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Just finished S01E02 - New viewers get in here for discussion.

No spoilers allowed. Only Ep 1 or 2 discussed here.

What are/were your impressions of the first 2 episodes?

I am liking the strong casting, plausible off-world conflicts and resource scarcity evaluations.

May require more hard science or physics for full immersion. Can someone explain the reason for Holden's wrench to go flying?

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  • I just started a rewatch yesterday, but I'm on Ep 04.

    For 01/02, I definitely agree with the hard sci-fi and casting. The first few episodes seemed a little slow-burn to me the first time I watched them, but on a re-watch, I'm noticing a lot of elements and call-forwards to things that are important later.

    Can someone explain the reason for Holden's wrench to go flying?

    I believe their shuttle was under (light) thrust at the time since they had a limited supply of air and needed to reach a shipping lane (or as close to as they could manage) before running out. He just let go of it expecting it to float there but forgot they were under thrust - either due to the stress of the situation or because he wasn't as practiced at EVAs as Amos.

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    • The best theory I've got is a piece of space debris hit his wrench and transferred momentum to it.

      Was hoping someone who had read the source books could elaborate.

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