I watched The Expanse because Philip and Nancy and David rave about it. They know that I like sci-fi and space politics and that's precisely what The Expanse is. And when it's good, it's really quite good. For example seasons 2, 3 and 5. The first season is abundantly confusing. And the final season leaves us on such a cliffhanger it's kind of disappointing in the end. There are three more books they didn't get to adapt. When the show moved to Amazon in Season 4, you could see the production value go way up, the special effects far outshine the basic cable they started on. The most famous actor on the show is probably David Straitharn but in the main cast it's probably Shohreh Aghdashloo. She's good as the intensely ruthless and steadfast UN diplomat but there are lines she reads that sound like she doesn't speak English, as though she is losing her breath in exasperation. Unfortunately Steven Strait as the definitive hero protagonist James Holden never really did it for me. I much preferred Wes Chatham as Amos, the hothead who you come to love for his protective spirit. Something I really appreciate is the Belter language and accent. I don't imagine the accent comes from the book. Created for the show, it manages to be relatively consistent across the cast who voice Belters, even though it's impossible to describe yet distinctive in its own way. Anyways, we should have more sci-fi politics on TV!
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