SyFy The Expanse

[Puffnstuff]

I have to admit that I haven't read the books and was skeptical that Protogen was developing the hybrids for the MCR until episode 2-11. I don't want to spoil my fondness for the show so I won't read them either. I really like their character development and must say that they feel more real than the characters I've seen in other futuristic shows.

 

[destrekor]

I gotta say, I'm struggling with that myself: I strongly desire to start on the series once this season wraps up, as I know I am usually better about watching something after I had read it as opposed to the other way around. Plus, I understand there'll be spoilers, but at the same time, there is plenty room for surprise given the necessary changes in the sequence of events when adapting book to TV.

 

[Puffnstuff]

In any case I find it to be the most interesting and exciting sci-fi show to debut in many years.

 

[destrekor]

Very much so. The writers are incredibly apologetic whenever they have to take shortcuts with the science for the sake of plot and/or not boring us to tears with long plotless travel times.

Best hard-science space opera since BSG, and it's still too early to tell, but BSG may lose that pinnacle spot for many sci-fi fans.

 

[Elixer]

The only show I care about at this time, and I missed it because of a ditch witch & a idiot.

They don't do reruns on this show either it seems .

 

[postmortemIA]

The only show I care about at this time, and I missed it because of a ditch witch & a idiot.

They don't do reruns on this show either it seems .

You can always watch it the next day online via their app or http://www.syfy.com/episodes

 

[Charmonium]

The only show I care about at this time, and I missed it because of a ditch witch & a idiot.

They don't do reruns on this show either it seems .

Or try PopcornTime. Just be aware that it's basically a torrent site.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Sometimes I watch it via Exodus in Kodi.

 

[destrekor]

You can always watch it the next day online via their app or http://www.syfy.com/episodes

What really sucks is that when I tried the official SyFy channel on Roku, my streams were locked to 2.0 audio. I don't know if this is a hard limitation, meaning they don't offer better audio, or if there is something screwy with my installation of the channel. But I refused to be restricted to stereo, so I had to find alternative means when issues prevented my htpc from recording it.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Anyone notice how dark Holden has become this season? Their depiction of the human struggle through the eyes of the belters is fantastic and I cannot help but be moved by it.

 

[destrekor]

Anyone notice how dark Holden has become this season? Their depiction of the human struggle through the eyes of the belters is fantastic and I cannot help but be moved by it.

He was once uncomfortable with leadership, but it seems it is growing on him and his is more accepting of risk.

 

[K1052]

Anyone notice how dark Holden has become this season? Their depiction of the human struggle through the eyes of the belters is fantastic and I cannot help but be moved by it.

He was never particularly cheery...then he saw everybody die on Eros and got irradiated. Not betting that did much for his disposition.

 

[KMFJD]

Love this show, very well done

 

[Elixer]

You can always watch it the next day online via their app or http://www.syfy.com/episodes

I usually DVR these, so having a big hole there is annoying to say the least.
Looks like I need to try that other thing that was mentioned, though, I don't get why they don't do reruns these days, but, they do reruns of other lame shows.

 

[Puffnstuff]

He was once uncomfortable with leadership, but it seems it is growing on him and his is more accepting of risk.

He's become obsessed with the proto-molecule to the point of jeopardizing the crew and obligation to help the refugees. This season was a turning point and has exposed some of the more interesting skeletons in their closets.

 

[destrekor]

He's become obsessed with the proto-molecule to the point of jeopardizing the crew and obligation to help the refugees. This season was a turning point and has exposed some of the more interesting skeletons in their closets.

Oh yeah, something that's great about this series so far is that almost every single character has a unique and realistic backstory, and they are all have their flaws. It's beautiful the layers to these characters.

I personally don't find an issue with Holden's PM obsession, as he rightly sees it as the greatest risk to their way of life mankind has ever encountered, and it is entirely unpredictable and apparently capable of way too much crazy. He is rightly fixated on doing everything he can to eradicate it, and I suspect if he ever learns of the other sample still in existence after it was decidedly not hurled toward the Sun, there is going to be some big fallout. As he has been so close to it and personally witnessed its potential, I think he has every right to feel the need, as a captain of a gunship, to do what he can to protect humanity out of, hell, instinct really. He's proving he's up to the task and not cowardly, and he now has a mission, and knows what he, his crew, and ship can do.

