![]() Not to mention the slightly OTT speech he gives the stealth ship and the crew pictures he sends, which could've provoked them to fire on the Knight. Also, In the books, he sends the broadcast about the MCRN beacon pretty much unprompted, which is why P&K are so pissed off after he contacts them about where they should go, and why they tell him to fully cooperate when the Donnager comes to pick them up. So the most optimal outcome for their survival is broadcasting. If Mars didn't do it, they won't kill them regardless of whether he broadcasts. If Mars did blow up the Cant and he broadcasts, they might not kill them because it'll make them look guilty. His thinking is: if Mars did blow up the Cant and he doesn't broadcast, they're going to kill them (finish the job). If some other random ship picked them up, he likely wouldn't have done anything. He does it as a last resort specifically as a deterrent ("insurance"). I don't think he outright says Mars blew up the Cant - he says the distress beacon was MCRN, that they were about to get picked up by an MCRN ship, and if anything happened to them that would mean Mars was responsible. It's changed in the show to quickly establish Holden as someone with a strong moral center, not for empty drama.Īs for the Cant and Mars, I actually think what he does in the show is smarter. ![]() Sure, in hindsight it gets the Cant blown up, but "shadowy corporation with stealth tech itching to start a war" is not something anyone reasonably would've concluded from it (especially after he hears Julie's message). I don't think logging the distress call is necessarily dumb. That last line is not stating that Mars did indeed destroy the Cant, only that killing Holden and his crew would be the bit of confirming evidence needed to conclude that Mars killed the Cant. We are about to be taken aboard the MCRN Donnager." - there's a bit here where the others are speaking over him, can't make out his words - "We intend to cooperate and hope this means we won't be harmed." - Amos offers to kill Holden to Naomi, Holden says they're dead anyway, then continues the broadcast - "Any such action will only confirm that the Canterbury was destroyed by Mars." - broadcast ends We recovered a false beacon and identified it as Martian naval technology. Our ship was destroyed answering a bogus SOS from a ship called the Scopuli. "My name is James Holden, speaking for the five survivors of the Canterbury. I've quoted the transmission scene from the show below. Holden does not state that Mars destroyed the Cant in the show, instead he largely says what he said in the book, that Martian tech was found on board. Season 4's 10 episodes will appear all at once on December 13.E.g in the show he flat out says that martians destroyed the Canterbury, but in the books he simply says that there was martian tech involved in the incident. The Expanse Seasons 1-3 are now streaming on Amazon (opens in new tab). There are eight books so far in the series, so expect a lot more Holden triumphs and failures to stream your way. Book James Holden has eight parents, one of which is African, one of which is Hispanic, among others. James Holden was made up of DNA from eight. ![]() Amazon Prime is investing heavily in the show, and already renewed it for Season 5. The tax break for eight adults only having one child allowed them to own twenty-two acres of decent farmland. The show was cancelled on Syfy after Season 3, which was a blessing in disguise. Things should really be getting good for Holden in The Expanse Season 4, which will now be airing on Amazon. ![]() James holden expanse series#For one thing, they tend to win over their skeptics, although you'll have to watch The Expanse - and read the book series - to see how that continues to play out for James Holden. ![]() There are more ways Game of Thrones' Jon Snow and The Expanse's James Holden are similar. He becomes known throughout the galaxy as a guy who keeps stepping in trouble, and sometimes The Powers That Be use him for that. He gets the crew of the Rocinante into all kinds of shenanigans, and it leads to a massive intergalactic war. The Expanse's Holden tends to insert himself into situations, makes them public, and then leaves others to clean up the mess. He never actually wins anything, it's others who swoop in to save him. Jon is a warrior, but his Game of Thrones battle track record is actually pretty awful. They manage to live through that trouble, but if you look behind them, there are a lot of bodies in their wakes. Both Js do tend to get themselves and others into trouble. While Holden doesn’t have a secret lineage, the character is The Expanse ’s equivalent to Jon Snow: a mopey, reluctant hero whose moral convictions are in tragically short supply. But neither one asked to be a savior of the universe, and sometimes it's pretty clear they shouldn't have the jobs. Jon Snow And James Holden Are Constantly Being Drafted To Save The World ![]()
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