the guy she killed) corrected her on to shut down the Reactor. I think it was plugging in one of those breakers backwards.

[@Drummer4President]

Even the breathing Drummer was doing beforehand shows how much pain she must have been in. And Naomi and Holden just letting her have that moment of relief.

[@ms.v1768]

Steven : "Everybody need an Amos in their life" Nikki : "That's true.. you're mine.." ❤️ AWWWWWWWWWW ❤️

[@uchrisdaley]

Ikr!

[@uchrisdaley]

It was so sweet haha

[@ferdifritzsch7739]

So true

[@kalocaploc124]

@@ericmaddox8516 could not be more right brother

[@wetfishbits]

Finally, after 36 episodes “The Expanse” have expanded out of the solar system into unknown space.

[@sparrowlt]

we only needed to wait 3 seasons/books to finally understand the true meaning of the series title

[@marcc1830]

Amos recognize and treasure the rarest commodity in the Solar System, more valuable than water and air, kindness. He would fully utilize his "specific skill sets" to protect those who possesses an abundance of that virtue.

[@acereporter73]

"Bobbie?!" "Alex?!" Me: "MY KIDS HAVE TO STOP SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER!"

[@solargeknowles4354]

Now we can talk about why the show is called "The EXPANSE". It's felt like a spoiler to discuss the protomolecule up to this point. That is the brilliance of this show to me, and why it is often compared to Game of Thrones. The human squabbles (generational war, different political factions, power, greed) all tied to a sci-fi/fantasy element (white walkers/protomolecule), can show that human division and conflict will blind people to the truth or the real threat. I absolutely love it.

[@AzkuulaKtaktu]

I got a buddy who dislike the expanse because not enough aliens and I'm like dude it's about humanity tho

[@penoyer79]

The one thing both A Song of Ice and Fire and The Expanse have in common is deep, rich and complex characters.

[@unbeheld]

Nikki's expression as Steven is just rambling about his totally platonic man love on Amos.. we could feel the jealousy there LOL.

[@toncica]

Amos has so much become their favorite, it shows by the amount of screen time Steven gives him. It's a but unfortunate when everything else has to step back, but also understandable. Amos is the personification of honesty, no matter who he's talking to. He always means what he's saying.

[@AnthonyChats]

Steven wants to bro down with Amos SO BAD haha

[@graystark240]

Anthony Perez don’t we all

[@matthewt1772]

When we first met Melba (Clarissa), her boss (who she killed) warned her not to put in a circuit breaker (thingy) in backwards, or it would lead to a chain reaction that would shut down power for the entire ship. And that’s what she did in this episode to shut down the Behemoth! I love how this show plans ahead.

[@matthewt1772]

Also, awesome reaction as usual. I love how you both balance observing things closely, almost clinically, but at the same time feeling things deeply. Ideally suited for this show with its blend of hard SF and great character arcs.

[@drizel462]

Seems like a poorly designed circuit breaker. You'd think they'd make them to only fit one way.

[@matthewt1772]

drizel462 Melba says exactly that, if I recall. I think the boss says something about that, how it’s better to shut down than do permanent damage with “dirty’ power.

[@allyourmoney]

Chekov's Incorrect Work Procedure😎

[@hoos3014]

Plans ahead. I distinctly remember Avasarala torturing a Belter for some reason...

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

There isn't a single Bad episode in this show, much less a Bad season. But, I think season 3 is the best.

[@alienanxiety]

3, 2, 1, 4. Based on the books, Season 5 should get back to amazing. (Cas Anvar situation pending).

[@mella4376]

@@alienanxiety having rewatched it all recently I would say season 1 is by far the roughest (still good), with 2 and 4 being MUCH better and 3 being top of the pile. 5 should be amazing based on the books yeah. The Cas situation won't have an impact until season 6 though (other than feeling awkward when he's on screen), since everything was shot before February

[@ai8907]

Season 7 (if we reach that far) will probably be the most boring one based on the books for me but it still had its moments

[@jrm371]

Completely disagree that season 1 is better thathan season 4. I would say 3, 4, 2, 1. 3 and 4 are very close in quality; season 3 just had more content.

