The start ofMiller’s story inThe Expanseinjects season 1 with the aura of a noirish mystery.
The Expanseincreasingly grows in scale between seasons 2 and 6, and never looks back.
Ultimately, Miller’s hunt for Mao inThe Expanseseason 1 represents a very personal journey.
It’s a low-level case happening in a smaller corner ofThe Expanse’s world.
For much of the J.J. Abrams movie, the main Enterprise characters despise each other.
As such,The Expanse’s debut season treats the Protomolecule very differently to the rest of the show.
During the initial stages, the Protomolecule is essentially just a virus.
It gets released on Eros as a cruel experiment and kills most of the inhabitants.
Anyone watchingThe Expanseseason 1 without knowledge of the books would struggle to predict just how powerful the Protomolecule becomes.
The Expanse is a sci-fi series set in the distant future where humanity has spread out across the solar system, but the alliances between the three most potent governing bodies have reached a state of the cold war. In the series, a mixed crew finds themselves at the center of a dangerous intergalactic conspiracy that threatens to bring war to the colonized worlds.
From there, of course,The Expanse’s Protomoleculebecomes so much more.
The transition feels gradual and natural, and is only noticeable when watching the series back.
Both are valid, both are worthwhile, and both are entertaining.
