Confronted with their undead son, Cara's parents call ' the soldiers,' causing both siblings to flee and ending their story on an unfinished cliffhanger. 'Babylon's Ashes' then continues The Expanse season 6's Cara and Xan narrative. Giving Duarte the honor of opening The Expanse's last chapter signifies his importance to the franchise's future. The Admiral has big plans for that shiny toy in the sky, none of them wholesome. 'Babylon's Ashes' begins on a shot of Duarte taking in the view of his Laconian warship station as it pulses with blue Protomolecule energy, a smile on his face that screams, ' Next main villain here, nice to meet you.' Duarte's appearance in The Expanse season 6's finale proves his episode 4 debut wasn't just a cameo to pop book readers. The Expanse Finale Continues Season 6's Laconia SetupĮven in its final installment, The Expanse continues building toward the Laconian Empire's rise, as written in Persepolis Rising/Tiamat's Wrath. The Expanse season 6 has already teased a future that includes Laconia, Admiral Winston Duarte, and the mysterious Ring entities, but Amazon's final episode goes even further to set up these two enemy forces for a potential sequel.

'Babylon's Ashes' represents a reasonable enough place to end The Expanse's story, but the series finale leaves some big plot threads dangling freely. Related: Star Trek Borrows A Character Trick From The Expanse (Again) James Holden and the Rocinante crew successfully bring down the Free Navy, and establish a hard-fought peace between Earth, Mars and the Belt. And that means bringing the Marco Inaros saga to a close.

Rather than cram everything into one messy final run, however, The Expanse season 6 keeps a steady course, focusing squarely on Abraham and Franck's sixth effort, Babylon's Ashes. That leaves Persepolis Rising, Tiamat's Wrath and Leviathan Falls unrealized in live-action.

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