![]() Not surprisingly, Avasarala sends Holden to the planet (called Ilus by the Belters and New Terra by the Earthers) to negotiate a peace between the factions, but the more interesting reason for his presence there comes from the phantom Miller, who in The Expanse season four becomes even more convincingly entangled in the tireless and undiscriminating drive of the protomolecule to find out what happened to its makers. The central conflict becomes immediately compelling: who do these planets belong to? When an Earth corporation obtains a charter to mine the lithium on the planet claimed by the refugees, the familiar cultural prejudices of The Expanse are carried past the bounds of our solar system, especially once sabotage of questionable origins enters the picture. In fact, the same could be said of season three’s refugee crisis on Ganymede, which here in season four leads to Belters with no one to take them in and nothing to lose in running the blockade that prevents anyone from settling on the potentially dangerous (but also possibly very lucrative) planets the protomolecule makers left behind. ![]() Corey series, The Expanse season four is able to expertly weave together a tapestry of tales that relate directly to the cultural effects of thousands of worlds suddenly becoming available beyond the gates while also laying the groundwork for seasons to come. Thankfully, using threads from later novels in the James S. ![]() The writers had to get extremely creative (especially with Bobbie’s story) to keep some of these fan favourite personalities and their tangential arcs relevant to the overall narrative. ![]() This in spite of the fact that many main characters from earlier seasons, including Bobbie, Drummer, and Avasarala are separated from the other principals by quite a distance for most of the season. ![]()
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