I'd like to move away from the conventional approach of episode reviews and praise the Expanse for the creators' exceptional understaning of how space works. This episode is a spectacular demonstration of how realism can, contraty to one's expectations, elevate space fiction.
The plot revolves around the physical trauma that sudden, massive deceleration causes to the crew of the ships that have entered the Ring, and the slow pace of the episode allows us to observe the devastation. A fairly commonplace movie death becomes jaw-drapping when tears stick to the eyes at zero-g. An unfortunate crew member vacuums the air to clean up the floating blood. An artificial speed limit suddenly reveals the vast distances of even a compact area of space. Without being able to generate "gravity" by acceleration, the wounded cannot heal. Spinning motion makes the floating debris move seemingly weird.
Space in warp-speed, artificial-gravity blockbuster sci-fis is dull and nonexistent.
Space in the Expanse if forbidding, real, terrifying, and is a worthy challange for mankind.
The plot revolves around the physical trauma that sudden, massive deceleration causes to the crew of the ships that have entered the Ring, and the slow pace of the episode allows us to observe the devastation. A fairly commonplace movie death becomes jaw-drapping when tears stick to the eyes at zero-g. An unfortunate crew member vacuums the air to clean up the floating blood. An artificial speed limit suddenly reveals the vast distances of even a compact area of space. Without being able to generate "gravity" by acceleration, the wounded cannot heal. Spinning motion makes the floating debris move seemingly weird.
Space in warp-speed, artificial-gravity blockbuster sci-fis is dull and nonexistent.
Space in the Expanse if forbidding, real, terrifying, and is a worthy challange for mankind.