Category "the-expanse"

Do people ever lie in "The Expanse"?

A quite strange question, and my first one here, so please be gentle. I just watched "The Expanse", first season. It just came to my mind, is there ever anyone

What techniques were used to film zero-g scenes in The Expanse?

Most of the zero-g scenes in the SyFy series The Expanse appear to be done with good old cables, some CGI, and actors moving slowly. But there is one scene at

Who is driving Thomas Jane's hair and wardrobe on the Expanse?

Who is driving Thomas Jane's hair and wardrobe on the Expanse? I ask because his hair and wardrobe, particularly in Season 2, seem to be a nod to Mœbius,

Why did Fred Johnson say the crew of the Rocinante was no longer welcome on Tycho station?

Spoilers, of course. Towards the end of Season 2 of The Expanse when the Rocinante is about to leave Tycho for Ganymede, Fred Johnson tells Holden they're no l

Why is water so scarce in "The Expanse"?

In the series It's all about struggling to find water. I guess I missed an explanation somewhere. It's just bugging me that with those advanced techs and ice

Why didn't this ship defend itself in The Expanse S03E05?

After watching S03E05, we can see Admiral Nguyen firing a nuclear missile and completly destroy the Jimenez ship, also from UNN. What I was wondering is why d

Scientific term for "flip and burn" [closed]

In The Expanse, (and other sci-fi keeping closer to the science than the fiction) the maneuver used to slow a space ship down is colloquialy r

Eros incident casualty count in The Expanse [closed]

The books state that the entire population of Eros, at 1.5 million was wiped out in the Eros incident. However in the TV show, they repeatedly

The attack on Donnager: why are the attackers risking their lives for this mission?

In The Expanse Season 01 Donnager is attacked by the 6 ships with cloaking tech. What I do not understand: why are crews of these 6 ships willing to sacrifice

Why hasn't the MCRN done anything to get the Rocinante back?

If you were to "salvage" a U.S. Nuclear Submarine, the U.S. government would (without doubt) "seize" it back or destroy it, even if you were planning to use it

Why does Mars work with this organisation for secret research?

Warning: Season 1 spoilers In Season 1 of The Expanse, the Mars Congressional Republic (MCR) discovers the protomolecule on the Saturnian moon Phoebe. They re

Expanse, S2E10: what song is Alex playing on the ship? [closed]

In S2E10 ("Cascade"), Alex is hanging out on the Rocinante and playing country music. I'm pretty certain this is a reference to Apollo 13 (bot

Why is there a Cyrillic writing inside the Rocinante spaceship?

I'm watching season 4 and this details caught my eye. Is there an in-universe explanation as to why there is a Cyrillic/Russian text inside the Rocinante space

Why did Melba change her mind?

In season 3, we see Melba/Clarissa Mao on the war path to kill James Holden, willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goal. However, in the last episode of se

Why was the Expanse cancelled and then picked up by Amazon?

On the Wikipedia article for [The Expanse]1, it states: On May 11, 2018, Syfy did not purchase the rights for future seasons because of restrictive distribu

Why was cheese illegal on Ceres?

In season 1, the crew and Miller discuss having real cheese on Ceres once, until Miller shut it down. Why would Miller shut down a cheese operation? Why was i

What caused the battle over Ganymede?

In Season 2 of The Expanse, while Sergeant Draper's ground team is being attacked, a fight between Earth and Mars breaks out in orbit above them. I am confused

How did Avasarala know who enabled the conspiracy?

Spoilers: Seasons 1 and 2 of The Expanse When Avasarala first approaches Cotyar towards the beginning of Season 2 of The Expanse, she claims knowledge of a cons

What is the significance of this line from The Expanse?

In Season 2 Episode 3 of The Expanse (spoilers!), Chrisjen Avasarala says to Cotyar, "Please, give it to me and go, there is no need for us to hang together." C

Why is she named "Drummer"?

I am watching "The Expanse", and one of my favorite characters is Camina Drummer (played by Cara Gee). Aside from her noteworthy traits, I keep wondering about