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(2020)

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10/10
Entertaining, quality story telling.
kathmaxted-5977530 December 2020
This show is exactly what a good tv show should be. Well thought out writing and plot. Best science fiction entertainment of this era. I love the fact this show makes me watch attentively and actively.

I am glad that the series is a staggered release. Can't wait till the next episode.
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10/10
I love watching season 5
paulteipel30 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In this season we have many interesting stories going on. All the main characters go their own way and fight their own battle.

It is so exciting to see Earth after the apocalyptic attack and to see the dimension of the damage caused by this attack.

I can't wait to see what happens with the Zmeya and the stolen protomolecule. In general I absolutely want to know more about this mystic alien technology and its history.

I can't even predict what's gonna happen next and I love that.

Hope the show goes on like this. No episode feels like a filler episode.
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10/10
Going strong as ever
rexhanick30 December 2020
This episode was amazing. Tension between the characters was so high. It only lacked Avarsalara but i guess there will be more of her in the next episode. The Expanse is going as strong as ever and doesn't seem to be going south with the quality of the show anytime soon, and hopefully, it never will.
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9/10
Bravo Everyone!
glyounger31 December 2020
Choosing to forgive any flaws, I stayed focused on all the good. Yall are consistent all around. Viewing partly as a reader of the series, so many character scenes & camera shots & sounds are just delightful to watch & hear. The detail & choices made when converting to the screen are thoughtful & caring towards the text. Thank all of you who had hands on this show.
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10/10
Season 5 is 10/10 AMAZING!
nick-lutz130 December 2020
The expanse is outstanding on season 5! 10/10 Love this season the most
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10/10
Keep up the good work!
dumanbs-663-2286430 December 2020
I don't know how they are still doing it but it was another amazing episode. Season 5 is lit!
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10/10
Superb season all along
diegofsv30 December 2020
Amazing how they can have so many different points of view and all of them let you excited. Expertly written, we se the fallout of the last episode in each character and that adds so much context for every faction that I cant even breath with the tension. It will be beyond amazing when we eventualy see all of them (or at least most) getting together again, at least I hope. Dope
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10/10
noooooooooooooooooooo a f*n cliffhanger!!!!!#"%
mtl_freak30 December 2020
So much is happening, and I want the rest of them season 5 episodes nooow!! One of the best series ever made!
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10/10
A glimpse of our future
onobhas31 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This show gives you a glimpse of the future of humans living as an interplanetary species. It's one of my favourite shows as the twists and turns as well as the graphics and world building have been on par with blockbusters. Have never had reason to write a review, but the last scene of this episode changed my mind. Wonderful!!! The sequence while trying to outrun the missile was breathtaking, I'm not a physicist but I'd imagine that's how it'll look in reality.
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8/10
I love this show, BUT
nemesis-8821 January 2021
I absolutely love this show. It's very well made, entertaining, intriguing. BUT!!! The writers are unbelievably confused about the laws of physics. YES, science still works even in sci-fi! On the one hand, all the ships use "deceleration burn" because there is no other way to stop in space. But on the other, once the engines are off, the ship stops and then needs to accelerate again. It's one the VERY few glaring "goofs" in this show but it is definitely THE most annoying.
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10/10
More Foundational Development
Hitchcoc1 January 2021
Now we have the cruel results of the actions of the Belt. The asteroid attack on Earth is really a unique method that causes huge devastation. We also get more of the Fascist leader who is spouting all the bromides that have been around forever. The most fascinating thing, for me, is what will happen on Earth with the two escapees. Of course, somehow Naomi is given free run of the ship and is lurking.
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7/10
Good but lower end for The Expanse
Hughmanity7 October 2021
The Expanse is always good and I enjoyed 2/3 of the storylines in this episode. Escape from Alcatraz was fun, as well as the hide and seek mission to find what the renegade Martians are up to.

The Naomi-Marco-Filip storyline is really annoying me, mostly because it seems like over-acting runs in the family? I'm actively cheering against Naomi at this point because of her relentless entitlement tantrums. I keep wishing Marco would just throw her out an airlock but of course that will never happen because she's one of the stars of the show.

Hopefully we'll get back to Avasarala next episode, she is wonderful to watch and palace intrigue always makes for a good storyline. Give me more of that and less Naomi please.
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Another great episode for a strong season
Waldorf-19793 January 2021
The beginning of the season was a bit weak but it now picked up the pace at full steam!

There's a lot going on with 4 main stories going in parallel and all of them are highly entertaining. Villains are believable and ruthless and their followers complete lunatics. Incompetent bureaucrats get in the middle and make things worse. And with a background of the cynicism of the population in the 3 main factions. The heroes have everything against them. All in!
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1/10
Cheap filling with dramatic music!
ct02197630 December 2020
After the fourth episode of the series the writers had the opportunity to make a great show. They fail miserably! This episode is as bland and bleak as the fourth season combined. And draggy. I mean seriously draggy, the plot of the episode can be summarized in 5 minutes, the rest is just nonsense or just cheap filling with dramatic music. Clearly the writers have very little inspiration, no ideas and no interest. Utter fail!
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10/10
WELL DONE ON A GREAT EPISODE!!!
mycic8331 December 2020
This show is epic, this episode is top class. I can't believe anyone would rate this anything lower then a ten.
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Just wow
chrisglazzard1 February 2021
I don't think I took a breath or blinked during this entire episode! Truly shocking and game changing
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7/10
ROCINANTE, WHERE ARE YOU???
douglasjordane22 February 2021
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS IN DISARRAY. WE CAN'T SAY WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY OR WHERE WITHOUT CHURNING UP A SPOILER.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS STORY DEVELOPMENT IS NO FURTHER ALONG, ALBEIT 5 EPISODES INTO SEASON 5. SOME MAY LIKE THIS SORT OF INQUISITION TYPE FILLER, BUT ME THINKS IT IS LITERALLY GOING BY THE BOOK (AS READ), RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED ABRIDGMENT FOR THE SAKE OF TELEVISION AUDIENCES.

THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A COGNIZANT RECOGNITION OF A TIME RESTRAINT -BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE EXCITEMENT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAN ON THE SHOW THAT APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A STORY THAN THE CURRENT PLOT DIRECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT EITHER. SOMEONE WILL BE DISCIPLINED...ALLEGEDLY (AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE FOR AN OTHERWISE GREAT TV SERIES).
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