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I think Amazon is doing some dumb sh!t with the episode releases (see below), but Season 5 is coming in two weeks, December 16th.



Amazon also announced that Season 6 has been greenlit but it will be the final season of the show. The actor who plays Alex Kamal was fired and will not appear next season.

Using @Andre1984 's tag list from last time, so please tag others.

 

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What is with that scheduling?

I'll catch up on February 4th.

I'm ready for it myself. I wonder how they're going to wrap it up in Season 6.

Alex's actor was fired? I wonder if he'll be killed off. But who'll fly the Roci? Can they up Amos nudity to make up for it?
 
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Let me go sign up for Amazon again. I miss everyone...especially sexy, dark white James and blockhead killa, Amos.

RIP to my husband for putting me on to the show.

Look at our babies.

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Let's see what the writers did with pervy Cas Anvar's character. Maybe they'll send his ass back home to his family.

I need a funny, Amos death treatment.

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Since Amos is into whatever, maybe Amos can xesually harass him before bopping him in the head.
 
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Not them copying the Star Trek release schedule.

@Andre1984 Have you seen the new promo poster. If the schedule isn’t bad enough they have Naomi Nagata and Secretary-General Avasarala serving Commander Burnham and Emperor Admiral Georgiou teas.
 

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What season or episode did this show start hitting its stride? I've watched part of S1 but didn't finish.
 
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I stopped after season 1 and watched recap guy do season 2. I don't know if I'll return.
 

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I binged this whole series last year before season 4 dropped so I caught up quick lol. Love this show!

Honestly this season looks like it will be good just from the trailer, I’m ready!
 

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What is with that scheduling?

I'll catch up on February 4th.

I'm ready for it myself. I wonder how they're going to wrap it up in Season 6.

Alex's actor was fired? I wonder if he'll be killed off. But who'll fly the Roci? Can they up Amos nudity to make up for it?
I am so not here for that one by one drop. There isn't enough chatter about the show for me to worry about spoilers, so I'll wait until February. We've waited this long for new episodes, I can wait a bit longer.
 

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What season or episode did thos show start hitting its stride. I've watched part of S1 but didn't finish.

The show really kicks off at the end of episode 4 in season 1. I had the same experience, tried to watch it and didn't make it past episode 2, came back to it a year or two later and tried again after being encouraged to make it to episode 5 and ended up binging all three seasons that were available at the time.

I would love to be added to the tag list for this one. Last season was a bit slow for me but I hear this one has a lot to look forward too. I really want to see how Naomi is going to deal with Marcos being around and her son.
 

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I am so so excited. Nemesis Games is the best part of the series. I can’t wait to see
the asteroid event from Marco that devastates the earth

Marco is so fine and really I’m looking bc forward to the eye candy.

Cas Anvar is a sick predator and while he played a great Alex Kamal, I’m glad he’s gone. Men never cease to not surprise me.

This show is honestly one of the best that I have scene. I would say 1. Battle star Galactica 2. The Expanse 3. The X-Files
 

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Tomorrow

I hope I can find 3 hours in the middle of the week to watch this. There's so much going on.
 

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I can't wait to start watching. I'm going to pace myself if I can because that show schedule will have me going crazy waiting on the next episode.

Cas Anvar was perfect as Alex Kamal and he led the campaign to save the show. It's a shame he had to be such a creep.

The rumors on YT and reddit say that the show is "canceled" after season 6 but may return later to explain the 40yr time jump and to work on the tech.

I'm currently reading Book 8 Tiamath's Wrath. Book 5 is my favorite it's so intense and there is a lot of character development.
 

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I watched it last night, but I'm going to watch it again this weekend to give it the attention I should.
 

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I'm not going to watch weekly, so I won't visit this thread until I'm caught up, which may not be until the end. Look forward to discussing the season eventually.

Think of posting messages now as if you are in the Belt and you are sending them to people on Earth and there is a time delay for when they will receive it. However, since Earth has a stronger transmitter, when the people on Earth read the messages, you'll get the responses to all of your messages very quickly.
 

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I just finished three eps and loved it way more than season 4. Really liking the new supporting cast and story lines. I read all the books but can’t remember #5. Maybe I’ll go back and listen to the audiobook while waiting for ep4 :arrogant
 

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I'm watching ep 1 now. A few thoughts:

If you told me Naomi and Marcos had a son just for the show I would believe you. Filip is the perfect combo of both of them.

I have never been a fan of Belters and their tribalism. Yes, the Inners exploit and mistreat them but as a culture I think they are on the wrong side of a lot of things. Before anyone says their situation is like similar to the history of treatment of black people, please revisit American history of slavery, the atrocities Cecil Rhodes committed in the Congo...what the Belters are going through doesn't even compare.

It seems like Holden wants to be sexy but he just can't commit all the way. Which is weird because in interviews Steven Strait is handsome and very charming but as Holden he is falls short of being boyishly handsome like he is suppose to be in the books.

I think it would help if they let him grow his hair longer.

I'm liking the way the story is moving so far. Book 5 was fastest paced out of all the books (Book 6 was a slog fest. I felt like I was being punished) but I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
 

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Yay. Watched but gotta rewatch. Damn I love Amos. Holden bulked up a bit. I like the blending of the belters seems to be a universal story of this planet. Draper trimmed down a bit, I adore her. Poor Chrisjen so little power.
 

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First 3 episodes are amazing! I’m so into this season even more than the previous seasons! And that shocking end to episode 3 has me shook!
 

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Totally missed the allegations against Anbar. That's sad Imma miss that character when he goes but then again he's not a linchpin to the overall storyline.
 
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Two episodes into season 5. So far this season is amazing! The establishing shots have been incredible. I'm feeling a richer story than last season. Our crew is separated, but each storyline is really compelling. Season 4 wasn't bad, but a lot of the Ilus stuff was kinda meh.

