![]() ![]() There’s no terror or shock or awe to what’s going on with him anymore. “He’s accepted that this is part of his existence now. “For Holden, having this ongoing relationship with this ghost in his mind has become more normalized,” says Strait. Ostensibly, Holden and the Roci will be set on their diplomatic mission by Avasarala in The Expanse season 4 premiere, but it’s Holden’s visions of Miller, speaking on behalf of the protomolecule, that drive him to go through the Ring to find out what happened to the ancient civilization that made interstellar travel possible. ![]() We’re on this planet, and we’re not bathing regular. Chatham adds, “It’s also a primal journey because we’ve taken a step back in our technology. “Our beard arc tracks how far away from civilization or clippers we’ve been for all these months,” Strait explains with a smile. “Ilus is the next hall over,” Chatham informs us, referring to the distant planet on which the Rocinante crew find themselves in season 4, mediating a dispute between Belter and Earther settlers who seek to profit from the resources beyond the Ring gates.Ĭhatham and Strait are both dressed in dusty, rugged clothes with mussed hair and longer beards than we’ve seen them sport in seasons past: a clear indication that the planet of Ilus is a frontier world, brand new to humans but long dead to the protomolecule-makers. ![]() It is here that we incongruously meet with Steven Strait and Wes Chatham, who play James Holden and Amos Burton on the show, neither of whom spend any time on Mars. Behind one flat is the UN situation room on Earth where Avasarala is briefed on military operations in deep space, and around a corner is a rocky underground public space on Mars, illuminated colorfully to break up the red stone walls. Walking across the set of The Expanse can be a fairly surreal experience in that distances between planets are compressed to a few steps. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |