{"id":108,"date":"2016-01-03T06:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/?p=108"},"modified":"2017-11-12T21:06:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T05:06:43","slug":"the-expanse-remember-the-cant-becomes-the-opa-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"The Expanse: Remember The Cant Becomes the Official OPA Fringe Rant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"The Expanse Banner Poster - Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-Banner-Poster-640.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse Banner Poster - Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" width=\"640\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-Banner-Poster-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-Banner-Poster-640-256x56.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-Banner-Poster-640-320x70.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-Banner-Poster-640-400x87.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Welcome back <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\">WormholeRiders<\/a> dedicated to exploring <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse poster courtesy of Syfy\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-28\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-poster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse poster courtesy of Syfy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-poster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-poster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Expanse-poster.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The excellent excitement of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> continued in the second episode of this superb science fiction saga! Our grade for <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> remains a well deserved solid A PLUS as we <a title=\"Click to read our review of The Expanse pilot episode Dulcinea\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/?p=22\" target=\"_blank\">described in our review of the pilot episode \u201cDulcinea\u201d<\/a>, and in <a title=\"Click to read our analysis of episode two &quot;The Big Empty&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/?p=64\" target=\"_blank\">our analysis of episode two &#8220;The Big Empty&#8221;<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In the third episode of the outstanding scripted series of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>, the visage is much like observing an onion being peeled back slowly to reveal that the political landscape of the future is much like the lessons of the past, apparently not yet learned here in present here on Earth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Jared Harris as the OPA Leader\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-133\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harirs-as-the-OPA-Leader-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Jared Harris as the OPA Leader\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harirs-as-the-OPA-Leader-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harirs-as-the-OPA-Leader-200x300-128x192.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/86yqzn_1dsI?&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-The-Canterbury-destruction-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 The Canterbury destruction\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-The-Canterbury-destruction-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-The-Canterbury-destruction-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-The-Canterbury-destruction-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-The-Canterbury-destruction.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>During &#8220;Remember The Cant&#8221; we will find out that the Mars Congressional Republic Navy (MCRN) was not behind the destruction of the Canterbury. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Moreover, we will learn that at the imperial MCRN warship Donnager has rescued our five heroes for purposes of stopping the growing hatred of the Mars Congressional Republic on Ceres station.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x02 Power is jury rigged by the crew to send a distress signal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-95\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x02-Power-is-jury-rigged-by-the-crew-to-send-a-distress-signal-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x02 Power is jury rigged by the crew to send a distress signal\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x02-Power-is-jury-rigged-by-the-crew-to-send-a-distress-signal-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x02-Power-is-jury-rigged-by-the-crew-to-send-a-distress-signal-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x02-Power-is-jury-rigged-by-the-crew-to-send-a-distress-signal-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x02-Power-is-jury-rigged-by-the-crew-to-send-a-distress-signal.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The five shuttle Knight survivors from the Canterbury disaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casanvar\">Cas Anvar<\/a> as Alex Kamal, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weschatham\">Wes Chatham<\/a> as Amos Burton, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1711829\/\">Steven Strait<\/a> as James Holden, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0182455\/\">Paulo Costanzo<\/a> as Medical Tech Shed Garvey, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mi55Tipper\">Dominique Tipper<\/a> as Naomi Nagata will soon be interrogated under orders of Captain Theresa Yao (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jean Yoon on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jean_yoon\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Yoon<\/a>), Lieutenant Lopez (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Greg Bryk on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregBryk\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bryk<\/a>) and Corporal Dookie (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jordan Van Dyck on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanVanDyck\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Van Dyck<\/a>) senior members of the MCRN crew aboard the Donnager.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Good to see you\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-116\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Good-to-see-you-400x226.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Good to see you\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Good-to-see-you-400x226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Good-to-see-you-256x145.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Good-to-see-you-320x181.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Good-to-see-you.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The interrogations, including forceful methods, and mind reading drugs, will attempt, albeit unsuccessfully, to turn each of our heroes against the others to identify whom may be linked to the hijacking of the Scopuli and obliteration of the ice freighter Canterbury by nuclear device.