UN One goes down with Nancy Gao - The Expanse Season 5 Episode 4

UN One gets caught in the shockwave of the third asteroid impact, but not before Avasarala can convince Nancy Gao to retask the Watchtower satellites.
Recorded from Episode 5x04

[@radiofreeslowzone2883]

Subtitles have been added!

[@serronserron1320]

lolololol take that stupid Earthlings

[@tygrenvoltaris4782]

Thank you for this scene! This is why i love halo and the expanse.

[@calvinbethea3369]

Planet destroying super laser, space cruiser planetary bombardment and nothing was more captivating than throwing a rock. This is why I love the Expanse.

[@Genesongx]

Kinetic force is something to not mess with, no matter how high tech we get

[@Kalenz1234]

It also just the most practical way. Give an asteroid a little push to put it in the right course and earth's gravity will do the rest. Although I wonder if stealth nukes still wouldn't have been better.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@Kalenz1234 It's not so much for the destruction but more of the irony behind the attack. The one thing people would fear the most is a rock in motion, the thing that killed the dinosaurs.

[@Kalenz1234]

@@WolfeSaber9933 What

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@Kalenz1234 Avasarala said she fears people who throw rocks.

[@thisisaker2114]

“I worry about people who throw rocks...” - Avasarala, season one

[@itsjustcomic1124]

Oh my god

[@sevnesioran6193]

When did she say that? I mean.. the episode.

[@andif8]

@@sevnesioran6193 Don't know the episode; I just watched the first 2 seasons for a second time. Now that I know where all the story arcs are going, I appreciate this show even more! And the trowing rock thing is one of the subtle things, that become much later really important.

[@davidwu4247]

@@sevnesioran6193 Season 1 ep 4 I think. She said that during the rooftop conversation with her grandson.

[@sevnesioran6193]

@@davidwu4247 thankss

[@jamiengo2343]

It’s nice the way Gao is portrayed here, competent and professional. It makes her respectable and her death mattered even more

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

Don’t forget never to blackball anyone.

[@psych46]

Competent? While Marco was out doing his nefarious acts, Nancy Gao was too busy getting stoned...

[@jamiengo2343]

@@psych46 in this scene. She wasn’t petty or malicious, she accepted Christian’s help and acted swiftly and efficiently

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

@@jamiengo2343 but to late. She failed to see that mars is no longer a threat with the opening of the portals

[@FreemanicParacusia]

@@NeilsonBuntowa Such was the default stance, the system in place which she inherited (and bear in mind she was less than half a year into her term). Sort of like how on 9/11 the F15’s which were scrambled went out over the Atlantic Ocean at first because the protocol in place had been written with a mind for countering a Soviet aerial encroachment, not weaponized civilian airliners well within the mainland.

[@XiangYu94]

The Macaron chef didn’t really have time to recognize it, but he probably saved earth from 3 more impacts which would’ve permanently ended the ecosphere on Earth.

[@murciadoxial8056]

I doubt that would have been the end of earth's ecosphere, but it would have been the permanent end of all forms of civilization on earth for sure.

[@JustTechGuyThings]

No, the episode confirms that one was taken out and 3 others missed.

[@pipiriti1984]

@@murciadoxial8056 The volcanic winter that comes actually it's going to create a big food crisis in all the system. Because the ashes will not allow plants to make photosyntesis.

[@Creasy5678]

The devastation of multiple asteroid impacts all over the planet, Tsunamis, mass death and destruction on a planetary scale in the billions. Wildlife effectively being wiped out, the ecosystem undoubtedly coming completely apart, no food or water, quite possibly earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Dust thrown up by eruptions and smoke from erupting volcanos choking the atmosphere, total government collapse leading to no support structure or leadership at all... Yeah, this is what I would call the end of the world. Sorry to say, but it's not clear if the Earth of "The Expanse" is even still able to support life after this.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

@@JustTechGuyThings Earth shot down 3, 3 missed, 3 hit.

[@generalyellor2187]

And this is Season 5! When most series shows have long since worn out their welcome, The Expanse feels like it's only just getting started. This is the best science fiction series in years!

[@Necromonger69]

Agreed, but I think BSG is better, and that show ended too early.

[@chrism7395]

I can't believe there's only going to be one more season :(

[@alexanderrose1556]

@@chrism7395 There is only 1 more season planned.. FOR NOW, there are more books and the show runners are open to adding more seasons later.

[@michelseibriger12]

@@Necromonger69 BSG suffered from the typical "odd storytelling last season" though, despite being excellent before it

[@michelseibriger12]

Agreed, except season 4 was somewhat lackluster, taking place almost only on Ilus. Season 5 is way better thus far!

[@mikkelkristensen5955]

I like how there's no unnecessary interpersonal drama. Like Gao not believing her or holding some grudge. It's prober reasonable characters with believable and well written motives and actions. Even though they were adversaries in some aspects. I wish more shows did it similarly.

[@incendior]

How leaders should be. Political adversaries, maybe, but no good leader should let their ambitions overshadow the lives that they are responsible for.

[@devinthierault]

Reminds me of 24. Gosh I miss it. Shoreh only had one season in it.

[@ebannaw]

Except the problem is Gao did exactly that - after Avasarala lost the election, Gao all but ostracized her and didn't listen to her warnings. If she had, they likely could have prevented this disaster. It was too little, too late, and as is usually always the case with human history, the voices of reason are silenced until disaster is upon us. She only decided to listen after millions had perished.

[@crb2061]

@@ebannaw You mean billions... In the books, 1/3 third the 30 billion population of Earth perishes directly and in the aftermath crisis.