[@kiri7678]

JR M I think 2 is better than 4 personally; 3,2,4,1 is what I would say. Only because 1 took a while to pick up for me and I disliked some of the sub plots of S4, whereas 2 only had one or two details I disliked and 3 was basically flawless.

[@kirkdarling4120]

I told you this was a great finale. The Ring station controls the Rings leading to 1300 systems that have been Proto-formed by the Protomolecule builders. Apparently, the fact that they're all habitable (for humans) indicates the Protomolecule builders used the same kind of environment (but that doesn't mean they were humanoid...billions of different non-humanoid creatures share even our own planet). Naomi had already told Holden that she loved him.

[@davedahl4461]

I took it that Ashford was ashamed in that moment. The colonization of America was blood soaked. The Westward Expansion was bloody and awful. Holden is making the connection. Excited for your reactions to the next season.

[@eme.261]

Amos stays absolutely true to his core motivation. As he told Alex, "The way I see it, there’s only three kinds of people in this world. Bad ones, ones you follow, and ones you need to protect." Prax, Alex and Anna are people who need to be protected. They are good people and he'll put himself between them and danger. Naomi is someone who needs to be followed and protected. Holden is someone who has earned his loyalty and fealty, by proving to Amos that he genuinely wants what's best for everyone he comes in contact with; therefore, Amos is good with following his directives. He's neutral toward Bobbie and Avasarala, but will put a bullet between everyone else's eyes without a second thought.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

In my head, regardless of what category she falls in, Avasarala is both liked and respected by Amos. Game recognizes game. They both understand 'doing what needs to be done' even if others are squeamish about it. S4, of course, offers another bit of supporting evidence to my head canon but ill leave that to N&S to discover for themselves.

[@spbspb2413]

i'm sure Avasarala is someone who needs to be followed.

[@samsavc123]

Amos totally has a thing (read: admiration, style icon, affection) for Avasarala . Love when he is super interested in what she’s wearing next season 😂😂

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@samsavc123 Well, so much for preserving that surprise for them. :/

[@eme.261]

@@AngeloBarovierSD -- Yeah... some people get carried away and forget that we need to preserve the fun tidbits for when Nikki and Steven can join in the fun. 😞

[@holocene7890]

season 3 of this show is one of the greatest seasons of tv ive ever had the pleasure of watching! love to see other people enjoying it.

[@evanssmith1181]

Season 4 is in a way a new beginning, the first 3 seasons were like a prologue. Season 4 is slower then season 3 but it sets up things for the future and has some more world building like we had in season 1. And the 1300 are not galaxies (that are collection of usually hundred of thousand of stars) but solar systems like our own (with the Sun and planets) where there is a habitable planet able to be colonized. As of now we don't know but it's safe to assume that all the star system that the gates opened to are within our own galaxy because the distances between galaxies is so vast it's almost impossible to spread beyond your own galaxy in any reasonable time frame (In the books is a bit clearer where they are). Also i really love Ashford, great actor and a character.

[@johncook2913]

I think Amos, for whatever reason, is missing something within himself when it comes to certain moral decsion making. Interestingly though he recognizes this deficiency in himself and looks to others to be his moral compass. This explains his relationship with Naomi and as we just saw in this episode how he now feels about Anna. He feels very protective of the people in his life who he believes are good people and will go to any lengths to protect them.

[@Toren8002]

So the nine books are pretty clearly divided into sets of 3. The first set focuses entirely on Earth/Mars/Belt and culminates with the opening of the rings. Books 4-6 deal with the aftermath of opening the gates and the impact it has on those three. Y'all aren't ready to know what 7-9 focus on. Enjoy S4 though!

