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The Expanse worth it?
Posted on 3/14/25 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 5:53 pm
This was recommended to me. It's highly rated. I'm almost through the pilot and while it is not at all bad, I am struggling to pay attention. It also feels like they have 10 narratives going at once. Trying to decide if the juice is worth the squeeze.
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Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:01 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
It get better beltalowda
Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:04 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
I thought the first season was great and it got worse.. the acting gets pretty cringe by the end
Posted on 3/14/25 at 6:16 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
3 of the best seasons of Sci-Fi you'll find on TV.
Followed by 2 really good seasons.
I've rewatched a few times. S6 isn't terrible, but in comparison to the rest of the series (and considering with what they had to work with) it's less than great. Watchable, but also forgettable.
Followed by 2 really good seasons.
I've rewatched a few times. S6 isn't terrible, but in comparison to the rest of the series (and considering with what they had to work with) it's less than great. Watchable, but also forgettable.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 7:44 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
Stick through 2-3 episodes at least. It’s damn good, but slow burn at times. And need to give it some attention or else read up wiki on background stuff.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 8:05 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
quote:
The Expanse worth it?
Posted on 3/14/25 at 8:26 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
quote:Let me put it this way...
The Expanse worth it?
If I tell you to read what SEK said, then you know The Expanse is worth it.
The payoff in S3 for the journey in S1/S2 is amazing. It never hits that high again after S3 imo, but still good.
I've done a few rewatches as well. When I first began, like you it didn't immediate pull me, but once it did... it's really good.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 8:41 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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3 of the best seasons of Sci-Fi you'll find on TV.
Followed by 2 really good seasons.
S4 was good enough (though a noticeable dropoff from S1-3). Watching S5 was mostly a chore for me, though sprinkled with some really good stretches. Never bothered with the final season, which is insane considering how well the series started.
For the OP: if you like Sci-fi, you absolutely cannot go wrong watching the first 3 seasons. After that, stop when you get tired of it.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 8:50 pm to THRILLHO
The 4 SyFy seasons are a treasure.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:51 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
I have watched it three times complete season 6 not so good.
ps just something about a rail gun gets me hard.
ps just something about a rail gun gets me hard.
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 11:26 pm to PNW_TigerSaint
Absolutely worth it. Thomas Jane was phenomenal, as well.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 1:45 am to PNW_TigerSaint
The Expanse is awesome. The pilot starts off slow but ends with a bang, and those plot lines all start coming together over the next few episodes.
It’s one of the best (if not the best) sci-fi TV shows I’ve seen. Especially the first ~3 seasons.
It’s one of the best (if not the best) sci-fi TV shows I’ve seen. Especially the first ~3 seasons.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 2:10 am to PNW_TigerSaint
When they get to the Marcos story line it loses its luster but like others have said the protomolecule storyline is great.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 7:35 am to DMagic
I feel like they butchered the Marcos story, without having read the books. But Fillip and Naomi... it just dragged on and on. Way too much focus on them. And after having re-watched where Naomi is trapped on the one ship and trying to warn the others, it's better than I had remembered. Still though, too much screen time spent, imo.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 7:44 am to Espritdescorps
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I thought the first season was great and it got worse.. the acting gets pretty cringe by the end
Gonna wholly disagree on this analogy. It’s a top 5 sci-fi series goat
Posted on 3/15/25 at 11:03 am to PNW_TigerSaint
There were already four seasons out when I started it. Streaming those seasons might have been the best pure binging I've ever experienced.
The seasons that followed those 1st four didn't measure up in my mind, but I haven't binged anything else since that compares.
The seasons that followed those 1st four didn't measure up in my mind, but I haven't binged anything else since that compares.
This post was edited on 3/15/25 at 11:15 am
Posted on 3/15/25 at 11:05 am to DMagic
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When they get to the Marcos story line it loses its luster but like others have said the protomolecule storyline is great.
Posted on 3/15/25 at 10:20 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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I feel like they butchered the Marcos story, without having read the books. But Fillip and Naomi... it just dragged on and on. Way too much focus on them. And after having re-watched where Naomi is trapped on the one ship and trying to warn the others, it's better than I had remembered. Still though, too much screen time spent, imo.
I did a rewatch a while back and found that episode (and season) to be much better the second time around.
I think it’s a consequence of week-to-week vs. binge viewing. Much easier to appreciate episodes like that when you aren’t waiting a week to watch the next one.
Posted on 3/16/25 at 9:59 am to PNW_TigerSaint
Absolutely. It's one of the best sci-series ever produced for TV, but it's more of a slow burn, like The Wire.
Season 4 gets a little clunky, but that's because it's based on the weakest book in the series.
Season 4 gets a little clunky, but that's because it's based on the weakest book in the series.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:18 pm to A12 Oxcart
Thanks for the encouragement to forge ahead. It's getting good.
Donkey balls!
Donkey balls!
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