While I love this show, I think this season was more like a filler one. Nothing really happened, it was just setting up the playfield for season five. To which I am very much looking forward.
The Amazon money is really showing. The entire season and especially Ilus looked insanely beautiful.
Can't wait for Season 5. Going to be fantastic.
I am dissapointed by the season overall. Visually among the best shows. But I had hoped to see and learn more about the aliens and their history. This is really pushed into the background. The rest could have been done in a two hour movie.
Instead this is still about humans and their greed, their desire to control and conquer, how some think they are above others and how they are the only ones who deserve things. Gaining positions, holding power. And that goes for all factions involved here. There is no one to root for in this tale. I doubt, that if mankind is still that way, they wouldn't even achieved of fraction of what is shown here. I had really hoped this would be different. I know there is another season coming and I am not going to say I won't watch it. But I see if I still care once it aires.
I don't understand why when Ashford did the raid on Marco's ship, after realizing he lost and about to die, why not signal his ship to destroy Marco's ship. They where sitting ducks because the EMP stopped their engine.
Very good season in general. I'm looking forward for the next one.
Avasarala and Bobbie were both almost criminally underutilized this season. Avasarala is somewhat understandable since she's a diplomatic drone and therefore unlikely (relative to any of the other major players) to be involved in much that makes for compelling viewing, but Bobbie? I just hope that she plays a more relevant role in the future...
This season felt very much like the first one in the sense that they both introduced and built up the storylines that were to come, except this season wasn’t as good. The fact that s4 has a bit of an awkward placement being after s3 makes it seem worse than it actually is. What I mean is that compared to the previous season, s4 isn’t as action packed and fast paced and it’s noticeable. Regardless, it’s still a decent season, just not on par with the previous ones. Another thing is that I would’ve enjoyed it a lot more if some of the political plot, which I usually don’t mind, were cut off. I feel like Avasaralas election campaign could’ve taken up less space given that we all knew she was going to lose anyways. The New Terra storyline, the best thing this season, should’ve been the main focus and the rest of the side stories should’ve taken up less time. The scene where Ashford gets thrown out the airlock is beautiful, something about him singing his lil song followed up by the silence and lack of music when he dies, it’s just so fitting. Anyways, looking forward next season!
The finale of the Ilus arc already happened on previous episode; this episode closes the other stories: Avasarala's campaign, Bobbie's post-military life, and Ashford's/Drummer's hunt for the terrorist. Those plot points feel disconnected at earlier episodes in the season, but now it's tightly knitted to each other.
This episode is also a send-off to two characters. They managed to make Ashford a likeable character in the last two seasons, he really seemed like an ex-space pirate that has found his way through diplomacy. His death thus feels like a lost to a "civilized" side of the Belt, who has seen the both sides of the story. However, they could have raised less death flags for him. When he told Drummer to save the beer for after he came back, it was a glaringly strong and obvious death flag.
Meanwhile Miller, who retains his riposte and gruff character, finally has to be brought to end again. Holden's final moments of the protomolecule remains on his ship, which he seems to think to symbolize everything about Eros and his venture with Miller, was a sad farewell.
The Expanse does their best finale mid-season, and here we have one more season finale that hits all the right note but never went to go fully satisfying. Regardless, it manages to close the relatively self-contained season - kinda different from previous The Expanse season when story arcs go toward the other first half. Some would say it's been a filler season, which I don't disagree, but it never lost all the stuff that makes The Expanse great. Ready for Season 5.
I'll need to rewatch this season. It was good, visually stunning but the writing could have been smoother. Felt like some of the plot was hard to grasp. I feel like Naomi could have been developed more. Also, someone give Chrisjen her asthma pumps already!
Seems like Elvi Okoye got what she wanted and would kill for :D She's also special now.
Jim: "How bad is it?"
Amos: "I'm a little messed up."
(Reminded me of "It's but a scratch." from Monty Python.)
The regrowth gel is super awesome, if only we already had such technology. I generally envy the medical advances the most in Sci-Fi shows. AutoDoc seems also super useful (plus the analysis tools, medication printers, etc.).
Bobbie having to save Leelee was an unexpected turn of events but of course Bobbie wouldn't let her die. It's even kinda nice that they get (somewhat) along now.
Amos vs. Murtry was nice, even though we didn't get to see it. Murtry definitely had that coming!
I'm sad that Ashford is gone now but at least he went out in style :) Also makes me glad that Drummer didn't join him (I hope that we'll see her in the next season).
Bobbie and Avasarala could be very interesting (assuming Avasarala can make it work and still has enough connections but I doubt neither of that).
I wonder what season five has to offer and I'm already super excited!
Not Ashford, dammit! I'm heartbroken that they killed him. Hopefully Marco will get what he deserves next season.
God I'm glad I can read the books to know what happens next!
did they just kill one of the only 2 belters w/ good actors
I don't like this state of affairs when it comes to a story. When you know it's not that good anymore, but it's decent enough and you're invested enough that you keep watching and you're still kind of enjoying it. You enjoy the good moments, and hope the show becomes good again.
I liked how the season ends. They prepare the way for a season 5 that I hope will come
Shout by ChrisBlockedParent2019-12-14T11:59:42Z
Oh man, season 5 can't come soon enough!