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Hard Vacuum

  • Episode aired Jan 20, 2021
  • TV-14
  • 54m
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3.4K
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Dominique Tipper in Hard Vacuum (2021)
Dystopian Sci-FiSpace Sci-FiDramaMysterySci-Fi

Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.

  • Director
    • Marisol Adler
  • Writers
    • Ty Franck
    • Daniel Abraham
    • Mark Fergus
  • Stars
    • Steven Strait
    • Cas Anvar
    • Dominique Tipper
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    7.5/10
    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Marisol Adler
    • Writers
      • Ty Franck
      • Daniel Abraham
      • Mark Fergus
    • Stars
      • Steven Strait
      • Cas Anvar
      • Dominique Tipper
    • 76User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Steven Strait
    Steven Strait
    • Jim Holden
    Cas Anvar
    Cas Anvar
    • Alex Kamal
    Dominique Tipper
    Dominique Tipper
    • Naomi Nagata
    Wes Chatham
    Wes Chatham
    • Amos Burton
    Frankie Adams
    Frankie Adams
    • Roberta 'Bobbie' W. Draper
    Cara Gee
    Cara Gee
    • Camina Drummer
    Nadine Nicole
    Nadine Nicole
    • Clarissa Mao
    Keon Alexander
    Keon Alexander
    • Marco Inaros
    Jasai Chase-Owens
    Jasai Chase-Owens
    • Filip
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Chrisjen Avasarala
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Bull - Tycho Chief of Ops
    Sandrine Holt
    Sandrine Holt
    • Oksana
    Brent Sexton
    Brent Sexton
    • Cyn
    Michael Irby
    Michael Irby
    • UN Admiral Delgado
    Anna Hopkins
    Anna Hopkins
    • Monica Stuart
    George Tchortov
    George Tchortov
    • Leveau
    Olunike Adeliyi
    Olunike Adeliyi
    • Karal
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
    Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
    • Tycho Engineer
    • (as Somkele Idhalama)
    • Director
      • Marisol Adler
    • Writers
      • Ty Franck
      • Daniel Abraham
      • Mark Fergus
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    5kaitracid-54880

    Is it still The Expanse or Naomi Nagata spin-off story ?

    Last 4 episodes 90% of screen-time filled by Nagata Nagata Nagata and her family drama. Seriously there are only 2 episodes left this season and only the first 3 been watchable and with some real story arc ! What a waste of time !
    6claytonhenry-39940

    Can only take so much of one thing.

    My general opinion of this season is "not good." This season has lost the thrill and wow moments other seasons had on a episode to episode basis. I was in a mood that allowed me to enjoy the previous episodes' acting and dialogue but this episode is just dragging the Naomi arc for far too long. It would be fine if anything interesting at all was happening but there are just no wow moments that a sci-fi show requires. The shortcoming of this season is the diminished writing.
    8antonydwhitehead

    Better Ep than other reviews suggest

    After being put off by poor reviews and the previous and disappointedly clunky Ep 7 I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this Ep. Naomi's desperate efforts in the claustrophobic setting of the spaceship were tense and effective. A lot was achieved with little. And Ep 8 nicely set up the two concluding episodes of this excellent series.
    6dsl89612

    Naomi...

    God she is annoying, crying and whinging all the time, although she should seem like this awesome techie, and well... Anyway, the acting really pulled down on this season so far.
    6saner_place

    Not bad, just too much Naomi

    This was not bad, just too much of a good thing. Way too much Naomi this season. Nothing wrong with the acting or story, just need a bit (lot?) more screen time for the other characters and stories.

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      Naomi is seen struggling to lift a supposedly heavy metal grate. However, her old, fragile ship is not moving under a hard burn. This means that the artificial gravity created by its main drive acceleration can only amount to a fraction of Earth's gravity.

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Alcon Television Group
      • Amazon Studios
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      54 minutes
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      • 2.00 : 1

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