It's a testament to the writing in this series that blowing a guy's head off can be portrayed as one of the most selfless and wholesome acts in the entire show.
It *isn't* really that selfless for Amos, because he has next to no inhibitions, when it comes to killing people. Especially those, who deserve it. It was a deeply felt act of empathy towards his friend, though, that he knew the dad would just suffer more if he let him go through with it.
@@SubtleAmbition Ya know, given his reputation, I get the feeling Amos didn't actually shoot him in the head. I think he likely shot him in the lower neck, such that the doctor would feel it, and suffer for a moment before he died. I certainly would.... but I would've started with kneecaps.
I like him too, except it's just more jingoistic propaganda. Murders are awesome! Be all that you can be! People should be aware of that shit as they watch. Nothing in the west gets greenlit unless it's serving one of the agendas.
When the doctor was on his knees and Prax wasn't backin down, I was pretty sure he was screwed. Then Amos stepped in. And I knew for sure he was screwed.
@@DarylTUBA Yeah I love how the show has characters like that - Amos even more than the others - where you just kinda know how they will react to certain situations. I think at the latest that when that door closes, everyone exactly what he's gonna say and do.
God, the look in Amos's eyes when he delivers the line. No anger, no coldness, just... Amos. Fixing a problem. Being a mechanic. So good. So well written. So well acted.
The first time I read this book, I was so angry at this part. I was thinking he'd get away with it. The evil doctor would escape punishment. Prax won't shoot him. Then I read Amos showed up, and though yeah he would shoot him. The anxious feeling of will him was sooo satisfied at the end.
Yeah, I remember watching an interview with Wes Chatham, apparently they gave him a copy of "The Churn" which follows Amos going to Baltimore. If I'm not mistaken, it was the first time you ever get an Amos POV and it really helped him understand the character. He absolutely crushed the roll, in fact, the casting in general is so damn good. I cannot read the books and not see the actors in my head, they are all perfect.
Amos is such an intresting guy. Totally broken, totally fucked up childhood. He claws his way out, to the stars, and builds a new life. But still broken. In many ways he has no working moral compass, in some ways he does. But he finds people whose morals he respects, and follows their lead so he can avoid being that guy, because he just wants to be a guy, not that guy. Unless you cross a line in his mind. Messing with kids.... yeah, that guy gets to play.
@@danielboatright8887 Perfect read. I think of Amos as a "recovering sociopath". He knows he has no moral compass, he knows he's dangerous and always will be, but he also knows he's a good actor (had to be, growing up in Baltimore). So like you said: he finds people with functional moral compasses and emulates them.
He might not realize it, but at this point Amos showed real love for someone. He actually cared deeply about his friend to want to spare him from the soul-crushing depth of killing in cold blood. He was saving his friend from the pain. This whole scene has layers of meaning. Just love it.
Amos has a dissociative disorder. Between the tons of cortisol dumped into his unborn brain as a result of his mother being a sex worker while she was pregnant with him, and some terrible shit that happened when he was five, he no longer has a sense of self. Other people are real; he is just, there. He constructed this facade to protect the child self that he was not allowed to be. He became the thing that would protect a small child from unbelievable torture. Notice that he does not care when someone points a gun at him, there is no self to protect, but when someone points a gun at someone he is protecting, well, they wind up dead. I don't think it can be real love, since he has no self, but a version of love that he wished others you show him. Not that he isn't capable of love. It's just that his protector self won't allow himself to get hurt. I think that's why he was searching for a cure. So he could really love.
@ Tiago Mendonça Fernandes, 100%v on point. He loved his friend and took away a burden that Prax might not have been able to carry or bare. We would all want a friend like Amos.
Apparently in that last bit, when Amos gets punched in the mouth-he ACTUALLY got hit in the mouth by accident, stayed IN CHARACTER bloody mouth and all.
This is easily my favorite Amos scene. It highlights both his compassion and his ruthlessness. He knows Prax isn't a killer and that murdering Strickland in cold blood would haunt him for the rest of his life, but at the same time Strickland did terrible things to children who were innocent and has to pay for it.
@@Nemo66577 thank you. I rewatched it because of your comment and I agree that these two episodes are the best Amos scenes in an ocean of super good Amos scenes!
It also shows that it's *not* going to haunt Amos for the rest of his life because that part of the human mind is missing in him. And how fortunate for his friends it is.
I love the irony of this scene. Strickland thinks Amos is saving him, but the audience knows that he’s really saving Prax and that Strickland is certainly going to get his comeuppance.
“Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar. So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.” ― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms
When I was watching this scene for the first time, I willed Amos to say that he is that guy before he turned around. Then he turned and delivered the line. I have never before clicked with a show like that. Absolutely priceless experience.
Me too... That line was just hanging in the air as soon as you saw him standing in front of that closed door. I remember cheering as soon as he said it
Actually, he doesn't know what he needs to do unless someone tells or shows what. He did state that many times. But he knows who to listen, that is why he isn't a serial killer but kind of truth enforcer.
@@vasimvaleev5545 Amos needed someone to tell him what to do in the first season and part of the second. But, after Naomi and Holden both made poor decisions that Cas and he had to get them out of, I don't think he needs anyone any more. He made the decision to not let Prax go through with it and also made the decision that what Prax needed to happen was for him to do it for him.
