Firstly, there are Earthers - who are basically the same as real-life humans.
As such, they develop differently as they grow.
Either way, they can’t stay anywhere indefinitely that has stronger gravity than a ship or space station.
When I read the novels, I imagine them as almost alien-like, although nothing quite so extreme.
Martians also struggle on Earth due to being born and raised on a planet with weaker gravity.
Almost every disadvantage held by the Belters is carried into the TV show, apart from how they look.
He has been propped up against the wall and left to suffer at the hands of Earth’s gravity.
This book-accuracy of the Belters in this scene is cool, but it creates a canon problem.
This is never resolved, but I think I have a fairly reasonable explanation.
In live-action, it would have perhaps looked a little too comical.
The Expanse tends to avoid certain sci-fi tropes.
However, there’s one in particular that has a huge impact on the show’s narrative at large.
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Corey’s novels reveal the Belters speak to each other in what is essentially an entirely new language.
Because the show obviously boasts an audio element, it makes perfect sense for this to happen.
It feels like a far more fleshed-out language inThe Expanse, and becomes a vital part of identifying Belters.
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