#andrew rotilio

[lady-wyrd]

Diogo Harari is a little shit but he is my little shit, sasa ke?

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#2,351 icons of Sadavir Errinwright - Shawn Doyle

#922 icons of Elio Casti - Brandon McGibbon

#686 icons of Fredrick "Fred" Johnson - Chad L. Coleman

#1,773 icons of Maneo Jung-Espinoza - Zach Villa

#1,996 icons of Monica Stuart - Anna Hopkins

#2,387 of Esteban Sorrento - Gillis - Jonathan Whittaker

#1,858 icons of Lawrence Strickland - Ted Atherton

#380 icons of Diogo Harari - Andrew Rotilio

#1,300 icons of Tilly Fagan - Genelle Williams

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This is the where Diogo (Andrew Rotilio), returns after his introduction in The Big Empty episode. "Stay away from de aqua!" Met Rotilia at Philly Comic Con, he & his girlfriend even came by the Screaming Firehawk after party (photos). Anybody get the Firefly S01E14 reference in the final panel? [Rock Bottom S01E06]

[number1yisuchongfan]

Thranto Shippers, Eli and Thrawn Stans, and the Thrawn Trilogy enjoyers, who u all feeling about people wanting Michael Fassbender and Andrew Rotilio to play Thrawn and Eli?

Just curious

[the-expanse-fashion]

Diogo, The Expanse, Season 3, Episode 7

[welcometoyouredoom]

[livesinyesterday]

The Expanse (s. 3, ep. 11) - Fallen World

“The only reason I'm standing here is because of her.”

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ANDREW ROTILIO KNOWS what it feels like to not fit in. Born to first-generation Italian-Canadian parents, the Expanseactor’s first language wasn’t what his teachers spoke in school. He grew up speaking Italian, then learned French and English as a way of surviving, of blending in. By the time he mastered his fourth language, he wasn’t trying to navigate the social complexities of the real world—he was trying to leave it behind completely.

As the man who plays Diogo, Rotilio is as close as it comes to a native speaker of Belter, the constructed language of the oppressed working class on The Expanse. Developed by linguist Nick Farmer, with input from accent coach Eric Armstrong, the tongue is the patois of a group of people who survive by scavenging materials in the Asteroid Belt (hence, Belters), and Rotilio had to immerse himself in it to assimilate to Diogo’s way of life.

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hey there! hope you guys are having a good weekend. :) i'm looking for actors who have been in space/scifi movies. do you have any suggestions? i've been looking for a masterlist, but i can only find ones for period fcs. thank you.

Here’s a masterlist of over 240+ faceclaims who have starred in Space / Science Fiction media with their roles and ethnicity noted! If you have any suggestions or know any missing information feel free to send us an ask. Please give this post a like or reblog if you found it useful.

Note: If it’s a franchise for example “Stargate” I’ve noted it as such and not the specific movies so a quick look at their IMBD page will tell you which ones they’ve been in! 

Female:

Sandra Bullock(Gravity)

Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow)

Anne Hathaway (Interstellar)

Jessica Chastain (Interstellar)

Noomi Rapace (Prometheus)

Charlize Theron (Prometheus) 

Kate Dickie (Prometheus)

Sigourney Weaver (Avatar and Alien) 

Karolina Wydra (Europa Report)

Anamaria Marinca (Europa Report)

Embeth Davidtz (Europa Report)

Frankie Adams (The Expanse) Samoan heritage. 

Dominique Tipper (The Expanse) Dominican / White. 

Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse) Iranian.

Florence Faivre (The Expanse) Thai / White.

Athena Karkanis (The Expanse) Greek, Egyptian.

Lola Glaudini (The Expanse) 

Antje Traue (Pandorum)

Natascha McElhone (Solaris)

Viola Davis (Solaris) African-American. 

Jodie Foster (Elysium)

Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Summer Glau (Serenity and Firefly)

Jewel Staite(Serenity and Firefly and Stargate: Atlantis) 

Gina Torres (Serenity and Firefly)Cuban (African, likely other)

Emily Mortimer (Spectral)

Zoe Saldana (Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy) Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, evidently small amount of Lebanese and Haitian.

