I really like the Expanse. The books, that is. This is a Science Fiction series that has a good balance between action and drama, between space fights and sense of wonder, between a believable depiction of the future and fantastic elements. The TV show manages to bring all this to the screen. The fact that the writers of the books are George R. R. Martin alumni shows in many story elements and this also translates to the show: Like Game of Thrones, it starts out slowly, very close to the book original Leviathan Wakes, and starts to pick up speed only in the second season. The optics often remind me of the 90s cult show Babylon 5, mostly because a lot of the action takes place on clunky space stations, which is a good thing. The characters are not on "Lost" or Game of Thrones level, but they keep on growing and there is sufficient screen time spent on characterization. Halfway through the second season, I also see that the show now dares to move away from the books and to do some deviations that speed up the story.
All in all I am very content with this show, as it is probably the best Science Fiction Space show currently on the market. I am not flashed by it, and as I know from the books what is going to happen, though I really enjoy watching I have no hurry to see the new season until it is released on DVD. This might change once they start to stay further from the books - but unlike in Game of Thrones, in this case the authors manage to produce new books on a regular basis so the show will never be able to catch up.
A great thing that the cancelation of the show was canceled. There is a lot of story left to be told, and they would certainly need at least three further seasons to get to some kind of closure which does the books justice...
A great thing that the cancelation of the show was canceled. There is a lot of story left to be told, and they would certainly need at least three further seasons to get to some kind of closure which does the books justice...