Yeah you have to step away to look at things from a new angle, but at the same time, others can do that as well and offer input to the captain. A good captain is expecting that, and to be made aware of issues that he may have missed so that his decisions take everything into account.

 

[thebestMAX]

Show just keeps getting better and better each episode. Didnt care for the first year and almost didnt watch this season but Im glad I did.

Who knew cucumber sammiches were so coveted?

 

[Puffnstuff]

Who knew cucumber sammiches were so coveted?

Bobby tickled me the way she was hording them in the background and smiling as she gobbled them up. You have to give the writers props for their attention to detail in the little things. With everything that is going on Holden will have to make up with Fred Johnson so the Roci can put in for repairs and resupply. I have a sneaky suspicion that Draper will end up on the Roci before too long.

 

[destrekor]

Show just keeps getting better and better each episode. Didnt care for the first year and almost didnt watch this season but Im glad I did.

Who knew cucumber sammiches were so coveted?

Bobby tickled me the way she was hording them in the background and smiling as she gobbled them up. You have to give the writers props for their attention to detail in the little things. With everything that is going on Holden will have to make up with Fred Johnson so the Roci can put in for repairs and resupply. I have a sneaky suspicion that Draper will end up on the Roci before too long.

Bobby was OK at first for me, wasn't that interested in her character. But she has become far more fleshed out and real, and it's amazing watching her as the show progresses.

 

[Elixer]

Bobby tickled me the way she was hording them in the background and smiling as she gobbled them up.

How did she know what they were? Was there some significance of them being made from cucumbers?

 

[destrekor]

How did she know what they were? Was there some significance of them being made from cucumbers?

What I got out of that scene was that perhaps she had a distant knowledge of what it was (the cucumber), perhaps through school. And then she found it, something she has perhaps never laid eyes upon, or had once as a rare treat from a can/jar stashed away somewhere on Mars, and now it and other food, so freely available, was magic to her eyes. Remember that for Martians, Earth is incredibly wasteful, and willingly wastes food that would otherwise be carefully rationed on Mars.

In short, she has been thrown into a venerable cornucopia, and is reacting in the way many would in the same circumstances.


edit:
I should add that I think, even in the absence of cucumber knowledge, the mere presence of food in such a grande display, no safeguarding of it whatsoever, is likely an impossible concept for her, having grown up in a space station and vac suit her whole life.

 

[TeeJay1952]

Watch Crab legs at a Chinese Buffet. And those folks live here on Earth.

 

[Elixer]

Spoiler

Why didn't the proto move at all when the engine was being put into position?
Also, how did the space marine get there so fast once she got her suit? We missed her getting the suit, then running back... which would have been nice to watch.

Needed another 10 mins of runtime so they could fit that in.

See ya next season!

 

[preslove]

The only show I care about at this time, and I missed it because of a ditch witch & a idiot.

They don't do reruns on this show either it seems .

This season should be on Amazon Prime streaming pretty soon, since the final episode just aired

 

[Skel]

Spoiler

Why didn't the proto move at all when the engine was being put into position?
Also, how did the space marine get there so fast once she got her suit? We missed her getting the suit, then running back... which would have been nice to watch.

Needed another 10 mins of runtime so they could fit that in.

See ya next season!

Spoiler: not sure if tags still needed...

Once she got to her ship and the guy let her in we knew she'd be in the suit. I'm not sure how much more they could have shown without it getting tedious. I did crack up at the idea of how overly convenient it was that the guy was thoughtful enough to bring her suit along. It couldn't have been easy for him to get it from the Intel people that were going over it and getting it packed on board before they were off. With that kind of planning I wonder how well he'd do weddings. If anything I would have expected her to grab a gun and have a real fight, but hey, if they wanted her to have the magic suit, it worked out..