[@Toren8002]

@@kaiepstein5331 I assume you mean 8, but yes. I like how well crafted the story is, that as the scope of the story grows, it never feels overwhelming. Like, in books 1 and 2 the protomolecule feels like such a BIG DEAL, and it is, but ultimately it was just the tip of an iceberg that itself was just the tip of a glacier.

[@kevinnaber790]

The drum is spinning on inertia, which has minimal drag due to the fact that it is spinning in a vacuum. Even a prolonged reactor shutdown wouldn’t cause significant loss of gravity.

[@phillipnunya6793]

The people who made the protomolecule also made the station and the rings. They were not wiped out by the station. They were killed off by the mysterious enemy. They were destroying stars in systems they thought they were in.

[@ryanhampson673]

Man the detail in the show is amazing..Notice how they put helmets together, the only way you could hear each other talk would be though the vibrations in the helmets touching each other.

[@DaxRaider]

when teh drum is spinning its spinning, without a force to stop it without a break (and the only way is to boost in the other direction) it will continue to spin as there is no air to stop it. it will slooooowly stop because of metal fatigue but it will be a VERY long time (years? thousends of years? i aint know) ... so no power means still spinning

[@AndrewFedge]

This was the point. This is where the show could've ended due to cancellation. Right when the Ring Gates to 1,300 habitable systems were opened. I HATED it because it was SUCH a huge shift in the possibilities of the series. HOWEVER, when the fight was seeming lost and I was resigning myself, I could at least look at how they ended season 3 on this note of danger but limitless options and say "this it at least a satisfying conclusion." I thought maybe, maybe it will at least get people to consider the book series. And then, y'know, we all got the good news and there was much happy dancing. :D Again, so glad y'all are watching.

[@artdogg50]

Luckily the show got picked up by Amazon and now continues.

[@aussiejed1]

Totally agree, I thought the same thing - a satisfying ending to the series. Happy it was saved though.

[@gotnissa]

Season 1 had my jaw to the floor the whole time, season 2 had me ugly crying the whole time and season 3 had me screaming at the TV the whole time ! What a ride, I can't wait to start season 4 and I really can't wait to rewatch season 3.

[@thx500]

Enjoyed 'rewatching' The Expanse with you guys. I'm sure you'll love Season 4! Can't wait! You'll see more Chrisjen on S4.

[@StefanScripca]

it's like this show has never had filler episodes. every one of them moves the story forward at a steady pace. How they manage to add the lore / character arcs and everything else on top of that is just amazingly good :)

[@xerozeven]

As far as I'm concerned, master class in story telling. No waste, no fat, no dead space. Wish more shows would take note of how this crew chooses to put things together. I really think they would benefit from it.

[@seekermel3079]

Anna and Amos, Drummer, an act of contrition. What a season finale.

[@Dan_Jacob]

Imagine if that had been the last episode. I can't wait until season 5, and I'm so glad that I can say that!

[@kevinharvey6993]

Just imagine watching this episode when it aired and finish it knowing the show had been cancelled. It was heartbreaking! Combine that with just how great it is in general makes it easy to see why the reaction and effort to get it picked up somewhere else was so intense.

[@nottopcat5956]

Kevin Harvey wasn’t it picked up by the time episode 7 aired? But then what you said applies just as well to episode 6

[@toncica]

@@nottopcat5956 There were very promising news that Alcon and Amazon were working on a deal before 3x07 aired on May 23th. Then Jeff Bezos made it official on May 25th.

[@LeeCarlson]

"Now I see why you don't have to carry a gun." This shall pop up again in the future.

