The Expanse.
One life saved. Another lost. One problem solved, and another emerging in its place. That s what went down on the season 5 finale of Amazon Prime Video s
The Expanse. The mission to save Naomi Nagata (Dominique Tipper) was successful after she endured a seemingly endless float in space and was retrieved by Bobbie Draper (Frankie Adams) in a dramatic rescue that was not even shown, as cameras instead focused squarely on what appeared to be Naomi s final breaths.
But there was a cost to the mission, as pilot Alex Kamal (Cas Anvar) suffered a stroke in the process a surprising move considering the character is still alive in the books on which the show is based. And that wasn t the only unpleasant news for the crew of the
The finale of
The Expanse season 5 has arrived on Amazon, and wow, there’s a lot for fans to unpack from the last 10 episodes. If you haven’t watched the season in its entirety (and I do mean
all 10 episodes, not just the first nine), check out our non-spoiler review.
If you’ve finished this season, however, read on for a
spoiler-filled take on some of the major events of season 5. We have a lot to discuss.
This is your final warning:
MAJOR spoilers for season 5 below!
Let’s start at the end of the season, and talk first about the finale, “Nemesis Games.” Readers of the James S.A. Corey books will recognize this as the title of the fifth book in the series. And as the episode title suggests, a lot of the events in the finale mirror what happens in the book.
The Expanse Ended Its Best Season to Date With a Hell of a Ride
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The odds ain t good for these guys. (Image: Amazon Studios)
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It’s that time,
Expanse fans, when the finale we’ve been dying to see arrives and then leaves us dying to know what happens next once it’s over. Season four ended with Marco Inaros (Keon Alexander) preparing to attack Earth, but season five’s “Nemesis Games” ended with something even
What The Expanse Learned from Game of Thrones
The Expanse launched in 2015, it was heavily sold as “
That comparison makes sense, particularly in the world of “peak TV” where it’s easier to sell a new concept as some “[x] meets [y]” combination of recognizable and marketable brand elements. Given that so much of modern television production has been defined by the search for “the next
Game of Thrones,” that comparison is an appealing one. However, it also provides an interesting lens through which to examine
The Expanse. What makes it similar to
Game of Thrones? What makes it different?
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