#The expanse holden how to
How to Fix Itįortunately, I don’t have to think too hard about a solution because the Expanse TV show already made one for me. That’s a recipe for annoyance if ever there was one.
It feels like he’s out of step with the rest of the universe and preaching about a problem that isn’t important to anyone else. No one else in the story particularly cares about the issue, except to shake their heads at Holden whenever he blasts incendiary information over the airwaves without a second thought. This is incredibly frustrating for anyone who actually cares about freedom of information Holden’s arguments sound like a caricature of their position.Įven for readers who don’t particularly care about information transparency, Holden’s obsession with it gets annoying fast. Holden’s arguments are obviously flawed, and they have to be that way so that Miller can shoot him down and explain that sometimes you need to keep information from the public for people’s own good. He defends this by saying that people have a right to know. Several times, Holden brings the solar system to the brink of war by broadcasting sensitive information without any thought to the consequences. Holden believes in freedom of information, or at least a warped version of it. The problem is how Holden’s ideals manifest. On its own, this is a great character arc. The story is about Holden losing his idealism and realizing he has to make hard choices in order to prevent a greater evil from triumphing. Leviathan Wakes, the first book of The Expanse series, pairs idealistic Holden with jaded anti-hero Miller. * If the audience doesn’t like a character, they won’t become invested in what happens. This investment is especially important for the protagonist. If the story has an unlikable protagonist, many people won’t finish it. Likability is a critical aspect of storytelling.
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