re: The Expanse - Season 6 (Final) 12/10/21

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Loved seeing Roci and Bobbie’s fire trigger control make Marco the fool and make him into the sniveling little bitch he is in front of his own crew with his son calling him out.

I’m hard right now for a big space battle. Naomi was more tolerable this episode and any episode with more Chrissy and less Marco is good.

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They've really captured the spirit of the books this season, in my opinion.

I keep having issues with thinking a scene has already happened in the series, but it actually only having happened in the books that I've already read.

This battle scene, the Holden torpedo disarm, and the conflict between Marko and Philip, I thought had already happened in the series for some reason.. then I realized I was just remembering it from the books, but it's pretty much exactly how I pictured it in the books.

Anyway, it's a good sign for an adaptation when you feel like you've already seen something before and realize that you just read it.

As I said above: for those annoyed by Markos and Philip, you're supposed to be... they were absolutely awful in the books and you wanted to see them brought low. They're clear antagonists without any real redeeming qualities. I do think the series did a disservice to Naomi in not showing just how damned brilliant she is and, instead, focusing too much on her tortured relationship with Philip. In the books, Naomi is a badass genius. She's that in the show as well, but they don't show it enough.

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The story goes from without doubt THE greatest discovery in all of human history to squabbling over land rights for mining ore? C'mon.

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Have you met the human race? This is completely believable to me.

God, Camina Drummer is such a great character. I am both excited about how they will portray what should be coming in last two episodes, but also so sad there will be a long wait for any possible future stuff. I have the final book, but have not started reading it yet....stretching out the goodbye.

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I’ve enjoyed this season, but I’ve not read any books. Still not getting the relevance of the settlers beyond the ring and I realize I might not get any payoff from that plot line until the show resumes in a few years, if ever.

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You are correct, the systems past the ring gates come to prominence after the 30 year jump in the books.

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he should have taken Inaros out. Philip's not worth saving.

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Absolutely. If he can’t pull the trigger he shouldn’t be captain.

Slightly off topic but what the hell is going on with Steven Strait? He’s so emaciated now it’s the first thing I notice every time his character appears.

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Absolutely. If he can’t pull the trigger he shouldn’t be captain.

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This is a very typical Holden move throughout the show and books. He makes these sorts of calls all the time. Sometimes they don’t work out, sometimes they are what’s needed to save the day.

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for those annoyed by Markos and Philip, you're supposed to be... they were absolutely awful in the books and you wanted to see them brought low.

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No, they want you to sympathize with Philip and Naomi. You’re supposed to feel Naomis struggle, and your supposed to sympathize with Holden when he disabled the torpedo.

But you don’t.

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Slightly off topic but what the hell is going on with Steven Strait? He’s so emaciated now it’s the first thing I notice every time his character appears.

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I guess we can pretend that it’s a result of his radiation poisoning on Eros. He looks like a skeleton now.

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No, you just like shitty tv. The witcher is awesome, expanse sucks right now. Is what it is

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I don't see much difference between the two........

Try not to let your fanboy attitudes show.