Yeah, I think that was a tough thing to get right, and I think they really did. Those of us who knew Fred's background recognized the voice because we were expecting it, but those who didn't weren't clued in too early, because the voice was distorted enough that you really don't recognize it as Fred unless you're…

Ah. So you did. See, I should just mind my own business. Sorry. Never mind. :)

I love it too, but you might want to mention that as a spoiler for those who haven't read the books (or haven't read them that far).. Not wanting to be "that guy," I just know there are some unspoiled here who have (rightly) complained about this in the past.

Yeah, apparently this was a Rush reference as well. There is a Rush song that specifically references "my ship, the Rocinante," so at the very least, JSAC and Geddy Lee were influenced by the same thing.
Also Bob Munroe, the show's VFX supervisor and one of the show insiders who regularly posts to the subreddit for The…

I think Naomi's reaction to Fred just indicates that she knows him by reputation, not necessarily personally. It's unlikely they ever knew each other socially; they're a generation apart in age - he was a U.N. Marine Colonel at a time when she was probably still in (at least) high school. In the Belt, no less.

Rehearsing for the big comedy show?

Given that the title of episode one was Dulcinea, I think the answer to that is reasonably clear. :)

You are correct. Looks like we both have the same typo disease. :) Yeah, the Anubis did go to Phoebe, but Julie and crew were sent to intercept it after that, when it was enroute from Phoebe station to Eros with some unspecified secret cargo. Phoebe, you'll recall, was the research facility where the crew of the…

You're close, but you're mixing up a couple of story elements here (which is not surprising, there are an awful lot of them).

Everyone else has answered this pretty well, though I would add that you might be conflating Belters with OPA, and theiy're not the same thing. OPA (Outer Planets Alliance) is a an organization comprised primarily of Belters, though not all Belters are members. Naomi, for instance, is a belter — is she OPA or isn't…

This is not a spoiler, in that I have not seen episode five (and though I have read the books, what does or does not happen with Lopez in the books is kind of irrelevant here, I think, seeing as how this Lopez is an amalgam of at least two characters from the books, so … not really the same Lopez).

Yeah, I'm not sure how you punctuate that to make it clear. With a background in math/logic/programming, I want to write something like "not(white or mail)" but I'm pretty sure that's not the correct English syntax. :) "Non-white or non-male," I guess. Or "person who is neither white nor male," if I want to be all…

Yes, very much so. "Lost" is the perfect word. Things happened so fast. She went from glory to goner in minutes flat. If that doesn't leave you with a profound "WTF?" feeling, I don't know what would.

I think you're going to find they get less vanilla as the story moves forward. We could postulate "story" reasons for that — for instance, many of these characters are broken in some way, and some are hiding from various things — old associates, their families, themselves, etc. Not all of that is apparent yet, but…

Maybe, but I missed your intended meaning on first reading too, for whatever it's worth.

Regarding Theresa Yao's parting words, I found them not dumb at all; in fact, as simple as they were, I thought they were among the more poignant words spoken in this series to date.

I wonder what the deal is with "protecting" Alicia too, but I'm willing to give them a bit longer to explain this. My suspicion is that Alicia has been exposed to horrific things in the past that may have messed her up some (maybe, say, she witnessed the death of her father in some particularly unpleasant way) and…

I might be wrong about this, but when Daniel (Ruben Blades) said "Weak," I think he was referring to Travis. Maddie was about to do something strong and Travis talked her out of it. I suppose that makes them both weak in a sense, but I also think it's pretty clear that Maddie is going to be the alpha here, not Travis.

We can argue this endlessly and I suspect we will still disagree.

Not really. Her kid had his first experience with the undead at the church, a day or two earlier. So he's got a couple of days on her. And his first reaction, after being attacked, by the way, was to run. Hers was to save Tobias by bashing Artie's skull in. She's no Lori. She just needs to catch up.