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The Expanse — Season 3

13 episodes

Season 3 Review

As the Rocinante crew digs deeper into the search for Prax’s missing daughter, the war between Earth and Mars turns deadly in ways the solar system has never seen. But a new threat in the outer reaches of the Belt could prove much more dangerous, threatening to test the very future of humanity.

Season Review

The best season: the Ring gate opens, and everything humanity thought it knew about its place in the universe collapses. The slow-zone sequence (the speed limit, the Marine boarding, Holden’s vision) is mind-expanding sci-fi executed with feature quality, and the political fallout (Errinwright’s war, the UN-Mars conflict) gives it stakes on the human scale. Avasarala vs. Errinwright, Bobbie Draper’s arc (the best new character), and the finale’s Ring transit are the peak of the whole series.

Episodes

1
Fight or Flight
SummaryThe Rocinante crew deals with the fallout over Naomi's betrayal while caught in the middle of the war between Earth and Mars. Avasarala and Bobbie hatch an escape plan.Our TakeA…
2018-04-11 ★ 8
2
IFF
SummaryThe Rocinante answers an unexpected distress signal; Bobbie and Avasarala find themselves being hunted by a mysterious captor; UN Secretary-General Sorrento-Gillis brings in a colleague from his past to lend…
2018-04-18 ★ 8.3
3
Assured Destruction
SummaryEarth strategizes a costly ploy to gain advantage in the war against Mars; Anna struggles to convince Sorrento-Gillis to do the right thing; Avasarala and Bobbie seek refuge aboard the…
2018-04-25 ★ 8.1
4
Reload
SummaryThe Rocinante tends to wounded Martian soldiers in exchange for supplies; Avasarala struggles with how to disseminate a key piece of evidence despite being in hiding.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The…
2018-05-02 ★ 7.9
5
Triple Point
SummaryThe search for Prax's daughter comes to a head; Admiral Souther's men plan for mutiny aboard the Thomas Prince.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that…
2018-05-09 ★ 8.2
6
Immolation
SummaryThe final battle between Earth and Mars threatens the very future of humanity; a new monster is unleashed on Prospero Station; Anna receives the smoking gun she needs.Our TakeSolid, satisfying…
2018-05-16 ★ 8.3
7
Delta-V
SummaryAll eyes turn to the edge of the solar system as a mysterious new presence emerges; Naomi recommits to her roots; Drummer butts heads with a seasoned new commander aboard…
2018-05-23 ★ 8
8
It Reaches Out
SummaryAn old friend taunts Holden with the answers he seeks; Naomi struggles to fit in; a mysterious low-level tech aboard the Thomas Prince enacts a terrifying plan.Our TakeConfident and engaging.…
2018-05-30 ★ 8
9
Intransigence
SummaryThe Rocinante seeks a new game plan as they attempt to avoid capture; Melba's true motives are revealed; Naomi is torn between identity and ideal; Anna seeks a way to…
2018-06-06 ★ 7.9
10
Dandelion Sky
SummaryHolden sees past, present, and future; a ghost from Melba's past threatens her mission; Bobbie struggles to trust an old friend as she leads a group into uncharted territory.Our TakeA…
2018-06-13 ★ 8.1
11
Fallen World
SummaryDrummer and Ashford find themselves trapped with few options for survival; Anna tends to the wounded masses as Melba continues to hunt down her prey; the Rocinante crew struggles to…
2018-06-20 ★ 8.2
12
Congregation
SummaryAs survivors arrive to the Behemoth, two factions form over how to handle a life-or-death threat; Holden grapples with what he's seen and the choices he must make.Our TakeVery good…
2018-06-27 ★ 8.3
13
Abaddon’s Gate
SummaryHolden and his allies must stop Ashford and his team from destroying the Ring, and perhaps all of humanity.Our TakeA standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the…
2018-06-27 ★ 8.6