I Like... well, I like a LOT about this. But of the things I haven't seen said already, I like that Amos takes the time to aim properly, even for an easy shot like this one. Do it right, do it once, don't need to come back and fix it. Absolutely a craftsman.
@@smanni01 Amos did train Prax in proper firearms usage on at least two separate occasions prior to this event, once showing him the basic mechanics of a pistol, and another aboard the Rocinante, training him on plastic rounds.
Dramatic irony, noun. 1. a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. 2. when Amos Burton talks someone into putting down their gun and leaving the room, and you think he's saving your life.
Always love his delivery of the line. He could have put an enphasis on " *I* am that guy", but instead he says it like a normal sentence, because that's just what Amos does, nothing more, nothing less
Awesome scene. He saves his friend from the guilt of crossing that unforgivable line. Then Amos does it for him because justice was required. Very deep scene.
if you can Point it out in two sentences in a YT comment, then its not THAT deep. don't get me wrong, i love that scene, but its obvious what going on here
What gives me chills even more than the "I am that guy", is the image of the inner airlock door closing after Prax steps out, because you know why Amos just closed it.
The part I love about this, is when you see the hand coming over the top of the gun. At first, I thought it was Prax's other hand, cocking the weapon. Then you see Amos, and realise it was his hand, saving his friend from doing something that would haunt him. That kind of editing, the angles, cinematography etc, it does make a difference to the end result. Same goes with the music, the build up of tension etc. This is a great scene, for many reasons.
You also don't see him slip into the airlock and neither does Prax, because he has tunnel vision. But, you can see right before the door closes, the Dr looks over Prax's left shoulder and kinda glances back in that direction several times before Amos intervenes.
Amos IS the Doom Guy in the Expanse universe, just *SLIGHTLY* less excessive in his use of violence :D Hands down my favourite character for the show. Wes Chatham was the absolute perfect choice to play Amos.
I love the subtle music cue.... the doctor completely unaware his situation has NOT improved, in fact, has worsened. His last hope of survival died when Amos did lot leave the room with Prax. I love that moment of realization... he's not there to save you Doc, he's there to save Prax.
I want a stylized version of Amos aiming his gun over the text of "I am that guy" on a fucking shirt, it is such a bad ass moment in the series... Wes Chatham is bloody amazing! Right up there alongside Drummer! What an absolute terrifying duo they would make...
I really disliked Drummer up to the elevator scene in the Behemoth. I can't even explain why, I just did. Then while she's cooly standing there with the grenades I sorta fell in like with her.... That was another really great scene that I ought to rewatch
Amos is my favorite member of the Roci crew. He’s the guy who is a great friend and a terrifying enemy. You know damned well you always want to be on his good side because if you cross him you are screwed.
He's the crew's attack dog. Loyal without question, and willing to do whatever to protect his pack. But, he has seen a ton of character growth based on what I have seen on his return to earth.
Years later this is still one of my favorite scenes. The way Stricklands voice gets drowned out over the orchestra playing noise while the camera focuses on the gun. Great way to show prax getting tunnel vision, he probably was going to pull the trigger. Amos puts his hand on the weapon and the sound comes back to the scene. He says you’re not that guy and prax gasps for air. Probably forgot to breathe because he was so focused on finding that resolve to shoot Strickland. It’s such a well done scene depicting the tension and claustrophobia followed by the release and still get the satisfaction of a morally empty person getting what they deserve.
You can feel him almost losing his soul at that moment - becoming the killer he will not be able to live with - or be able to fully love his daughter again.
Also the door behind closes leaving Prax with the doctor alone, just before you see Prax close to pulling the trigger you see the door still closed behind, then he tunnel visions on his gun - Amos puts his hand on the gun the door is opened. Absolute perfect depiction of tunnel vision. The whole crew, all the departments are amazing on this show, truly beautiful.
I found Amos to be an amazing character in the show, because he is not as simple as he looks. He has parts of himself left ; he can have bits of empathy and be quite cold at the same time, be both loyal and wicked, etc.
He's a broken soul looking for a beacon to follow. Sounds like metaphysical claptrap, but his conversations with Holden make it pretty clear that he was the one Amos had chosen.
Amos may acknowledge he is a monster for the things he has done, and likely do again, but his love for his friends, protecting them from even their worst desires, shows his empathy and compassion. If anything, Amos may be the purest example of what it is to be human, embodying both the best and worst of humanity, not to mention everything in between, in a single individual.
This sums up Amos so well, because as he puts it himself: "The way I see it, there’s only three kinds of people in this world. Bad ones, ones you follow, and ones you need to protect." This scene includes two of those three - a bad guy to disposal of, and a good friend whose conscience needed protection.
And if Prax had decided to forgive Strickland, Amos would have honored that, too, because Amos knew Prax to have the moral compass that he lacked. But because Prax had clearly decided Strickland should die...Amos honored that moral decision.
soon as those doors closed while amos still had his back turned...it's like oh man you are gonna get murdered soo hard doc...amos was born without f*cks to give.
The music is so good in this scene, building tension when Prax is aiming the gun, then melancholic when Amos steps in, then drops at 1:29 to let you know what's coming. And even though you know it's coming, Wes's expression and delivery of the line is 11/10 and still gets you.
Agreed, also the wraithlike noise at 01:32 as Amos turns, to let you know that Amos, having done his bit of being Prax's friend, returns to the business at hand: Strickland - who lives a further nine seconds, all of which are spent in terror.