[@mylesleggette7520]

@@crb2061 You're missing his point. She started to listen to Avasarala after the first rocks hit, when it was irrefutable that there was an actual problem and she needed to accept all available input. The rest of the deaths happened after that, but it was already too late by then.

[@TheAndroidNextDoor]

I like the small detail that the wing of UN One gets ripped off at the hinge where it folds away to fit into larger ships.

[@kevinross3059]

I swear this show is run by the most anal-retentive science geeks put on this planet and it's a beautiful thing.

[@namespacestd131]

The blast wave tore it's wing apart which most likely will put it ina downward spiral or spin. With a broken wing like that, it won't recover and will likely be lost with all hands.

[@sokonek1]

@@kevinross3059 it helps the book authors are involved in the day to day production of the show. I think that is why they get those kind of details so well

[@shawnadams1460]

This show started with a NEED to be scientifically correct, they actually went out to the authors to make sure their visions were realized...THEN they went out to scientists to make sure they depicted it correctly. It is called the most scientifically accurate SyFy show to date for a reason...and I LOVE them for it!!!

[@chrisburke624]

That's one of the great things about this show, totally agreed. The attention to even the minor details, like tears pooling up in eyes because there is no gravity to pull them down cheeks, or how Avasarela pours water when on Luna. I don't watch a lot of TV, as I find there isn't much on these days -- this show has blown my mind, and I absolutely love it.

[@arleygomez465]

It saddens me to think that nice sandwich will never be eaten.

[@Mannwhich]

So does this mean earth is totally boned? Nice!

[@roybarron5289]

Especially after Marco Toasted it!

[@davidnelson7719]

It saddens me to think idiotic "look at me" posts like this are what generate likes. What a bunch of worthless idiots.

[@jwarmstrong]

Being toasted it might last for weeks or longer if freeze dried in space..

[@xBloodXGusherx]

Now that you say that, it's time to order a Sub Sandwich. SteaknCheeeeeese pleeees

[@mjw907]

Rip Chef Casey.

[@EroticOnion23]

He was the true hero...

[@sparkequinox]

Am I the only one who thought of Under Siege lol

[@gundam4509116]

@@sparkequinox thats a good movie! And not the only one.

[@roewedge]

It's the first thing I thought when I realized they weren't going to make it

[@petermayer5903]

@@sparkequinox that truly messed with my head for a second … but I think it's an intentional joke, both chefs are named Casey

[@STWLandO]

I love the fact that they could have made Gao incompetent and easy to hate. She was the "enemy" for most of the season. Yet in these final moments she proves she was never an antagonist. She cared for the planet and the people, she refused to abandon the planet she was taking charge and she instantly re-tasked the sentinel system without question. This is why the Expanse was so damn amazing.

[@braddishv3146]

Ok, I like Star Wars. Love Star Trek... but this show literally has some of the best scenes ever shown in television. I'm rarely, "speechless" but this scene, wow.

[@EvilAnomaly]

This show has so many scenes that had me mesmerized compared to any other show I ever watched.

[@flyinhawaiiangc7310]

There is some CRAZY shit in this show that Star Wars would never do unfortunately but I’m glad I found this show and gave it a chance. Really dying for season 6 now.

[@johncarl5505]

@@flyinhawaiiangc7310 But does The Expanse have close range broadside cannons? No? Lame.

[@jaffarebellion292]

@@johncarl5505 No, it doesn't, because giant broadside cannons make zero sense in space. They're short-ranged, making them dead weight in most fights. And when the missiles are closing in, they'd simply be taking up space and mass allowance that could otherwise be occupied by point-defense system. The Expanse is meant to be realistic, which means no broadsides. Don't like it? Go play Battlefleet Gothic. You'll get all the broadsides you could ever hope for and more. Pro tip: play as the Orks for extra dakka.

[@johncarl5505]

@@jaffarebellion292 That wasnt a serious comment dude.

[@arvi8843]

Imagine another actress playing Avasarala 🤔 I can't. 🤣 Top-notch performance. 👏👏👏

[@Knuspermonster]

her Voice ads so much to her character....also never sounded a Fuck so good in tv Historie

[@enkeltrick4715]

Her german voice is much better though... Her original voice acting let me cringe sometimes. But her acting in general is great.

[@KRISTIANITY_]

I always wondered about her voice and hoarse breathing, does she have a medical condition in real life? It might be natural, but it does sound kinda freaky.

[@royhuang9715]

@@KRISTIANITY_ the actress said its natural, her voice is pretty deep.

[@loc27gth44]

Avasarala is so freaking awesome i now want her to be the first president of earth in real wold lmao

[@DarkSolace33]

My mouth didn't leave the ground for hours after this scene... I don't think I've hated a fictional character as much as I do Marcus Innaros.

[@kamau506]

Had me so angry at the skinnies I was ready to join up UNN. "Drop some rocks?!" How about "Pop some bubbles!"

[@Bitchslapper316]

I probably hated Geoffrey and Ramsay more but I get what you mean.

[@kalidahnaouiyak5941]

I love him or to be more accurate i love the way he is in the tv show great casting

[@valentine7593]

He literally has the most annoying looking facial expression ever and that perpetual smugness is what makes him such an amazing character

[@lastword8783]

Space bin laden has his reasons 😂

[@OhevTorathMoshe]

that is one of the more dramatic, well-done scenes in sci-fi I have seen.

[@RealengoPrimordialDemon]

the Expanse is at the same level of DS9

[@generalyellor2187]

@@RealengoPrimordialDemon Far superior to DS9.