[@Iri-b1j]

That lift drop was crazy but great at the same time for the lap dog

[@sverebom7069]

Steve got it right in the end. This show is about mankind venturing into the dark and what we might do to ourselves with all the stuff that we find out there. Aliens will continue to play an important role, but not in same old way most other sci-fi franchises do. Since we can now talk more openly about the Protomolecule, we can also say that Steve got that thing right too in the end. The Protomolecule is merely a tool to build ring gates in the star system it was sent to and connect them with the Nucleus and the rest of the civilization of The Builders. That autonomous tool still has an objective though. Steve still gets one little detail wrong though: The Builders did not erase countless if mankind-like civilizations. As far as we know up to this point there were only two civilizations on that level of technology billions of years ago: "The Builders", and "The Others" who destroyed the Builders. So what Holden saw in his vision was the past (but also a possible future). And in the books he did not just see it, he was connected to it. He could feel the presence of the entire civilization - every little individuum across 1,300 star system - as if it was his own body, and he could feel how this civilization cut off one "limb" (star system) after another to stop the advance of that other alien entity. Of course the Protomolecule steam roller might have plowed over many anthills, but at this point we don't know anything about that. Fast forward a few billion years into the 23th century: An orphaned cluster of Protomolecule that lay dormant for billions of years finally completes its primary objective and builds a ring gate in the Sol system only to find out that there's no one left to confirm the success of the mission. Instead there are all these Neanderthals in flying tin cans, always ready to beat the shit out each other with their nuclear clubs, but also able to open doors that the Protomolecule cannot access. And so it creates an avatar to communicate with one of these monkeys.

[@Rekna82]

Yes! Thank you for that explanation ^_^ Has kind of bugged me a little that they didn't picked up on it and focused on the protomolycule as the big bad. I understand though, it's A Lot to take in from just snippets of information and the protomolycule was the center of it all for almost every season so far for them X'D But still, the thought of "The Others" and the fate of "The Builders" is more than terrifying that it overshadowed for me everything else that had been a "threat" to humankind. Like a cosmic horror you couldn't even fathom. Can't wait for them to watch next one!

[@Iri-b1j]

The episodes are so great since season 1. They go by feels like 10 minutes if been watching it. Great season once again. Onto season 4 we go. Wohooo

[@kendric2000-q3d]

Bobby? Alex? I love that part. LOL.

[@arthurcamargo8416]

Hey Nikki and Steven! David Abraham and Ty Frank have created a world that was just as heart pounding in print as it was on screen! I cannot wait for seasons 4 and 5!! Stay safe and be well!

[@detrix42]

On to Season 4/Book 4. Slows down a bit, but picks right back up. Wife and I, binged watched Season 4 in two days. I can't wait for season 5. Oh the agony!!! I need to start reading the books.

[@Jmespo83]

You really should because the books are really great. As long as you don’t mind having the show “spoiled” going into each season.

[@silafuyang8675]

Book 5 is my favourite. Especially the Amos part. It goes even beyond the awesomeness of the previous ones.

[@NauticalCoffin2404]

The roci crew consists of: a terrorist, a gangster, a deserter, and a madman

[@snarflcat6187]

I understand. But deserter is not accurate. Alex served his 20 years and was honorably discharged. He DID desert his family, so you might say dead beat dad, but not deserter.

[@andykoegelenberg6376]

Easy to label people. At heart they the best pilot, best engineer, best mechanic and a mad man

[@chris6770]

Holden wasn't mad though, was he. Just misunderstood 😉 . A brilliant ex Naval Officer is how we could describe him - remember his hail Mary manoeuvre against the UN destroyer to save Avasarala and Bobbie. He's a great Captain to have.

[@silafuyang8675]

And eventually Bobby - the habitual turncoat Wait for Season 5 - a murderer will join them.

[@nokta7373]

Ragtag crew the best kind of crew.

[@samsavc123]

Season Four is very different in many ways, but it is still The Expanse with all of its mind-blowing science and story and characters. Amos and Holden’s relationship is built up further too. Keep an open mind (I mean, you always do but still) and you’ll fucking love it

[@Tassy989]

So now you know. The proto molecule is simply a bio Ai that makes roads for a advanced civilization, which happens to be extinct now. "The work" that the proto molecule kept repeating was about making a road.

[@bobriemersma]

I'm glad you enjoyed the classic three seasons so much.

[@giancork1656]

This show is so good and intense that you guys forgot that Christien was in the first half of Season 3........

