The Expanse Season 5 Explained

What happens in The Expanse Season 5, and what does it mean? What’s up with Duarte’s rogue Martian faction on Laconia? What happens with Naomi, Alex, Amos, Holden, Drummer and Avasarala?

This video has no spoilers from the Expanse books – just the TV show, up to Season 5.

0:00 Season 5
0:49 Laconia
04:04 Amos
07:15 Naomi
09:51 Alex and Bobbie
11:03 Holden
12:23 Drummer
14:11 Avasarala
15:37 Sins of the past

Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Triangle Wine Company, Harry, Nikos Moraitakis, Shane Veglia, Ria McDoodle, Tim Cunniff, Brian Sentient, NotGac

[matthewcarlyon]

16:15 Was really hoping for "And Amos fails to save his Tequila"

[HereBeDragonsYT]

I met Alt Shift X in Nashville Tennessee at Con of Thrones 2019. He was such a friendly and genuine person. We wound up at the same party the next night. That weekend still ranks as the best of my entire night. So thanks, Mr Shift X, for being a part of that.

[jipillow]

Avasaralla’s voice sounds like whiskey, leather and pipe smoke

[solk.posner]

I looked up Lake Winnipesaukee on some maps and saw there is a town called Laconia near it. Clever people lol.

[tracymetherell]

I just wish they had the crew honor Alex’s CHARACTER by having a lasagna dinner and a toast to him. Like they toasted Miller when he died.

[mnmsaregood]

When I first watched the finale I didn't even realize Alex died until I almost finished the episode. I had to go back and rewatch it because it seems so forced in. After googling it now I know why..

[remyblas]

I knew Alex's death was coming because of the controversy around Cas Anvar, but damn, that was an extremely anticlimatic death!

[LemurMaster]

That Martian ship was destroyed? I thought the aliens were just interacting with the ship as it went through the portal? Gonna have to watch that sequence again.

[trumanivan]

God damn, this show is great. So glad you encouraged me to try it.
Alex's death gutted me. I didn't know anything about the Cas Anvar drama behind the scenes, so I was caught off guard and genuinely destroyed when Alex died! Mourn the character, he deserves it...

[barkasz]

Ah yes, Sparta. The ancient civilization that everyone thinks were total badasses. And then you realize that they were badasses for like a century and then became a joke. Too inflexible, too dogmatic, too ideologically gripped by their own perfection and superiority that they went extinct without a fight. Poetic that some Martians want to keep that ethos alive.

[dolgoon]

Really glad that ASX making about Expanse more, this channel was the first motivation to start watching the show.

[LordMuffinToken]

This season was so intense, i nearly got a stroke

[thomasleonard]

I completely did not read the Martian ship as being destroyed as it went through the ring gate, I thought it was having some kind of out of space time experience like what happened to Dr. Okoye

[backlom]

Wonderful summary. Thanks for your hard work. Filled some gaps in my understanding of the sequence of events.

[dionemoolman]

Me when Cyn dies: Aww that’s so sad I liked him.
Me when Karal dies: *W H E E S E*

[StoneSlumber]

Every season of the Expanse explained: Look, I don't like you, and you don't like me, but we have to put that aside to accomplish (fill in task).

[morcova]

The Naomi on the ship portions of the show dragged on for me and the same for the Drummer portions, I love the characters but I had difficulty caring too much about what was going on with them.

I felt more for Avasarala and Holden than anybody. Amos was just a pleasure because Amos.

[nddragoon]

Correction: The Chetzemoka wasn't rigged to explode with the Augustin Gamerra code, the Roci was. the Chet just had a regular ol bomb

[amazingbollweevil]

These analyses are absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for making them.

[BeCurieUs]

I'm a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar. RIP Kamal