[@generalyellor2187]

@@hypervolt9987 My opinion, of course, but BG got progressively worse as the seasons wore on, then limped home to the bland finale; whereas, The Expanse has gotten progressively better.

[@RealengoPrimordialDemon]

@@generalyellor2187 sorry but DS9 still is better, The Expanse is very near but is not as complex as DS9 but at least Naomi look hot naked.

[@Bitchslapper316]

@@generalyellor2187 I guess it comes down to personal opinion. I thought season 3 of the expanse was the best so far but I didn't like season 4 much at all. Season 5 has been better then 4 imo.

[@jetlagged3645]

Nancy Gao, I may not have liked you much but your sacrifice so that Avasarala can continue being the boss lady Sol needs will never be forgotten. Took a literal meteor to the metaphorical face, pretty impressive way to go out tbh.

[@lucacornille83]

Lmao

[@Bustermachine]

I think people are being unfair to blame her. Like, she was Avasarala's designated antagonist. But otherwise she was coded as competent, honest*, respectful of Chrisjen, and fully able to swallow her pride for the sake of earth. She got done dirty by her chief of staff being an ass. * Yes, she used privilege cut the line for employment, but that more underlines just how desperate everyone on Earth is to make something of themselves.

[@androkguz]

@@Bustermachine i mean had i been an earther in the age of the rings i would have probably voted for Nancy too. I liked them both very much though

[@LouSassol69er]

The Expanse always seemed to find a way of making seemingly unlikeable characters likeable. Like Bobby, I couldn't stand her when she was introduced but eventually won me over later on.

[@Nagrachlp]

@@LouSassol69er Amos and alex are probably the best examples. in the first episodes i didn't like both of them and than they became my favourite characters.

[@jaderulz2000]

The order to re-task the Watchtower satellites went out just in time.

[@Selemene96]

Imagine it wouldn't though - They'd need to wait for Avasarala or Minister of Transportation (later on promoted) to give out this order.. The amount of rocks it may have fallen on Earth by that time...

[@zippyparakeet1074]

Imagine if the first guy didn't reject the call, the satellites could probably have been retasked a bit earlier and the third rock could possibly have been shot down, saving millions as well as his own fucken life.

[@Bustermachine]

@@zippyparakeet1074 I mean he probably would have been immediately fired (possibly out of a railgun into the sun) by Gao for essentially political axe grinding behind her back in the middle of a crisis. The few moments we get make it pretty clear her staff was indulging in petty grudges against Chrisjen and keeping their boss in the dark. Which is kind of the tragedy of the Expanse. It's not that people wont do the right. Thing it's that they're compelled to act on incomplete information due to circumstance. Which often allows bad actors to maneuver freely. The other half of the tragedy is that Chrisjen made a LOT of enemies due to her abrassive personality and total indiference to politicking and tact. This is part of why she was so totally sidelined. Very few people actually LIKE her who have to work with her. And because of that, they weren't even inclined to listen to her.

[@anatoldenevers237]

They saved Earth from 3 more rocks specifically. Marco sent 9, 3 missed, 3 hit, and 3 got vaporized by the defenses.@@Selemene96

[@Ares99999]

When you think about it, the SG and her aides likely sealed their fate. Its pretty clear Avasarala and Delgado had been trying for a good amount of time to reach someone on UN One, then had to convince the chef AND wait until he brought the tray and the message. That was precious time wasted.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

Also why they hell is UN One an aircraft when they have eptein drives? They should have been in orbit.

[@timothybray861]

@@TheAkashicTraveller There's a scene where one of Gao's military people suggest they leave earth and go into orbit and she refuses.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

@@timothybray861 He said go to Luna not just stick around in Earth orbit.

[@murciadoxial8056]

@@timothybray861 yes, is this one

[@murciadoxial8056]

ALL of this could have been avoided before the first rock hit if they listened to avasarala and delgado, at that point there was no way the gao administration would've recovered, even if that rock didn't kill her it was already game over for her.

[@brianbaker2884]

I really don’t want a redemption angle or arc for Phillip, dude casually aided in murdering billions...I don’t care that he’s the son of a main cast member

[@aluisious]

Marcos speech was hilarious. "They won't mess with us now!" Earth and Mars would target every drive plume in the belt with nuclear missiles.

[@brianbaker2884]

@@aluisious seriously if that isn’t what happens(people who read the books no spoilers) I will be pissed. Imagine taking out major cities in both Russia and being like “we also have dangerous contagion so you better not send your two largest armies the world has ever seen after me.”

[@JamesVDBosch]

@@brianbaker2884 Extremely minor book spoilers: The U.N. Fleet is recalled to Earth for defense in the books, it takes them a while to establish a chain of command, and Mars is kinda got it's hands full in... Well, that'd be massive spoilers.

[@jamiengo2343]

The UN and Mars are going to go Order 66 on the Belt now... Should be fun!

[@kalidahnaouiyak5941]

Well he has the last proto sample

[@shawnabraham7740]

This scene is more tense than the entire Greenland movie.

[@Antares_451]

Thank you. Said the same exact thing.. Deep Impact was far superior than Greenland..

[@johnyoung2997]

@@Antares_451 deep impact was probably good for its time but Greenland is superior to it. This scene however, as far as accuracies go, is better than both by a long shot.

[@jonap3rd160]

@@johnyoung2997 the last impact scene on Greenland still baffles me. with a diameter of the blast can be measured for hundreds of miles across, it should obliterated / vaporized any objects on the land in northen pacific followed by monstrous earthquake which can easily destroy the bunker. but when the scene is change to few months later there are ruins from the planes in the front of bunker, and the bunker itself still pretty much intact

[@freeman2399]

Greenland kind sucked.

