From last episode’s eye popping escapes, and amping up story wise, we come to this lovely little point in the tale.
Although it lacks the action of the previous episode, it provides this clever counterpoint theme around Miller’s lack of drinking and Holden’s hunt for a cup of coffee, which is perfectly expressed on Holden’s face during the final moments.
Our wider view grows of “The Butcher of Anderson Station” and what does and doesn’t lie in wait at Tycho Station grows, as does the newly minted crew of the Rocinante’s loyalties and clearly democratic structure. For now at any rate.
I do think Miller’s haircut is ridiculous, and his hat foolish, but there’s something dogged and admirable about his character regardless of his jaded anti-hero leanings. His now blatant adoration of Julie Mao is making him a better man already as is evident with his laying off the drink, and he’s on her trail still, getting closer and closer. Dangerously close, I’d say.
I continue to adore Holden’s stubbly jawbone, and crinkly laugh lines. Amos and Alex, I am also digging, and Naomi’s still so damn mysterious as any self-respecting woman should be, that it’s hard not to cheer and gasp at their twists and turns of fate. Despite last episode’s shocking kill off of Shed, I doubt we will lose any more of the survivors from the Cant, at least not this season. This is clearly the core group of antagonists.
All in all this episode tautly advances the story without ever slipping into exposition for it’s own sake. It maintains a tight focus on the next layer of the story, while the flashback elements are perfectly integrated, making it perfectly clear that our rag-tag band of survivors (get it!?) are nowhere near out of the woods yet.
This show gets better and better.
This is a bridge episode. Moving the story and shifting direction for the crew of the Canterbury. They receive a message from OPA Leader offering safe haven.
We get a bit of background on the OPA leader Fred Johnson, former military. We see how the society works, in their treatment of Belters but also a glimpse into where Johnson's repuatiton came from and what might have triggered his shift from military to OPA, no longer doing the UN's dirty work. Now working on Tyco for the Mormons (and for the OPA)
Also, Miller moves closer to finding his missing girl, but it just leads to more questions. He found another possible lead, this time with the ship Anubis, who has been on research station Phoebe. How does this connect with the mission Julie was on with the Scopuli? Was Julie on her way to meetup with Anubis? To steal something? Miller just needs more info to figure it out. But feels like he's getting closer. Now how does this fit in with the mess the remaining crew of the Canterbury find themselves in. How does Julie Mao's disapperance connect with possible war between Mars and Earth?
Biggest "reveal" is the confirmation that Julie Mao was OPA. Did the OPA use her? For her father's money? Or for her anger against her father and all she/it represented?
Overall: setting up stuff, shifting directions in storylines and repositioning characters for the what's next.
This is a rather weak episode, almost feels like a filler. We get to see more characters instead of fleshing out what has already shown. For one, I've been wondering how the crew would cope from the destruction of Canterburry, especially Holden who lost his lover. Ade had an unfinished final sentence, and in this moment of calm before the storm I was expecting we get to see how Holden reflects on that or trying to cope with his loss. But seems like coffee suffices for him.
The best one so far.
They finally made Miller interesting to follow. Thanks to him not buying into bribe (that was probably just set up anyway) and not giving a shit about New Guy apparently his name is Dimitri, how curious. I can't quite read the roots of his obsession with solving the case. Did they imply that it's about pride more than anything else or maybe I'm reading to much into his remark about his own abilities. Either way he doesn't feel like walking cliche now.
That the first time where I felt that Naomi wasn't reasonable. The easiest answer would be that Johnson killed (or took a fall for) somebody she cared for or that he is her father. And she hates that now he is more Catholic than the pope. I like that they do something different with her character. So far Holden is the least interesting out of all of them.
Such a fitting name for the ship. Would not called it "work horse" perse or maybe our translation was far off from Cervantes's idea.
I'm surprised that Dmitri really survived but I'm glad that he's fine now.
This episode slowed things down a bit but IMO it still wasn't boring at all.
Cervantes, Rocinante, I'm impressed by writers
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I love how they compared Holden and Burton's characters by the one drinking coffee and the other drinking alcohol. Very poetic.