We’re seven episodes into the SyFy channel’s hit TV series, The Expanse. Make sure you can pay full attention. This is another cerebral episode intended to build to the action of the last few episodes.
Ceres Station
Windmills picks up with Miller on his way home. He’s broken up about being fired. He’s also trying to figure out what he’s going to tell Julie Mao’s father. Eventually, he sees a picture of Dawes and decides to go confront him. He knows Dawes is behind his being let go from Star Helix. And, of course, he wants to settle the little matter of Dawes trying to have him killed.
Miller walks into a known OPA hang out and begins to cause a commotion. Dawes is there and calms things down before they get bad for Miller. Dawes tries to make nice with him, but Miller won’t budge. He just wants Dawes to know that, even though he’s been fired, he’s going to continue investigating the Julie Mao case.
Later, Miller goes back to Julie Mao’s apartment to look for more clues. As he’s leaving, he sees the mysterious bird that’s been following him around. Then he gets a message from an old friend. It seems the Anubis, the ship Mao was on, hasn’t been heard from lately, but a shuttle from the Anubis has been located on Eros.
Miller decides that’s where he needs to go. He quickly packs a few things and rushes off to catch the next shuttle.
Rocinante
Holden and crew are researching the current political climate they’ve been involuntarily conscripted into. They’re amazed at how big the situation is becoming.
They’re hoping to stay off the radar but come across an MCRN ship. Naomi is able to evade them. Then they find a mysterious radio transmission emanating from somewhere on the Rocinante. Amos goes to check things out and finds a stowaway.
They question him and he says he’s a consultant who’s been hired to spy on Fred Johnson. He insists that he’s friendly. But, while Holden is questioning the stowaway, the MCRN ship suddenly decides to send out a boarding team to check out the Rocinante. The stowaway tries to get Holden to work with the Mars Navy. Holden and crew are unsure whether to trust him or not.
Things get tense with the approach of the boarding ship. Holden and Amos are at the dock. Amos is ready to fight to the death. Holden wants to be cautious. There’s another standoff between the two.
As the pressure builds, the stowaway offers to help the crew of the Rocinante by keeping up their disguise. Just as the troops are about to board, Alex (a former Mars Navy pilot) remembers a codeword that the MCRN uses to signify when they are undercover.
It seemingly works. As soon as he says the codeword, the MCRN troops back off. They even turn friendly.
Finally, they crew believes they are home free until they get to Eros Station. They also locate the last known whereabouts of Lionel Polanski, the person Fred Johnson has tasked them with finding.
As they speed on their way, we notice there is something strange about the stowaway.
Earth: A North American Farming Collective: Montana.
Avarasala is visiting the place where Holden grew up. She meets Holden’s Mom.
It’s a very strategic conversation with a lot of technical positioning.
Mrs. Holden cuts to the chase and calls out Avarasala. Avarasala likes that. She wants to know if Holden was involved in the destruction of the Canterbury and the Donnager. Avarasala doesn’t think he’s innocent. Avarasala says she want’s to understand Holden in order to stop a war.
Finally, Avarasala makes a connection with Holden’s Mom. She hints that there is intelligence suggesting Holden may still be alive. Avarasala offers some information on where Holden might be. But she want’s more information in return.
His Mom finally opens up. Holden was supposed to take over the farm. The co-op raised Holden to think of himself as a leader. They gave him the best education. Then his Mom realized that was unrealistic so she told him to go out and explore the universe.
Satisfied, Avarasala is leaving the farm when she is contacted by the UN Undersecretary, Sadavir Errinwright, who informs her that her spy (the stowaway) has been captured by Holden and crew. He also tells her that Holden and crew gave fake codes during the boarding conversation that were being monitored by the United Nations. Turns out the reason the MCRN ship left them alone was because the UN told them to.
The Undersecretary has already activated a black ops team to get rid of Holden, Naomi, Amos, and Alex on Eros. Avarasala is devastated.
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