It gave The Expanse fans the space battle action they’ve been craving while skillfully merging several of the season’s storylines. Starting the episode with Holden’s self-sacrificial burn and blast to buy Alex time to rescue Naomi was totally the right move, though. Even the death of Alex and the onboarding of Clarissa felt more like turning points than resolutions.
There’s nothing wrong with that per se, especially since the season does resolve somewhat with the reunion of the Rocinante crew and with Avasarala’s return to power, but Marco is still at large in a severely damaged solar system - and the Martians are apparently just getting started. So it turns out, it seems, that The Expanse season 5 was one giant setup for season 6, the show’s final run. This The Expanse review contains spoilers.
