Questions tagged [the-expanse]
For question related to The Expanse. An American science fiction drama television series on Syfy, based on the series of novels by James S. A. Corey.
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What is Kibble?
In the Expanse, they mention "Kibble" several times as a foodstuff eaten on the belt.
Red Kibble is supposed to be spicy, and white kibble is mentioned as well.
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The Expanse and Aliens Correllation
I'm watching the S6E6 of The Expanse. There's a part of the episode where they are starting to track vital signs of individuals who are deploying. On the screen, there's four names which stood out to ...
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Why does Florence Faivre maintain a regular cast credit in 'The Expanse'?
So, despite having reached the middle of Season 3 of The Expanse, I have been particularly befuddled at the continuing presence of Florence Faivre's primary credit during the shows opening titles. ...
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Why could this actor on The Expanse not simply be replaced?
Spoiler alert for The Expanse, Season 5 episode 10.
It appears that Cas Anvar, who plays Alex Kamal, has been let go from the show, following allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Why is she named "Drummer"?
I am watching "The Expanse", and one of my favorite characters is Camina Drummer (played by Cara Gee). Aside from her noteworthy traits, I keep wondering about her last name, "Drummer&...
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What is the significance of this line from The Expanse?
In Season 2 Episode 3 of The Expanse (spoilers!), Chrisjen Avasarala says to Cotyar, "Please, give it to me and go, there is no need for us to hang together." Cotyar responds, "Oh I'm ...
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How did Avasarala know who enabled the conspiracy?
Spoilers: Seasons 1 and 2 of The Expanse
When Avasarala first approaches Cotyar towards the beginning of Season 2 of The Expanse, she claims knowledge of a conspiracy involving members deep in her ...
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What caused the battle over Ganymede?
In Season 2 of The Expanse, while Sergeant Draper's ground team is being attacked, a fight between Earth and Mars breaks out in orbit above them. I am confused as to what happened to cause them to ...
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Why was cheese illegal on Ceres?
In season 1, the crew and Miller discuss having real cheese on Ceres once, until Miller shut it down. Why would Miller shut down a cheese operation? Why was it illegal?
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Why was the Expanse cancelled and then picked up by Amazon?
On the Wikipedia article for [The Expanse]1, it states:
On May 11, 2018, Syfy did not purchase the rights for future seasons because of restrictive distribution arrangements, and announced it was ...
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Why did Melba change her mind?
In season 3, we see Melba/Clarissa Mao on the war path to kill James Holden, willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goal.
However, in the last episode of season 3 she has a major change of heart, ...
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Why is there a Cyrillic writing inside the Rocinante spaceship?
I'm watching season 4 and this details caught my eye. Is there an in-universe explanation as to why there is a Cyrillic/Russian text inside the Rocinante space ship as seen on this screenshot from the ...
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Expanse, S2E10: what song is Alex playing on the ship? [closed]
In S2E10 ("Cascade"), Alex is hanging out on the Rocinante and playing country music. I'm pretty certain this is a reference to Apollo 13 (both the movie and the actual mission), where the astronauts ...
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Why does Mars work with this organisation for secret research?
Warning: Season 1 spoilers
In Season 1 of The Expanse, the Mars Congressional Republic (MCR) discovers the protomolecule on the Saturnian moon Phoebe.
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Why hasn't the MCRN done anything to get the Rocinante back?
If you were to "salvage" a U.S. Nuclear Submarine, the U.S. government would (without doubt) "seize" it back or destroy it, even if you were planning to use it to save the world.
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