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I'm kind of desperate for more people to watch (or to find more people who've already watched) "The Expanse" xD
Right now, I'm in the middle of a rewatch of the whole thing; in French, this time LOL. I basically learnt English this way, so I might as well attempt it again.
And it's so good! It's truly a show you can sink your teeth into. The show offers quality in all its aspects: plot, worldbuilding, character. The premise is simple ("A thriller set two hundred years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history"), but it grows so, so much from there.
I will forever praise its female characters, especially. I have a soft spot for Holden and an even bigger one for Amos (he, Wolfgang from sense8, John Murphy and Jason Todd appeal a very particular part of my psyche), but the women and their arcs are on another level. All of them unique, from all walks of life; remarkable and written fantastically as individuals, going far beyond the archetypes audiences would have inevitably expected them to fulfill.
Chrisjen Avasarala, a powerful high member of Earth's government, and her elegance, her ruthlessness, her arrogance, her competence. Camina Drummer, a freedom fighter from the downthrodden people in the asteroid belt, and her righteousness, her yearning, her dignity, her creativity. Bobbie Draper, a Martian marine, and her defiance, her adaptability, her dutifulness. Clarissa Mao, a former socialite, and the quiet desperation and assertivitity of her journey. Julie Mao and her tragedy. And other, maybe less central ones but each with a key part to play. Like Monica Stuart, sharp and full of integrity and a worthy heir of Lois Lane herself; Elvi Okoye representing the best face of scientific curiosity; Anna Volovodov's rectitude and eagerness to explore. And on and on and on.
But the one that will remain with me for the longest time will be Naomi Nagata.
It's difficult to talk about her, because the part I appreciate the most pertains the last couple of seasons, and the culmination of her journey in them. And I think those are best to watch unspoiled, as I did. I have never seen motherhood been treated the way that part of her character was; the choices taking, the framing of them never losing its compassion, and I doubt I ever will again.
It's a slow show. The plot takes its time to build up, the subgenres it uses make it a bit of a niche interest (sci-fi in space, but quite grounded and confined; pseudo-dystopian, but in a too-close-to-home way). I know all the reasons why, good or not, it could not be Someone's Thing and I could list them all, but if any of the above sounds interesting, I recommend giving it a try.
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I'm kind of desperate for more people to watch (or to find more people who've already watched) "The Expanse" xD
Right now, I'm in the middle of a rewatch of the whole thing; in French, this time LOL. I basically learnt English this way, so I might as well attempt it again.
And it's so good! It's truly a show you can sink your teeth into. The show offers quality in all its aspects: plot, worldbuilding, character. The premise is simple ("A thriller set two hundred years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history"), but it grows so, so much from there.
I will forever praise its female characters, especially. I have a soft spot for Holden and an even bigger one for Amos (he, Wolfgang from sense8, John Murphy and Jason Todd appeal a very particular part of my psyche), but the women and their arcs are on another level. All of them unique, from all walks of life; remarkable and written fantastically as individuals, going far beyond the archetypes audiences would have inevitably expected them to fulfill.
But the one that will remain with me for the longest time will be Naomi Nagata.
It's difficult to talk about her, because the part I appreciate the most pertains the last couple of seasons, and the culmination of her journey in them. And I think those are best to watch unspoiled, as I did. I have never seen motherhood been treated the way that part of her character was; the choices taking, the framing of them never losing its compassion, and I doubt I ever will again.
It's a slow show. The plot takes its time to build up, the subgenres it uses make it a bit of a niche interest (sci-fi in space, but quite grounded and confined; pseudo-dystopian, but in a too-close-to-home way). I know all the reasons why, good or not, it could not be Someone's Thing and I could list them all, but if any of the above sounds interesting, I recommend giving it a try.
