The Expanse season 4 ep. 9 & 10

Oscars: winners and losers

Joaquin Phoenix wins actor in a leading role and his acceptance speech

Critique of acceptance speeches

Martin Scorcese graciously highlighted

Director

Sara Harding

Writer:

Dan Nowack

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/the-expanse-recap-s04e09-saeculum/

Ep. 9: Saeculum:

Miller returns; Holden and Miller discuss a plan to end the proto-molecule

Naomi, Lucia, Alex, and The crew of the Roci race to save the Barbapiccoli

Meanwhile, Amos and Okoye follow Holden.

Sarkis, who’s aboard the Edward Israel, tensions are high.

Chandra warns Amos of Murtry’s plans. Amos insists that he has a plan he will follow with or without Chandra. Murtry interrupts them?

Somewhere else, a shuttle slams into the Roci as they attempt to help the Barbapiccoli.

Murtry and Holden - showdown

Okoye helps Miller

Holden defeats Murtry, returns to find Okoye heading toward the hole the is the protomolecule

Ep 10: Cibolo Burn

Ashford closes in on Marco Inaros

Avasarla faces the fact she’s lost the election to Nancy Gao

Even more, marital bump continues between Avasarla and her partner

Amos confronts Murtry (who shot his hand off in ep 8) after both men were healed (pain tolerance of a pro athlete - body regenerating health advances aside.

“The hole” (protomolecule) spits Okoye out; Holden checks and she’ s fine

Naomi, Lucia, and Alex discover that the fusion reactors on all ships are now fully functional

Chandra is dead; HOlden finds Amos with his hand shot off brings him back to base; calls for a medical ship to rescue

Given the information found on the Sojourner, are Mars and the Belters collaborating to fight earth?

Meanwhile, Draper meets with Leelee and warns her that the upcoming mission is a trap.

Draper discovers that Beltran (informant) is dead.

Esai and his crew of criminals are ambushed. Draper arrives in time to save Leelee

Meanwhile, on the Barb - Felcia leaves Lucia and her family to pursue her dream to become an engineer.

Holden launches the last remains of the protomolecule in to the sun

Holden spare Lucia from criminal prosecution after persuaded by Naomi

Naomi messages Fred Johnson that she’s held up her end of the bargain - now she wants to locate her son Felipe

Avasarla leaves a “lovely” message for her predecessor.  Draper calls her and wants to team up.

Ashford and his team boards Marco’s ship, but Marco’s group wins and Ashford is executed.

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The Expanse season 4 ep. 7 “A shot in the dark” & 8

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Director

Sara Harding

Writer:

Dan Nowack

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/the-expanse-recap-s04e07-a-shot-in-the-dark/

Ep 7

Welcome back, Beltalowda! The Expanse binge-athon continues with “A Shot In The Dark,” the seventh episode of Season 4. Holden and the Ilus encampment struggled to gain their footing in a new environment – the metal mountain formation. Meanwhile, a Noah’s ark-esque flood raged outside. Naomi and Alex fought tooth and nail to keep the Barbapiccola afloat after the power outage. Avasarala was presented with a tricky situation, and made a not-so-popular decision.

Q: What storylines are keeping your interest?

Q: Fractures continue as groups fight over scarce resources. Is the tension earned?

Q: The Barbapiccola is afloat, fusion reactors are disabled, power is limited. Alex, Naomi, and Lucia develop a plan to save her people on another ship. They science the situation and come up with a plan.

Q: Meanwhile, Okoye identifies a virus that will cause everyone to go blind if they cannot find a cure.

Q: While this is happening, Avasarla must make a hard decision regarding the Sojourner - she orders marines to enter a ship, the Pizzouza, to get Marco Inaros. Surprises ensue.

Ep 8 “The one eyed man”

Holden and Okoye raced against time (and blindness) to find a cure for the infection ailing Belters and Inners alike. Avasarala faced staunch criticism for her failed military mission to capture Marco Inaros. Drummer and Ashford contemplated their futures within the OPA. Lots of intense thinking and doing. Just how I like my thought-provoking sci-fi.

Avasarla’s military advisory resigns due to her reckless decision to board the P

Next, Fred Johnson shows up and gets punched by Drummer

Back on Mars, Draper sits with the group of criminals and is skeptical about the new job that is large on money but low on details

Holden is left caring for everyone as the only one who still has eyesite - Okoye figures out why and works on an antidote.

Meanwhile, Ashord tries to convince Drummer to join him in locating Marco and killing him

While this is happening, Avasarla conducts a ceremony for the marines who died on the attack on the P. She is hit by a rush of empathy, shares her heart, winning her opponent over.

Later, her husband calls her out on being two faced and using their son’s death for political gain

Draper learns that her boyfriend accepted a job on Europa - faces a dilemma, stay or leave with him and give up on her dream to save Mars.

Alex, Naomi, and Lucia hall the Barb - tow by cable

Okoye figures out a cure

Holden goes topside and sees that the water and some strange structures?