[@freeman2399]

@@jonap3rd160 I though it landed in Europe. In any case, yes, it would be much worse than they portrayed.

[@sam23696]

One thing I never noticed with this scene before is the planes are actually turning away when we see the shockwave hit. Those pilots had instant reaction time and were putting full power away from the explosion. Which I imagine is considerable power if these are SSTO space planes. All that technology, and still rock beats scissors.

[@michaelblaes9847]

They should have turned towards it. Not away. A huge tailwind will make a aircraft drop like a rock. A head wind just increases lift like any increase in airspeed.

[@AdamantineAxe]

@@michaelblaes9847 If the SSTO can survive re-entry it could have survived the shockwave if properly piloted. You would think events like this would have been covered during the pilots' training under nuclear blast procedures since they would have been selected from the most highly trained and skilled military pilots. Even boaters know to point the bow into a wave.

[@Rink03]

The special effects of this scene is astounding, and creepy-scary, how realistic t hey made the asteroid hit that took UN-One down by.

[@honeypotusername]

I know, they did such an amazing job on pretty much every aspect of this show. What really baffles me is the fact that there are people claiming the opposite and hating on the show. I dunno, it must make them feel smart and special.

[@paramoa545]

I love the end of this scene and the look on her face, it's priceless. The strong character that has always been headfirst into danger dazed by what she saw. Really brings gravity to the situation because we know she's the career politician know it all. Kinda reminds me of the smart kid in class finishing a test and going "that shit was hard". When I thought everything was gonna be ok, if he/she didn't then I'm really in shit.

[@Johnston212]

I thought to myself, anything that can make that woman speechless is something to be scared of

[@thebigeasy2100]

"Sorry sir she made me!" RIP Chef Casey

[@shaftoe195]

Incredibly tough as she is, even Avasarala is really losing it in this scene. And then it gets worse, as she tries to contact her family, but can't. In other words... _Marco Inaros has just signed his own death warrant._

[@Rink03]

She was shaken to the core, but I am very certain she will recover and her historic drive will help get Marcos Inaros stopped without slaughtering everyone, as Inaros really has all the belters following him at the end of a sawed off shotgun, as they have no choice but to follow him due to the retribution that they know is coming

[@skipperg4436]

@@Rink03 why without slaughtering? we can only be sure if all belters are eliminated

[@yucol5661]

Honesty Marcos Inaros will be responsible for so much belter suffering

[@skipperg4436]

@@yucol5661 if humans are good in anything than it is in uniting against common enemy and avenging our dead. Seriously if it was IRL population of Earth would DEMAND a "crusade" against the belters. What would have happened is a genocide of the belters. They would be mercilessly hunted. At best they could hope for some sort of "detention camp", but even that is unlikely. Well a UN admiral summarized it perfectly. Couple of ships they got from MCRN is cool and all, but I wouldn't be surprised if UN orders a fleet of Anubis-like ships. UN doesn't have strong navy because of bureaucratic reasons but now they will switch toward "mobilization" mode. Heck, with Earth unlimited manpower even invasion of Mars couldn't be ruled out if population of Earth feels that MCRN could be partially responsible for this attack.

[@Reefiemon]

still strong enough to make that macaroon joke XD

[@Herbvid]

One of the best moments of the fifth season. It is because of scenes like this that The Expanse is by far the best science fiction series in decades.

[@nazizombiesmustdie1]

This is one of the best episodes of tv of all time it is a masterpiece in storytelling!

[@EvilAnomaly]

Man I agree....it was just one thing after another. Never has a show or movie had my jaw dropped from start to finish and my heart pumping. Can't remember how many "OH SHIT" and "WHAT THE FUCK"s came out of my mouth!

[@nazizombiesmustdie1]

@@EvilAnomaly absolutely agree this show is a gem and more people need to watch it, it’s fantastic!

[@Brswing]

I still think that Home is still undoubtedly the best moment, in science fiction to date.

[@nazizombiesmustdie1]

@@Brswing home is spectacular, Miller and Julie’s final moments still gives me chills to this day. By far one of the best episodes of this show.

[@bradley9768]

One of the best sci-fi tv eps i’ve ever watched. This ep was everything, especially this scene; my mouth literally dropped. I thought it was fantastic!

[@DimitriosDenton]

You can see it in her eyes, this is her worst nightmare....

[@FreemanicParacusia]

“I worry about people who throw rocks...” - Avasarala, season one

[@AK-nc4ul]

@@FreemanicParacusia omfg

[@5133937]

Yes, in S1E1 Avasarala was first introduced to us by illegally interrogating with gravity-torture a Belter who had been caught smuggling Martian stealth composites. Initially we were led to believe that was for Jules Pierre Mao's new fleet of secret stealth ships, but now in S3 we discover it was really for coating asteroids to launch at Earth. This is Avasarala realizing the previously inconcievable truth after all this time. Amazing story arc.

[@rodrigobogado8756]

Just imagine being an earthen in that moment, seeing it from outside and you can't do nothing, it will be OUR worst nighmare

[@darthjekyll3648]

@@rodrigobogado8756 always be nice to ones servants.

[@tofu8676]

"Gaugamela" was such a fitting name for this episode!

[@nunayadamnbusiness]

Just seeing this scene knowing nothing about this show or whats going on, im seriously invested in watching the series from the start.

[@chiefbeef3587]

Goood, goood! Dew it!