Olivia Thirlby (Dredd) 

Rachel Luttrell (Stargate) half Tanzanian (Shambaa).

Torri Higginson(Stargate)

Amanda Tapping (Stargate and Star Trek)

Sofia Boutella (Star Trek) Algerian.

Winona Ryder (Star Trek)

Sonequa Martin-Green(Star Trek) African-American. 

Michelle Yeoh(Star Trek) Cantonese and Hokkien.

Bianca Comparato (3%) 

Mel Fronckowiak (3%) 

Viviane Porto (3%) Unknown. 

Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion)

Andrea Riseborough(Oblivion)

Zoë Bell(Oblivion)

Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy)

Beau Garrett (Tron: Legacy)

Claudia Black (Farscape) 

Rinko Kikuchi (Pacific Rim & Terra Formars) Japanese.

Jaime Murray (SyFy Defiance)

Stephanie Leonidas (SyFy Defiance)

Mia Kirshner(SyFy Defiance)

Julie Benz(SyFy Defiance)

Rebecca Ferguson (Life)

Olga Dihovichnaya (Life) 

Amy Adams (Arrival) 

Chloë Grace Moretz (The 5th Wave)

Maika Monroe (The 5th Wave) 

Maria Bello (The 5th Wave) 

Sanaa Lathan (Approaching the Unknown) African-American. 

Scottie Thompson (Skyline)

Gemma Chan (Humans) Chinese.

Mila Kunis (Jupiter Ascending)

Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica and Riddick)

Tricia Helfer(Battlestar Galactica)

Grace Park(Battlestar Galactica) Korean. 

Mary McDonnell(Battlestar Galactica)

Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) 

Karen Gillan(Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy)

Billie Piper(Doctor Who)

Freema Agyeman(Doctor Who) Ghanaian / Iranian.

Pearl Mackie(Doctor Who) West Indian / English.   

EmiTakei (Terra Formars) Japanese.  

Eiko Koike (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Mariko Shinoda (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Lina Ohta (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Rila Fukushima (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Megumi Kagurazaka (The Whispering Star) Japanese.

Yuqi Zhang (Lost in the Pacific) Chinese. 

Mano Erina (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

KannaMori (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

ReikoTakashima (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

Lina Ohta (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

Asuka Kirara (Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon) Japanese. 

Meisa Kuroki (Space Battleship Yamato) Japanese. 

Caity Lotz (The Machine)

Pooneh Hajimohammadi(The Machine) Iranian. 

Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World & Terminator)

Emilia Clarke (Terminator)

Ishihara Satomi (Shin Godzilla) Japanese. 

Han Ye Ri (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) Korean. 

Han Hyo Joo (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) Korean. 

Ha Ji Won (Sector 7) Korean. 

Shiina Eihi (Helldriver) Korean. 

Kinoshita Ayumi (Travelers: Dimension Police) Japanese. 

Nagasawa Nao (Travelers: Dimension Police) Japanese. 

Olivia Wang (Bureau of Transformer) Chinese. 

Wang Zhi (Kung Fu Traveler 2) Chinese.

Nagasawa Masami (Gintama 2: Rules Are Meant To Be Broken) Japanese.

Liu Mei Lin (Hot-Blooded Goddess) Chinese.

Jin Chen (The War for Light) Chinese. 

Karina Hai (Hero’s Dream) Chinese. 

Fonthip Watcharatrakul (Atitha) Thai. 

Yoshii Rei (The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution) Japanese.

Use at your own discretion:

Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar) transphobic (LINK) 

Jennifer Lawrence (Passengers) racism, slurs, albeism, and many more (LINK)

Male:

Matt Damon (Interstellar and The Martian and Elysium)

Sharlto Copley (Elysium and District 9)

Wagner Moura (Elysium)Brazilian (Portuguese, possibly other)

Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Martian and Serenity) Igbo Nigerian.

Jeremy Davies (Solaris) 

Ulrich Tukur (Solaris)

George Clooney (Gravity and Solaris)

Basher Savage (Gravity) Unknown. 

Sam Rockwell (Moon) 

Khary Payton (Astronaut: The Last Push)African-American. 

