Was James Holden a coward?
As science-fiction series The Expanse closes on its sixth and final episode of the supposedly final season of the show, one man seems to be held up as a kind of reluctant hero: James Holden.
He is, after all, the independent Earther who, across the six series, remains true to his convictions. He saw the gray, blurry lines in-between the black and white political and strategic thinking around him. Holden understood that in order to introduce peace to the universe, people needed to move beyond the story of where they came from and instead to look at where they’re going.
There was, however, one action in the final series that makes me wonder whether James Holden was a man of his convictions, or a coward who sometimes hid behind others in order not to make the difficult decisions in wartime.
This article contains spoilers for Season 6 of The Expanse. Please do not continue reading it if you haven’t seen yet seen Season 6.
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Holden’s Deactivation of the Missile
After disabling their ship in season six’s episode 3, Holden gives the enemy, Marco Inaros, the honorable choice to surrender. When faced with inevitable defeat, people of honor in war typically choose surrender…
