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Dean Georgaris the producer tweeted that the show returns on 8 Jan now instead of 1 Jan - however they seem quite happy because it means that they have more time to promote the episode and increase viewing/ratings. So while I'm disappointed about waiting, I'm all in favour of more exposure for this show because while it has its flaws, I really enjoy it.

Interesting observation. I actually think the feelings are mutual but both are probably in denial because they know it would complicate things and might ruin team dynamics .. plus she's in his chain of command so there's all that mess as well. Presumably if they hooked up, she'd have to get transferred out of the team, even though for some reason Preach seems to ship them ... Are the chain of command rules less stringent in Omega Teams? Although in reality, I've seen the rules applied with varying degrees of strictness, to be honest... While Dalton seems to often seek Preach's views on things, I notice that he usually picks Jaz to be his partner and to have his back in the field. That may well be because he has Preach 'lead' the B team because he's the deputy, but Dalton and Jaz seem to work together on missions and seem to complement one another fairly seamlessly. Then again, I'm a serial shipper so I might be seeing things where things don't exist.

I agree. She's had a lot of screen time in the 'now', but in terms of her background we know very little. For instance, i can't tell if she doesn't like her family and mother because they were bad or because they were flaky/alternative. In 1.05 Enhanced Protection there was this exchange: Preach: How about you, Jaz? - You think of doing - the family thing? Jaz: If I can get it in writing that it won't be anything like mine. Then in 1.07 It's All Personal there was this Amir: So Has your mom ever made you a traditional breakfast before? Jaz: My mom? Let's just say she wasn't a traditional anything. Amir: Yeah, I can see that. * So you can see her description isn't necessarily that her family was bad or abusive... her mum might have been a hippy or something and Jaz wasn't a fan.

I still really enjoyed the episode and the series, although I understand that others have their enjoyment impaired. I can't wait until 1 Jan.

What would have been an acceptable retcon? I know Naval officers who used to be enlisted men so it's not outside the realms of possibility that someone who is an officer now, once was not?

Interesting given that the actress isn't American. This is her normal accent: According to her bio, she is a Northern Irish/ French Lebanese actress based in London

Oh no ... that cliff hanger. Of course they'll rescue her, but I'm going to be in agony until the next episode. Also... "Top? But you're an officer now." "Yeah. What can I say? Name stuck." Heh heh.

It's not looking good. Although the show hasn't been cancelled (season 2 might still potentially happen), NBC has decided to keep season 1 at 13 episodes only and not order another 9: http://popculture.com/tv-shows/2017/11/16/the-brave-nbc-cancelled-13-episodes/ It's just so disappointing because Seal Team is so crappy by comparison and The Brave despite having some of the usual tropes actually feels quite different/new in some ways and I do enjoy that it's a truly ensemble cast.

Thanks for the answers. I think as a lawyer I'm just used to seeing legal procedure horribly mangled and just plain wrong in tv shows I watch, so I make a choice to either suspend disbelief or just not watch. Looks like the standard might be different for military dramas ... and it looks like the 'Top' thing is considered a fatal flaw by some and not by others (who still want to watch). Has anyone tweeted any of the showrunners to ask them why they did this? Is it salvageable - could they retcon it away somehow??

Sorry for being clueless but what's the objection to 'Top'? I don't even know what it signifies so just assumed it was slang ...

Thank you. It's so frustrating because I stupidly did not keep copies of ALL of the images used :( And thank you for your kind words. I hated that they killed off Quinn but if they were going to do it, there was a better way they could have done it ... I've just done a nostalgic round up post of fan fic and fannish works ..(mostly Quinn inspired!) in case you're interested. He really was the most compelling of the characters ... although I did really love the Boyds and Tasneem Qureshi in season 4 also :)

thanks so much. You're too kind. No regional restrictions - photobucket (where the photos are hosted) is having some pretty significant meltdowns. They're aware of the issue but it's not fixed yet and in the meanwhile it means I have a bunch of dead links :(

He also played a major macho jerk in Van Helsing. It is very interesting to have him in such a nurturing role - but perhaps they wanted to kind of head off some of the hate of Book Meng who people criticise for being a whingey sook but who, to be fair, is actually is a super awesome dad who never gives up on his kid ....

It's interesting you mention that. Not sure if you've watched it but one of the most interesting and entertaining panel discussions I've seen for The Expanse was the recent event where Caltech hosted: "The Science Behind the Expanse" which was comprised of cast, crew and also Caltech and JPL researchers like Jessie Christiansen, Bobak Ferdowsi etc. There's one bit where they ask the researchers on the panel to name places where they think the Expanse gets the science wrong etc and Jessie Christiansen, a staff scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech asks a question about the ice hauling and she wants to know why it's so manual as opposed to more mechanised. The exchange after that (like the whole panel discussion to be honest) is pretty hilarious - and interesting. Neurochick: Sounds like you're not enjoying the show. It's not for everyone. For me I find the political/Belter dimension to be quite fascinating because it's not unlike the colonialism that we have witnessed here on Earth. Even today, it's made in jest but the Brits frequently regard Australians as being inferior - colonials descended from their unwanted convicts rather than a people who have grown and developed their own culture and complexities :) I can imagine that if/when we do colonise the stars, there will be a new underclass created that will need to fight to find its way in the new power paradigm.

I totally think that the writers are guilty of retconning Quinn's past big time ... I wrote about it here but have to confess that i'm quite surprised at how the majority of people are just going with the inference that Dar sexually abused Quinn. Seriously? As I wrote here, I seriously cannot accept that Quinn would have stuck around and continued to work for his abuser for more than 20 years. Even if he was broken and a 'victim', he would have killed Dar yonks ago to protect other at risk youth ...