This single action sets up the entire chain of events for Drummer’s crew right through episode 5. Maybe don’t put buttons right next to each other when one of them will kill you? Then again, Belters jury-rig everything, so I suppose it’s not too surprising they carelessly bound this macro.
Not just any wrong button, either: instead of blowing the enemy to scrap, it sends out a signal that reveals their exact position.
THE EXPANSE NEW SEASON FREE
So fatigued that in the midst of a carefully planned ambush necessary to escape the Free Navy’s clutches, Michio stabs the wrong touchscreen button. He effectively forced them to join or die, but they decided not to become his guns. 1) Those buttons are right next to each otherĪt the end of The Expanse season 5, Camina Drummer and her Belter crew are on the run, having defected from Marco Inaros and his Free Navy. If you’re caught up, you’re good I won’t mention episode 6 at all. Spoiler warning: this story contains huge spoilers for The Expanse season 6, episodes 1-5. Also, I badgered them about whether and how The Expanse might return.īut first, you probably want to know what the heck I’m talking about re: touchscreens. I spoke to Shankar and authors / writers / showrunners Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham about those user interfaces last month. Sadly, like much of the excellent series, it’s all too plausible. But it’s been 15 years since Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone, and I’m kind of hoping touchscreens don’t still trip us up in another 300 years or so.
I wouldn’t say they failed! I enjoyed the whole season, even if it felt a little. “If it comes across that the touchscreen is the hero of the show, then we will have truly failed,” says showrunner Naren Shankar, telling me he objects to my entire line of questioning. As we hurtle towards The Expanse’s sixth and final episode of its sixth and final season - airing this Friday, January 14th - I can’t stop thinking about one thing: how many of this season’s pivotal moments revolved around pressing the wrong button on a touchscreen.