I’m assuming there are bylaws regarding launching a spaceship from your house? I’m guessing the crew was supposed to wait until they were a certain distance into the atmosphere before initiating the rockets? I can’t imagine everyone leaves their house in such a manner. I do have some questions about this episode. What’s interesting is how Amos turns to Clarissa now, as he once did Holden. It wasn’t the most tactical of decisions, but we wouldn’t have had the awesome battle scene at the end of the episode without this choice. Clarissa is making an effort towards her goal to become a good person, as she won’t let Erich leave the servants behind, nor does she allow Amos and Erich to take down the predatory security force. Where can I get one?Īmos, Clarissa, and Erich’s crew arrive at Winnipesaukee island, where Clarissa had a summer home. Black and gold with red accents that resemble something between bullets and fire. You can read more about it here if you haven’t read the novel.Īs usual, Avasarala’s outfit is killer. The novel features King Arthur’s story but is an allegory about war and politics (and the story in which Arthur fails). One thing for certain is that she will most likely be, as Delgado calls her, “The Once and Future Queen.” He’s not just referring to her as a ruler but referencing The Once and Future King (by T.H. I wonder – was this entire thing orchestrated by her, or was it sheer luck? With Avasarala, we’re never sure.
Of course, Avasarala is nominated to be the leader of this coup and the eventual council afterwards. Understandably, she is followed by other council members, who want to hold a no-confidence vote against Pastor. Unable to make them understand that attacking another civilian base would be wrong, Avasarala doubles-down and resigns her position. Of course, Pastor and Delgado jump on her show of grief, saying, “we can’t let emotion makes these choices,” completely forgetting that anger, which is compelling them to take revenge, is also an emotion. While I believe she is indeed grieving her husband, she isn’t one to pass up any leverage, even using her loss as an attempt to sway the council into her favor. I’m never sure whether Avasarala is sincere (which is why she’s such a fascinating character). We finally get the ending to that joke from episode 3, but it wasn’t funny at all. I’m still waiting for the Karel vs Drummer fight. The big question is: will she turn on Karel and Inaros? Naomi, unlike the others, is someone Drummer loves deeply. Karel warps this perspective, claiming it’s a “symbol of assimilation and compromise,” something that’s “held the Belters back.” It seems Drummer is willing to give up Holden and the rest to save her crew-family, but when she finds out Naomi is alive, it changes everything. Does she sacrifice the Roci to save her Belter family, or does she risk their lives to save her old allies? Not only does she consider the people on the Roci her allies and friends, but, as Karel so aptly points out, the Roci is a symbol of peace, of what Drummer has wished for between all the communities in the universe. My girl Camina yet again has to make a tough choice. The show could still surprise me, but I have a feeling I know who (if anyone) isn’t going to make it.īut what happened in Winnipesaukee? Spoilers below! The crew has been separated the entire season, and minimal focus has been given to characters once on the forefront, so it almost feels like a separation has already occurred.
Unfortunately, while I enjoyed this season a great deal, if a crew member from the Roci does die in the next episode, I don’t think it will be as impactful as it would have been in previous seasons. Everything is primed for an exciting and potentially emotionally-fraught finale. The penultimate episode of season 5 of Amazon Prime’s The Expanse (“Winnipesaukee”) brings the season’s growing tension to the apex.