- 7.7/102,764 votes7.7/10(2,764)
#1 - Strange Dogs
Season 6 Episode 1
Aired 12/9/2021
The Rocinante crew make a startling discovery on an asteroid. Avasarala and Bobbie contend with the devastation on Earth. Drummer and her family must make a heartbreaking decision. On Ceres, Marco and Filip's struggles turn inward.
Director: Breck Eisner
Writer: Naren Shankar
- 8.1/102,493 votes8.1/10(2,493)
#2 - Azure Dragon
Season 6 Episode 2
Aired 12/16/2021
With an unexpected passenger aboard the Rocinante, Holden and crew undertake a dangerous mission that could shift the balance of power in the war. Drummer decides to make an uneasy alliance. Filip wrestles with his guilt.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck
- 8.2/102,507 votes8.2/10(2,507)
#3 - Force Projection
Season 6 Episode 3
Aired 12/23/2021
Avasarala, with the Combined Fleet of Earth and Mars, takes the war to Marco. Filip and Marco's relationship is tested. The war becomes more perilous and personal for Holden and Naomi when the Rocinante is suddenly forced into a battle.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Dan Nowak
- 7.8/102,329 votes7.8/10(2,329)
#4 - Redoubt
Season 6 Episode 4
Aired 12/30/2021
Holden finds himself at odds with his crew when a controversial decision is uncovered. On Ceres, Avasarala struggles to contain an escalating humanitarian crisis. Drummer's growing faction stage a daring raid with dire stakes. Filip, demoted to repair skiff duty, makes an unexpected discovery.
Director: Anya Adams
Writer: Dan Nowak
- 8.2/102,401 votes8.2/10(2,401)
#5 - Why We Fight
Season 6 Episode 5
Aired 1/6/2022
Paths converge on Ceres when Drummer and her fleet arrive to aid the relief effort. Holden tries to convince Avasarala to release crucial information that might avert catastrophe, but she has her own request of him. As Amos and Bobbie get a little R&R at the station, Naomi has a difficult and long-awaited reunion.
Director: Anya Adams
Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck
- 8.9/104,481 votes8.9/10(4,481)
#6 - Babylon's Ashes
Season 6 Episode 6
Aired 1/13/2022
In the thrilling season finale, Inners and Belters fight side by side with the crew of the Rocinante in a last, massive, desperate battle with Marco and his Free Navy, with the fate of the Solar System, the Ring Gates, and of all humanity hanging in the balance.
Director: Breck Eisner
Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Naren Shankar
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Strange Dogs" is the best rated episode of "The Expanse" season 6. It scored 7.7/10 based on 2764 votes. Directed by Breck Eisner and written by Naren Shankar, it aired on 12/9/2021. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Azure Dragon".