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The Expanse
S4.E4
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  • Episode aired Dec 13, 2019
  • 44m
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8.1/10
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Wes Chatham in The Expanse (2015)
Dystopian Sci-FiSpace Sci-FiDramaMysterySci-Fi

Drummer and Ashford confront a dangerous person from Naomi's past. Murtry hunts down a target. Bobbie makes a life-changing confession.Drummer and Ashford confront a dangerous person from Naomi's past. Murtry hunts down a target. Bobbie makes a life-changing confession.Drummer and Ashford confront a dangerous person from Naomi's past. Murtry hunts down a target. Bobbie makes a life-changing confession.

  • Director
    • David Petrarca
  • Writers
    • Ty Franck
    • Daniel Abraham
    • Mark Fergus
  • Stars
    • Steven Strait
    • Cas Anvar
    • Dominique Tipper
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    • Director
      • David Petrarca
    • Writers
      • Ty Franck
      • Daniel Abraham
      • Mark Fergus
    • Stars
      • Steven Strait
      • Cas Anvar
      • Dominique Tipper
    • 4User reviews
    • 9Critic 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
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Chrisjen Avasarala
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Commander Klaes Ashford
    Burn Gorman
    Burn Gorman
    • Adolphus Murtry
    Paul Schulze
    Paul Schulze
    • Esai Martin
    Rosa Gilmore
    Rosa Gilmore
    • Dr. Lucia Mazur
    Lyndie Greenwood
    Lyndie Greenwood
    • Dr. Elvi Okoye
    Jess Salgueiro
    Jess Salgueiro
    • Chandra Wei
    Keon Alexander
    Keon Alexander
    • Marco Inaros
    Aniko Kaszas
    Aniko Kaszas
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    7RM851222

    People will remain people

    Greetings from Lithuania.

    3rd and 4th episodes of this season were more like story build up episodes. Story that will eventually pay of in this season i believe. They weren't the best this show has ever produced, far from it, yet they were not bad. They showed us that people will remain people with all of their weaknesses even at the other side of galaxy, in a new world - same problems, same mistrusts of each other and etc.

    I will look forward to watch this season further.
    6alanpuzey

    Not the best episodes

    One of the most weak episodes of the series. Together with the previous episode, it was turning into a 'cowboys and indians' feature, more than a thoughtful scifi adventure.
    5kingsx_64

    This show is to good for all the Bla bla bla

    This episode was the first one written that didn't gel for me, and I didn't like it because of that. I tried to ff the parts when Naomi's ex was about to get spaced. But his never ending dribble (bla bla bla) just went on and on. Writers; I don't care what inners did to them. At all. Not even a little bit. It doesn't justify spacing innocent people carrying supplies. He killed people, now he should pay. Dr. Lucia Mazur says to Naomi; I did what they said, and it killed them. Naomi; Oh, don't worry about that now, we'll talk later. Really? She's responsible for 25 deaths, and we'll talk about it later? What happened to the writers this episode? It was abysmal. It's ok to kill innocent people as long as one of them is a jerk? Naomi may be good at fixing ships, but she sure does suck at making any other decisions. She gets everything wrong. All the time. Why do people like her? Ick

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    Clive Owen and Clare-Hope Ashitey in Children of Men (2006)
    Dystopian Sci-Fi
    Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
    Space Sci-Fi
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

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    • Trivia
      One of the pieces of "high tech" the Martians are salvaging (at the 7-minute mark) is actually an old turbojet engine.
    • Soundtracks
      The Expanse Opening Title
      Written and Performed by Lisbeth Scott

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2019 (United States)
    • Language
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    • Production companies
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      • Amazon Studios
      • Hivemind
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