The Expanse 1x1 Reaction
Added 2022-12-04 08:55:05 +0000 UTCHere is the full uncut reaction to The Expanse season 1, episode 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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I don't know if you'll see this but I really wanted to tell you how much I appreciate the way you were able to see all the layers and pick up on the ton of subtext that The Expanse excels at! They do not spoon feed you anything but chose to trust its audience in that they were hungry for this type of complex storytelling. We were so lucky to get Jeremy Benning as DOP for all 6 seasons and Bob Munroe VFX supervisor for all but the last 2 seasons. They make the look of this series distinct, unique and absolutely beautiful! Also props to the set design and Joanne Hanson for the amazing costume and wardrobe! I can't wait to watch this with you! Thanks :)
Belinda
2022-12-23 21:35:39 +0000 UTCi tell you now. . .if you watch 3 episodes of this you wont walk away from it. . . . ive watched just about every piece or space sci fi tv or movie out there and there are non better than the expanse. realism, good science, writing,acting off the charts, effects. . this show get top tier marks all around
NWar086
2022-12-15 07:29:20 +0000 UTCFarscape is also really good. But to be fair, the only other show that could compare to the expanse, is the one you are already reacting too. Babylon 5. Farscape is a close second, in my mind.
Ana (Lariaenl)
2022-12-10 11:38:24 +0000 UTCI struggled to get into the Expanse story, but I have to say its unique style and realism are second to none in the Sci-Fi realm. I do love it for this reason alone. I also cannot wait for the PC game Falling Frontier which is clearly inspired by The Expanse.
Luke Barron
2022-12-06 08:53:56 +0000 UTCFarscape is entertaining but I find it a tad silly and immature compared to The Expanse or B5.
Luke Barron
2022-12-06 08:49:52 +0000 UTCI don't think it gets anywhere near that bad. Season 6 is just a bit rushed, and Season 5 lags in the middle.
Snatcher42
2022-12-06 08:00:30 +0000 UTCReally like The Expanse but I gotta say that Farscape is my most favorite Sci-fi series ever
Jorgen Karlsson
2022-12-06 01:11:44 +0000 UTCI subscribed for B5; my heart leapt when I saw this posted; The Expanse is beautiful to look at but it's the story that hooked me. I enjoyed seeing your mind get blown a little bit. As Kosh said "and so it begins...." Enjoy this journey. The fanbase of this show is pretty good about not spoiling, but we are very enthusiastic and I've seen it happen inadvertently...just to let you know,
M Bennett
2022-12-05 20:58:38 +0000 UTCIf that is the case I will still watch and give my honest reaction.
Mega Reacts
2022-12-05 18:48:35 +0000 UTCFood for thought - The Expanse starts as one of the best sci-fi shows you'll ever watch and then starts to turn into a diaper factory in season 5 (most fans stopped watching). It goes "Picard" in the middle of 5 and continues through the short final season, Season 6.
MrTickleTrunk
2022-12-05 18:46:22 +0000 UTCAll three shows will eventually be watched it is just a question of when.,
Mega Reacts
2022-12-05 04:59:05 +0000 UTCBoth Farscape and SG1 are great shows but they were made back in a time where you could have very contained episodes and slower paced seasons, while The Expanse is a much faster paced show (though the first season is the slowest cause it's worldbuilding and such) and made very recently, so better CGI..They are all great shows though, so even if you pick Expanse to watch first, don't forget about the other two for later..
Superpotroast
2022-12-05 04:51:18 +0000 UTCNot the Klingon Ambassador comment 🤣 Loved this reaction. I’ve never seen The Expanse so I was completely experiencing this with you. I kind of wish it had been a longer episode because it did jump around so much to world build, but that’s pretty typical for sci fi pilots. Can’t wait for your Farscape and SG1 reactions!
Mel Strobel
2022-12-04 15:59:33 +0000 UTCGlad to see you have such a positive reaction to the first episode! They do a very good job of introducing both the world and the core mysteries right off the bat in this one. One thing you'll notice about The Expanse is that they take special care to have the physics of space travel done realistically. Beyond just the beauty of the CGI, I think this really adds to the whole effect and you feel like these are real space ships. The illusion is complete. To answer a few *non-plot related* questions or things you mentioned during the episode: - The boots they use are not any special kind of anti-grav tech, they are just electro-magnetic boots that make it easier to walk around the metal surfaces of a ship when in zero G. - The 'gravity juice' is a drug that allows them to handle higher G forces and therefore do more intense acceleration/deceleration maneuvers. - The birds on Ceres are not fake, they just look a bit funny due to flying around in low gravity. In addition to the low gravity, there would be a strange coriolis effect going on Ceres because they are on the *inside surface* of an asteroid that has been spun up to induce artificial gravity through centrifugal force. I don't know if this is also playing into the weird way the birds fly.
Keenan Ventling
2022-12-04 14:25:59 +0000 UTC
