She’s never had to run for office. What would anyone think if they knew the story, and how could they be convinced to believe it? Absolutely not. Holden knows so much more than he’s saying, and knows he’s right to be scared; Okoye sees something new, scary but amazing, and sees possibility there.And she asks a very good question: What’s powering it? Do they even know how to stop fighting? (Ashford’s skepticism about how Marco got caught is Not everything Marco says is wrong, though, and that’s what makes him such an effective threat to everything Drummer and Ashford are trying to build with the truce, and with the Inners.
Will Avasarala use it against Gao, ignoring all the privilege that got Avasarala herself into this position? Last time he got in a tussle with the security force, Chandra told Amos she’d shoot him if she had to, but this time she yells at everyone else to get off him. “Retrograde” is so much about loyalty: Chandra Wei’s loyalty to Murtry, being tested by her affection (and understanding) for Amos; OPA loyalties; personal loyalties; loyalty to one’s crew. What would she think if she knew the whole story? She sounds like she’s running for fucking prom queen.”But Avasarala’s bluster hides some fear. They’ve all fought for the Belt. His favorite comics include (but are not limited to): The Incredible Hercules, Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis, Fury: My War Gone By, Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison, Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen, Daredevil by Frank Miller, Love and Rockets, The Metabarons, and Hellboy. ), which is going to hit the camp.Amos is still slightly drunk, and when he asks, “How do you know where lightning’s gonna strike?” he’s just baffled enough that it’s almost childlike.
)Naomi is still hiding the truth of her physical struggle, and it’s so hard to watch her kill herself trying to help. She can’t be the deciding factor in Marco’s death sentence; it would set Medina and Tycho against the other factions. That character choice got very grating on the page, and here, giving him a scientist foil who challenges his actions makes so much sense.
She has a lot of loyalty to Murtry, but it’s starting to fray, and Jess Salgueiro is exceptionally good at showing that strain.“Retrograde” is so much about loyalty: Chandra Wei’s loyalty to Murtry, being tested by her affection (and understanding) for Amos; OPA loyalties; personal loyalties; loyalty to one’s crew.Loyalty is a form of personal truth; it doesn’t always make sense to other people. The truth about Mars is changing, and Bobbie doesn’t want to see it, even as she stumbles deeper into Mars’s underground, where cops are also robbers—robbers who will happily turn around and sell stolen Martian tech to the Belt.Where the Nancy Gaos of Earth see opportunity past the gates, the Esai Martins of Mars see a different story: the end of Mars. All comments must meet the community standards outlined in Tor.com's © 2020 Macmillan | All stories, art, and posts are the copyright of their respective authors Maybe it’s not enough to allow a person to Avasarala hasn’t experienced this. As more and more Martians begin leaving to fight for a chance to colonize a ring world, Mars itself begins to wane. And it sounds less and less good. What else might you be affecting with that torpedo?Those questions could apply to Murtry’s decision to gas and shoot the rest of the conspiring Belters, too: What was powering their choices? Bobbie Draper becomes embroiled in this through her nephew and becomes one of Martin's partners/enforcers.For one final job, Bobbie smells trouble and pulls out.
She’s a scientist, and she’s growing more and more dogged about understanding what’s really going on here. 30s. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Loading... Unsubscribe from New illuminati? Does Bobbie? And the Belt remains divided, as the vote on his fate shows. See also Adolphus Murtry.