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This development of convincing our five heroes that Mars was not involved occurs none too soon since as the message sent by James Holden (<a title=\"Click to learn about Steven Strait!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1711829\/\">Steven Strait<\/a>) in the previous episode \u201cThe Big Empty\u201d, was not successfully jammed by the MCRN Donnager. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Riots break out on Ceres station\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Riots break out on Ceres station\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0331.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Holden\u2019s message, although incorrectly pointing the finger at the Mars Congressional Republic, leads to a dangerous outbreak of riots and mayhem on Ceres station where the water supply is becoming dangerously low due to the failure of ice freighter resupply.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In \u201cRemember The Cant\u201d, several fabulous veteran actors, including entertainment legends <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jared Harris on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHarris_UK\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Harris<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to read our analysis of Fringe!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/fringe\" target=\"_blank\">Fringe<\/a>), <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jane Moffat on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jane_Moffat\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Moffat<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to learn about Alphas at our dedicated web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/alphas\" target=\"_blank\">Alphas<\/a>), <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Greg Bryk on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregBryk\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bryk<\/a> (Bitten), <a title=\"Click to learn about Diana Bentley!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4627683\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diana Bentley<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to learn more about Warehouse 13 at our dedicated Warehouse 13 web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/warehouse13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warehouse 13<\/a>), <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Lola Glaudini on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glaudinilola\" target=\"_blank\">Lola Glaudini<\/a> (Criminal Minds), <a title=\"Click to learn about Martin Roach!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0730045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Roach<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to visit our web site dedicated to Falling Skies!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/fallingskies\" target=\"_blank\">Falling Skies<\/a>), <a title=\"Click to learn about Kenneth Welsh!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0920564\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Welsh<\/a> (<a title=\"Learn more about Stargate Atlantis at the official MGM Studios web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/stargate.mgm.com\/view\/series\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stargate Atlantis<\/a>), <a title=\"Click to learn about Brian J. Graham!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3093003\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian J. Graham<\/a> (<a title=\"Click to learn more about Warehouse 13 at our dedicated Warehouse 13 web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/warehouse13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warehouse 13<\/a>) and <a title=\"Click to learn about the talented suporting actors in Remember The Cant!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3983220\/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast\" target=\"_blank\">many others<\/a>, all of whom add to the growing adventures leading to season one climax, episode ten, aptly named \u201c<a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Leviathan Wakes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey\/dp\/0316129089\" target=\"_blank\">Leviathan Wakes<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to learn about The Expanse Book set\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316311294\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687462&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=0316334685&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=1R3CW49G113ACVWCD4Y5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-Book-set.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse Book set\" width=\"391\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-Book-set.jpg 391w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-Book-set-150x192.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-Book-set-320x408.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/a>\u201c<a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Leviathan Wakes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey\/dp\/0316129089\" target=\"_blank\">Leviathan Wakes<\/a>\u201d is actually the first science fiction novel in <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> series. Written in 2011, the science fiction novel was created by gifted the team known as <a title=\"Click to visit and follow James S.A. Corey on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesSACorey\" target=\"_blank\">James S. A. Corey<\/a>, the pen name of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Daniel Abraham on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbrahamHanover\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Abraham<\/a> and <a title=\"Click to learn about Ty Franck!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6439609\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Franck<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">&#8220;<a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Leviathan Wakes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey\/dp\/0316129089\" target=\"_blank\">Leviathan Wakes<\/a>&#8221; is followed by <a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Caliban's War\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Calibans-Expanse-James-S-A-Corey\/dp\/0316129062\" target=\"_blank\">Caliban&#8217;s War<\/a>, <a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Abaddon's Gate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Abaddons-Gate-Expanse-James-Corey\/dp\/0316129070\" target=\"_blank\">Abaddon&#8217;s Gate<\/a>, <a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about Cibola Burn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cibola-Burn-Expanse-James-Corey\/dp\/0316334685\" target=\"_blank\">Cibola Burn<\/a>, and the recent June 2015 release of the latest novel in <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> series, <a title=\"Click to visit Amazon to learn about the Nemesis Games\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nemesis-Games-Expanse-James-Corey\/dp\/0316217581\" target=\"_blank\">Nemesis Games<\/a>. This rich tapestry of science fiction will no doubt provide more than enough material to span the next decade on <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Syfy on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syfy\" target=\"_blank\">Syfy<\/a> and <a title=\"Click to visit and follow the Space Channel on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceChannel\" target=\"_blank\">The Space Channel<\/a> in North America! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">That is if we the viewers will properly support this superb scripted series!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Of great interest, and to the delight of the admirers of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\">The Expanse<\/a>, the cast, crew and creators of this fine entertainment product gleefully took to Twitter to share Behind The Scenes photos, fun facts and reveals about where the adventure of The Expanse is headed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In the opinion of this editor, the tweet by <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> Producer <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Benjamin Cook on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benjaminwcook\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Cook<\/a> was perhaps the most revealing of all in response to a <a title=\"Click to read the latest #TeamWHR tweets about The Expanse responded to by Benjamin Cook!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\/status\/679502145574440960\" target=\"_blank\">WormholeRiders tweet<\/a> \u201cWhy would Mars blow up an ice freighter\u201d (the Canterbury)?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Most WW say Fuck ISIS\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ISIS?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-119 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS-Fuck-ISIS-400x381.jpg\" alt=\"Most WW say Fuck ISIS\" width=\"400\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS-Fuck-ISIS-400x381.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS-Fuck-ISIS-202x192.jpg 202w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS-Fuck-ISIS-320x305.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS-Fuck-ISIS.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Click to read Benjamin Cook answer to TeamWHR's tweet!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benjaminwcook\/status\/679500675265331200\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Cook\u2019s answer \u201c@WormholeRiders how much do you know about WWI? \ud83d\ude09 #TheExpanse\u201d<\/a> is key to understanding the motivations of the looming war in our solar system in the future, and the state of unrest in our world today, particularly the threat of terrorist acts by the malevolent <a title=\"Click to read the top tweets about evil ISIS on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ISIS?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\">ISIS<\/a> currently sweeping planet Earth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Having been a straight A student in human history though my high school and college years, for those unfamiliar with the machinations that started <a title=\"Click to learn about World War One at the History Channel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-i\/world-war-i-history\" target=\"_blank\">World War One<\/a> that ultimately led unresolved conflicts and <a title=\"Click to learn about World War Two at the History Channel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/world-war-ii-history\" target=\"_blank\">World War Two<\/a>, the OPA (Outer Planets Alliance) in <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> is an analog to understanding not only what happened on Earth over a century ago, but what is happening on our fair planet today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In the story arc by the genius writing team of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow James S.A. Corey on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesSACorey\" target=\"_blank\">James S.A. Corey<\/a>, brought to our screens in conjunction with <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Naren Shankar on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narenshankar\" target=\"_blank\">Naren Shankar<\/a>. The OPA began as a benevolent group, an organization that started its existence a labor union, or perhaps an advocacy for the oppressed workers in \u201cThe Belt\u201d or Outer Planets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse Concept Art courtesy of Syfy\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-21\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TheExpanse_gallery_ConceptArt_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse Concept Art courtesy of Syfy\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TheExpanse_gallery_ConceptArt_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TheExpanse_gallery_ConceptArt_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TheExpanse_gallery_ConceptArt_01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Created to champion the interests of inhabitants of \u201cThe Belt\u201d based on Tycho Station, referred to as \u201cBelters\u201d in The Expanse, find themselves often in direct conflict with the governments of the inner planets of the United Nations on Earth and the Mars Congressional Republic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Unfortunately, like many unions on Earth today which have become corrupt institutions, many seeking only to extort money in the form of \u201cunion dues\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">To be clear, the idea of unions is often a good thing. The bad news is their susceptibility to corruption. This is the problem plaguing unions since their creation by humanity long ago. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In the future of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>, the OPA has now taken to terrorist acts to achieve its hegemonic aims. The OPA is located on Tycho Station with a telling banner logo of a split circle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse OPA banner logo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-120 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-OPA-banner-logo-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse OPA banner logo\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-OPA-banner-logo-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-OPA-banner-logo-256x192.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-OPA-banner-logo-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-OPA-banner-logo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The Outer Planets Alliance (the OPA) may be loosely described as a socialist movement. According to <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a> story arc, the characters of the OPA are merely sympathizing with \u201cThe Belters\u201d. However, if an open minded person studies human history, so called social movements often are cover for creating a new hegemony.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"> Conversely, the OPA would be described as a malevolent terrorist network (like ISIS, seeking their own hegemony, This, according to the establishments of the United Nations on Earth and the Mars Congressional Republic.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Crisjen and Franklin of the United Nation in the future of The Expanse\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Crisjen and Franklin of the United Nation in the future of The Expanse\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NUP_166219_0579.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Study these similarities in human history, and you, the admirer of <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>, will begin to understand what drives humankind to the extremes of behavior that become the existential manifestations that have threatened peace and prosperity in the past, the evil ISIS criminal terrorist circumstances of the present, and of course, the future of humankind as represented in the outstanding Space Opera known as <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Remember The Cant:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Holdens message arrives on Ceres station\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-123\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Holdens-message-arrives-on-Ceres-station-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Holdens message arrives on Ceres station\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Holdens-message-arrives-on-Ceres-station-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Holdens-message-arrives-on-Ceres-station-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Holdens-message-arrives-on-Ceres-station-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Holdens-message-arrives-on-Ceres-station.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The episode begins on Ceres Station with Holden&#8217;s message sent last episode displaying on a huge view screen accusing the Mars Congressional Republic for the destruction of the Canterbury, something we will learn later is not correct or true.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The message Holden sent in a moment of panic has now stoked growing hatred between \u201cThe Belt\u201d and the Mars Congressional Republic, ultimately resulting in the aforementioned rioting on Ceres, as well as murder and mayhem across the population on the deep space station.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 We wouldn't want to upset them\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-124\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-wouldnt-want-to-upset-them-400x202.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 We wouldn't want to upset them\" width=\"400\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-wouldnt-want-to-upset-them-400x202.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-wouldnt-want-to-upset-them-256x129.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-wouldnt-want-to-upset-them-320x162.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-wouldnt-want-to-upset-them.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Meanwhile, as the situation begins to boil over on Ceres Station, Detective Miller continues his search for Julie Mao, even though Captain Haddid (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Lola Glaudini on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glaudinilola\" target=\"_blank\">Lola Glaudini<\/a>) ordered Miller to drop the case, this as a result of the destruction of the Canterbury. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Detective Miller (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Thomas Jane on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasJane\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Jane<\/a>) pursuing Julie Mao, tracks down one of the most interesting characters in <a title=\"Click to visit and follow The Expanse on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\">The Expanse<\/a>, one Anderson Dawes (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jared Harris on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHarris_UK\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Harris<\/a>) on the docks. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Jared Harris as Anderson Dawes of the OPA\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-127\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harris-as-Anderson-Dawes-of-the-OPA-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Jared Harris as Anderson Dawes of the OPA\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harris-as-Anderson-Dawes-of-the-OPA-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harris-as-Anderson-Dawes-of-the-OPA-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harris-as-Anderson-Dawes-of-the-OPA-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Jared-Harris-as-Anderson-Dawes-of-the-OPA.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Dawes is the unscrupulous, yet charismatic OPA (Outer Planets Alliance) leader on Ceres station. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The OPA is not recognized by Mars Congressional Republic or the United Nations on Earth who view the OPA as an unsanctioned, unruly, rag tag political group who claim to be fighting for &#8220;The Belt&#8221;. Dawes denies all knowledge of Julie Mao (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Florence Faivre on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Florence_Faivre\" target=\"_blank\">Florence Faivre<\/a>) and her being on board the Scopuli.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Interrogation by the MCRN\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-125 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Interrogation-by-the-MCRN-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Interrogation by the MCRN\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Interrogation-by-the-MCRN-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Interrogation-by-the-MCRN-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Interrogation-by-the-MCRN-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Interrogation-by-the-MCRN.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>In the meantime, our five survivors of the Canterbury disaster are about to be interrogated on board the MCRN battleship, the Donnager. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">One Lieutenant Lopez (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Greg Bryk on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregBryk\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bryk<\/a>) uses a series of intimidation tactics to break down the camaraderie that they have developed as survivors. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">These tactics include some sort of advanced drug that allows the MCRN to read the thoughts of the person being interrogated! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Captain Yao brings Holden to the bridge of the Donnager\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-126 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Captain-Yao-brings-Holden-to-the-bridge-of-the-Donnager-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Captain Yao brings Holden to the bridge of the Donnager\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Captain-Yao-brings-Holden-to-the-bridge-of-the-Donnager-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Captain-Yao-brings-Holden-to-the-bridge-of-the-Donnager-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Captain-Yao-brings-Holden-to-the-bridge-of-the-Donnager-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Captain-Yao-brings-Holden-to-the-bridge-of-the-Donnager.