[@FreemanicParacusia]

Hope to hear your impressions! It’s one of those shows you have to pay attention to, there’s some heavy worldbuilding at the very beginning, but everyone says that if you get to episode four you’re hooked.

[@chiefbeef3587]

@@FreemanicParacusia he/she will still miss some foreshadowing. The Expanse is that great! Although It's not too surprising considering that it's adapted from a novel series.

[@rodrigobogado8756]

Just letting my comment here so I can see you opinion when you finish watching

[@andrewxu3602]

@@rodrigobogado8756 Me as well.

[@Madesic]

They could have easily made SG Gao as incompetent as SG Sorento-Gillis but she comes off as competent and willing to listen and take advice from her political rival because saving lives come first in a crisis. If she hadn't started the colonisation programme I doubt the UN would have had the ability to get so many people off Earth both before and after the attacks. Not that that excuses her not listening to Avasarala. When Eros was hurtling towards Earth they had to do a lottery system afterall.

[@shashankisshere]

Shohreh killed it . cant imagine another actress playing Avasarala.

[@angadsingh9314]

She literally cannot act...

[@KalChoedan]

Holy fuck, that was a hell of a scene. Shohreh Aghdashloo is an incredible actress.

[@thepuncakian2024]

This is possibly the best episode of The Expanse of all time. Nonstop balls to the walls intensity from the beginning to the end.

[@mycroft16]

Which is saying something for a show literally full of such scenes.

[@Moon_Pyramid]

The series of asteroid in season 5 impacts had the best CGI I have ever scene. Each impact gave a different perspective on how massive the explosions where.

[@Deader87]

I love how that disaster-scene starting around 3:29 is a fiery, spectacular yet realistic depiction of a Meteorite Strike because for one thing the fireball of Vaporized Rock is shaped like a rooster's tail as opposed to a mushroom like a Nuclear Bomb and another it throws out glowing-hot rocks everywhere as well like mini shooting stars! I also love how it is such a dusty, dirty, debris-laden explosion as well.

[@LAJ-47FC9]

The part that really gets me is how the shockwave sweeps aside the clouds, and in the first rock we see hitting, where its impact boils the clouds and burns that man even before the debris front hits. Utterly terrifying in a very real way.

[@sargon6000]

Since the third rock hit the center of the Bay of Bengal, which is about 3000 m deep, most of the fireball should have been water steam. While it hit the planet at very high velocity, I doubt it would have managed to get all the way through the bottom of the Bay and shoot up the bedrock up into the air within seconds.

[@Deader87]

True enough. You bet!

[@Deader87]

Good point. Since it strikes a body of water, which in this case as you said is the bay of Bengal!

[@sam23696]

They did a very good job of representing a massive impact. They feel more like something smacking into a planet at high speed and not just a really big explosion. The books built up the concept of belters throwing rocks at the inner planets for ages, so it was insane to actually see the reality of that.

[@iancrowley420]

"a second rock has hit earth" now where have I heard that one before?

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Inaros is out of his mind, does he think the UN won't go overboard in their retaliation? Avasarala will hunt him down to the ends of the Solar System.

[@kerbodynamicx472]

Well, not exactly. He used appeal to nationalism to unite the belters, like the way Hitler did. The belt have access to the vast quantities of valuable metal resource, a strategic advantage to the inner planets. Marco also somehow had access to Martian warships, 9 of them! And appears only the UN is interested in taking him down

[@dentom247]

There is also another thing Inaros counts on: Retaliation from the UN, which will lead to more belter demonizing Earth and be more likely to join his cause

[@Tooshkit]

he proved that he would use weapons of mass destruction just like the usa did with their nuclear bombing of japan and he still has the protomolecule. they can not risk attacking him because he could use it when he threatens to do so

[@Solaxe]

Keep in mind that Mars's and Earth's fleets need to focus on defending the planets from further attacks. Satelites alone won't cut it

[@aquilegia9734]

@@Tooshkit Inaros doesn't have the protomolecule anymore though. He traded the protomolecule sample + Cortazar for the stealth tech and several warships from a rogue Martian military faction that has moved to a new planet in one of the ring systems.

[@shah884]

I love the look of terror and awe on her face. Incredibly acting.

[@FebiMaster]

When other shows uses sci fi weapons and some technobabbles, the expanse went back with the classic old kinetic energy 🤣

[@Yutaro-Yoshii]

Seriously that was the coolest depiction of explosion I've seen in a long while. Every time I fly on a plane, I look out the window imagining what it would be like if a nuke was detonated nearby. Just as I imagined.

[@jigolocana7492]

Marco Inaro's vision is actually nonsense. It would put the whole belt at risk.

[@timmyhoward6638]

@Kato Ho Ten Soeng They need their food and organics from the inner planets, You can't exactly mass produce soil for example. And the only viable potent resource for foods is Ganymede and even Ganymede was recently devastated with many orbitals mirrors destroyed. And with Inaros basically declaring war on the inner planets for the Belt and Earth desperately needing organics he might have gotten the Belt into a massive food crisis. And growing organics on other planets is going to be 1. Biologically impossible, "plant" and "soil" analogs from other planets probably aren't gonna be compatible with our completely separate biology(we saw a little bit on how hostile alien biology is on Humans in season 4 with the death slugs) so yeah, good luck getting that from Earth or Mars now, and 2. Controversial among pro-Inaros Belters and probably against Inaros's ideology seeing as how he sees the Ring gates and the worlds beyond them as a threat to the Belter way of life as it leaves Belters defunct from the general Human need to live where it isn't overcrowded and thus live in the Belt. Basically, It would be a good time to live on Mars.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

@@timmyhoward6638 most of the food is grown in space I'm pretty sure? Earth actually has run out of resources and that's the entire point of the belt. Earth isnt the big exporter you think it is it's mostly the military power in the show. Water is collected from the belt and shipped to Earth/Mars which is literally shown in episode 1. Also you can easily make oxygen from water so there is literally nothing the belters need.

