
Meanwhile, on Earth, Avasarala is shocked to discover that a bloody counterattack has been launched against the Belters on Pallas behind her back by Delgado and Paster. Oksana struggles with the decision not to tell Camina Drummer that Nagata may still be alive, but eventually relents. The Rocinante and the Razorback pick up on Naomi Nagata’s altered signal, as do Karal and Oksana on the Dewalt. Ortega/Getty ImagesĮpisode 9 of The Expanse, “Winnipesaukee,” sees some major action. ‘Winnipesaukee’, episode 9 recap Steven Strait, Cara Gee, and Wes Chatham of The Expanse | Albert L. The Rocinante and the Razorback pick up the false distress call. Earth prepares to launch a counterattack. Other important events include Camina Drummer losing her cool at Karal and chugging all of Ahsford’s bottle of whiskey. Each journey also depletes the amount of air available to her for future journeys.Īfter many grueling attempts, Nagata is able to start and stop the distress call such that it says, “This is Naomi Nagata…tell James Holden I’m in…control.” She repeatedly exits the oxygenated portion of the ship in order to create a makeshift radio in a maintenance corridor, using a spacesuit with no oxygen reserves. She memorizes the timing of the distress signal, and repeats it in her head. Nagata struggles to find a way to alter the recording. Nagata soon realizes that the Chetzemoka is wired to explode, and that it’s transmitting a false distress signal to lure in the Rocinante. She oxygenated her blood with an injection and was able to board her ship. Nagata performed a wild maneuver, leaving Inaros by exiting the airlock after exhaling and pushing herself towards the Chetzemoka. Previously, Inaros informed Nagata that they’d be using her own ship, the Chetzemoka, to lure the Rocinante into a trap. ‘Hard Vacuum’ focused largely on Naomi Nagata and her efforts to escape Marco Inaros’ ship.

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For those who haven’t yet seen ‘Winnipesaukee,’ now might be a good time to stop reading. Nails were surely bitten down to the quick, especially during both “Hard Vacuum” and “Winnipesaukee,” both of which saw fan-favorite characters facing down life-threatening situations. The Expanse has been blowing fans away with Season 5.