Sharlto Copley (Europa Report) 

Christian Camargo (Europa Report) Mexican, English, possibly other.

Daniel Wu (Europa Report) Chinese. 

Steven Strait (The Expanse) 

Wes Chatham (The Expanse)

Thomas Jane (The Expanse) 

Chad Coleman (The Expanse) African-American.

Cas Anvar (The Expanse) Iranian.

Jared Harris (The Expanse)

Paulo Costanzo (The Expanse) 

Jay Hernandez (The Expanse) Mexican.

Andrew Rotilio (The Expanse) Unknown. 

Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf) British Dominican.

Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) Unspecified multiracial.

Chris Barrie (Red Dwarf)

Idris Elba (Prometheus and Pacific Rim) Sierra Leonean / Ghanaian.

Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus)

Benedict Wong(Prometheus) Chinese. 

Sean Harris (Prometheus)

Rafe Spall(Prometheus)

Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) 

Joel David Moore (Avatar)

Sam Worthington (Avatar)

Stephen Lang (Avatar)

Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar)

Dileep Rao (Avatar) Kannada Indian.  

Matt Gerald (Avatar)

Sean Anthony Moran (Avatar) Unknown.

Ben Foster (Pandorum)

Dennis Quaid (Pandorum)

Norman Reedus (Pandorum)

Cam Gigandet (Pandorum) 

Cung Le (Pandorum) Vietnamese. 

David James (District 9)

Brandon Auret (District 9)

Mandla Gaduka(District 9) Unknown.

Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina)

Oscar Isaac(Ex Machina)Cuban, Guatemalan, French. 

Tom Cruise (Edge of Tomorrow and Oblivion)

Bill Paxton (Edge of Tomorrow and Aliens) 

Franz Drameh (Edge of Tomorrow) Black British, Gambian.

Nathan Fillion (Serenity and Firefly)

Alan Tudyk (Serenity and Firefly)

Adam Baldwin (Serenity and Firefly)

James Badge Dale (Spectral)

Max Martini (Spectral)

Bruce Greenwood (Spectral)

Clayne Crawford (Spectral)

Cory Hardrict(Spectral) Unknown.

George Takei (Star Trek) Japanese. 

Karl Urban (Star Trek and Dredd and Riddick)

John Cho (Star Trek) Korean.  

Zachary Quinto (Star Trek)

Chris Pine (Star Trek)

Simon Pegg (Star Trek)

Eric Bana(Star Trek)

Chris Hemsworth(Star Trek) 

Christopher Judge (Stargate) African-American, Cherokee ancestry.

James Spader(Stargate)

Kurt Russell(Stargate)

Jason Momoa (Stargate) half Native Hawaiian.

David Hewlett (Stargate)

Joe Flanigan (Stargate)

David Nykl (Stargate)

Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate)

Michael Shanks (Stargate) 

Rodolfo Valente (3%) 

João Miguel (3%) 

Michel Gomes (3%) Unknown. 

Rafael Lozano(3%) 

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Oblivion)

Morgan Freeman(Oblivion)African-American, more distant English. 

Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy)

Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy)

Michael Sheen (Tron: Legacy)

Lani Tupu (Farscape) of Samoan descent.

Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim) 

Charlie Day(Pacific Rim)

Burn Gorman (Pacific Rim)

Max Martini(Pacific Rim)

Robert Kazinsky(Pacific Rim)

Clifton Collins Jr.(Pacific Rim)

Diego Klattenhoff(Pacific Rim)

Grant Bowler (SyFy Defiance)

Tony Curran(SyFy Defiance)

Hiroyuki Sanada (Life) Japanese. 

Ariyon Bakare (Life) Nigerian.  

Ryan Reynolds (Life) 

Jake Gyllenhaal (Life)

Jeremy Renner (Arrival) 

Forest Whitaker (Arrival) African-American.  

Michael Stuhlbarg (Arrival) 

Mark O'Brien (Arrival) 

Mark Strong (Approaching the Unknown)

Tzi Ma (Arrival) Hong Kong Chinese.

Nick Robinson (The 5th Wave) 

Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) 

Liev Schreiber (The 5th Wave) Eric Balfour (Skyline)

Laurence Fishburne (Passengers) African-American.

Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending)

Sean Bean (Jupiter Ascending)

Douglas Booth (Jupiter Ascending)

Edward James Olmos(Battlestar Galactica)

Jamie Bamber(Battlestar Galactica)

James Callis(Battlestar Galactica)

Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica)

Matt Smith (Doctor Who) 

David Tennant(Doctor Who)

Peter Capaldi(Doctor Who)

Christopher Eccleston(Doctor Who)

Arthur Darvill(Doctor Who)

Tom Baker (Doctor Who)

Hideaki Ito (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Tomohisa Yamashita (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Takayuki Yamada (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Shun Oguri (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Kein Kosugi (Terra Formars) Japanese.

Kenichi Takito(Terra Formars) Japanese.

Brandon Routh (Lost In The Pacific)

Toshio Kakei (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese. 

Kotaro Yoshida (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

ShigeruChiba (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

SeijiFukushi (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

YoshinoriHorimoto (The Next Generation Patlabor - Tokyo War) Japanese.

Takuya Kimura (Space Battleship Yamato) Japanese. 

Chris Evans (Sunshine) 

Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy and Riddick) Filipino / White.

Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Sean Gunn(Guardians of the Galaxy)

Benicio del Toro(Guardians of the Galaxy)

David Duchovny (Evolution) 

Orlando Jones(Evolution) African-American.  

Seann William Scott (Evolution)

Toby Stephens (The Machine) 

Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation)

Sam Worthington(Terminator)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator)

Jai Courtney (Terminator & Divergent)

Use at your own discretion:

Michael Fassbender (Prometheus) domestic abuse claims (link)

Donald Glover (The Martian) misogynistic, rape jokes, fetishizes Asian women, lyrics linking Virginia Tech massacre, f-slur, r-slur, and many other gross things (link)

Harrison Ford (Star Wars) support(ed) Roman Polanski (link)

Eddie Redmayne (Jupiter Ascending) transphobic (link)

Vin Diesel (Guardians of the Galaxy and Riddick) sexual harassment (link)

Adrien Brody (Predators) has spoken up about supporting Bill Cosby, Woody Allen and participating in a standing ovation for convicted paedophile and convicted child rapist Roman Polanski.(link)

Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar)appeasers to endorse Donald Trump’s presidency, and suggesting that Hollywood needs to “embrace” it. (link)

Non-Binary:

N/A

Credit:

Lovely people who helped out! 

@cxrrxw​

@corruptedones​

@saviorofexistence​

@lionsire​

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POCS IN MODERN SCIFI (television programs & films airing in 2016-2017)

the expanse

shohreh aghdashloo

dominique tipper

florence faivre

chad coleman

jay hernandez

andrew rotilio

brian george

cas anvar

athena karkanis

frankie adams

nick e. tarabay

carlos gonzalez-vio

kevin hanchard 

françois chau

mpho koaho 

byron mann

conrad pla

martin roach

dewshane williams

terry chen

the 100

bob morley

lindsey morgan

christopher larkin

luisa d’oliveira

henry ian cusick

jarod joseph

ricky whittle

sachin sahel

michael beach

isaiah washington

eli goree

alessandro juliani

kelly hu

chris shields 

donna yamamoto

chai hansen

adina porter

nadia hilker

rekha sharma

tasya teles

dichen lachman

terry chen

aaron miko

star trek: beyond

zoe saldana

john cho

idris elba

sofia boutella

independence day: resurgence

jesse t. usher

vivica a. fox

angela yeung wing 

deobia oparei 

westworld

thandie newton

jeffrey wright

angela sarafyan

leonardo nam

rodrigo santoro

demetrius grosse 

izabella alvarez

clifton collins jr.

jasmyn rae

david douglas

eddie shin

paul-mikél williams

stranger things

caleb mclaughlin 

rob morgan

joe keery *

12 monkeys

kirk acevedo

demore barnes

dark matter

melissa o'neil

alex mallari jr.

roger cross

marc bendavid

melanie liburd

also:

the o.a

humans

orphan black

sense8

incorporated

AND MORE i just got too lazy to go through all the imdbs

* this one i don’t have confirmation for since it’s never been brought up in interviews or whatnot but a friend linked me to this screenshot once so ?