For those who have tried to get into it, I think things heat up S1E4 by S1E8 I was hooked! So far season 2 and 3 have been some of the best sci-fi TV since the BSG reboot (before it went off the rails).
 

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Yeah that 3rd episode ending had my jaw dropping. I knew it was coming just not that soon. Chrisjen gonna get her job back that's for sure. I keep thinking Holden is going to have some special abilities given how he was conceived but so far he's just a regular guy who somehow is in the middle of major mess. And what made Naomi think her son was just going to jump to her side just because she bought him a ship. That was too naive on her part given her background. That boy hasn't seen her in years she had to know there were layers upon layers of brainwashing going on.
 

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How old is Naomi supposed to be? She does not look old enough to have a son near manhood. She looks early 30s. Marcos looks like he's in his 40s.

Nancy Gao is annoying. Avasarala was right yet again, and how many Earther lives were lost because Nancy wanted to be vindictive?

I feel sorry for the Martians. Terra forming was there whole purpose and now everyone is abandoning ship.

Drummer is one of my favorite characters and I'm glad her crew member talked her out of going down a dark path. They did not sign up to hunt a terrorist down.

Is anyone else suspicious of that security guy in the background of Fred, Holden and the Engineer guy's scenes. I think he tipped off whoever killed the brothers.

Alex told everything to the people who attacked him and now Bobby's cover is basically blown.

Amos is unintentionally hilarious sometimes. Like when he took that man's liquor and when those teens tried to mess with him and realized he was crazy.
 

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How old is Naomi supposed to be? She does not look old enough to have a son near manhood. She looks early 30s. Marcos looks like he's in his 40s.

Nancy Gao is annoying. Avasarala was right yet again, and how many Earther lives were lost because Nancy wanted to be vindictive?

I feel sorry for the Martians. Terra forming was there whole purpose and now everyone is abandoning ship.

Drummer is one of my favorite characters and I'm glad her crew member talked her out of going down a dark path. They did not sign up to hunt a terrorist down.

Is anyone else suspicious of that security guy in the background of Fred, Holden and the Engineer guy's scenes. I think he tipped off whoever killed the brothers.

Alex told everything to the people who attacked him and now Bobby's cover is basically blown.

Amos is unintentionally hilarious sometimes. Like when he took that man's liquor and when those teens tried to mess with him and realized he was crazy.

i was wondering the same thing. I wonder if we are to assume based on the kind of life she lived as a belter she got pregnant very very young.

Chrisjen gonna get her job back.

I feel for the Martians too. But can you blame them.

Everybody has some strong characters that can grow and develop.

I loved that last flashback between Amos and his mother. She planted the seed that keeps him human even though Naomi and the Rosi crew hold him there.
 

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Ok why nobody tell me that Holden is the same guy in City Island.

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Ok now i vote for longer hair.

They should let him wear long curly hair. He looks really good here.

In the books Holden is described as being boyishly handsome and somewhat of a ladies man before he is with Naomi. His looks also contribute to him being thought of as naive and idealistic. He doesn't look hard and battle weary.

Don't get me wrong I think Steven Strait as Holden is perfect but he is supposed to be the handsome one while Alex and Amos look rough. Next to Amos and Alex he looks bland.

The Roci crew is supposed to be mid-30s now, with the exception of Alex. He was always the oldest.

Naomi had Filip in her late teens. Marcos was around the same age.
 
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They really leaned into Bland Action Hero(tm) for Holden but made it funny because everyone's always calling him on being in the middle of everything all the time.

Avasarala - "Don't put your dick in it Holden. It's already fµcked."

Johnson - “Jesus Christ. That really is how you go through life, isn’t it?”
 

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They should let him wear long curly hair. He looks really good here.

In the books Holden is described as being boyishly handsome and somewhat of a ladies man before he is with Naomi. His looks also contribute to him being thought of as naive and idealistic. He doesn't look hard and battle weary.

Don't get me wrong I think Steven Strait as Holden is perfect but he is supposed to be the handsome one while Alex and Amos look rough. Next to Amos and Alex he looks bland.

The Roci crew is supposed to be mid-30s now, with the exception of Alex. He was always the oldest.

Naomi had Filip in her late teens. Marcos was around the same age.

He needs sunlight. Poor thing.
 

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They really leaned into Bland Action Hero(tm) for Holden but made it funny because everyone's always calling him on being in the middle of everything all the time.

Avasarala - "Don't put your dick in it Holden. It's already fµcked."

Johnson - “Jesus Christ. That really is how you go through life, isn’t it?”[/QUOTE]
That line had me cracking up because I can relate. See button, will push.
 

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I know some people haven't seen it yet. If an episode has been out more than a week I won't use them.

This episode was everything! I cheered when Earth destroyed those asteroids.

The ending was something else. I know the rest of this season is going to be insane. Mars and Earth, especially Mars is not going to let the Belters be the only ones with access to The Ring. I didn't read the books, but my guess is that War is Coming!

Chrisjen is just brilliant. I love her so much! I like the Admiral too. Most people that do cowardly things would never admit it. His job security and his standing was more important than stopping a terrorist attack. He did listen though, when no one else would.

Why was Nancy's cabinet ignoring Avasarala? She had just been warning them of a possible attack and two asteroids had already struck. I'm glad she listened to her before she died.

It was nice to see Melba again. It looks like she's about to get broken out of prison. She's another character I hated at first, but warmed too.

I don't want to wait for next week. I'm finally going to pick up the books because I can't wait to find out what happens next. Another font mentioned that book 5 is the best in the series. I tend to drag my feet with science fiction. But I think I can finish the book series before the last episode of this season airs.
 

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