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So much more than "cowboys in space," The Expanse begins a little chaotically and confusingly, introducing so many elements at the beginning that I was offput after the second episode of season one and set it aside. Some months later I began to rewatch it, and after that somewhat rough start, it found its footing and moved forward at an exciting and very engaging pace.

Acting, writing, directing and detailed, high-resolution effects in this entire series are superb. I agree with some other reviewers that this series is likely to be a long-remembered pleasure, a "cult" series with many fans.

So glad that Amazon Studios brought it back to life and generously financed a fourth season; waiting for a fifth and more.

I really enjoyed the entire season one of Jack Ryan and in my opinion it has a good story, good writing, good direction and good acting.

There seems to be a lot of disappointed or angry reviewers who seem to represent two primary points of view: those who believe the series has too great a "leftist" influence (it didn't seem that way to me), and devoted fans of Tom Clancy's books whose opinion is that the video series falls short of the quality of Tom Clancy's stories, characters and the tone of his writing.

If viewed without too strong an ideological or political bias, and judged on its own merits without comparing the series to too great a degree with the books and their characters, comparing it to other international-thriller or adventure movies instead, I think this series compares very admirably to other well-liked movies of the genre.

This movie focuses upon people who abandon their humanity for the sake of their religion, and how hurtful and cruel they can become under the influence of their religious beliefs. As another reviewer mentioned, it's an indictment against religion, not against homosexuality. The most moral person in the movie is the homeless, homosexual drifter.