EPT[SCIFI Series] The Expanse - Page 13
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Manit0u
Poland17603 Posts
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maybenexttime
Poland5739 Posts
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ShoCkeyy
7815 Posts
On January 16 2021 20:17 Manit0u wrote: Season is still going strong. The only weak thing for me is Naomi's arc. It's a good arc, but done poorly. I appreciate that we can learn more about Marco and Philip through her but all this touchy-feely stuff is just too much and her scenes with Philip drag on forever and are mostly unnecessary (it's not like I'll start caring about him out of the blue). This so much... Naomi's arc literally used as filler... was basically on my phone during that time. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
For one thing, I assume Naomi's scenes are all lifted straight from the books, because they were not designed for television. + Show Spoiler + Basically it's watching her shuffle around for a while tinkering with objects I don't understand as a casual viewer from 2021, for a brief payoff when she accomplishes something she has to explicitly tell the audience. Do we really need "The Martian: Expanse edition" with tech we don't understand? For another, + Show Spoiler + the editing of the Naomi-related storylines just feels bizarre. It feels like the end of that Drummer sequence is supposed to have a revelation that she's still alive-but we know that. We even know exactly what she was doing on the ship, since we saw it through to its completion. It seems like at one point they were planning to not tell us Naomi made the jump to the second ship for another episode, and have the Roci and Razorback pursuing her while we as the audience could feasibly think she was dead, but then they chickened out. Hope her storyline takes up <50% of the next two episodes but I'm not...holding my breath. Ba-dum-tshh. | ||
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farvacola
United States18845 Posts
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Dav1oN
Ukraine3164 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9763 Posts
Marco Inaros has become too evil. It doesn't fit with the overall morality of the show. He's slowly lost his ambiguity because they wanted Naomi to seem more abused. On January 25 2021 21:51 farvacola wrote: Saw that folks were talking about this show and decided to give it a shot. Finished the first season yesterday and I gotta say, it's much better than I expected. The acting is very uneven, but the worldbuilding and plotlines punch above their weight. I recently rewatched in anticipation of season 5, the acting either gets better as it goes along or is an acquired taste. I can't decide which. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
Part of it is the same issues I have with Drummer's plotline in s5 (and heck, even Holden's-who can care about him hanging out with journalist lady and random pilot guy?). The show has always split people up, but putting one character I like/am familiar with in the midst of tons of new ones just doesn't click as much for me as the close-knit cast of the earlier seasons-at least with Amos he's the real driver of his plot. Oh well. Hopefully the season finale manages to bring things together again in a meaningful way. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17603 Posts
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Dav1oN
Ukraine3164 Posts
 Also, getting + Show Spoiler + peaches | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15726 Posts
On January 30 2021 07:38 Manit0u wrote: Naomi's arc would be better if it were maybe 1 episode. Now we've been stuck with it for more or less 3 episodes and it's not interesting enough for me, feels just like some filler stuff. In general, some interesting stuff happening this season: rocks, free navy, mars in decline and their underhanded dealings with the Belt, Earth's retaliation for the rocks - all of this is interesting and I would be really glad if the show focused more on those aspects rather than Naomi being stuck on a ship and people slowly flying to save her. At this point I don't even care if she lives or dies, I just want this arc to end... For me, I just don't like Naomi enough to justify this much time spent on her arc. I have a really hard time appreciating her. I'm always frustrated by decisions she makes lol | ||
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Hyperbola
United States2546 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15726 Posts
On February 05 2021 09:23 Hyperbola wrote: I liked the pilot. He was the most charismatic character. Shame he got metoo'd. Is that what happened? I’m super bummed. Still can’t believe it. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
and his death | ||
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Fleetfeet
Canada2623 Posts
I suppose I'm glad it happened, because there are more important things in life than an entertaining show, but boy was that ever 'out of nowhere' in the context of the show alone. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9763 Posts
On February 05 2021 09:23 Hyperbola wrote: I liked the pilot. He was the most charismatic character. Shame he got metoo'd. I had no idea about this. I liked Alex, although he was the cheesiest, most stereotypical sci-fi pilot haha. I watched a walkaround he expanse set that the actor did not too long ago and the actor actually seemed like a really similar character to Alex. This one took me by surprise, but i guess you never know with people. | ||
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Dav1oN
Ukraine3164 Posts
For some reason I like the new pilot since the very first ep of s5, intro, development and how smoothley they confirmed he'll become the new pilot (scene with the cup of tea was very clear). Naomi's ark was at least decent when she was captured by Macro, but her solo arc with the ship was waaaaaaaay too long, I'd better see more Avasarala/Amos action, or something from Martian society downfall. Space battles were great, but I still cannot get used to engine/gun/rocket sounds in space -.- | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15726 Posts
On February 06 2021 00:00 Dav1oN wrote: Naomi's ark was at least decent when she was captured by Macro, but her solo arc with the ship was waaaaaaaay too long, I'd better see more Avasarala/Amos action, or something from Martian society downfall. For me, she could be jumping through portals and connecting with protomolecule species, deriving new mathematics to fight against the weird red shit, and I'd still hate it. Her character always just annoys me. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17603 Posts
And I don't mind engine/ordnance sounds in space. I know it's unrealistic but it adds another dimension to the scenes and makes them better in my opinion. Otherwise they'd just be your mute CGI in speehs. | ||
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GGQ
Canada2653 Posts
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