^TagThe Expanse (TV series)

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Author
Adam Nieri
Date
February 8, 2020

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Arts & Culture

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Expanse Series 3, Expanse Series 4, Protomolecule, Science fiction, The Expanse (TV series), Zac Giaimo}

The Expanse, Season 4: The Best So Far?

_{A Mind Matters Perspective: Unlike critic Zac Giaimo, I preferred Season 3 but it really depends on what you are looking for} _{Adam Nieri

February 8, 2020

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Season 4 is, as critic Zac Giaimo notes, integral to character building and plot development for the overall series. I gave it 9/10 in an earlier review. However, I don’t know if I completely agree with Giaimo’s Amazonian optimism. Season 3 set up urgent questions that should be answered by the end of the show, preferably beginning in Season 5.

Sci-Fi TV: 2019’s Best and Worst

_{2019 featured many sci-fi television and movies that were less sci-fi than political narrative} _{Adam Nieri

December 28, 2019

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In 2019, I fell out with Netflix. I felt bombarded by more and more edgy content, as though Netflix wanted me to know how “adult” it is. Rather than producing a few amazing originals, Netflix started vomiting up a ton of terrible originals.

The Expanse: A Mind Matters TV Series Review

_{The attention to detail and the realistic portrayal of space set it apart from run-of-the-mill sci-fi} _{Adam Nieri

December 21, 2019

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I love the deep mystery surrounding the show’s central narrative device, the proto-molecule. It is somewhat sentient and is desperately trying to figure out what happened to the civilization that created it and was then wiped out while it lay dormant in our solar system for millions of years.