through it this season.
The end is near, Screaming Firehawks, and with just one
Expanse episode to go after this week’s blazing “Winnipesaukee,” the stage is set for a finale full of questions that need answering, conflicts we hope to see resolved, and a reunion we’ve been waiting almost all of season five to see. But first: PUNCH IT!
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“Winnipesaukee” opens with Marco (Keon Alexander) getting an update on a recent Free Navy battle, which resulted in some Martian and UN ships destroyed, but also multiple Belter deaths. “The Free Navy mourns our allies who died in this valiant effort,” he says diplomatically, before adding with a grin, “But it was worth the price.” His smarm dissipates when he gets a message from Karal (Olunike Adeliyi), his eyes and ears in Drummer’s fleet, and she lets him know that something odd happened with the fake distress call he set to broadcast from the bomb-rigged
Image: Amazon Studios
The Expanse one of the best sci-fi shows ever, and one of the best TV shows (full stop) of 2020 dropped the first three episodes of season five all at once last week. This week, we just got one as the Amazon series switches to a weekly release format. But
damn, what an incredible episode.
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“Gaugamela” picks up immediately after the doom-laden events of “Mother,” and it advances several key plot threads that are all interconnected, despite taking place on different planets and other points across the solar system. We also see the return of a character who’s quite changed since we saw them last and get a re-introduction to someone very important who’s been lurking around the fringes of the story for some time now.
The Expanse Just Delivered an Explosive, Game-Changing Episode
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Fred Johnson (Chad Coleman) and his helmet art wall. (Image: Amazon Studios)
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The Expanse one of the best sci-fi shows ever, and one of the best TV shows (full stop) of 2020 dropped the first three episodes of season five all at once last week. This week, we just got one as the Amazon series switches to a weekly release format. But