One of the finest scenes ever filmed. Also loved the scene with Anna when she tells him what a minister does. "I see what needs to be done, and I DO it" Amos says "Me too"
@Evilmike42 actually that is a psychopath, sitting back and laughing. I've also talked with the actor who plays Amos, and he told me that he doesn't view Amos as being a sociopath but definitely as someone who has sociopathic traits, largely due to his life experience.
I think he's more of what's called the "sheepdog" mentality, so named for dogs which could be ferocious and savage against wolves which threatened their flocks, but were gentle and peaceable to members of their flock.
@@KTo288 Amos is a sociopath who wants to be good. Hence why he follows Holden. I think instead if the sheepdog analogy, more accurate comparison might be the main character of Dexter, though that doesn't quite match Amos either. Another thing you can conclude is that Amos might have high functioning autism. His blunt, brutally honest, personality as well as his tendency to not conform to societal norms (particularly ones involving being polite or respectful even if you don't like someone) when interacting with other people are similar in many ways to some of the behavior exhibited by individuals with high functioning autism. Combine that with some OCD tendencies, and I think there is a strong case that the character has some form of autism.
I just love the character development in this show! Prax really helped Amos to resolve his struggle with empathy and made him overall more calm and resolved. Also Amos helped Prax to overcome his fears and helped him with his realization that the universe is a rough place. I don't wanna indulge in what die shippers do but I woldn't mind seeing some more about their friendship
SO. FUCKING. GOOD. As soon as he says to Prax "You're not that guy" in my head I'm like "but Amos is..." And then the pause while the doors close and then the look of sheer horror in the Doctors face as he realises what's about to happen. One of the best scenes in the show for me.
Great acting by the doctor. When Amos has his back to him there is a genuine look of relief and you can almost hear him thinking "ohh thank god I am safe now." Then he gets a look in the eyes of Amos and realizes that there is no way out.
The Expanse, the most underrated series overall. I was first sceptical, but after seeing some episode, I kept binging until the last episode of last season and now waiting until they change their mind.
This right here is the combo of great writing, direction, editing and acting. With just a few words and one action, we see exactly who Amos is. It's scenes like this that will allow the Expanse to pass into the classics along with Battlestar Galactica and Firefly.
Amos is HANDS DOWN my favorite character in the Expanse. I really like that the character tries to do the right thing and always seems to look at the character he sees as the most moral around him at the time as a guide without asking them exactly what should be done because he himself isn't really sure what 'moral' really is. He's like a functional sociopath trying to not be. With how he grew up, I totally understand why he turned out the way he did.
Absolutely! His just wasting Strictland in the books v his talking Prax down and then full on crazy-eyes Amos says "I am that guy." is, impact wise, a ball-peen hammer v a wrecking ball.
Agreed. The books are great (so far; I've just finished the 4th) but the show has done a brilliant job of adapting them. Everything they've changed has been a reasonable decision.
The writing on this show demonstrates the benefits of having lots of writers in the room. The books offer a great structure and compelling characters. The tv writing brings this to life and really sharpens everything to a fine point.
I think this scene defines Amos as a character better than anything else in the series up to this point. He is one of my favorite characters in Science Fiction.
I really love and respect Amos, he is the perfect example that it's your own fault if you become a monster and hence why he doesn't forgive monsters. It's not about what has happened to you or how damaged you are, it's about what you do with what you got and who you choose to follow. A- FUCKING-MAZING character
So I like Amos as a character. He feels no remorse or empathy a true psychopath. But he still has enough. Where with all to realize he is messed up he surrounds himself with people who can be his moral compass Naomi, Holden, and Anna valovidov. You can tell he sees himself as a monster. His reason for telling prax to never give up on his daughter is so that she would be saved from being a monster like him. Truly a outstanding character
@@Jason_Wilhelm He actually does feel Empathy. Especially for kids. His life's just been filled with so many piece of shit people he really doesn't give a flying fuck about killing amoral, greedy, etc people when he finds them.
How the fuck this series doesn't get the praise it deserves. It's the best sci-fi franchise in history. The characters, the plot, the scientific realism...all are flawless....
The guy who plays Amos really knows how to show intent than just tell. A total lost art from on many modern media these days. You can tell exactly what is going to happen with a look in most scenes throughout this show. Even in the final Hunger Games movie, he had the similar acting presense.
Its scenes like this that's the reason why Amos is my favorite character. He knows how the killing would affect Prax and doesn't want him to have to deal the guilt later, but he knows he can himself.
Perhaps the rights holders are "accidentally" enforcing their rights less zealously now that the new series has just come out. Quiet a few clips are suddenly view-able.
And sadly, it's not just those who rule. It's the selfish and ignorant who are insulated from the consequences of their behavior by the so-called system of "justice". The worst are those who flout it because they know that "the law" will protect them. The world needs more Amos Burtons - people with nothing left to lose who aren't afraid to make the unjust pay.
Amos with compassionate face: "You're not that guy." Same Amos with cold, emotionless face: "I am that guy." Nope, Amos. You aren't. You're simply tough and cold-blooded enough to do everything it takes. But you do have a heart. Which is more than we can say for "that guy".
I love that scene. The look of realization on Strickland's face when he realizes that Amos stopping Prax wasn't to save him, but to spare Prax from becoming the killer he wasn't wired to be.
This here's Amos. He's my best friend in the whole world.