[@timmyhoward6638]

@@xXSinForLifeXx I don't think that more food would be grown in the Belt instead of Earth, The raw resources like metal and uranium and stuff would make sense to be mostly mined in the Belt but their is no way that the Belters can produce more food than a planet which naturally produces soil, food, and water on its own. Obviously Earth is polluted and has a population of 30 something billion but Earth just has a countless amount of surface area with free air and un-imported soil laying anywhere without having to set up giant mirrors for genetically modified plants to barely eck out survival enought to be farmed like on Ganymede. Seriously, Where would the Belters get their soil from if Earth is out of the question?

[@pplesandoranges]

It's exactly as [spoiler] intended. Everything is proceeding according to plan.

[@edbouhl3100]

Soil? I doubt anything that heavy would be economical to pull up Earth’s gravity well. The belt probably runs on hydroponics, imported soil microbes, and manufactured inorganic nutrient rich mineral soil.

[@vangamer5294]

I got Some serious battlestar galactica miniseries flashbacks here for all the right reasons, incredible

[@TheCormTube]

This moment was absolutely bloody epic. The "modern" Star Trek series pale in comparison to this.

[@myflippinggoodness8821]

Hey now, no pooping on star Trek. It's still a good idea (which is beholden to likely flawed canon)... But that's the problem with big, wild guesses into the future. They are always completely ridiculously far off (lol remember the Gorn/Shatner battle?), but with time and understanding, they start to get a little bit closer 🤷‍♂️

[@victoravila5575]

nah, discovery is the absolute best, im really in love with it and TOS, but TNG and the other old iterations just bored me :/

[@chuckkfinnley]

modern drek cant even compare to an episode of the Wiggles....its total horseshite

[@grigss3027]

man std is an std atleast for the first 2 seasons i only watched season 3 in clips but i can tell that they've been handpicked for the best moments

[@sargonyami4292]

The modern star trek series is shit and in no way star trek

[@LarryPanozzo]

“I know who the fuck I called. You fattened me up for years with macaroons.” 😂 And now I’m crying. Best show on television.

[@taranoreilly5101]

I've watched this three times today and it give me chills every time. Seriously one of the best scenes/episodes of television ever produced.

[@juju_jim]

My God, the silence at the end hit me so hard

[@chriswhite3692]

I love how you can't actually hear the explosion due to the distance. Too many shows and movies make it to where you can instantly hear a distant explosion.

[@patsfreak]

Episode five is going to open with Avasarala taking the oath of office again and putting the biggest bullseye in history on Inaros

[@sdf6508]

Thanks for the fucking spoiler mate

[@rorychristensen9516]

I was thinking the same thing god I hope so!!

[@jamiengo2343]

@@sdf6508 well what did you expect was going to happen? The U.N. would just sit tight and laugh it off

[@bartschaap6236]

@@sdf6508 isn't it just a theory?

[@agustinpuente7189]

@@bartschaap6236 it is, relax

[@dspates51]

This is the best sci-fi show since Battlestar Galactica (2004)!

[@murciadoxial8056]

This is the best sci fi show since TNG

[@venpirethevampire]

You can actually see pure terror and confusion in their eyes It is literally the "Oh..... we are so screwed.." look.

[@nathanielbailey108]

Call me what you will but this series has Star Wars and Star Trek beat. Hands down best sci Fi space thriller ever.

[@honeypotusername]

That's not a controversial opinion I think. Maybe in the mind of a smoothbrain, but most thinking people would agree with you.

[@jntaylor63]

One of the Best Science Factual TV shows. As much as I love Star Trek, Star Wars, etc, this show feels much more plausible for a real future in space.

[@mediterrenean]

This is the best hardcore science fiction series in a decade.

[@robertlee1497]

Because of this "glimpse" into season 5, i've decided to buy the first 4.

[@JorgeOrtizIII]

Have you had a chance to catch up? How do you like the show?

[@robertlee1497]

@@JorgeOrtizIII Not yet...to many expenses. But the Expanse is on my list.

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

@@robertlee1497 The first couple seasons are admittingly slow. But as you can see, it gets so much better.

[@Minifutzi_o.O]

@@MemoirsofaBasketcase but still very interesting^^

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

@@Minifutzi_o.O Yes still worth the watch!

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

So hard watching this happen to our home.

[@zippyparakeet1074]

Yep, even though the UN is pretty shitty, I just can't help but root for Earth over Mars and the Belt. Home is home.

[@Damodred_Heiress]

@@zippyparakeet1074earth has to survive, it’s the bread basket of the system despite the poverty. without it the entire system is doomed.

[@drstrangebudgie4052]

Incredible scene

[@DrUrlf]

I don't think any show or movie or anything for that matter has given me so many goosebumps as the Expanse. That's how you know a show is truly special and that's why I love it so much!

