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Spoilers Below The Expanse, developed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Osby (and based on the sci-fi book series of the same name by James S.A. Corey), is one of today’s best science fiction television shows because it deals with contemporary issues and humanizes marginalized groups. The series is an excellent demonstration of how one should adapt a novel into a successful TV series. Season 5 continues that trend. In this latest season, Belter terrorist and leader of the “Free Navy” Marco Inaros t...

Warning: spoilers ahead for episode nine of season five of “The Expanse.” As season five of “The Expanse” draws to a close, episode nine, “Winnipesaukee,” gives us a thrilling escape from a mansion in frozen New Hampshire, sets up Drummer’s revenge, and delivers the return of Earth’s once and future queen. On the decks of the Razorback, the Rocinante, and the Pella, opinions diverge on what Naomi’s altered distress call means. Alex suspects something’s amiss but he and Bo...

Warning: spoilers ahead for episode eight of season five of “The Expanse.” After last week’s episode featured only a few characters and primarily focused on two storylines, “Hard Vacuum,” the eighth episode of season five of “The Expanse,” takes the other extreme. There’s a lot packed in. No location is forgotten and every major character gets screentime. With two episodes remaining in the penultimate season of this critically acclaimed sci-fi space opera, everything is finally...

Warning: spoilers ahead for episode six of season five of “The Expanse.” Given the appropriate title “Tribes,” the sixth installment for this season of “The Expanse” delivers a little bit of everything. While the previous episode had its own share of memorable moments, it felt like mostly set-up. Not so with “Tribes,” which pays off the escape of Alex and Bobbie, lets us check back in with Avasarala, accelerates the confrontation between Drummer and Marco, and gives us even more...