It's not much, but Amazon has some merchandise for the show
To start off your new year with some new official merch, visit The Expanse store: https://t.co/VN89gsEjlJ
— The Expanse (@ExpanseOnPrime) December 31, 2020
They've also updated the official playlist to include some of the new tracks from this season
2020 is almost done. To celebrate, we updated The Expanse Official Playlist with some new tracks inspired by this season. Press play. You’ve earned it. https://t.co/KBuHgSZBng
— The Expanse (@ExpanseOnPrime) December 31, 2020
More behind the cut
Nadine Nicole (Clarissa) posted some bts stuff from 5X05
We spent a really long time in this “elevator shaft,” but it was worth it ;) SO much fun with this cast 🌈💖 #TheExpanse505 pic.twitter.com/J6nF6ZmshV
— Nadine Nicole (@_nadinenicole_) December 31, 2020
What it’s like to film in a TINY elevator shaft ;) #bts #expanse505 pic.twitter.com/t7pfjvKZvO
— Nadine Nicole (@_nadinenicole_) December 31, 2020
And io9 interviewed Keon Alexander and Dominique Tipper about Marco and Naomi and their relationship
The Expanse's Keon Alexander and Dominique Tipper on Marco and Naomi's Toxic Past and Present https://t.co/V17MPGyXyn pic.twitter.com/PRk9hbrvuG
— io9 (@io9) December 31, 2020
Highlights:
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* Dominique says that at the core of Marco and Naomi's toxicity is a deep and passionate (and probably toxic as well) young love. They were very in love and it was raw and messy and makes their scenes very tense. It's transferred over into their disdain of each other.
* Marco feels completely seen by Naomi and therefore is vulnerable, she breaks through all of the control that he's able to exert as a true leader just by virtue of being who she is. He's not used to that loss of control, loss of the charade that he's put on for everyone else.
* Keon doesn't consider Marco a villain. Marco is a hero in his own mind and he has strong principles, some heroic. If you can see the child within the adult you can see what lead to where they are, Keon's connection to him is through empathy and seeing the psychological and emotional layers to him.
* From Naomi's pov she has a radicalized son, she seems him look like her but be like his father and it leads her to fight for this idea that there's some of her in him, that Filip is not all Marco.
* Marco has invested a lot in Filip as a single father, he's dedicated to his vision and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it. He wants to secure a particular kind of future for his son and the next generation of Belters, so they don't grow up like he has, don't suffer the way Belters have been suffering. A lot of that rides on Filip and the stakes are very high, he's been groomed from childhood to be Marco 2.0 and carry the torch one day. To have Naomi all of a sudden come and challenge the connection between him and his son and the amount of control he has over his son, is very triggering.
SOURCES: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
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Congrats on surviving 2020, ONTD. May 2021 be a better year.
