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So many good lines in this one. "I love you and I'm so sorry" (draws knife) "Don't ever feel bad about not killing someone" "You pissed at me for asking or because you don't have an explanation to give?" "Live shamed, die empty!" "If you want the enemy to see you as human, you have to see them as human"

DUARTE!!!! I know that people don't like the openings of these episodes, but as a book reader I appreciate that they showed me a glimpse of Laconia

"He (Filip) is trying to convince himself just as much as everyone else." EVERYONE misses this point. You're incredibly on top of reading characters, and having a sense of story beats bubbling just beneath the surface. Incredible.

The delivery of Walker's "oh f*king hell" is PERFECTION

10:22 that little story of the brother having vertigo might be one of the rare times Fillip’s thought about someone outside his father’s narrow (and fickle) definition of “Belter”. The brother’s obviously a Belter, whether or not he’s good at space. Another little niggling insight for Filip to ruminate over

Ty Franck (one half of James Corey) said that when they needed a character to give a speech for this show they would hand if off to his cowriter Daniel Abraham. Seriously, I want that man to write my eulogy! To think that Drummer started out as Fred Johnson's head of security who just blocked Miller from leaving the room without saying anything. 😁

Camina is growing a lot. and Cara Gee brings her to life exceptionally well. For a small character we get this powerful leader… ashford would be proud.

The arm scene kind of reminds me of the dissected nurse in season 2. A shocking jump in the visceral feeling out of nowhere. Walker's line just summed it up perfectly.

Monica standing over the body bags is starkly different than the “we’re going to be so famous” version of her we met in season 3

"Live shamed and die empty" - one of my favorite lines of this whole series!

The Lakota warriors had a martial trick called "counting coup," The idea was to take on a legitimately threatening enemy, get close enough to touch him with a stick, and then escape, leaving the enemy all over. Camina Drummer has just Counted Coup on Marco Inaros.

you are terrific reactors, i absolutely love that you manage to talk and pay attention!

The driver that killed Xan had almost hit Cara earlier...so this was foreshadowed. I think you have forgotten that final conversation between Admiral Sauvetiere and Lt Babbage about what kind of strict military society they were setting up on Laconia. And hardly anyone who didn't already know the story would have paid attention to the couple of mentions of Duarte before now. I don't think Amos and the others are yet aware of Filip and the situation between Naomi and Marco. As commander, Holden has no obligation to explain his actions, but I think as a friend Amos deserved an explanation. Michio demonstrated why Swiss Army Knives have saws....

Fun little fact : during the very last scene of season 5, the captain of the Barkeith mentions a certain Admiral Duarte who seems to be in charge of Laconia. :) And dont overtstress it Nerdy, you're doing amazing and it's really funny to get to see your immediate thought-process, as despite talking a lot, you're still a very attentive viewer.

Wow, Amos has come a long way since threatening to kick Holden off into space the first time they were outside working on a ship.

Liang Walker doesn't get a lot of lines, but he gets great lines in this episode. "Ow fucking hell. Sturdy work cargo" "So much for aninomy"

Clarus going just a bit cross eyed when Michio pulled out her surgical 🔪 😅

For every fandom who continually whines about not getting a 1:1 adaptation I give you Camina Drummer. A montage character who doesn't exist in the source material. And yet she's one of the greatest ever!

As for Laconia this season, well simply put the showrunner (Naran) loved the mini-story `strange dogs` that that storyline is based on and wanted to include it, both to introduce that operation/society generally and Duarte specifically, and to have a springboard for future seasons/shows already set in the final season. Heck it might have been a tip of the cap to the writers to remind people that they can buy and read the last 3 books whenever they want if they don´t want to wait for a hypothetical sequel. Whatever his motives, he wanted it in, and as a respected showrunner making the final season of a well-loved story, it´s not like anyone was gonna say no to him.

"Live Shamed. Die Empty". Much better without the inserted 'and'. The whole speech is just perfect and demonstrates her calculated rage and character perfectly. If you only knew that speech and the context you'd pretty much know Camina Drummer.

That's admiral Duarte, commander of the rogue MCRN forces and founder of Laconia. He was referenced by Marco Inaros when he was speaking to Admiral Sauveterre before he was eaten by the ring gate entities. He was also on Bobbie's list of suspects back in season 5.

Everyone hates Melba Koh... But Peaches is awesome :)

Liang's reaction to Michio drawing her knife is priceless. Fantastic episode one of my favourites across the entire series.

2:57 Winston Duarté is Admiral and leader of the planet Laconia. He is the vilain behind what is currently going on. He considers Laconia to be Mars, but taken to the next level. The TV series of expanse ends at Season 6 episode 6. But in the books 30 years after the events you are now watching he is the literally a god level villain. But he's a nuanced villain rather than taking over by force for his own Ego or Nationalistic ends but because he genuinely believes what he is doing is for the good over humanity (particularly against the "dark gods" who wiped out the "builders")

This is what cemented Drummer as my fave. I mean COME ON! So close to the end, sad and excited.

That cut down amputation was straight out of the text book.

"Steady work cargo" I loved that, even Walker was impressed.