A good friend will take a bullet, a great friend will deliver one.
@@CCISolitude love this scene it's one of the greatest but that's some effed up logic. My best friends aren't killers. Life or death situation maybe.
awe then on the documentary they ask about the scientist and Amos is like "he's my best friend in the whole world"
And he will not hesitate to shoot my face if I cross a line of his
@@CCISolitude well put bro
It's a testament to the writing in this series that blowing a guy's head off can be portrayed as one of the most selfless and wholesome acts in the entire show.
Definitely!!! That fucking piece of shit scientist deserved worse for experimenting on children like that.
It *isn't* really that selfless for Amos, because he has next to no inhibitions, when it comes to killing people. Especially those, who deserve it.
It was a deeply felt act of empathy towards his friend, though, that he knew the dad would just suffer more if he let him go through with it.
As arnold schwarzenegger would put it. You hurt the kid, I hurt you.
@@SubtleAmbition Ya know, given his reputation, I get the feeling Amos didn't actually shoot him in the head. I think he likely shot him in the lower neck, such that the doctor would feel it, and suffer for a moment before he died. I certainly would.... but I would've started with kneecaps.
I like him too, except it's just more jingoistic propaganda. Murders are awesome! Be all that you can be! People should be aware of that shit as they watch. Nothing in the west gets greenlit unless it's serving one of the agendas.
When the doctor was on his knees and Prax wasn't backin down, I was pretty sure he was screwed.
Then Amos stepped in. And I knew for sure he was screwed.
This. I even knew Amos was going to say “I am that guy” as his one-liner before the kill. That just made it even more powerful for me. Amazing scene!
Honestly I would have preferred it without the one liner, which would have made it more impactful and subtle. Nevertheless, it was a great moment.
@@DarylTUBA Yeah I love how the show has characters like that - Amos even more than the others - where you just kinda know how they will react to certain situations. I think at the latest that when that door closes, everyone exactly what he's gonna say and do.
@@DarylTUBA yeah. Technically I thought he would say "I am." Or "but I am."
@@mustafaabdeltawwab9280 there's not much subtetly in blowing somebody's brains out.
God, the look in Amos's eyes when he delivers the line. No anger, no coldness, just... Amos. Fixing a problem. Being a mechanic. So good. So well written. So well acted.
Liked how you related it to being a mechanic-just making a fix
The first time I read this book, I was so angry at this part. I was thinking he'd get away with it. The evil doctor would escape punishment. Prax won't shoot him. Then I read Amos showed up, and though yeah he would shoot him. The anxious feeling of will him was sooo satisfied at the end.
Yeah, I remember watching an interview with Wes Chatham, apparently they gave him a copy of "The Churn" which follows Amos going to Baltimore. If I'm not mistaken, it was the first time you ever get an Amos POV and it really helped him understand the character. He absolutely crushed the roll, in fact, the casting in general is so damn good. I cannot read the books and not see the actors in my head, they are all perfect.
Amos is such an intresting guy.
Totally broken, totally fucked up childhood.
He claws his way out, to the stars, and builds a new life.
But still broken.
In many ways he has no working moral compass, in some ways he does.
But he finds people whose morals he respects, and follows their lead so he can avoid being that guy, because he just wants to be a guy, not that guy.
Unless you cross a line in his mind.
Messing with kids.... yeah, that guy gets to play.
@@danielboatright8887 Perfect read. I think of Amos as a "recovering sociopath". He knows he has no moral compass, he knows he's dangerous and always will be, but he also knows he's a good actor (had to be, growing up in Baltimore). So like you said: he finds people with functional moral compasses and emulates them.
He might not realize it, but at this point Amos showed real love for someone. He actually cared deeply about his friend to want to spare him from the soul-crushing depth of killing in cold blood. He was saving his friend from the pain.
This whole scene has layers of meaning. Just love it.
exaclty!
Amos does show love consistently, just not in the normal way
I like the scene where Prax tells his daughter Amos is his "best friend". Amos looks _utterly shocked_ at hearing that.
Amos has a dissociative disorder. Between the tons of cortisol dumped into his unborn brain as a result of his mother being a sex worker while she was pregnant with him, and some terrible shit that happened when he was five, he no longer has a sense of self. Other people are real; he is just, there. He constructed this facade to protect the child self that he was not allowed to be. He became the thing that would protect a small child from unbelievable torture. Notice that he does not care when someone points a gun at him, there is no self to protect, but when someone points a gun at someone he is protecting, well, they wind up dead. I don't think it can be real love, since he has no self, but a version of love that he wished others you show him. Not that he isn't capable of love. It's just that his protector self won't allow himself to get hurt. I think that's why he was searching for a cure. So he could really love.
@ Tiago Mendonça Fernandes, 100%v on point. He loved his friend and took away a burden that Prax might not have been able to carry or bare. We would all want a friend like Amos.
I didn’t like the casting for Amos initially, but Wes Chatham has grown on me and he is fucking phenomenal in the role.
Same, I saw his face and I was like “who’s this douche?”
Then after season 2 I was like
....”I am that guy.”
Ditto. When he first shows up in season 1, he wasn't the Amos I pictured in my head when reading. Now, he is Amos.
@@buddyfett1341
I watched the show up to season 4 then I started reading the book, so the whole time I pictured the characters in the show
I am blown away by his acting
really? from the start he looks perfect to me! just like he moved, like he handled the weapons...
