Paradigm Shift 

Earth is planning an expedition to the point of Eros impact. Chrisjen conflicts with Sadavir about Jules-Pierre Mao. Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson improves his position in unexpected way. New battleground is opening.

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Ty Franck (based on the novels by) (as James S.A. Corey), Daniel Abraham (based on the novels by) (as James S.A. Corey)

Stars:

Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Strait	...	Jim Holden
Cas Anvar	...	Alex Kamal
Dominique Tipper	...	Naomi Nagata
Wes Chatham	...	Amos Burton
Frankie Adams	...	Roberta 'Bobbie' W. Draper
Florence Faivre	...	Julie Mao (credit only)
Shawn Doyle	...	Sadavir Errinwright
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Chrisjen Avasarala
Chad L. Coleman	...	Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson
Hugh Dillon	...	Lt. Sutton
Sam Huntington	...	Solomon Epstein
Cara Gee	...	Camina Drummer
Ted Whittall	...	Dr. Iturbi
Dewshane Williams	...	Corporal Sa'id
Mpho Koaho	...	Private Travis

Storyline

The UN organizes a science expedition to the Eros crash site on Venus. The crew of the Roci discovers that 30 of the nukes launched by Earth are missing. Violence erupts on orbit around Ganymede. Bobby and the MCRN marines face a new threat.

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Plot Keywords:

mars viewed from space | bare chested male | nuclear missile | future cityscape | cheering crowd | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode marks the second actor to appear in The Expanse that was a lead actor on the show Being Human(U.S.) Sam Huntington plays Solomon Epstein in this episode and he played Josh Levison on Being Human. Kristen Hager played Ade in season one of The Expanse and played Nora Sergeant in Being Human.

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Goofs

When Solomon straps in for the test drive his right strap is stuck on part of the headrest.

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Quotes

Chrisjen Avasarala: I have a file with 900 pages of analyses and contingency plans for war with Mars, including 14 different scenarios about what to do if they develop an unexpected new technology. My file for what to do if an advanced alien species comes calling. It's 3 pages long, and it begins with "Step one: find God".

User Reviews

Slow beginning to this episode but still better than anything else on TV.

This seems like the end of the first book and the start of the second book, if my memory serves me correctly. The episode was a bit slow until the end (which was awesome), but a slow episode of The Expanse is still better than most other shows anyway- and it's understandable since it's the bridge between two books, where you kind of have to have a lull.

I can't even remember what the characters in the book looked like to me anymore since they've all been replaced in my head by those from the TV series.

I think this is now my favourite TV series of all time.

Details

Release Date:

1 March 2017 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Hivemind, Penguin in a Parka

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min