It's a nice continuation of the last episode (with some followups on Clarissa Mao (her call with Amos was great) and Bobbie) while also establishing a new setting for this season that I already find super awesome.
I did wish that Bobbie would stay with the crew of the Rocinante but it looks like her story back on Mars could be even more interesting. The scenes on Mars where absolutely awesome and I just realized that so far we only had one real scene on Mars (when Bobbie was training with her team) - or did I forget about some other scenes? Anyway, I hope that Bobbie will remain a major character and that we'll get to see plenty more awesome scenes on Mars :)
As for the SOL Ring (etc.): It looks like Jim(?) was right: The blood soaked gold rush begins. Many people have already died (before reaching The Ring, on the planets, during their landing, etc.) and I fear that there will be more deaths. The "birds", which seem to consist of metal(?), already seem very concerning.
A nice little detail: I was already wondering if they're considering that railguns would also cause an equal force/impulse in the opposite direction. The test on the Rocinante confirms that they're compensating for that with their engines.
Avasarala and Amos already had a few good lines, e.g.:
Avarasala: "Holden, do not put your dick in it, it's fucked enough already."
Amos: "It's good advice."
PS (just some observations, no complaints): Holden looked so much better back on Earth with Avasarala (healthier, happier, more professional, etc.) and so far I miss Naomi's old haircut. And I already feel like Adolphus Murty will be trouble / difficult to get along with.
Review by Dahj AshaBlockedParentSpoilers2021-07-18T21:32:04Z
An awesome start into season 4! What a treat :)
It's a nice continuation of the last episode (with some followups on Clarissa Mao (her call with Amos was great) and Bobbie) while also establishing a new setting for this season that I already find super awesome.
I did wish that Bobbie would stay with the crew of the Rocinante but it looks like her story back on Mars could be even more interesting. The scenes on Mars where absolutely awesome and I just realized that so far we only had one real scene on Mars (when Bobbie was training with her team) - or did I forget about some other scenes? Anyway, I hope that Bobbie will remain a major character and that we'll get to see plenty more awesome scenes on Mars :)
As for the SOL Ring (etc.): It looks like Jim(?) was right: The blood soaked gold rush begins.
Many people have already died (before reaching The Ring, on the planets, during their landing, etc.) and I fear that there will be more deaths. The "birds", which seem to consist of metal(?), already seem very concerning.
A nice little detail: I was already wondering if they're considering that railguns would also cause an equal force/impulse in the opposite direction. The test on the Rocinante confirms that they're compensating for that with their engines.
Avasarala and Amos already had a few good lines, e.g.:
PS (just some observations, no complaints): Holden looked so much better back on Earth with Avasarala (healthier, happier, more professional, etc.) and so far I miss Naomi's old haircut. And I already feel like Adolphus Murty will be trouble / difficult to get along with.