Personally I didn't think it was anywhere near squalid enough. Earth is run by the UN. So it's a 'socialist paradise', which means it's a hellish slave society for 95% of the poor souls unfortunate enough to have been born there (Holden was extremely fortunate in his upbringing; Amos was not). Trusting Avasarala to…

Also I do agree that it really doesn't matter whether her heart is pure or not, it only matters what the consequences of her actions are, so insofar as she saves lives that's a good thing, and I could care less about saving her soul, but it doesn't make the character someone worthy of admiration or swooning over.

I like the term 'dirty as fuck', at least there we can find consensus. But the oh-so noble 'I care about the poor common people so very very much' jive is just pure horseshit and I don't buy it for a second. I get that she's uses that shtick all the time as a way of retroactively justifying herself, but no one buys…

Marines have great pride in being marines. I doubt that changes drastically in the next 200 years. I can't imagine a boot camp drill sergeant on Mars just letting it go if some new recruit mistakenly uses refers to himself as a 'soldier'. More than likely there follows an epic ass chewing at eardrum-rupturing…

I agree, was completely jarring the first time in the season when Draper yells at her own squadmate to 'get a hold of your self, soldier!' I was like, what?!! Can't they afford to consult with an actual marine?

I'm sorry, but you're giving her way to much credit. She's a petty unelected bureacrat with shades of sadism, who's out to expand her own power (and who enjoys flaunting it when dealing with those who she has power over). She's actually pretty despicable (and I'm judging this only from the show so far, although I…

Draper is Brienne and Avasrala is Cersei. Not at all similar, imo, but it will be interesting to see them play off each other.

If it keeps up this excellent quality, it will become popular enough in time. For certain.

I've always felt Wes Chatham could be perfect for the role. He has the innocent-yet-a-cold-killer look (I remember him having that in his role on the Unit too).

Regarding the 'ugly':

It's definitely a Belter hairstyle, there was even a reference to the practicality of the style in the scene where Anderson Dawes was grilling Miller. He mentions the haircut originated from Belters having to use cheap spacesuits and hair would easily get caught up in the helmet mechanism where it joined the suit,…

I do find Miller interesting, maybe because I'm a reader of the novels, but I admit that at first glance he's a stereotypical sci fi gumshoe, especially in the earlier episodes.

It's pretty close so far.

"I didn't think we could lose," was the most beautifully poignant line in the series so far, and perfectly delivered. It really got me, actress was perfect for this. Partly a plea for forgiveness to her crew, partly steely resolution to press the final button, partly willingness to sacrifice, filled with bitterness,…

The premise is the habitats started out just fine, but people moved there and then had children who were born there, and the children had children, etc etc, and in the meantime the habitats were not as well maintained as they should be, while resources were kept artificially scarce to maintain control over the…