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Nikki and Lex discuss the fifth episode of The Expanse, Back to the Butcher.

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Welcome to our discussion of the fifth episode, Back to the Butcher. 

You can watch the first five episodes of The Expanse on SyFy's website. 

Here is the clip of the Roci retracting one of her PDCs that Bob Munroe supplied. Thanks Bob!

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Nikki and Lex discuss episode 4 of The Expanse, CQB.

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Welcome to our discussion of the fourth episode, CQB. Nikki also gives her feedback on the interview with Cailin and Bob Munroe on episode 11. 

You can watch the first four episodes of The Expanse on SyFy's website. 

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I discuss the visual effects of The Expanse with Bob Munroe, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Cailin Munroe, Visual Effects Coordinator. There’s also a special treat toward the end of the interview for all you Bobbie Draper fans out there.

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Bob and Cailin were very generous with their time, and we had an excellent discussion about the visual effects in The Expanse, including some things you may not have even realized were effects. 

You can follow Cailin on Twitter, and you can follow Bob on Twitter as well.

Bob Munroe

Cailin Munroe

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Nikki & Lex discuss the third episode of The Expanse, Remember the Cant.

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Welcome to our discussion of the third episode, Remember the Cant!

You can watch the first four episodes of The Expanse on SyFy's website. 

This is a great character episode, with many characters getting great moments and lines that encapsulate them well.

Nikki shares the meaning of “well wala”. If you'd like to know more about the Belter language, follow Nick Farmer on Twitter: @Nfarmerlinguist.

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Nikki & Lex discuss the second episode of The Expanse, The Big Empty.

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Welcome to our discussion of the second episode, The Big Empty!

The match head in the coffee mystery is solved!

Last episode we were so wowed by the visual effects that we neglected to discuss the awesome sound effects as well.

We discuss sound in space (or the lack thereof) and why we like how it’s handled in The Expanse. 

Here's the synopsis of the second episode, The Big Empty.

You can watch the first four episodes of The Expanse on SyFy's website. 

Check out my new writing podcast, Lex Out Loud - Worldbuilding for Science Fiction

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This week we discuss Shohreh Aghdashloo in her role as Chrisjen Avasarala.

The Expanse pilot episode on Facebook

Shohreh Aghdashloo on Twitter:  @Saghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo on IMDB

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We discuss the pilot episode of The Expanse in lavish detail. We loved the first episode, and we hope you did to. Come join us as talk about some of the highlights.

We loved the first episode of The Expanse. We talk all about it in this episode of the podcast. We cover our favorite moments in the show, some of our favorite performances, and some of our favorite effects. 

If you haven't watched the first episode of The Expanse, be warned that this episode will spoil that episode for you. However we don't discuss any spoilers from the books.

You can also watch Dulcinea on SyFy.com and on Space.com (if you're in Canada).

If you're in Germany, you can watch the premier episode on Facebook.

Holden’s fuckbuddy is the navigator on the Cant, not comm officer. Doh!

Explore SyFy's interactive map of the solar system to learn more about the locations and characters in The Expanse. 

Read Ty Franck's article on why not all the belters in the show are tall.

Learn more about the future history of The Expanse. 

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This week we discuss Wes Chatham in his role as Amos Burton.

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Wes Chatham on Twitter:  @WesChatham

Wes Chatham on Instagram

Wes Chatham's website

Wes Chatham's Facebook fanpage

Wes Chatham on IMDB

See the opening credits

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This week we discuss Cas Anvar in his role as Alex Kamal.

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Please answer our poll about the pilot episode.

Cas Anvar's website

Cas Anvar on Facebook

Cas Anvar on Instagram

Cas Anvar on Twitter:  @CasAnvar

See Cas Anvar in Olympus

Cas Anvar on IMDB

More on Alex Kamal

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This week we discuss Steven Strait and the character he will bring to life on The Expanse, Jim Holden.

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We found this out after the episode was produced, but we’ll mention it next week. SyFy is releasing the pilot episode of The Expanse to various online streaming services on November 23. These services include Syfy On Demand, Syfy.com, the Syfy Now App, Hulu, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes, Playstation, Xbox, Facebook and YouTube.

Steven Strait’s previous works.

Jim Holden’s background.

Why we think Jim’s big family is cool and a great illustration of one of the wonderful things about The Expanse.

Why ice hauling is a really dangerous thing to do.

Holden is a very central character to the story with an excellent arc.

We really appreciate actors who interact with their fans and are so gracious with their time.

Interview with James S.A. Corey on Adventures in SciFi Publishing podast. SPOILER WARNING: This is an interview about the books, not the TV show, so there will be spoilers if you haven't read the books.

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