[tvserieshub]

Most people have a very bad habit of classifying large chunks of people in binary terms as either all “bad” or all “good.” But the reality is that there is ALWAYS a mix of good and bad people, as well as good and bad IN people. In The Expanse, many viewers have taken the side of the Belters. Some, because they love certain characters, like Naomi and Miller. Others, because as a class, the Belters are the clear underdogs. Generally, they risk life and limb for rich corporate owners who apparently couldn’t care less about them, either individually or as a group. Fans of Earthers tend to like Holden or, really, Avasarala. They have exposed their imperfections, as well. Amos is a fascinating Earther, beloved and feared all at once.  Martian fans like Alex, or more recently, Bobbie. The Mars faction is a little less developed than the Earther or Belter factions in terms of quantities of deep characters or back stories (so far). This episode really digs into the issue of the risk of thinking of a group as all “good” or “bad,” especially if you unequivocally favor Belters.

The recap begins here:

The scene opens on a field and a person who is tending a crop. A little girl waves goodbye to the tender, who is her father. An alert sounds, and the pieces of the destroyed mirror come crashing through the domes protecting the crops from Ganymede’s nonexistent atmosphere. The scientist wakes up among quite a lot of injured people, and immediately he checks on his precious cargo. The injured man is on a Ganymede refugee ship, which is headed to Tycho. A surly Belter hands out supplies, as the man frantically looks for his child, who is not on this ship. Doris (Grace Lynn Kung), another refugee – indistinguishable from any of the OTHER refugees, greets Dr. Praxidike Meng (Terry Chen). It’s clear that Doris saved Prax’s life. Prax is distraught that his daughter, Mei, is not just missing, but feared dead.

On Tycho, Holden (Steven Strait) and Johnson (Chad Coleman) question Diogo (Andrew Rotilio), who clearly views Johnson as non-Belter. Staz (Alden Adair) tries to interfere, but he is held off by Naomi (Dominique Tipper). Diogo says that Johnson should go back to Earth, that Dawes will be the Fist of the Belters. Alex (Cas Anvar) had suggested that Naomi take out someone and Naomi told him that he doesn’t get to decide who she kills. They take Diogo off to a holding cell.

Drummer (Cara Gee) shows Holden and Johnson system information that shows how Dawes escaped and that someone overrode security. Drummer is in charge of security, so there’s a serious question about what happened. They receive an incoming communication from Dawes (Jared Harris). It’s clear that Dawes was the person who sheltered and sponsored Johnson. Dawes feels that Johnson is acting as an Earther, not a Belter and that they have to take drastic action. He tells Johnson he has stolen his secret and is giving it to the Belt.

Doris and Prax discuss their future and what to do. They note that the Belter crewman doesn’t seem to like to be a good Samaritan. Doris wants Prax to come with her to Mars.

Johnson, Drummer, Naomi and Holden discuss that they have more information than Dawes does, and they disclose that Cortazar was aware that there was more Protomolecule than what was destroyed and it was after Eros was destroyed. Drummer volunteers to help Naomi obtain direct access to the antenna so she can collect and analyze the data Cortazar had obtained. There is a degree of concern over Drummer’s loyalty because she is security (which was breached) and she’s facilitating access to the antenna. Naomi goes to check on the sample that she knows wasn’t destroyed. Holden tells Naomi that he’s sorry he didn’t tell her about the existence of more Protomolecule. She’s frustrated and leaves Holden behind.

Alex catches up with Amos (Wes Chatham), who looks like 5 miles of bad road. Alex asks Amos for help and he says “no,” which shocks Alex.

Dawes’ message is being played to Belters, which incites them.

On the refugee ship, the crappy Samaritan tells the passengers that all the Inners are being transferred to ships to take them back home. Prax decides to go with them, but the Samaritan says he can’t, it is for Inners only. Doris says she can stay, but Prax encourages her to go. They say goodbye through the airlock window, and to Prax’s (and the entire viewership’s) horror, the Inners are spaced. The Belter Samaritan tells Prax that Inners destroyed Ganymede and that he’s lucky he’s a Belter. One technical note. The Expanse is remarkably faithful to what happens in space. Doris suffocates and freezes, rather than exploding.

