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      The Expanse (2020 - 2021)

      Season 5

      The Expanse

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      The Expanse's many threads come to a head in an excellent fifth season that expertly capitalizes on everything that makes the show work while setting the stage for an epic final season. Read critic reviews

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      Episodes

      • 1. Exodus

        Air date: Dec 16, 2020

        Holden pleads with Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule; Naomi gets an important lead to her son; on Luna, Avasarala hunts for Marco Inaros.

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      • 2. Churn

        Air date: Dec 16, 2020

        Holden and Fred deal with infiltrators on Tycho; Drummer's past comes back to haunt her; Amos returns to Baltimore.

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      • 3. Mother

        Air date: Dec 16, 2020

        Naomi comes face to face with Filip; Holden and Fred turn the tables; Avasarala closes in on Marco's plot.

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      • 4. Gaugamela

        Air date: Dec 23, 2020

        Marco's grand plan shocks Earth, Mars and the Belt.

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      • 5. Down and Out

        Air date: Dec 30, 2020

        Amos and Clarissa are trapped in a collapsed building; Naomi contends with her old family; Holden assembles a new crew on the Roci; Alex and Bobbie make a dangerous discovery in the Belt.

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      • 6. Tribes

        Air date: Jan 6, 2021

        Holden and the Roci go on the hunt; Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth; Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle; Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse; Avasarala returns to a position of power.

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      • 7. Oyedeng

        Air date: Jan 13, 2021

        Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco; on the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.

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      • 8. Hard Vacuum

        Air date: Jan 20, 2021

        Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa; on Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift; alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.

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      • 9. Winnipesaukee

        Air date: Jan 27, 2021

        Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth; Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike; Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance.

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      • 10. Nemesis Games

        Air date: Feb 3, 2021

        Holden and the Roci face off against Marco's forces and Drummer, while Alex and Bobbie attempt a dangerous rescue of Naomi, and the balance of power in the Solar System shifts.

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      Cast & Crew

      Steven Strait
      Cas Anvar
      Dominique Tipper
      Wes Chatham
      Shohreh Aghdashloo
      Nadine Nicole
      Frankie Adams
      Shawn Doyle
      Chad L. Coleman
      Cara Gee
      Mark Fergus
      Hawk Ostby
      Naren Shankar
      Andrew A. Kosove
      Broderick Johnson
      Laura Lancaster
      Sharon Hall
      Sean Daniel
      Jason F. Brown
      Daniel Abraham
      Ty Franck
      Dan Nowak

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      • Feb 15, 2023
        Season 5 shows more focus and gives the sense of a complete story coming together. There is still the disappointing lack of discovery regarding the protomolecule ring, but it's clear by the season's end that we will certainly be returning to it for the final season. Season 5 starts off at the same pace as season 4: frankly slow. But the character narratives continue to compel as the action ramps up and the plot for next year's closing season is revealed. The Expanse continues to flex its sci-fi muscle, getting into grooves not seen since season 3, as it continues hurdling towards what's shaping up to be an impressive finale.
      • Jan 15, 2023
        what a great scifi show, story, characters, settings. I was hooked from the first episode in s1. I bought the books now because of this show.
      • Dec 18, 2022
        Another swerve in the plot and character inconsistencies. Brave, strong Naomi becomes a blubbering mess at the end of this season. Too many scenes in which she's doing something-or-other to a thingamajig with no clue to the viewer about what's happening--while she screams and cries and carries on--a total change in her character. In addition, it's totally unbelievable that N. could just paddle over to another ship, open the door, and climb in-without her lungs exploding or without losing consciousness due to the bitter cold. Then, one of the main characters is killed off so fast that if you blinked, you missed it. Even Fred Johnson got more of a send-off. Turns out this particular character in real life had some serious issues and was let go--very suddenly--right at the climax of the entire season when he was about to...well, let's just say it ruined everything for me.
      • Sep 23, 2022
        Very good, they got almost all the physics correct which is a rare thing nowadays.
      • Sep 22, 2022
        What a joke , Naomi going for a walk without a suite and finding the time to get inside the next ship.. the Wohle story if Naomi is totally unbelievable and don't get me started with her bad acting.. really ruined the show for me..
      • Sep 15, 2022
        Easily the best SciFI since BSG.
      • Sep 13, 2022
        The best Sci-fi show since BSG. Exellent adoptation from the books.
      • Jul 24, 2022
        shame the last season finished so abruptly but it was worth the short ride. loved the entire run.
      • Jun 04, 2022
        eh. Not a good season at all.
      • May 11, 2022
        One of, if not the best scifi series of the decade.

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