Right up there with “one day you and I are going to wind up bloody.”
“How about now? I’m free right now.”
That is such a great scene and so Amos.
That made me chuckle when he said that. So flippant.
Thank you 🤜
F@$%@$%@$%$%@$%CK!!!! What a scene! It's hard to top the book but that scene was LIT!
Apparently in that last bit, when Amos gets punched in the mouth-he ACTUALLY got hit in the mouth by accident, stayed IN CHARACTER bloody mouth and all.
This is easily my favorite Amos scene. It highlights both his compassion and his ruthlessness. He knows Prax isn't a killer and that murdering Strickland in cold blood would haunt him for the rest of his life, but at the same time Strickland did terrible things to children who were innocent and has to pay for it.
My favorite Amos scene as well. He is the FUCKING man
@@Nemo66577 thank you. I rewatched it because of your comment and I agree that these two episodes are the best Amos scenes in an ocean of super good Amos scenes!
@@Nemo66577 Just watched it myself. I love how he's really struggling with understanding other people's emotions.
That and Strickland messed with kids, you don't mess with Kids when Amos is around
It also shows that it's *not* going to haunt Amos for the rest of his life because that part of the human mind is missing in him. And how fortunate for his friends it is.
Amos Burton 2020: He is that guy
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I'd vote for him.
We've already got a fictional character in the WH. So anything goes.
@@aaronwells6608 You mean HRC playing pretend?
Timmy 2020
I love the irony of this scene. Strickland thinks Amos is saving him, but the audience knows that he’s really saving Prax and that Strickland is certainly going to get his comeuppance.
#HeGotOffRealEAsyIMHO...
#ButThenAgainAmosWasOnTheClock...
“Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat.
They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar.
So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.”
― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms
Captain Carrot was a good man.
Amos needed only 4 words, so, yup.
GNU Terry Pratchett
Oh, I remember that one.
um, because torture and pain are desirable to a quick painless death?
Effing dumb quote.
When I was watching this scene for the first time, I willed Amos to say that he is that guy before he turned around.
Then he turned and delivered the line.
I have never before clicked with a show like that. Absolutely priceless experience.
same
Yep, same..
Me too... That line was just hanging in the air as soon as you saw him standing in front of that closed door.
I remember cheering as soon as he said it
I did too. I’m on my first watch of the series and had to go back and see it again.
To be fair it was a pretty obvious follow up. Good but obvious
This is why I love Amos. The man doesn't need to do a bunch of soul searching. He knows who he is and what he needs to do
Actually, he doesn't know what he needs to do unless someone tells or shows what. He did state that many times. But he knows who to listen, that is why he isn't a serial killer but kind of truth enforcer.
I feel that Amos has done a lot of soul searching, his calmness is a reflection of reflecting and we are only catching up to the person he is now.
@@vasimvaleev5545 Amos needed someone to tell him what to do in the first season and part of the second. But, after Naomi and Holden both made poor decisions that Cas and he had to get them out of, I don't think he needs anyone any more. He made the decision to not let Prax go through with it and also made the decision that what Prax needed to happen was for him to do it for him.
after watching season 5 this comment aged like Milk :)
While also not being a 1-dimensional character. In this one scene he shows both compassion and the strength to punish the wicked
I Like... well, I like a LOT about this. But of the things I haven't seen said already, I like that Amos takes the time to aim properly, even for an easy shot like this one. Do it right, do it once, don't need to come back and fix it. Absolutely a craftsman.
A true warrior does his best to get it right every time. And Amos is a true warrior.
Also notice Prax has learned trigger discipline? Great writing
@@smanni01 Amos did train Prax in proper firearms usage on at least two separate occasions prior to this event, once showing him the basic mechanics of a pistol, and another aboard the Rocinante, training him on plastic rounds.
Measure twice, cut once...
More layers lol!! So good
Thanos: I am inevitable
Amos: And i......am that guy
thanos: well shit
Dramatic irony, noun. 1. a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. 2. when Amos Burton talks someone into putting down their gun and leaving the room, and you think he's saving your life.
One of my favorite UA-cam comments ever. Well done.
Amos was saving someone, just not that someone.
@@Aaron.Reichert Well put!
Always love his delivery of the line. He could have put an enphasis on " *I* am that guy", but instead he says it like a normal sentence, because that's just what Amos does, nothing more, nothing less
Yep. A worse actor really would have overplayed it.
Awesome scene. He saves his friend from the guilt of crossing that unforgivable line. Then Amos does it for him because justice was required.
Very deep scene.
if you can Point it out in two sentences in a YT comment, then its not THAT deep. don't get me wrong, i love that scene, but its obvious what going on here
great comment. the whole scene, as many are, is about justice.
What gives me chills even more than the "I am that guy", is the image of the inner airlock door closing after Prax steps out, because you know why Amos just closed it.
I also love how he leads the children away with heatrendering gentleness because he knows what's about to go down.
Prax: "What are you doing?"
Amox: "Killing monsters"
didn't think i'd find a witcher 3 fan here. nice.
Dean Winchester: Want some help?
Lmao THIS.
Prax: _“I heard what you said in there.”_
Amos: _”What?”_
P: _”I aM tHaT gUy. That’s hilarious!”_
A: _”It... Uh, just came out that way.”_
I can totally imagine Amos saying that.