Drummer explains that Fred has always had the Belters’ best interests at heart and Naomi gets Drummer to explain her background. Drummer worked with Dawes and Dawes rescued Johnson from drinking himself to death after the Anderson Station incident. Drummer says Dawes has a unique view of the Belter situation. They get the data and discover that there is Protomolecule on Ganymede Station. (Viewers who have read the books will note that the sequence involving Prax and Ganymede is not the same as it is handled in the book, but it is faithful to the concept of what was covered.)

Johnson, Holden, Naomi and Drummer discuss what it means that the Protomolecule exists on Ganymede. It was aware when hostilities broke out between Earth and Mars, and it learns.

Prax’s refugee ship arrives, and a crewman advises they will be ID checked and cleared, and he indicates on his handheld that an algorithm is being bypassed.

Prax desperately tries to convince a medic of what happened on the refugee ship, but he doesn’t know the name of the ship. She tells him she knows it was wrong but, without further info, she can’t do anything, to be glad he survived and maybe he’ll know some other refugee.

Holden and Naomi try to figure out who on Ganymede was involved with Protomolecule. They narrow the list of people who were on Ganymede and have the appropriate qualifications and Strickland (Ted Atherton) is identified. They query who was connected to him, and Prax and Mei show up, because Mei (Leah Jung) was a patient of Strickland. Prax is on the station, but Mei’s whereabouts are unknown.

There are a huge amount of people on Tycho, and it’s straining the station. A group of Belters, led by Staz, invade the command room, intent upon deploying the nukes to Earth.

Prax adds Mei’s picture to the wall of the missing. Holden and Naomi see and grab Prax. Prax panics, thinking that they think he knows about the spacing, but they, of course, think that he is involved with Protomolecule. Naomi (FOOLISHLY!!) opens up his container, but it’s just a soy bean.

The Belters who invaded the command deck, kill a crew member and then shoot Drummer, because they won’t give them the launch codes.

Amos is using the system to search for Lydia Maalouf. This is the lady he mentioned when he spoke with Cortazar about his guilt. Alex catches up with Amos and is trying to figure out what his problem is. He says Amos only cares about himself (Amos amusingly notes isn’t that everyone’s problem if we’re being honest?) Alex provokes Amos, and Amos attacks Alex, coming close to killing him, and Alex openly wonders what happened to him! They both notice that the nukes are being accessed.

Prax tells Naomi and Holden about Mei and her health needs. Naomi and Holden figure out the Strickland nexus is really Mei. Naomi notes that Prax should have access to Mei’s monitor feed, and answers “no” when asked if she had any children. Prax accesses the feed on her handheld and sees that Strickland took Mei out of the clinic before the attack. They know that Strickland knew the battle was coming and went to get Mei. Alex calls Holden to tell him about the nuke problem.

Fred tells Staz that Earth will shoot down the missiles and then destroy Tycho. Staz is fine with that because then Tycho will be fuel for the revolution. Amos, suited up, heads outside the station. Holden tells Amos that Naomi has almost overridden the air controls. Amos is there to remotely access the air system. He cuts the oxygen and although Staz tries to kill Fred and Drummer, Fred knocks the gun away and they all pass out.

Alex and Holden burst in to help the folks in the control room. Fred says “Drummer first,” because they are besties. Alex helps Drummer out and as they go by Staz, she yanks Alex’s gun and shoots Staz and the other turncoat crewman right between the eyes, and then stumps off. She’s the very definition of badass.

Amos settles Prax into his quarters and ensures he has mag boots. He explains that Prax is a guide, not a guest. And, he says that looking for Prax’s daughter is a good thing. His encounter with Amos leaves Alex to think about his family and what he has done for them.

Naomi asks Jim why he went to Cortazar’s quarters and Jim says he went to kill him. Naomi says that isn’t who Jim is. Jim says he needs Naomi to help him to get himself back when this is all done, and they kiss. Jim has to go to get Fred Johnson’s permission to leave. Fred wants any Protomolecule sample brought back to him, but Jim refuses. Fred says if they don’t, then don’t come back – no free anything. Jim is not sure Fred will still be in charge when he gets back. Fair point. Jim says Fred’s not a part of it anymore, and Fred releases them.