[@budoshi1981]

this is the best show on tv hands down, game of thrones, walking dead, breaking bad so on .. all good shows but this..this is something else. And i feel like Amus is fascinated with people that do good, like hes telling himself i better stick with them as they will tell me how to do it since he doesn't know how. if that make sense.

[@arnoldlayne252]

It took 3 seasons to reveal what the expanse was. Awesome show.

[@Nightmarigny]

"We're getting closer and closer to figuring out exactly what is happening." LOL

[@borgejohannessen]

Just started to watch your The Expanse reactions. I'm loving it because it's one of my favorite shows.

[@alienanxiety]

I like how the ending of episode 12 reaction pops in at the end of this one, it's like going through the ring and popping out two days earlier!

[@clayongunzelle9555]

Drummer being willing to sacrifice herself again shouldn't surprise you, she's always the first one through the door in every mission she leads.

[@austennazareno5589]

Cracking up at the reaction at 20:03 . I'm just imagining the protomolucule opening 1300 doors and telling you to gtfo

[@sergusy7005]

Great reaction to the greatest show. Thank you Steven and Nikki for an opportunity to see the Expanse for the very first time through your eyes...

[@evilvolts]

Claus and Drummer have one heck of a story line in season 4 as does Bobbi Draper

[@markzaku]

Really have enjoyed watching your reactions to The Expanse from season 1 'til now -- it's a nice break from all of the madness going on in the world.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

The Ring-Builders (my name) are/were really freaking ancient. There is no FTL travel in The Expense universe. Sure The Rings allow space to be warped for shortcuts, but before that they have to fling out a glob of p-molecule to another system WAIT decades/Centuries/MILLENIA to travel the slow way there, then begin "The Work" to build another Ring.

[@sverebom7069]

I have a feeling that the Builders did exist in a hive mind construct and therefore did not experience the passage of time the same way we do. Plus: With wormholes there are ways to get around that problem and use time dilation to your advantage. Create a wormhole, install it on a ship, send that ship to its destination at a fraction of the speed of light, and while millenia will pass for an outside observer, you can walk through that wormhole after a few years and decades and immediately arrive your destination because your "wormhole carrier" will have experienced time dilation. Plus Plus: The Builders certainly used the closest starting point to send a lump of protomolecule to the next star system. If Alpha Centauri has a ring gate, they would have sent the Protomolecule from there and not from the other side of the galaxy.

[@axlm.808]

Amos He attac He protec But most importantly He kills anybody hurt his friends

[@kualarompin589]

I don't think Belters say ''I love you''. For example, Miller never said ''I love you'' to Julie when he kept seeing Julie on Eros in season 1 episode 10. But he kept making a hand gesture, his thumb wiping his lip. That is how Belter says ''I love you''.

[@krashd]

Naomi has said it to Holden before though hasn't she?

[@sirimity]

I always get thrown off when you call Ashford, Klaes, cuz I don’t think ANYONE does even on the show 😂

[@nokta7373]

Problem is, they call him "Claus" like Santa Claus ahaha always gets me. Santa Claus Ashford.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Well they also keep saying "Behemoth" wrong. ;)

[@AWSOM817]

Make us wonder how would they react to Amos name calling certain character.

[@sirimity]

Agung Wibowo 😂😂😂 that’s gonna be fun

[@cs3473]

@Nikki - According to my understanding the thing that Holden saw in the last shot was a glimpse whatever it was that destroyed the ringbuilder's civilization. As far season four goes, it is on the quiet side but I consider it a "reloading" season for what is coming next as you start to see the build up to not one, but two major storylines.

[@JnEricsonx]

Five bucks says he saw a Reaper from Mass Effect. :)

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

FYI, Naomi has a thing where she doesn't like to say "I love you" right after someone had already said it to her. It's just a thing with her. And it bugs Holden sometimes.

[@PsychoMuffinSDM]

@watashi That completely makes sense. Maybe that is what Naomi is doing. The book doesn't say her motivation (first 2 books at least). She would either need to say it explicitly, or we'd need a chapter from her. It could also have to do with her past relations too. I just dunno.

