Shout by Deleted

The Expanse 2015

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Shout by Deleted

Interesting setting, but the first season certainly seemed a little lengthy and this is why I cannot with good conscience rate this any higher than 7/10. It seems like season 2 is in the makings... Honestly, I am ambivalent towards this. It is not the kind of Space Sci-Fi I imagined it would be. Actually, I am disappointed. Maybe I wouldn't be disappointed if not the lengthy feel of season 1 combined with a lack of imagination or rather a lack of direction. This is because at the end of the day nothing really happened here.

Character development and background is there!
The cast's performance is good and doesn't make you doubt them for one moment.
The music is... I don't care.
The story starts off well but quickly turns into a boring shithole with no chance of a plot resolution/development anytime soon.

I still like it though and I hope they will prove me wrong in season 2!

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Quote: "cast's performance is good"
Not just good, very good, and this by new, quite young, unknown actors! -

Quote: "disappointed", "the lengthy feel", "lack of imagination", "lack of direction", "nothing really happened", "music is... I don't care", "story starts off well but quickly turns into a boring shithole" -
You just watch the show with 1 eye, didn't you!? I'm proud to disagree with you in every aspect you name. Looks like you want to make your opinion things look like objective things just to write a review style.

This is the first real sci-fi show in years! It is no action series the whole time. Technically scifi is either a distopia or utopia, not even has to have any action, technical or future stuff in it. Obviously its for a mature audience which has patience and understands the superb deep storytelling. In contrary the beginning is a bit boring, because of the must of explaining every party and character in this complex system, but if you get the direction, you see the perfectly undisappointed Imagination of humans and their behavior in a future scifi setting with fantastic CGI in TV, you don't saw since BSG. Later they even change the genre going from political over mystery to a more horror style in the end of season 1. The music is good and in scenes you need to get the atmosphere there is no music at all. But there is sound in space, that's the only unrealistic. And there are no lengthy things, every scene connects to the story by time. Indeed there is happening much. But if once got used and brainwashed to dumped down "scifi" being in fact action from J.J.Abrahams and Roland Emerich, once can miss all these overwhelming details. Nothing is like it seems and the route is the goal.

Otherwise I would suggest just to watch the last episode of every show!

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Just because you disagree with someone... doesn't mean you have to be a big bully.

I whole-heartedly agree with you on the parts where I have not stated my own opinion.
In many respects your opinion is no different than mine, but the Internet hates assholes. Now, this part is crucial so do not misunderstand— don't behave like an asshole if you expect a reply/discussion. You're hurting others and yourself. I understand that many folks online are assholes and this often puts people in an offensive position, but don't be a bully and don't silence people just because you happen to disagree. You and your opinion are important, but are not part of the Holy Trinity and certainly not the center of the universe.

If you're gonna insult people and imply that you are mature and not brainwashed while others who hold a different opinion must be the opposite, then it is not me but you who needs to "mature".

In plain text, your text is filled with imputations and assumptions and I do not appreciate it. We can discuss why we disagree and have fun exchanging our many opinions, but this is not your "Mom, wait, the man on the Internet is wrong" hour and not a battleground. I don't get how you can write a longer opinion, add some heavy spice and expect a nice discussion.

I understand your behavior might have been that (very stupid) way because you enjoyed the show and just felt differently. You even took time to write a longer reply, which is not only about bullying and implying stuff, but I am sure that if you cut the bully-stuff people would be more inclined to meet you in the middle. I mean, what you wrote is fine, I agree and all, but.. dude, cut the crap! Don't insult people, even if it isn't a direct insult. I don't believe you were looking for a swearword contest... I mean, I hope you didn't! I've seen people looking for an argument, I hope that wasn't it. The way was right though... just not with me.

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