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The Worst Episodes of The Expanse

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue...

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  1. Background image for The Big Empty
    7.5/10(72 votes)

    #1 - The Big Empty

    S1:E2

    Holden and crew are trapped in badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.

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  2. Background image for Hard Vacuum
    7.5/10(3.4k votes)

    #2 - Hard Vacuum

    S5:E8

    Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.

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    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writer:Dan Nowak
  3. Background image for Remember the Cant
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #3 - Remember the Cant

    S1:E3

    Holden and the crew are taken prisoner by the Martian Congressional Republic Navy. Miller deals with unhappy rioters. Avasarala plays politics and gets severely burned.

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  4. Background image for Back to the Butcher
    7.6/10(65 votes)

    #4 - Back to the Butcher

    S1:E5

    Holden finds an unlikely ally. Miller’s obsession with Mao intensifies.

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  5. Background image for Windmills
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #5 - Windmills

    S1:E7

    Holden and his crew face a Martian military blockade. Miller finds a new reason to forge ahead. Avasarala visits Holden’s family.

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  6. Background image for The Weeping Somnambulist
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #6 - The Weeping Somnambulist

    S2:E9

    Bobbie becomes a political pawn in the struggle between Earth and Mars.

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  8. Background image for Cascade
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Cascade

    S2:E10

    Holden leads his crew through the war-torn station on Ganymede.

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    Writer:Dan Nowak
  9. Background image for Dulcinea
    7.7/10(136 votes)

    #8 - Dulcinea

    S1:E1

    In the outer solar system near Saturn, James Holden and the crew of the ice-freighter Canterbury, investigate a distress call from a mysterious derelict ship, the Scopuli. On Ceres Station, Detective Miller begins an off the book investigation of a missing heiress, Julie Mao.

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  10. Background image for Pyre
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #9 - Pyre

    S2:E8

    Naomi tracks down signs of the protomolecule; Fred Johnson's control over the OPA collapses.

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    Director:Kenneth Fink
  11. Background image for Winnipesaukee
    7.7/10(3.1k votes)

    #10 - Winnipesaukee

    S5:E9

    Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth. Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike. Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance.

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  12. Background image for Strange Dogs
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Strange Dogs

    S6:E1

    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.

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  13. Background image for Force Projection
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Force Projection

    S6:E3

    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.

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    Writer:Dan Nowak
  14. Background image for Rock Bottom
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    #13 - Rock Bottom

    S1:E6

    Miller gains valuable information from a hidden data cube. Holden and his crew learn their host’s agenda.

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  15. Background image for Safe
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #14 - Safe

    S2:E1

    Unlikely allies Joe Miller and the crew of the Rocinante led by Jim Holden uncover more about the conspiracy to release the protomolecule on Eros station.

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  16. Background image for Paradigm Shift
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #15 - Paradigm Shift

    S2:E6

    Earth and Mars search for answers in the aftermath of the asteroid collision.

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  17. Background image for The Seventh Man
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #16 - The Seventh Man

    S2:E7

    Preparations for the Earth/Mars peace conference tighten the tension on Erringwright.

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    Director:Kenneth Fink
  18. Background image for Critical Mass
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #17 - Critical Mass

    S1:E9

    Julie's origin story ends up revealing her trajectory. Holden and Miller work together as they take a look at a strange emergency happening on Eros.

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  19. Background image for Static
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #18 - Static

    S2:E3

    Holden and Miller butt heads about how the raid was handled.

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  20. Background image for The Monster and the Rocket
    7.9/10(42 votes)

    #19 - The Monster and the Rocket

    S2:E12

    A discovery pushes Naomi and Holden apart and sets the Rocinante crew against each other.

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  21. Background image for Delta-V
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #20 - Delta-V

    S3:E7

    All eyes turn to the edge of the solar system as a mysterious new presence emerges; Naomi recommits to her roots; Drummer butts heads with a seasoned new commander aboard the Behemoth; and a young Belter makes a name for himself.

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  22. Background image for Oyedeng
    7.9/10(3.2k votes)

    #21 - Oyedeng

    S5:E7

    Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.

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    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writer:Dan Nowak
  23. Background image for Azure Dragon
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Azure Dragon

    S6:E2

    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.

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  24. Background image for Caliban's War
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #23 - Caliban's War

    S2:E13

    The Rocinante crew must fight to save the ship.

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  25. Background image for Intransigence
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Intransigence

    S3:E9

    The Rocinante seeks a new gameplan as they attempt to avoid capture. Melba's true motives are revealed. Naomi is torn between identity and ideal. Anna seeks a way to stay aboard the Thomas Prince.

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  26. Background image for Exodus
    8.0/10(3.4k votes)

    #25 - Exodus

    S5:E1

    Holden tries to convince Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule. Naomi gets an important lead to her son. On Luna, Avasarala begins to hunt for Marco Inaros.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Empty" is the worst rated episode of "The Expanse". It scored 7.5/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by Terry McDonough and written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, it aired on 12/15/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hard Vacuum".