Season Five Series Finale
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screaming_firehawksFirst, some links:
How did you feel about Alex's death? Rather abrupt, but then death can be abrupt, and I expect they filmed it the way they did to avoid reshooting with Cas Anvar. I liked it, actually. We're told that these "hard burns" and fancy maneuvers are dangerous, but they've done so many - you can only risk your life so many times before you lose it. And he died a hero, saving Naomi. I'll miss you, Alex. Too bad it appears they're setting up an Earther (Bull) to be his replacement. The crew is now one Belter and the rest Earthers.
- From IndieWire: How the Season 5 finale reshuffled a key piece of the story while looking ahead
- SFGate asked an astrophysicist if The Expanse is realistic
- Andrew Liptak republished his May 2015 deep dive on how The Expanse evolved from role-playing game to book series to TV show
How did you feel about Alex's death? Rather abrupt, but then death can be abrupt, and I expect they filmed it the way they did to avoid reshooting with Cas Anvar. I liked it, actually. We're told that these "hard burns" and fancy maneuvers are dangerous, but they've done so many - you can only risk your life so many times before you lose it. And he died a hero, saving Naomi. I'll miss you, Alex. Too bad it appears they're setting up an Earther (Bull) to be his replacement. The crew is now one Belter and the rest Earthers.
