The Expanse Recap — Assured Destruction

Season 3 / Episode 3 / Syfy The cold war between Earth and Mars has finally gone hot in The Expanse, and episode 3 expands on the cost that people all over the system have to pay because of it. True to the name, lots of things get destroyed in this episode: canons, cities, relationships, expectations. It’s low on action for many of the key players, but sets up plenty of work for future episodes. Let’s see what we’ve got. The Razorback and The Roci These two ships are docked together, floating through space. The two crews, however, aren’t getting along. At. All. Bobbie initially feels at ease on the Martian ship but becomes offended once she realizes that the crew of the Roci have made some…changes. She comes out verbally swinging, and you know that real swinging ain’t far behind. She’s ready/willing/able to take the ship back. Her and Amos throwing hands would be the fight I’ve been waiting way too long to see.

It is a war of words as Holden enters the conversation and lays it out for Bobbie — he’s not going to alter course from Io for her, Avasarala, or anyone else. Naomi continues to try to play mom, but Holden gives, even here, the “you can go now” line. Ain’t nobody staying on the Roci if they aren’t on Holden’s side. Earth, UNN Security Room Errinwright is on his warmonger shit. He’s talking the SecGen into blowing up 5 Martian first strike platforms that are aimed at Earth, with enough punch to kill billions. The SecGen displays the kind of utterly flaky decision ma…