The WORST episodes of The Expanse
Every episode of The Expanse ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Expanse!
Two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized solar system, police detective Josephus Miller is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, Julie Mao. Joining his task is James Holden, former first officer of an ice freighter who is involved in an incident caused by the tense relationship between Earth, Mars and the Belt. Far from their struggles in space, United Nations executive Chrisjen Avasarala works to prevent war between Earth and Mars. Soon the three find out that the missing woman is connected to a vast conspiracy that threatens all humanity.
#1 - The Big Empty
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2015
Holden and crew are trapped in a badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.
#2 - Dulcinea
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2015
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-books investigation of a missing heiress, Julie Mao.
#3 - Windmills
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2016
Holden and his crew face a Martian military blockade. Miller finds a new reason to forge ahead. Avasarala visits Holden’s family.
#4 - Remember the Cant
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2015
While Avasarala plays a dangerous game of politics, Holden and his crew begin to turn on one another while held captive by the Martian Navy.
#5 - Back to the Butcher
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2016
The crew has survived the loss of the Canturbury and the Donnager and are contacted by an unlikely ally. Miller, on Ceres, continues his investigation and his thoughts of a conspiracy grow.
#6 - Rock Bottom
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2016
Holden's team makes an uneasy alliance with Fred Johnson while Miller fights for his life against Anderson Dawes' thugs.
#7 - Strange Dogs
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/10/2021
The tensions of war threaten to pull the Rocinante crew apart when they make a startling discovery on an asteroid. Avasarala and Bobbie contend with the devastration on Earth as Marco's rocks continue to rain down. In the Belt and on the run, Drummer and her family must make a heartbreaking decision. On Ceres, Marco and Filip's struggles turn inward.
#8 - The Weeping Somnambulist
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2017
Bobbie becomes a political pawn in the struggle between Earth and Mars.
#9 - Exodus
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2020
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.
#10 - Safe
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2017
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.
#11 - Redoubt
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/31/2021
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.
#12 - Pyre
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2017
Naomi tracks down signs of the protomolecule; Fred Johnson's control over the OPA collapses.
#13 - The Seventh Man
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2017
Preparations for the Earth/Mars peace conference tighten the tension on Errinwright.
#14 - Azure Dragon
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/17/2021
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.
#15 - Oppressor
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2019
As tensions on Ilus reach a boiling point, Holden reveals a secret. Avasarala debates Nancy Gao. An emergency on the Roci forces Alex and Naomi into action.
#16 - Retrograde
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2019
Drummer and Ashford confront a dangerous person from Naomi’s past. Murtry hunts down a target. Bobbie’s makes a life-changing confession.
#17 - Hard Vacuum
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2021
Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.
#18 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/2019
Naomi and Alex work to keep the Barbapiccola in orbit amidst a power outage. Avasarala faces a tough decision. Holden and Elvi race to find a cure for a disease spreading on Ilus.
#19 - Tribes
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/2021
Holden and the Roci go on the hunt. Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth. Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle. Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse. Avasarala returns to a position of power.
#20 - Churn
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2020
Holden and Fred deal with infiltrators on Tycho. Drummer's past comes back to haunt her. Amos returns to Baltimore. Alex and Bobbie's investigation on Mars leads to rogue soldiers.
#21 - Oyedeng
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2021
Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.
#22 - Cascade
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2017
Holden leads his crew through the war-torn station on Ganymede.
#23 - Static
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2017
Holden and Miller butt heads about how the raid was handled.
#24 - Winnipesaukee
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/27/2021
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.
#25 - Subduction
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2019
New alien threats emerge on Ilus as Naomi battles health challenges on the planet. Bobbie searches for a missing person on Mars. Avasarala faces a new challenge in the UN.