Exploring The Expanse: one quiet moment explains an entire movement

The Expanse is a television show based on the novels by James S.A. Corey. Every week, I’ll be taking a look at one moment in each episode of the show’s second season, and what it means for the larger story.
Spoilers ahead for the seventh episode of season 2, “The Seventh Man.”
Last week, The Expanse reset itself as it geared up for its next big story arc, which started to get moving this week. Mars, Earth, and the Outer Planets Alliance are all shuffling for power in the