The part I love about this, is when you see the hand coming over the top of the gun. At first, I thought it was Prax's other hand, cocking the weapon. Then you see Amos, and realise it was his hand, saving his friend from doing something that would haunt him. That kind of editing, the angles, cinematography etc, it does make a difference to the end result. Same goes with the music, the build up of tension etc. This is a great scene, for many reasons.
You also don't see him slip into the airlock and neither does Prax, because he has tunnel vision. But, you can see right before the door closes, the Dr looks over Prax's left shoulder and kinda glances back in that direction several times before Amos intervenes.
I thought the same thing!
Amos kinda looks like the Doomguy in a way
Amos IS the Doom Guy in the Expanse universe, just *SLIGHTLY* less excessive in his use of violence :D Hands down my favourite character for the show. Wes Chatham was the absolute perfect choice to play Amos.
@@nuru666 Agreed, one of my fav character.
you sir are a genius
@@nuru666 , Amos, the Guy-Slayer.
@@thegoodwin Slayer of assholes, traitors, faulty mechanics and the destroyer of pussy, Amos Burton.
I love the subtle music cue.... the doctor completely unaware his situation has NOT improved, in fact, has worsened. His last hope of survival died when Amos did lot leave the room with Prax. I love that moment of realization... he's not there to save you Doc, he's there to save Prax.
I want a stylized version of Amos aiming his gun over the text of "I am that guy" on a fucking shirt, it is such a bad ass moment in the series... Wes Chatham is bloody amazing! Right up there alongside Drummer! What an absolute terrifying duo they would make...
I really disliked Drummer up to the elevator scene in the Behemoth. I can't even explain why, I just did. Then while she's cooly standing there with the grenades I sorta fell in like with her.... That was another really great scene that I ought to rewatch
Damn right. I have thought the same thing boss
Ashford stays at the top for me, but they are indeed amazing
Those shirts exist. Redbubble
I'd buy that shirt
Amos is my favorite member of the Roci crew. He’s the guy who is a great friend and a terrifying enemy. You know damned well you always want to be on his good side because if you cross him you are screwed.
He's the crew's attack dog.
Loyal without question, and willing to do whatever to protect his pack. But, he has seen a ton of character growth based on what I have seen on his return to earth.
Years later this is still one of my favorite scenes. The way Stricklands voice gets drowned out over the orchestra playing noise while the camera focuses on the gun. Great way to show prax getting tunnel vision, he probably was going to pull the trigger. Amos puts his hand on the weapon and the sound comes back to the scene. He says you’re not that guy and prax gasps for air. Probably forgot to breathe because he was so focused on finding that resolve to shoot Strickland.
It’s such a well done scene depicting the tension and claustrophobia followed by the release and still get the satisfaction of a morally empty person getting what they deserve.
You can feel him almost losing his soul at that moment - becoming the killer he will not be able to live with - or be able to fully love his daughter again.
Also the door behind closes leaving Prax with the doctor alone, just before you see Prax close to pulling the trigger you see the door still closed behind, then he tunnel visions on his gun - Amos puts his hand on the gun the door is opened.
Absolute perfect depiction of tunnel vision. The whole crew, all the departments are amazing on this show, truly beautiful.
"You could be both" beats it :)
This was probably my favourite moment in the entire show.
This is one of my favorite moments in any show
I found Amos to be an amazing character in the show, because he is not as simple as he looks. He has parts of himself left ; he can have bits of empathy and be quite cold at the same time, be both loyal and wicked, etc.
He's a broken soul looking for a beacon to follow. Sounds like metaphysical claptrap, but his conversations with Holden make it pretty clear that he was the one Amos had chosen.
Amos may acknowledge he is a monster for the things he has done, and likely do again, but his love for his friends, protecting them from even their worst desires, shows his empathy and compassion. If anything, Amos may be the purest example of what it is to be human, embodying both the best and worst of humanity, not to mention everything in between, in a single individual.
This sums up Amos so well, because as he puts it himself:
"The way I see it, there’s only three kinds of people in this world. Bad ones, ones you follow, and ones you need to protect."
This scene includes two of those three - a bad guy to disposal of, and a good friend whose conscience needed protection.
And if Prax had decided to forgive Strickland, Amos would have honored that, too, because Amos knew Prax to have the moral compass that he lacked.
But because Prax had clearly decided Strickland should die...Amos honored that moral decision.
Amos: "You're not that guy."
Me: "But YOU are that guy."
Amos: "I AM that guy."
Me: =D
Same. I was screaming it in my head. Lol had a nerdgasm when Amos said it.
literally the same thing that happened to me. God what a good feeling that was lmao :D
soon as those doors closed while amos still had his back turned...it's like oh man you are gonna get murdered soo hard doc...amos was born without f*cks to give.
this
The music is so good in this scene, building tension when Prax is aiming the gun, then melancholic when Amos steps in, then drops at 1:29 to let you know what's coming. And even though you know it's coming, Wes's expression and delivery of the line is 11/10 and still gets you.
Agreed, also the wraithlike noise at 01:32 as Amos turns, to let you know that Amos, having done his bit of being Prax's friend, returns to the business at hand: Strickland - who lives a further nine seconds, all of which are spent in terror.
I knew it was coming then, and I knew it was coming the 27 times I have watched this clip since then. Each time, I feel the same tingles and emotion.
Amos. The best character in the entire series. Edit: Amos and Cammina Drummer are the best characters in the entire series.
you'll probably want to add another edit after next season.. just saying.