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Captain Yao (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Jean Yoon on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jean_yoon\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Yoon<\/a>) brings Holden and the others to the bridge of the Donnager trying to convince some of them believe that Naomi might be an OPA sleeper agent who helped destroy the Canterbury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Captain Yao shows Holden an incoming image of an incoming ship she believes is being sent to extract OPA asset Naomi Nagata (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Dominique Tipper on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mi55Tipper\" target=\"_blank\">Dominique Tipper<\/a>)! As a former Martian Congressional Republic Navy man himself, Alex (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Cas Anvar on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Casanvar\" target=\"_blank\">Cas Anvar<\/a>) appears to believe the theory about Naomi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Crisjen manipulates her old friend Franklin\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Crisjen-manipulates-her-old-friend-Franklin-400x291.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Crisjen manipulates her old friend Franklin\" width=\"400\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Crisjen-manipulates-her-old-friend-Franklin-400x291.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Crisjen-manipulates-her-old-friend-Franklin-256x186.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Crisjen-manipulates-her-old-friend-Franklin-320x233.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Crisjen-manipulates-her-old-friend-Franklin.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Back on Earth, Mars ends up being cleared of any possible involvement in the destruction of the Canterbury, thanks to Chrisjen Avasarala (<a title=\"Click to visit and follow Shohreh Aghdashloo on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAghdashloo\" target=\"_blank\">Shohreh Aghdashloo<\/a>), who manipulates her old friend and colleague, Franklin DeGraaf (<a title=\"Click to learn about Kenneth Welsh!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0920564\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Welsh<\/a>), the United Nations Ambassador to Mars.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Chrisjen has lied to him earlier about so called secret intelligence that the stealth ships that destroyed the Canterbury came from Mars. Self serving Chrisjen has tricked her old friend Franklin. She has him tracked and his communications tapped. His communications with Mars sources prove that no Martian stealth technology was stolen. Our ruthless Crisjen Avasarala is finally convinced the Mars Congressional Republic was not involved in the destruction of the Canterbury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 We may have stopped a war\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-129\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-may-have-stopped-a-war-400x229.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 We may have stopped a war\" width=\"400\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-may-have-stopped-a-war-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-may-have-stopped-a-war-256x147.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-may-have-stopped-a-war-320x183.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-We-may-have-stopped-a-war.jpg 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Mars however has turned the tables on Crisjen Avasarala in a double spy cross, knowing that Franklin was used and abused by Chrisjen Avasarala. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The penalty paid for Franklin Degraff exposing Mars secret weapons facilities? Franklin DeGraff is banned from Mars for the rest of his life in a poignant scene when he severs all ties with his former friend, Chrisjen, who offers &#8220;We may have stopped a war&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The episode ends with two starling reveals. First, we have learned that Mars did not destroy the Canterbury, &#8220;Someone who&#8217;s trying to start a war,&#8221; says Chrisjen. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"The Expanse S1x03 Remember the Cant growls OPA man\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-130\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Remember-the-Cant-growls-OPA-man-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"The Expanse S1x03 Remember the Cant growls OPA man\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Remember-the-Cant-growls-OPA-man-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Remember-the-Cant-growls-OPA-man-256x143.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Remember-the-Cant-growls-OPA-man-320x179.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The-Expanse-S1x03-Remember-the-Cant-growls-OPA-man.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>In the last scene of the episode, Detective Dimitri Havelock (<a title=\"Click to learn about Jay Hernandez!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0379596\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jay Hernandez<\/a>), Millers partner, is confronted by OPA skin head street gang members. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Havelock is skewered on the wall by a huge spike like nail gun, and left for dead as they snarl \u201cIt\u2019s just beginning\u201d \u2026 \u201cRemember the Cant\u201d!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">In closing for now, we commend both <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Syfy on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Syfy\" target=\"_blank\">Syfy<\/a> and <a title=\"Click to visit and follow the Space Channel on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceChannel\" target=\"_blank\">Space Channel<\/a> for bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\">The Expanse<\/a> to North America!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"> <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-138\" title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/revolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/WormholeRiders-New-Logo-150TS-Dark.png\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>We look forward to seeing you back to our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpanseSyfy\">The Expanse<\/a> series review site soon and hope you enjoy our evaluation and analysis of the this outstanding science fiction drama program!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; 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The excellent excitement of The Expanse continued in the second episode of this superb science fiction saga! Our grade for The Expanse remains a well deserved solid A PLUS as we described in our review of the pilot episode \u201cDulcinea\u201d, and in our analysis of episode two&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.net\/theexpanse\/?p=108\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;The Expanse: Remember The Cant Becomes the Official OPA Fringe Rant!&rdquo;<\/span> 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