The Expanse's Subtle But Effective Environmental Message
The final season of The Expanse came to an end at the beginning of 2022, but its impact on viewers will endure for years to come. The show explores a future a few hundred years from now, in which humans have ventured beyond Earth to settle Mars, the moons of Jupiter, and the Asteroid Belt. Though it's primarily science fiction, the show is also a political drama. In addition to exploring advancing technology, it examines the what-ifs of governmental organizations, military operations, and conflicting ideologies in a world where humanity is spread throughout the solar system.
Political unrest is a theme throughout the show, and is especially prominent in the first few seasons. Earth and Mars are at each other's throats, and the Belt has no love for the inner planets. There's a long history here, one that the show itself can really only sketch a vague picture of. But Martians in particular, whenever they're airing their grievances towards Earth, tend to come back to the same point as a source of animosity: Humanity had a home, a cradle of life. We had a place where we could thrive, a place that gave us everything we needed as a species. And we ruined it.
The «Life Simulation» Sci-Fi Trope, Explained
Throughout the show, Martian soldiers and government officials often speak of «the dream of Mars,» a centuries-old goal that the planet's people must strive and sacrifice for. That dream is to turn Mars into a garden, a planet just as lush and full of life as Earth once was. Often, when discussing this goal, it's inevitable that someone will eventually voice some bitterness towards Earthers. Earth, after all, once had the very thing that Martians dream of, but humanity sat by and watched while it died. From where Mars stands,
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