big_brother_1984
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The first seasons were about the protomolecule and humanity's expansion in the solar system. There was an abundance of real SciFi storylines, world building and character development.
With the last two seasons, even with a extra-solar new star system discovered the universe has been shrunk to soap opera size. Why care about the protomolecule ring and alien civilizations if you can have family drama?
The only explanation I have is that it's an exercise to appeal to a new viewer group, while barely keeping everyone else streaming with some cgi and battles. And the writers probably realized that they are unable to cram the book stories into the last two seasons, so they stopped trying. What a pity.
With the last two seasons, even with a extra-solar new star system discovered the universe has been shrunk to soap opera size. Why care about the protomolecule ring and alien civilizations if you can have family drama?
The only explanation I have is that it's an exercise to appeal to a new viewer group, while barely keeping everyone else streaming with some cgi and battles. And the writers probably realized that they are unable to cram the book stories into the last two seasons, so they stopped trying. What a pity.
What made the Expanse such a strong show was the combination of the alien mystery, film noir and a steadily progressing storyline. After some great world building, there was simply too much happening to let boredom creep in.
But the recent season 5 is like watching paint dry, a mix of over the top space cgi and cheaper indoor or earth scenes. The family soap opera even seems to have taken a cue from Star Trek Discovery.
I understand this season is close to a part of the book, but it seems Amazon has chosen to dump the grandiose alien space exploration story arc to be able to wrap up after season 6. If they continue like this, they should have ended after season 4 in good faith, rather than make fans wish for cancellation.
But the recent season 5 is like watching paint dry, a mix of over the top space cgi and cheaper indoor or earth scenes. The family soap opera even seems to have taken a cue from Star Trek Discovery.
I understand this season is close to a part of the book, but it seems Amazon has chosen to dump the grandiose alien space exploration story arc to be able to wrap up after season 6. If they continue like this, they should have ended after season 4 in good faith, rather than make fans wish for cancellation.
Especially right after the second season finale of "The Mandalorian", watching STD is painful, and the series is probably beyond treatment. Even more so because Star Trek and Star Wars were deemed to be head to head in the olden days, now long gone.
Alas, the real accomplishment of STD is to make every other modern Trek series from TNG up to Enterprise shine again - that's 443 worth of episodes. So remember when revisiting the former critically acclaimed worst episodes from "Threshold" to "Code of Honor" - all these were free of any whispering, and it can be even worse on a constant basis.
Alas, the real accomplishment of STD is to make every other modern Trek series from TNG up to Enterprise shine again - that's 443 worth of episodes. So remember when revisiting the former critically acclaimed worst episodes from "Threshold" to "Code of Honor" - all these were free of any whispering, and it can be even worse on a constant basis.