10/23/2023 0 Comments Expanse paradigm shift![]() Earth!”) and she does not pause, does not take a breath, does not allow time for Errinwright to get a word in edgewise. It builds slowly to Chrisjen’s justification for her actions (“I. If you take nothing from this episode, take Avasarala’s confrontation to Errinwright as she convinces him to have Jules-Pierre Mao’s surviving children convince their father to turn himself in, detailing the consequences if they don’t – – because government is more powerful than any corporation. The Night The Lights Went Out in GEORGIA! This is not how you maintain healthy personal and professional relationships, Nomes.Ĥ. Or does she? That torpedo doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere and Naomi’s eyes bear the brunt of someone who just lied right to the face of her commander – – who is also her boyfriend. Naomi wants things to just remain as they are, but concedes to Holden and Amos and lets forth a torpedo containing the sample. Alex wants to turn it over to Mars to have them study it. Holden and Amos want to destroy it, figuring that they have the last of its existence. The crew debates what to do with their proto-molecule sample. (I promise I’ll stop with the Hamilton drops.) And no one else was in the room where it happened. So he wants Chrisjen to get him on the upcoming UN expedition to Venus with a promise to feed her back covert information. McSteamy later has a Non-Date with Chrisjen to share his own theory on the Eros mystery: what if the bioweapon is not that – – what if it is a new technology beyond what Earth and Mars can comprehend? I see what you did there, Chrisjen.) Future Dr. (He’s a silver fox that is not bad to look at when someone starts going on and on and on after the meeting should have ended half an hour ago. The UN meeting on How to Solve a Problem Such as Eros has a guest, courtesy of Avasarala: Dr.Michael Iturbi, aka Future Dr. ![]() Been listening to a lot of Hamilton this week.) A thoughtful and noble goal, but not the reality of the current situation as Fred reminds him: “In order to survive, you have to pick a side.”ĭon’t be an Aaron Burr have no beliefs. I wonder if this reluctance to accept the mantle of being in charge because he just wants everyone to get along and play nice. ![]() For him, it’s a lifelong process and I wonder if he’ll ever be comfortable being in command. Holden’s been in charge of this crew for quite some time now, and he’s still adjusting to the skin of a leader. Less heavy ones like telling everyone else on your ship that you and the engineer are bumping uglies on the side. Heavy ones like who lives or who dies, or actions that could cause people to die. With the end of the Mystery of Julie Mao, and the Rocinante crew not fighting for survival, it’s time for a change in the waters.īeing in charge means having to make all kinds of decisions you don’t want to make. Those lives he touched, particularly those on the Rocinante, will be forever changed as a result.Īnd when you consider the title of this episode, “Paradigm Shift,” it’s certainly fitting. (In fact, you see later in this episode Miller celebrated on Tycho as a hero.) Pour one out and raise a glass for Josephus, for his sacrifice was not in vain. He knew his mission was to find and save Julie, and in the end, he fulfilled that mission. His comfort of a scared woman who is not sure what she had become but knew she was done running alongside the stars had to have broken your heart and if not: you’re dead inside. For someone that had his Moments of Asshole Stupidity(TM), he came through in the clutch for all of Earth, sacrificing his life to stay with Julie until the end, deflecting Eros away from Earth to Venus. Everyone doing okay after that ending? Anyone need tissues? Chocolate? Liquor? A hug? All of the above?īecause HOLY CRAP MILLER DIED AND I’M STILL NOT OVER IT A WEEK LATER. ![]() Let’s dive into “Paradigm Shift” – – and as always, spoilers within.īefore we dive into this episode, we gotta talk for a minute about last week again. Oh, and Holden and Naomi admit they’re dating. My boyfriend Frank joined me for our look at the first season, and as we move into the second season, I’m flying my own Rocinante all alone.Įarth, Tycho, and the Rocinante crew are all reeling from the aftermath of the destruction of Eros and reacting to it in different ways. Hello Multiversity TV bingers! For this year’s Summer TV Binge, I’m tackling the SyFy/Amazon show The Expanse, based on the novels by James S.
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