The Expanse 1x07 "Windmills" Reaction
Added 2020-11-07 05:22:35 +0000 UTCWhy wasn't this episode called Donkey Balls??? hahaha here's my latest Expanse reaction for you, enjoy :)
NOTE: This reaction took place BEFORE I began making full-length reactions! Sorry for the disappointment, Patreon is still a learning process!
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Another connection to Don Quixote just occurred to me: "Donkey Balls". The Don's traveling companion, Sancho Panza, rode a donkey...it may be a bit of a stretch to identify this as yet another reference to the Cervantes novel, but if Panza's donkey was a male, then it definitely had balls! 😄
Gaius Frakking Baltar
2020-11-08 20:31:03 +0000 UTCGlad I'm not completely clueless haha!
2020-11-08 06:23:50 +0000 UTCThank you for the info! Real interesting stuff!! :)
2020-11-08 06:23:20 +0000 UTCThe name of the episode is another reference to Don Quixote, who would try to fight windmills because he delusionally thought they were giants. Avasarala notices that Holden's mother has the novel in her house; she says the author's name "Cervantes" as she touches the book. It's referenced again during the episode when Miller says "That you, Holden? You out tilting at windmills?" In other words, taking on unwinnable fights. Also, you were fairly dead-on with the symbolism of Miller's hat - he's casting off his prior life and embarking on a new life path.
Gaius Frakking Baltar
2020-11-07 18:22:28 +0000 UTCYou are a lot smarter about Miller's hat than I was the first couple of times I saw this!
The Modulator
2020-11-07 07:13:04 +0000 UTC