[@dragoninthewest1]

The ring opened up 1300 new *solar systems* in our galaxy, The Milky Way. I've always wondered if one of them was Alpha Centauri or Tau Ceti which are among the closest solar systems to Sol System(us) with planets

[@Bangpath247]

I believe they all go to stars with habitable planets

[@paulmccloud9395]

Yes each one leads to a system with a habitable world. Alpha Centauri is a possibility, since it's believed there are habitable planets in the system (with our current knowledge). Same with Tau Ceti (5 possible habitable worlds with our current knowledge.) Although thinking about it, I assume each gate leads to a world the ancient empire once was part of (after all why have gates to a world you don't own) so it's unlikely Alpha and Tau are part of it, since if they had colonies there, they would have come to Earth long ago too. (since it's so close). My guess is the ancient civilisation homeworld was quite distant, maybe in another quadrant of the galaxy, and the gates lead to systems near their homeworld, so thousands of light years away. (I haven't read the books so it's just a guess). Apha Centauri and Tau Ceti will be future targets for us though, one day, when we build our space empire. :)

[@johnconnell7538]

Finally. I've been waiting for your reaction and insight to this episode.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

10:53 Aww Nikki. STEVEN IS YOUR MURDERSNUGGLES. 🥰🤣

[@yellowdevil8396]

that was great! this show is just unique with great characters.

[@crazycarlos9158]

The best part is that you guys have no idea what is gonna happen

[@MS_25826]

Great reaction! I love Naomi & Holden together. And Amos is amazing. Season 4 is really good. Different tone, but still great.

[@nokta7373]

Well guys, congratulations, you just finished the "prologue" of The Expanse. Here's were the real stuff begins :D

[@mschatz5046]

13:07 this shot is so cool... love that scene.

[@OnceFan2013]

Great reaction but I think you both misunderstood what Holden said at the end. Steven said that the ring opened "1300 pathways to new parts of the system" while Nikki said it opened paths to "new galaxies." Holden didn't say either of these. Humans already have the ability to travel to all parts of the solar system using the Epstein Drive, so they wouldn't need the ring for that. But humans didn't have interstellar travel - until this episode. Holden said the ring opened paths to "1300 habitable systems." Presumably, those 1300 systems are probably all within our own galaxy. Since it contains about 200 billion star systems, there are probably more than 1300 habitable systems among that 200 billion. There would be no need to reach other galaxies (even though we haven't been explicitly told the ring doesn't connect to other galaxies.) I hope this helps clear up some of the background for the story. Looking forward to more of your insightful reactions!

[@JnEricsonx]

So...it's like going to Grand Central first, and taking a train from there elsewhere. Because you gotta go through the main Ring, into the whatever space, and then from there through one of the other gates?

[@ce_rouse]

In my minds eye you two are brainy 10 yr olds geeking out on these episodes. I LOVE IT!!!!!

[@crwmike0]

1300 ring gates... OK, which one goes home?

[@benjaminodonnell258]

I thought that too, but presumably the ships had a fix on the Earth gate.

[@frog212whyd4]

The one they have been staring at. It’s not like the earth gate ring moved.

[@crwmike0]

@@frog212whyd4 All the ships are orbiting the station, the Sol ring is moving relative to them.

[@sebastianmener8473]

Spoiler free The thing with Melba is, she was all in on her dad's visionary perspective regarding the proto molecule. Holden brought him down and Melba thought that her dad's dream died with that. While locked up with Holden however. Not only did she have a talk with Anna, but also got to witness, Holden - in part - carrying on her dad's dream, to see more in the proto molecule than it seems on the surface

[@sparkequinox]

Everytime you say Klaus I am so confused who you are talking about lol, its always been ashford to me.

[@ksbsnowowl3569]

Especially since his name isn't Klaus, it's Klaes. Just call him Ashford, and join him in singing "Tili Go."