Amos and Miller are my favourites from the series.
Amos, Miller, Drummer, and Avasarala are my faves.
God I love Amos. An absolute monster and angel of a human being
"Stop making me fall in love with you, Cap, we both know it can’t go anywhere."
Amos walks onto a room
The room: oh shit.
One of the finest scenes ever filmed.
Also loved the scene with Anna when she tells him what a minister does. "I see what needs to be done, and I DO it"
Amos says "Me too"
Amos, everyone's favorite psychopath.
Sociopath is more accurate.
@@jayburn00 That's what I was thinking.
@Evilmike42 actually that is a psychopath, sitting back and laughing. I've also talked with the actor who plays Amos, and he told me that he doesn't view Amos as being a sociopath but definitely as someone who has sociopathic traits, largely due to his life experience.
I think he's more of what's called the "sheepdog" mentality, so named for dogs which could be ferocious and savage against wolves which threatened their flocks, but were gentle and peaceable to members of their flock.
@@KTo288 Amos is a sociopath who wants to be good. Hence why he follows Holden. I think instead if the sheepdog analogy, more accurate comparison might be the main character of Dexter, though that doesn't quite match Amos either. Another thing you can conclude is that Amos might have high functioning autism. His blunt, brutally honest, personality as well as his tendency to not conform to societal norms (particularly ones involving being polite or respectful even if you don't like someone) when interacting with other people are similar in many ways to some of the behavior exhibited by individuals with high functioning autism. Combine that with some OCD tendencies, and I think there is a strong case that the character has some form of autism.
I just love the character development in this show! Prax really helped Amos to resolve his struggle with empathy and made him overall more calm and resolved. Also Amos helped Prax to overcome his fears and helped him with his realization that the universe is a rough place.
I don't wanna indulge in what die shippers do but I woldn't mind seeing some more about their friendship
Literally, the best scene I have ever cheered for in a TV Show
The only time I've cheered a tv show that I can remember is million yen women when the main villain got their comeuppance.
Right!?!?!? I REALLY loved this scene, especially cuz I have a little one.
Don't forget suplexing Tiny down an elevator shaft. Must've rewinded that 30 times. Absolutely stellar show
Don't forget suplexing Tiny down an elevator shaft. Must've rewinded that 30 times. Absolutely stellar show
SO. FUCKING. GOOD.
As soon as he says to Prax "You're not that guy" in my head I'm like "but Amos is..."
And then the pause while the doors close and then the look of sheer horror in the Doctors face as he realises what's about to happen.
One of the best scenes in the show for me.
For me, the best part is that Amos didn't say the line in front of his friend. He got him out of the room first, and then said it.
The best SF show of the last 20 years and its amazing answer to "I am the one who knocks"
Great acting by the doctor. When Amos has his back to him there is a genuine look of relief and you can almost hear him thinking "ohh thank god I am safe now." Then he gets a look in the eyes of Amos and realizes that there is no way out.
This is in my Top 5 favorite scenes from Expanse.
December 13th the Rocinate flies again. BINGE!
Will the entire 4th season release in one shot?
December 16 rocinante is parked at tychos
This scene is why he's my favorite character.
The Expanse, the most underrated series overall. I was first sceptical, but after seeing some episode, I kept binging until the last episode of last season and now waiting until they change their mind.
This right here is the combo of great writing, direction, editing and acting. With just a few words and one action, we see exactly who Amos is. It's scenes like this that will allow the Expanse to pass into the classics along with Battlestar Galactica and Firefly.
Amos is HANDS DOWN my favorite character in the Expanse. I really like that the character tries to do the right thing and always seems to look at the character he sees as the most moral around him at the time as a guide without asking them exactly what should be done because he himself isn't really sure what 'moral' really is. He's like a functional sociopath trying to not be. With how he grew up, I totally understand why he turned out the way he did.
This is the most Jack Bauer moment ever, I love it LOL
YOU'RE NOT THAT GUY, PAL. TRUST ME. YOU'RE NOT THAT GUY
Thanks for sharing this clip. I think this scene was written better on TV then in the books
Agreed, had a lot more weight to it.
Absolutely! His just wasting Strictland in the books v his talking Prax down and then full on crazy-eyes Amos says "I am that guy." is, impact wise, a ball-peen hammer v a wrecking ball.
Agreed. The books are great (so far; I've just finished the 4th) but the show has done a brilliant job of adapting them. Everything they've changed has been a reasonable decision.
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The writing on this show demonstrates the benefits of having lots of writers in the room. The books offer a great structure and compelling characters. The tv writing brings this to life and really sharpens everything to a fine point.
Hands down one of the best lines in television history. In four words.
I saw this coming a mile away, but it was still so very satisfying once delivered.
I love the series ...and this character Amos, is awesome!!!
I’m naming my next pet after Amos!
He my pick for the next Wolverine
Amos is either your best friend or your worsted enemy, it all depend on you
This is my single favorite scene from the entire series, and it explains why I think Amos is my favorite character.
Iconic line.
Amos is one of the most fascinating characters in both the books and the tv series.
Dennis Wade I disagree that the Amos in the books and the Amos in the expanse are even comparable.
That's when we all fell in love with Amos. We already liked him before, but this is awesome.
One of the coolest scenes in tv's history !!! Love it.
my favorite character. yes, Amos, you are that guy. Don’t let some conflicting emotion keep you for doing what needs to be done.
