1 ... Maybe it's just me, but I kind of feel like the season got off to a good start, but then went into slow burn mode and just drug things out more than I would have liked. In the final moments of “Nemesis Games,” the shape of the alliance between Inaros and the rogue Martian fleet (including the Barkeith) comes into focus, and it is not good news for Chrisjen & Co. Towards the end of the events in Nemesis Games[2], it is revealed that "a man from Mars" alluded to in the novella The Vital Abyss, is in fact Admiral Duarte, a rank he apparently takes on when establishing his rogue fleet secretly allied with the Free Navy and supplying Marco Inaros' fleet. ‘The Expanse’ Season 5 Comes to an Explosive — and Tragic — Conclusion (RECAP) Emily Hannemann February 3, ... declaring the planet his and thanking a man named Duarte for his help. Duarte gave Alex a dead-end lead and might have actually had someone killed to accomplish that setup[1]. for Every Budget. Especially after introducting Laconia, reintroducing Cortazar, linking Duarte with Free Navy, the Ringbuilder shipyard, the Barkeith's removal from existence by unknown aggressors. :lol: in orbit. MCR (former) Free Navy (former)Rogue MCRN fleet (former) Laconian Empire He does not reveal any involvement with the rogue elements conspiring to arm Marco Inaros' Free Navy, but instead redirects Alex to the name of Kaarlo Henderson-Charles, who is found murdered in his base housing unit. In Nemesis Games, he is a commander on Hecate Base, an aide to Admiral Long that Alex Kamal approaches for information on the missing ships. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Expanse Season 5, Episode 10, "Nemesis Games," available now on Amazon Prime Video.In the … They've already confirmed that season 6 will cover Babylon's Ashes and will not be about books 7-9. Book readers will know that this Laconian effort will be led by Admiral Duarte, who Shankar calls “the prime moving force of this [plan for Laconia].” He’s not featured in the Season 5 finale, but he is mentioned by both Sauveterre and Marco by name, implying he is politically important. Season 5 is now releasing on Amazon Prime each Wednesday at 00:00 UTC! Mars was founded with the sense of getting past Earth and the sins of the past and starting anew. Hair "The sixth season of the show is based on the sixth book [Babylon Ashes] which has been out for three years. Brown Teresa Angelica Maria Blanquita Li y Duarte1 is the daughter of Winston Duarte, the High Consul, and supreme executive officer of the Laconian Empire. So if Sauveterre is the stand-in for Duarte this season, I'm guessing he will not on the Barkieth - hence Babbage standing in for book Sauveterre's role - pretty smart move to avoid casting Duarte before confirming if they'll eventually adapt 7-9 Later, Duarte and a growing number of researchers, scientists, and vessels have made a deal with Inaros' Free Navy to have access to the gates, and pass through Medina Station. if you rewind back to S4E01, Laconia was one the targets of ships that ran the Ring Blockade. Maybe my memory sucks. And the last time that happened, shit started turning on on Ilus. They’ve got the last living true expert about the Protomolecule, Cortazar; they’ve got the last active sample of the Protomolecule that they know to exist; and they’ve taken that through the gates, and they’ve taken it to the planet. Chrisjen & Co. deduce that Marco traded his sample of the Protomolecule, stolen from Fred Johnson, in exchange for the rogue Martian faction’s backup in the battle. In the Season 5 finale, we learn a bit more about what the faction believes in, through Sauveterre and Babbage’s conversation before they enter the Laconia gate. Another lost. Martian supply ship the Barkeith played a major plot role in The Expanse Season 5 finale. Duarte has no hesitation using the new abilities on James Holden who he now has captive. ... And where is Admiral Duarte right now ? Viewers won’t believe that The Expanse Season 5 already started filming a couple of months before the release of season 4. The Rogue Martian Faction Storyline has been a slow-burner all season. This The Expanse article includes MAJOR spoilers for the ending of Season 5, Episode 10.