[@3y35poihjpn]

Goosebumps... Actual goosebumps throughout this whole episode.. Every death was like a knife in the back... I loved it 🤣

[@GustavoGplay]

Avasarala alone makes this series worth watching

[@levips9798]

Gosh, this scene hits a lot harder now that we know they all did die... I kept expecting them to turn back up later in the season but they never did ;-;

[@mahirop5743]

The attack on earth by Innaros has solidified my alligance to the United Nations. The Solar system can only be big enough for one of us 🔥🔥

[@saharatul]

Ohhh boy, Inaros is nothing compared to the things that are yet to comw

[@icarus387]

@@saharatul There's a much bigger predator out there in the milky way.

[@g.williams2047]

Yeah, one with an interdimensional eraser.

[@srayes1001]

'I prefer to think of it as perseverance' she's so underrated!!

[@tonycave48]

This was probably one of the best scenes in the series. Well done.

[@AjdamusMagnus]

Everybody talks about strong female characters and fails.. and this show is full of them and nothing unnatural.

[@inachu]

this might get me watch the entire series thanks!

[@edwardduda4222]

The first season starts off a bit slow but it really sets everything up

[@EvilAnomaly]

Like Edward said, S1 is slow but important with everything being paid off. S2 gets better and things explode big time come S3 so don't give up too soon on the show. Pay attention to all the details because this show will address even things seen as insignificant.

[@jordanwilliams2557]

This scene was what made me go watch all 6 seasons of the show

[@edbouhl3100]

One of the rare technical lapses of the series. Luna - Earth communications would have a 3 second lag. But overall the scene is incredibly awesome!

[@darkleome5409]

Distance between Earth and Luna is 1 light second, sometimes bit more, sometimes bit less. It may take 3 seconds nowadays because we don't have sufficient technology, so signal has to be relayed a few times between satellites

[@irfansyahril8511]

@@darkleome5409 it took 3 seconds in earlier seasons when Chrisjen was talking to her husband on Luna

[@UltimaSigmarAlonso]

@@irfansyahril8511 a 3 second delay is still plausible

[@UltimaSigmarAlonso]

I mean you wouldn’t really noticed that

[@hugoobrien3073]

UN one is also pretty high up so it would reduce lapse time a little too, but I agree, they do reply a little too fast

[@blackmoon2128]

I watched only up to season 2 of this thing, loved it, but not on netflix anymore, but now I have amazon, and this recomendation popped up, this was not by accident, it´s providence

[@andrewxu3602]

So... what did you think?

[@Reakted]

I literally SHOUTED watching this the first time! it was so intense and i was overwhelmed for the rest of the episode

[@jim-stacy]

There will never be another expanse quality tv show. The quality of source material and dedication to science of the writers is unique

[@nonkynonk]

If what she did to mao was bad, oh god what is she gonna do to Marco

[@LKre-vi5oq]

This is one of the most brilliant shows I have ever seen. Utterly love it.

[@pplesandoranges]

Star (blank): some impossibly complicated, expensive, unnecessary high tech WMD with a devilishly simple yet fatal flaw for the rebels/aliens/machines/evil space ducks to exploit The Expanse: *_big invisible rock_*

[@bindukopparapu2795]

That's The Expanse for you. 100% realism, and I absolutely love it.

[@silvarainbowsparkle]

I love this show so much. Thank you for posting this

[@Brownyman]

"The Expanse" isn't a television show. It's a time machine. In fact, the technology to make the stealth asteroids already exists. It's called Vantablack.

[@givepassword]

It only absorbs visible light and is useless if not applied properly. Unless you’re looking for asteroids using telescopes, vantablack is useless.

[@pounc3r782]

bro imagine thinking vantablack does anything for stealth tech lmao

[@Arrynek01]

For someone with "philosophy" in their name, you sure don't use logic much...

[@Nuvendil]

Except they kinda flubbed the economics side, especially with regards to the connection between affluence and population. Earth's population has essentially a 0% chance of reaching the numbers in the expanse. It's very likely to stabilize below 10 billion in fact, far below the rather preposterous 30 billion in The Expanse. And it's very possible the overal footprint of the population in terms of urban areas and housing will be smaller than today overall, though farmland will likely be the same or slightly higher.

[@Arrynek01]

@@Nuvendil That's really not true. There is a projected dip in global population growth as we approach 10-11 billion, yes. However, that's dependent on the current development, assuming no disrupting social and technological advances. The birth rate in developed countries falls only because we don't want to waste time on a second or a third child. We have careers, jobs, schools... Two disruptors can make a hell of a lot of change in that. Near full automatization of basic work and universal income. There will come a time, maybe in the middle 22nd century, when the birthrate is going to go back up.

[@hotelmario510]

"Sir, a second rock has hit the towers"

[@tyrionlannister4920]

i watched all 6 seasons in barely more than a week xD if noone pics up the show and starts making season 7, i will lie my way through spaceX, got to space and start throwing big rocks!!!

[@LouieTzepher]

This is PTSD for me, i remember being on a recon mission right before the Astroid wiped out the dinosaurs, one of the scariest things i've seen and i have seen a lot.

[@Tattletale97]

Lakshmi-2's alternative counterpart seems like a better person.

[@Sov-Ryn15]

I heard the voice immediately! So recognizable.

[@combomaster666]

While Avasarala wasn't exactly nice to Gau during the election and gave her a reason to hold a grudge, completely ignoring someone who has saved earth more than once in the past and has build a massive network of eyes and ears in the system through out her career was a mistake. Pride comes before fall.

[@username.exenotfound2943]

So basically ashford warned avasarala who warned nancy who ended up using the satalites to destroy the remaining asteroids so in a way, if it wasn't for ashford then earth would have suffered far more loses

[@Damodred_Heiress]

Actually, it wasn’t Ashford directly because he’s dead. Camina was the one who sent the message.