Who knew seemingly delicate Michio’s moment would come steeped in visceral gore?! FTR: When the jovial Samer Salem (“Josep”) was casually sipping a beverage on set, with his prosthetic mauled arm stump hanging out, it was surreal. Usually, there’s a rubberness and unnatural discolouration to prosthetics which makes them tolerable to the naked eye in natural light but the team did such an exemplary job (and the stage was darkened for filming) that the damn thing was hauntingly realistic. And, yes, they made a handful (pun intended) of gag arms designed to be cut (and bleed) in camera. It was quite a thing.

Can't remember where I commented about the realism of the arm scene and wondered how it looked for the cast. And Vanessa Smythe and Samer Salem responded saying it was pretty gruesome on their end too. Might have been on a Ty and That Guy episode.

LOL@ gotta break out the phone and write that down RIGHT NOW!

For your reacting, do what comes naturally, don’t be fake. You will find success with who you are, keep up the good work.

16:16 - I love that Clarissa gave Holden a Holden talk.

My favourite moment in this episode was with the old belter and Lucky Earther. ❤ But this episode was so full of good moments! Great reaction y'all. That ARM.

THE GREATEST insult i have ever heard was, "If this was a video game, you would drop Common Loot!"

Drummer is an Icon. 😂🤣 The appropriate response to Live Shamed and Die empty😂 This season was everything when considered it was 6 episodes crammed to end the szn

Clarus still calling Drummer "Carmina" lol edit: wait nerdy said it at the end? ITS SPREADING.

Great reaction! I loved Amos confronting Holden about disarming the missile! Also loved the scene with Amos and Bobbie listening to Alex's music! Looking forward to the next one!

I’ve watch this episode several times as well as several reaction videos and I can still feel that pain from when the lever snaps and the crate comes back down on him dudes arm, and Michio saves the day by cutting his arm off.. Ouch.

Probably my favorite gag of season 6 is seeing reactors horrified responses to Duarte's failed attempt at comforting that little girl.

18:22 you can totally tow things like that in space, but stopping it when you get where you're going is going to be interesting

Loved you guys' reaction to this episode! I had the same look on my face you guys' did when Josep's arm got mangled and Michio had to cut it off. That also shows that Michio isn't some delicate little flower. She is hardcore, and can do what it takes to save people she loves. Just because she is isn't ok with killing people doesn't mean she's weak. And that dovetails nicely with Claire's little talk with Holden where she tells him that he shouldn't ever regret NOT killing someone. And it was definitely jaw-dropping when Drummer put out her broadcast mocking Marco and calling him out. Hoo boy, Drummer is a baddie! She's a force of nature, really. And Marco knows it now, if he didn't already!! And he is MAD.

I enjoy your reaction style! Keep it up. I also wished they had continued on with more seasons. When I found out that the book went further after watching the series I picked them up. I'm not fished just yet but started on the last book yesterday. I'd recommend checking them out.

18:22 yes you can tow in space. The zero gravity makes it easier to move heavy objects. Just make sure you don’t burn up your tow cable in your drive plume. The cable has to be strong enough to handle the heat, cold, stress and mass.

4:14 Chiming in on this, that's what I want in reactions personally. I WANT to hear the reactor's thought process. We all puzzle our way through episodes and watching/hearing that play out in real time rather than just staring at someone oohing and aahing for a half hour then finishing up with "Good episode" is the draw.

"He said there wasn't any other music on board. I think he was lying". Terry Pratchett once said that any cassette tape left for long enough in a British car would eventually transorm into a copy of Queen's Greatest Hits. Maybe since the Razorback was left on Mars, all the music turned into... space Hank Williams or whatever that stuff is.

13:36 Nerdy: "Well, damn! That was crazy!" The Expanse: "Hold my beer."

2:48 Oh, that is far from "some random dude"...

Don't worry about the people who complain about your reactions yall. Personally, I come to your channel because I feel I'm getting an authentic reaction, even if I disagree with the reaction/speculation/ideas yall have. I prefer authenticity and disagreement over fake agreement ya know? Thanks as always for the content 😊

Redoubt as in a fortification or fortress.

That was Admiral Duarte. He is the one that came up with the whole scheme for the Mars rouge faction to split off, to exchange the Proto-molecules for their military support which made Marco’s success possible in season 5, and setup a colony on Laconia, and to use the Proto-molecule to gain control over all of the Builder’s tech.

I may have been waiting for you to get to this episode, "Live shamed and die empty" is indeed a banger line.

It's the penultimate penultimate episode.

The arm scene was definitely the highlight! You two really felt that one. 😂 It got real real fast.

With The Expanse coming to an end you guys really need to react to Black Sails. It's the only show I think comes close in the quality of writing.

_"The scene didn't setup who he was"_ He has a name plate: DUARTE. (the guy talking to Cara) I thought after 5,5 seasons you should finally know that such details matter. They show, don't tell. Did you at least recognize Cortazar? Couldn't tell from your reaction.

Malevelon Creek.... was rough, but in the end Managed Democracy prevailed!