He then meets with Miller.

Murtry plans on a way to gain the resources of

The Expanse season 4 ep. 5 “Oppressor”

Director

Jeff Woolnough

Writer:

Ty Franck

Daniel Abraham

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

Ep 5

Thanks to Sci Fi Bulletin.com:

Naomi and Lucia have made it back to the Rocinante but Lucia is not out of the woods yet. Meanwhile, the camp below is in lockdown and Holden is struggling with two sides that refuse to back down in his attempts to protect both from the protomolecule. Avasarala continues in her campaign, participating in a head to head debate with her political rival.

Q: Are the narratives the increase the tension on Ilus earned?

Q: Teams fracture as members pursue differing goals. One thing remains constant, The Belters dig in to remain in control of Ilus.

Q: Avasarla engages in a Political debate/ as her election bid continues: Does this interest you? Doe is elevate the tension if we consider how a different leader might impact the response to eh events happening surrounding the Proto-molecule?

Ep. 6 “Displacement”

https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/the-expanse-recap-s04e06-displacement/

There’s nothing like a looming “natural” disaster to bring enemies together - for survival.

The Expanse season 4 ep. 4 “Retrograde”

Directer

Breck Eisner

David Patrarca

Writer:

Laura Marks

Dan Nowack

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

Story threads: Naomi and Lucia race to escape the witch-hunt led by the scientist. Bobbie sinks deeper into crime. The Belters factions are exposed. And, Holden continues to search for the proto-molicule.

Bensound.com theme music for this episode

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Oscar nomination talk

https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2020-list-nominees-by-category

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/fullcredits

Directer

Breck Eisner

David Patrarca

Writer:

Laura Marks

Dan Nowack

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

Summary:

https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/the-expanse-recap-s04e02-jetsam/

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New Terra, New Problems

What is Terra?

First impressions: the visual effects have been given a significant upgrade. Aftermath of the Earth/Mars war; political battle supercede space battles? Dawn of a new era, what does this mean? We have to work together for the common good. Habitable systems, the things that built them has been wiped out. The Barbapiccola, The Belter’s ship, enters the ring gate unauthorized.  The Belters have labeled the unidentified planet “Ilus” and are mining lithium. Avasarla gives Holden the task to go to Ilus, capture the contamination (prototype molecule), and get out. Scientific ship, The Edward Israel, explodes on landing. Murtry is left sifting through the wreckage for survivors. At the end of the episode are back indigenius life, flocks of “metal” like objects seemingly attack the people on Ilus.

https://www.tvinsider.com/840398/the-expanse-season-4-episode-1-recap-new-terra/

Directors/Writers:

Laura Marse

Breck Eisner

Actors:

Holden (Steven Strait)

Alex (Cas Anvar)

Bobbie (Frankie Adams)

Naomi (Dominique Tipper)

Drummer (Cara Gee)

Dr. Elvie Okoye (Lyndie Greenwood)

Adolphus Murtry (Burn Gorman)

Avasarla (Shohreh Agdashloo)

Amos (Wes Chatam)

Credits:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/fullcredits

Golden Globe winners

Quick Take on a forgettable movie and a good movie

Bensound.org them music. 

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These are our opinions about what connected with us, what we found entertaining. We will provide technical observations

The Reckoning Story summary:

Mando and Baby Yoda meet up with Cara Dune, the warrior from the Ewok episode, and meets with the leader of The Guild, Greef Karga. He informs them of his original intent to betray them, and that he’s changed his mind and wants to help. They meet with The Client and the gravity of the situation - due to the bounty on Baby Yoda. The episode culminates in a confrontation with Moff Gideon played by Giancarlo Esposito - former ISB agent.

Redemption story summary  (Ep 8)

IG-11, Taiki Waititi (Thor Ragnarok famed director), rescues Baby Yoda from the imperials. Moff tightens his grip and things feel really grim. IG-11 enters the fray, taking down countless imperials. Mando is seriously injured, Baby Yoda uses the force, IG-11 saves Mando. They find the rest of the Mandalorians - dead - except for their leader. Informs them of the ancient sect, The Jedi, Baby Yoda. They are instructed to reunite Baby Yoda with his own kind, to save it. Gets an honor, clan of 2, and a jet pack. IG-11 sacrifices itself in an emotionally charged scene.

The tension in a siege -  the heroes are trapped

Nurse-droid is a stud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moff Gideon doesn’t play around

Cara Dune is a beast!

We learn the backstory of Mando with more flashbacks

(spoilers) he is saved by the Mandalorian’s when his parents and planet are attacked. I was a foundling and raised as one of their own. Moff Gideon was an ISB agent during the purge.

Star Wars Rise of Skywalker Review/Reflections

Bill’s turn

The story: Rey’s search for purpose and place continues. Kylo’s search for supreme power also continues. The two clash as they pursue the same goal: the destruction of Palpatine.

Characters and acing

Visual effects

Entertainment value

Final ratings.