The Expanse — Season 6

Season 6 Review

The sixth and final season of The Expanse picks up with the solar system at war, as Marco Inaros and his Free Navy continue to launch devastating asteroid attacks on Earth and Mars. As the tensions of war and shared loss threaten to pull the crew of the Rocinante apart, Chrisjen Avasarala makes a bold move and sends former Martian Marine Bobbie Draper on a secret mission that could turn the tide of the conflict. Meanwhile, in the Belt, Drummer and what’s left of her family are on the run after betraying Marco. And on a distant planet beyond the Rings, a new power begins to rise.

Season Review

The finale season: the Free Navy war’s last act — Marco’s fleet hunted through the Ring gates, Drummer’s mutiny, and the finale’s slow-zone trap that ends Inaros without a triumph. The epilogue (Holden’s fake death, the Roci crew dispersing, the Laconia tease) points to the books’ next arc, and the show ends at the correct place in the story. Shorter (six episodes) but tight; a satisfying close to the best hard sci-fi of the century.