[@billross7245]

You guys need to react to the Expanse Cracks 1&2 by Yanheda.

[@1aler67]

this was how humanity. inherited the ruins of a galactic empire :)

[@phj223]

"You're my Amos." awww

[@Aaron46L]

Hands down one of the best episodes of TV that I’ve ever seen. Masterful.

[@remliqa]

I think Home from season 2 still tops this episode.

[@ponfed]

Amos doesn't have a sense a morals or ethics.. it's only survival.. but he realizes this. And he wants to be good. So he exteriorizes his morals to people he trusts.. Holden. Naomi. Anna. Prax. He follows them. And that's how he navigates ethics.

[@xyr3s]

and we had to wait basically 2 years after that ending for what happened next lol. we also thought the series was cancelled for a while.

[@gotnissa]

Gunnery Sergent Roberta Draper for President!

[@JnEricsonx]

21:30-I think that was Miller catching a ride.

[@ettanasf]

Who comes up with this shit> James S. A . Corey. That's who! AND WE LOVE THEM!

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

Ashford is a high-minded, selfless guy - but it turns out even that can be a vice: he was enthralled, intoxicated, by the nobility of the action he had decided upon. It fit so entirely with his self image that once resolved to do so, he couldn't abide any derailing of his impending heroic sacrifice. People are much given to adopting positions based on sound principles but, having attached their own sense of self worth and status to them, then proceed to defend that position with inflexible zealotry and stubborn belligerence regardless of the cost, rather than go through the excruciating experience of incorporating further, unwelcome, information or context.

[@lostny76]

1,300 solar systems, but still in our galaxy.

[@LeutnantJoker]

The protomolecule was basically sent to all these systems to build a ring. All habitable systems. Some of them however attacked the ring and their star system was destroyed in defense. But all those rings are interconnected. THere is now a road to all these systems, all habitable, all "new earths". At least that's how I understood it. As for who came up with it: James S. A. Corey. He wrote the novels the show is based on. PS: Did you find a nice place for the solar system poster? :)

[@15gamershaven89]

You know how Miller is investigating a crime seen? Let's say the thing Holden saw going through the ring is our first glimpse of the criminal

[@JnEricsonx]

Great, we got Reapers in this reality too?

[@starsnmoon5936]

i hope you guys consider reacting to The Expanse Crack 1 and 2. They're parodys and its hilarious!!

[@hominem3731]

1,300 habitable planets, that is a goldrush.

[@philmar44]

Klaes Ashford is one of my fave characters because I think he sees the bigger picture for the belters, it's just his actions seem questionable and contradictory at times.

[@IanHillan]

Thanks guys. I feel like you're gonna love season 4. Seen it a few times and, like the other seasons, it ages well. Gets better every viewing. See you for 4x1. Oh, and we're just getting started. Book 5 is mental. Sort of makes season 3 look kinda slow and low stakes - but book 8 is on another level. Let's hope the show gets that far.

[@KeithDCanada]

One thing to ponder as you prepare to dive into Season 4... With over 1300 new gates opening up in the bubble, and the mention of an expected bloodsoaked goldrush to claim what's beyond them... what do you think could be the implications for Earth, Mars & The Belt separately? If you give it serious thought there is some scary implications on the horizon...

[@bobriemersma]

Have you ever watched the TV show _Defiance_ that ran from 2013 through 2015? It's also fairly "hard" as popular media science fiction goes. It's no Expanse, but it comes closer than most other TV. Little "magic" though plenty of mystifying advanced technology. Completely different scenario, but I think you might love it.

[@MotelsonMars]

End of Act 1 :-) Loving your reactions. Thank you!

[@andykoegelenberg6376]

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

[@jamesmayes4351]

Its a real credit to the show writing and the actor that Ashford is so much better in the show than in the books. I really enjoy your reactions, I cant wait to watch your season 4 reactions. Keep in mind that season 4 uses some familiar ideas and some camera shots and production values of old westerns.