9:08 Exactly right! You know what bugs me the most about this scene? In the books, Holden is dead straight with Amos, and Amos being Amos is totally okay with it. He understands and simply says "you need to sort this our with Naomi" but for some reason the writers decided we needed an extra conflict in this episode.

If there is ever a montage of your reactions, the arm scene will be one of them! 🤣🤣🤣

I have what’s called Ménière’s disease, so that whole spinning and vomiting thing… been there. Weird that it triggers in low G, not consistent with any similar disease I’ve ever heard of, and… I had a lot of desperate time with Dr. Google. There are migraines, though, that produce similar effects, called vestibular migraines. Having zero G be your migraine trigger as a Belter would be… Bad.

Without gravity, nothing has any weight in space. However, there is still mass, and you have to overcome the inertia of an object, though once that is done, everything is good. Until the time to stop arrives.

Tied for my favorite line of this show, coming from the character that is tied for my favorite character. "Live shamed, Die empty"!

There's so much left out that's in the books and some fundamental differences, but the show is still a standard you'd use for what top shelf stuff looks like. As hard as it is to believe, that last episode is going to be more tense than pretty much any one so far. And even the changes they made in it are all good, except the reduced the complexity of that one thing.

I was a fan of Reboot, too (not the live action "reboot," however).

Live Shamed and Die Empty!...Such a Super Boss line!. Melevelon Creek veterans unite!

Medics are built different.

Live shamed and die empty is indeed a great insult, but not the best ever. That title goes to, "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled like elderberry! I fart in your general direction!" That said, most of us do not watch reaction channels to watch folks just sitting and watching a show. We watch for, now dig this... *reactions!* We watch you guys because, hey, you *react* to shit! You don't simply sit there like a bump on a log. We dig how you guys react! So to those who tell you to be more quiet, joke'em if they can't take a fuck. And, just for the record, I'm not trying to be a language na*I or anything, but it's, "Camina," not, "Carmina." ... for the record. 😉

"You took my boyfriend's arm! The gloves are off!" - dude...phrasing...

The Magicians✨️: Why colonialism is bad ✨️ I was going to say, "What if Canada could only be ruled by foreigners?" But then I remembered, we used to be part of the British Empire... Anyway Edit: Flipped it 😂

I looove the Lucky Earther bit ❤️

Damn. I want to go to bed but you’ve posted this. Grrrr.

Reactions should be saying your thought process. I like your reaction style

"I love you, I am so sorry." 👀😐 And yes, Camina Drummer is just the coolest character. Her actress did so great, it's amazing! ❤ Looking forward to the next two episodes, sadly it will finish, but the reactions are just so entertaining!

Another show that's top tier but doesn't get enough recognition like the Expanse is Black Sails.

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids, Carmina Drummer is coming

@Nerdy Nightly Keep doing what you're doing. You're Alphanumeric! 8^D

Fuckin' Butcher Pete in here, hacking and whacking and chopping that meat.

As far as Nerdy's comments... I'll state my opinion. I prefer "stream of consciousness" type reactions, so I'm glad the two of them are making these sort of videos. There are some commenters who will mock reactors for not being 100% right all the time and not knowing future events... but what can you do when someone has that attitude? My occasional annoyance at Nerdy is about moments like 12:57 . (The example in this video is very mild, but in other episodes it is more glaring.) It felt to me like he was criticizing the writers for doing something stupid, by not having guards at this hidden remote supply depot. (That would have been a valid choice, if it happened, because the heat from the guards and their habitation increases the chances of being exposed.) After a moment, the video goes into Nerdy and Clarus's anxiety about the fire fight and the arm. We never see Nerdy realizing he prematurely jumped to a wrong conclusion and retracting his criticism. Maybe it is different in the full-length Patreons, but sometimes the editing makes Nerdy seem smugly arrogant, when we only see the criticism of the writers for things they didn't do. Nerdy should stay true to himself, but it would probably help if we saw more times in these YT edits where he mentions his instinct to doubt the writers was wrong, that he should have given more credit to their proven track record over 5.5 seasons.

Random helldivers commentary. Im here for it.

Great episode, fun reaction.

Wow!

Your reactions are great. Anything else wouldn’t be interesting.

Just my observation, the only time I've ever really been rubbed the wrong way by your reactions is when you don't give yourself enough leeway to consider that you might be wrong or consider multiple angles to something. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoy the content.

Reboot was dope. That is all.

why dont you share whole episode? and why this season videos come so slow?

I'd buy that shirt

Is Reboot spelled like Rebout?

3:02 “he’s the mayor or something […] ah, admiral. Ok” yeah, admiral is his rank, but it doesn’t quite capture who this guy is. Think bigger. And more… “severe”. He certainly does. Also, no reaction to seeing Cortazar appear again? Might simply not have made the cut or didn’t you recognize him?

I would tell Bobby, even if it does get Holden killed.

you guys lol

10 seconds ago.

Literally every react channel (and person on Earth) does something that annoys someone. I'm glad you two aren't really taking those complaints to heart too much. But that's why I try to spread out my views for even channels, like yours, that I enjoy. So as to not regularly catch things too often and too quickly that may annoy me through not fault of your own.