December 22, 2020
After a bleak year in entertainment, science fiction fans finally have some good news with “The Expanse” starting its fifth season on Amazon. Those unfamiliar with the show may consider watching the previous seasons, and those who have seen those may want to review what happened.
After four seasons, “The Expanse” is poised to take its place among the best sci-fi on television, combining the political intrigue and complexity of “Babylon 5” with the gritty realism of “Battlestar Galactica.” While it delves into deeper themes of class, community, the limits and potential of technology, and man’s place in the universe, it has resisted the pitfalls of leftist moralizing or progressive utopianism one usually finds in popular science fiction (like most of the “Star Trek” series).