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The Expanse (beehaw.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Rewatching The Expanse for the nth time. It always cracks me up to see Bobby Draper stuffing those cucumber sandwiches into her face. Do you want some?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I couldn't get past the first two episodes; they were so slow and boring. Were they the worst of the whole thing?

[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, the whole first season can be a bit of a slog. It doesn't really pick up until the storylines converge which is like episode 8.

But, it absolutely pays off with the rest of the series.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yup. I originally skipped to the last two episodes of season one, after trying to get through the first couple. Then the show was one of my favorites.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Absolutely yes.

I was in the same boat...could not get into the whole "space cop with fedora".

Finally after the 3rd or 4th try I got to episode 4 and damn....if that dude didn't have one of the best storylines, I forgave him for wearing the hat.

The series does have a few loose ends that didn't make sense, but fwiw it's a great series to watch...tough out the first couple episodes and you'll be fine.

[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch 6 points 5 months ago

The show follows the book series faithfully through the first six books. The loose ends tie into the story arch of the last three books. But I think they ended the show at a really good place because the last arch takes a turn toward the "fantastic" which is still good but feels very different from the rest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

CQB, the third episode is what gets a lot of people hooked.

But it still doesn't explain much about what's going on, that takes the whole of season 1, so it varies a lot for people how much they have to push through to get into it.

I was hooked on episode one, the respect for orbital physics with that first flip and burn told me I was in for a ride.