[@anatoldenevers237]

Joint effort. Ashford recorded the message, Camina found it and sent it.@@Damodred_Heiress

[@edwardduda4222]

The special effects are so good

[@R4Y2k]

See kids, that's what happens when you don't listen to the adults in the room.

[@danskkr]

Fantastic scene. But can't help but wonder what their conversation would have really been like if they kept the one second comm lag from the Moon to the Earth.

[@MK-rw1on]

wouldnt have changed anything. chrisjen would have probally just talked without stopping in a realistic scenario, which probally would have been even faster then how it played out here.

[@10054]

I like to think they only partially mastered Quantum Entanglement Communication, and that is active between the moon and earth.

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

The Amount of Budget on that CG Amazon really do it well

[@codywright2840]

This is when The Expanse show hit its peak imo. The stakes are so high, it gives me chills every time I see this scene

[@jigolocana7492]

The whole UN would have been wiped out if some of those asteroids were heading for luna

[@iain3713]

It wouldn’t do much, no real atmosphere to transfer the blast, the buildings are probably hardened from earthquakes and Luna doesn’t rely on sunlight

[@edbouhl3100]

Harder to hit Luna too. Smaller target, revolving fairly quickly around the Earth. Plus less kinetic energy at impact since the Luna gravity well is only 1/6th of Earth. Plus critical UN facilities would be underground and hardened against potential Martian attack.

[@iain3713]

@@edbouhl3100 I’d assume the Luna bases are on the poles too, which would be extra hard to hit

[@AxtonXtreme]

@@iain3713 I partially agree with you kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3bJgXWqbsmIbJI

[@mashup3217]

It’s sort of addressed in the book. Most of the luna bases are underground due to the frequency of meteor hits it gets anyway. So maybe an asteroid hit wouldn’t have had as big an effect??? After reading the book It was surprising to see the tv show have so many settlements above ground on the moon.

[@Lightray110]

Thing is I bet those rocks aren't even that big. That's the really terrifying part. Something the size of a car, moving fast enough, could cause damage like that.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

IIRC in the book they said they were ten meters in diameter

[@Lightray110]

@@FreemanicParacusia That's not that big really. But big enough when used like that.

[@antred11]

Nah, if the object were merely the size of a car, most of it would burn up on atmospheric entry. Speed undoubtedly is a killer, as the kinetic energy of an object increases proportionally to the square of its speed, but asteroids do need a certain minimum size to really do heavy damage.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

@@antred11These were accelerated to speeds higher than objects moving naturally around the solar system. More kinetic energy = more thermal release on impact. It’d pass through the atmosphere in less than a second.

[@ToastyMcGrath]

This whole episode felt like 9-11. The directors really captured the feeling of fear and uncertainty.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

They even made some pretty direct callbacks in following episodes. “They say that Belters were dancing in the corridors of Tycho and Ceres.” And the retort that it didn’t matter if it was true or not, inners would believe it - when stuff like this happens people get forced onto a side whether they want to be or not.

[@ojasdeshmukh693]

By isolating Avasarala, Gao saved the Human race.

[@Elthenar]

This show just gets better with every season.

[@JasonGabler]

And then there was the 6th season.

[@michaelmichaelagnew8503]

Its the only show I can keep watching over and over again. It's just so well done and written. Really wish Battlestar Galactica had this magic and was as well made.

[@TheDa6781]

The Exapnse is best scifi adaptation i've seen

[@bindukopparapu2795]

It's about time we had a 100% realistic sci fi series.

[@anatoldenevers237]

Well, except for the protomolecule, that's intentionally breaking all the rules.@@bindukopparapu2795

[@АлексейСаенко-в3й]

@@bindukopparapu2795 the only thing I don't like in Expanse is design... even thow the series is good, it looks cheap, especially the space suits

[@edayhashim]

Great scene. As an Earther, I could feel the shock and pain of this attack despite fictional.

[@JinKee]

It was based on the emotional rollercoaster we felt during 9/11. A second rock has hit earth.

[@ArchTeryx00]

@@JinKee And just like with 9/11 people in the know knew it was an attack long before the second plane hit, but they couldn't act in time to stop it.

[@99jshannon]

A classic love every episode I hope they keep going past next season

[@MrMrMuhummad]

I cried watching this she tried her best to save as many as Possible

[@isaacschmitt4803]

You know a show is really good when a character that up until now has been a complete bastard dies and you're heartbroken.

[@Creasy5678]

Well, Avasarala got it done, at least one more time-but Gao didn't survive the strike. I still find it ridiculous, though, that Gao's entire staff told Avasarala "No". No matter what, anyone just had to look at her record to know she always had earths best interests at heart-and she'd do anything, almost, to keep the people of Earth safe, often being proven right in her actions and beliefs. Here, she was right again...

[@radiofreeslowzone2883]

I don't believe that Gao told any of her staff to blackball Avasarala. It's just that nobody wants to associate themselves with Avasarala because she's part of the "old guard", and want to stay on Gao's good side.

[@KWORLD-NOW]

@@radiofreeslowzone2883 Makes sense.

[@BangSuRo]

So here I am. Accidentally clicked this video, very interested, and then marathon-ing the series until season 5 episode 4, and then go back to this video. Definitely worth every single second. Now I'll go back watching, few episodes left, and then waitinf for season 6. You guys have any recommendation a space sci-fi shows (movie/series) that as good as this show? With a good CGI ones.

[@PlaneBoy2520]

Battlestar galactica is really good! But that’s about it

[@elguty4045]

GOD i don't even follow this show and I can feel how maddening this situation must be.