Grade: A

This was a completely packed episode. Although they were always evident, the fault lines between the Belters and the Earthers have deepened to an unsustainable level. It’s provoking the very worst behavior, and every time people do their worst, it just causes terrible repercussions. This episode made quite a few Belters look extremely bad. The Belter on the refugee ship spacing completely innocent people, and the Belters who are willing to send nuclear missiles to blast Earth (despite the fact that there are BILLIONS of innocent people there, as well) honestly represent the worst of humanity. Personalizing the impact of awful actions makes everyone realize the consequences, but it doesn’t seem to be enough to stop people from behaving dreadfully. This episode had room for personal development, as well, as we see Amos still working through his issues resulting from interacting with kids and just how close he is to being out of control. The episode ratcheted up the tension by continuing to provide so many indicators that Drummer was the traitor, only to have her satisfyingly vindicated.

The effects continue to be stunning, as even the lowly refugee ship looks gorgeous. The handhelds are entirely believable and all the displays look crisp and clean. It’s such a pleasure to see such attention to detail, up to and including the poor dying and dead spaced Inners.

Next episode: “The Weeping Somnambulist” airs on Wednesday, March 22 at 10 pm on Syfy.

The Expanse (S02E08) “Pyre” Most people have a very bad habit of classifying large chunks of people in binary terms as either all "bad" or all "good." But the reality is that there is ALWAYS a mix of good and bad people, as well as good and bad IN people.

[tuppencetrinkets]

Sorted screencaps from The Expanse, S3.

Amos Burton - Wes Chatham: 7,000

Anna Volovodova - Elizabeth Mitchell: 9,800

Camina Drummer - Cara Gee: 7,500

Chrisjen Avasarala - Shohreh Aghdashloo: 5,725

Cotyar Ghaze - Nick E. Tarabay: 2,590

Diogo Harari - Andrew Rotilio: 380

Elio Casti - Brandon McGibbon: 900

Esteban Sorrento - Gillis - Jonathan Whittaker: 2,300

Fredrick "Fred" Johnson - Chad L. Coleman: 680

James "Jim" Holden - Steven Strait: 13,700

Josephus Miller - Thomas Payne: 2,300

Jules Pierre Mao - Francois Chau: 2,400

Julie Mao - Florence Faivre: 340

Klaes Ashford - David Strathairn: 9,000

Lawrence Strickland - Ted Atherton: 1,800

Maneo Jung-Espinoza - Zach Villa: 1,700

Mei Meng - Leah Jung: 1,000

Melba ie Clarissa Mao - Nadine Nicole: 7,000

Monica Stuart - Anna Hopkins: 1,900

Naomi Nagata - Dominique Tipper: 9,950

Praxideke "Prax" Ming - Terry Chen: 2,600

Roberta "Bobbie" Draper - Frankie Adams: 5,200

Sadavir Errinwright - Shawn Doyle: 2,500

Tilly Fagan - Genelle Williams: 1,300

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That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages Emily Dreyfuss, wired.com

Andrew Rotilio knows what it feels like to not fit in. Born to first-generation Italian-Canadian parents, the Expanse actor’s first language wasn’t what his teachers spoke in school. He grew up speaking Italian, then learned French and Engl…

In "The Expanse" Belter is more than an accent. It's full-fledged language that speaks to outsiderness.

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Diogo, The Expanse, Season 3, Episode 12

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That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages

Listen: Andrew Rotilio knows what it feels like to not fit in. Born to first-generation Italian-Canadian parents, the Expanse actor’s first language wasn’t what his teachers spoke in school. He grew up speaking Italian, then learned French and English as a way of surviving, of blending in. By the time he mastered his fourth language, he wasn’t trying to navigate the social complexities of the real world—he was trying to leave it behind completely. @wired http://www.spokenedition.com/wired/news/?utm_source=dlvr&utm_campaign=auto_tweet&utm_medium=tumblr

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My Art: The Expanse - pencil drawings