Much love for Amos Alex and Prax, wished Prax had stayed! Amos is the best
Supernatural Recommend reading the books. Prax comes back into play later on.
I LOVVVVVED THIS SCENE SOOOO MUCH AHHHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHA amos is the best character #handsdown
Hands down. I've never seen a better character in a long time
IDK, nice scene, but that cheek weld Amos applied impressed me the most.
He leaned into it like a boss.
Wes must really dig comments like these praising the attention to detail in his work.
Next to Drummer's classic speech on the deck - this is the greatest line in the show. Perfectly sums up his character in 4 words.
I love the fact that Amos doesn’t use Prax’s gun, but uses a cannon to dispatch the good Doctor. 😂 great scene.
He IS that guy. Read the books that this show is based on. I highly recommend it. The show is great also and Wes Chatham portrays Amos superbly.
This was so bloody brilliant a billion times over. Beyond hyped for Season 4!!!!!
My favourite show of all time
Amos needs his own spin off show. Instant hit.
I think this scene defines Amos as a character better than anything else in the series up to this point. He is one of my favorite characters in Science Fiction.
Came here from Ashoka
It's a goddamn night and day difference, huh?
This is the moment Amos went from "lol, he's such a great character" to "Wow, he's... actually the best character."
This show is honestly the GOAT imo. The acting, the characters, the general premise, the realism, the world building. Damn good book series too.
I really love and respect Amos, he is the perfect example that it's your own fault if you become a monster and hence why he doesn't forgive monsters. It's not about what has happened to you or how damaged you are, it's about what you do with what you got and who you choose to follow. A- FUCKING-MAZING character
👏🏿...👏🏿...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I wholeheartedly agree.
So I like Amos as a character. He feels no remorse or empathy a true psychopath. But he still has enough. Where with all to realize he is messed up he surrounds himself with people who can be his moral compass Naomi, Holden, and Anna valovidov. You can tell he sees himself as a monster. His reason for telling prax to never give up on his daughter is so that she would be saved from being a monster like him. Truly a outstanding character
@Evilmike42 I didn't say he was he sees himself that way though
@@Jason_Wilhelm He actually does feel Empathy. Especially for kids. His life's just been filled with so many piece of shit people he really doesn't give a flying fuck about killing amoral, greedy, etc people when he finds them.
The look Amos gives Strickland when he turns around is chilling. Excellent acting from everyone in this series
AMOS really grew on me. Love his character
If at the end of my life, I could see just one more movie or TV clip, "I am that guy" would be it.
I think everyone wanted to be 'that guy' at that moment.
My autograph from Wes Chatham, "You are that guy!"
How the fuck this series doesn't get the praise it deserves. It's the best sci-fi franchise in history. The characters, the plot, the scientific realism...all are flawless....
I love Amos.... We all need a little Amos in our lives.
The guy who plays Amos really knows how to show intent than just tell. A total lost art from on many modern media these days. You can tell exactly what is going to happen with a look in most scenes throughout this show. Even in the final Hunger Games movie, he had the similar acting presense.
Amos seems like THAT guy who can spell slaughter without laughter.
Its scenes like this that's the reason why Amos is my favorite character. He knows how the killing would affect Prax and doesn't want him to have to deal the guilt later, but he knows he can himself.
That's why Amos is a fan favorite.
Amazing scene ! Amos is clearly that guy ! ☠️👌
That's my favorite scene in the entire series.
Andrew Yoder that’s kind of sad
@@thealucas7247 not really. It all depends on why.
We all need a friend like Amos!!
me and my parents all said it before he could while watching, its such a great line
I thought this show would be difficult to capture in film. But so far...amazing. And well done Amos. He is that guy.
Brian Levy it’s not difficult to capture in film. Shame they couldn’t do it. :(
The best thing about this post is that it has zero downvotes. It looks like there's something we can agree on after all.
9/4 Well so much for that.
33 Co-workers of Strickman and scientists of the project disagree.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is character development!
He is a complex character. He even knows how to dance in high heels.
In what sense was this published in September 2018, UA-cam? It hasn't shown up in a single search until this week.
Thank you, though, OP.
Yeah right? I've been searching for this scene for months.
I, too, puzzle this mystery.
he probably didn't list this.. I have a lot of "videos" i did to show to another person and i didn't list them.
All hail the wonder of the UA-cam algorithm - it flip flops on the daily
Perhaps the rights holders are "accidentally" enforcing their rights less zealously now that the new series has just come out. Quiet a few clips are suddenly view-able.
Amos is archetypal character. He satisfies our yearning to see justice done in a world where the unjust rule.
And sadly, it's not just those who rule. It's the selfish and ignorant who are insulated from the consequences of their behavior by the so-called system of "justice". The worst are those who flout it because they know that "the law" will protect them.
The world needs more Amos Burtons - people with nothing left to lose who aren't afraid to make the unjust pay.
Amos with compassionate face:
"You're not that guy."
Same Amos with cold, emotionless face:
"I am that guy."
Nope, Amos. You aren't. You're simply tough and cold-blooded enough to do everything it takes. But you do have a heart. Which is more than we can say for "that guy".
I love that scene. The look of realization on Strickland's face when he realizes that Amos stopping Prax wasn't to save him, but to spare Prax from becoming the killer he wasn't wired to be.