@@Spearca Not all Native Americans came across the Bering strait, some were settled by people in whacky little boats and used their songs which told them the star positions, and made it all the way across the Pacific!!
@@KalashVodka175 she doesn't hate them but her default position is to distrust them and consider them a threat to her and hers. The thing with drummer is that she is too awesome not to see allies when they ACT as allies. Remember she would never come to an inners aid unless they are a known ally, not even everyday earthers.
@@TheAnzamin I think if she knew of Inaros plot she would have at least tried to warn earth Like she did seem to care about earth getting asteroid slugged from what I remember
I saw her and the guy who plays Amos on a youtube video of a radio appearance, they are both pretty much complete opposites of their characters they play.
this show delivers so hard on strong women, and does it without pandering or making a fuss about it. Drummer, Avasarala, Bobbie, Naomi... hell even the Mao sisters. every one of them a stone cold queen.
Non of them are queens lmfao. What a contrite usage of a word used by subjugators. Drummer is an enforcer with a heart of fire. Bobbie is a war goddess forged of fire. Avasarala is a politician navigating a maze filled with snakes. Naomi, is a builder creating the world of her dreams. Thats like popularizing the normalizing the word slave into a position of popularity, so that all seek to be called that by the throngs of the masses. Or demonizing the word free, so that all moan, cry, and boo those who are called that. Strong woman is all thats needed. 2 of them are hardened but not cold, 1 of them is warm but practical and always meaning well, and 1 of them is clever, yet an interesting balance of ruthless threw others but not by her own hand, yet striving for something better.
I think all actors working with the Expanse was so caught up in the excellent writing that everyone wanted to give it their best. Also, opportunities for acting on such detailed sets are rare to come by. But yeah, it's been exciting to also see other stars like Thomas Jane being excited about it.
In retrospect, knowing all that we know now, it’s interesting seeing the reactions of both Ashford and Naomi. Ashford very quickly starts whipping up the Behemoth’s crew, getting them more and more into the speech, because he wants to see the Belt succeed, and wants to see Drummer succeed. Naomi grows afraid, because she’s seeing an almost nationalistic speech from yet another person she loves, and how her own history has taught her that it can very easily lead to innocent people dying.
Agreed. Altho it's harder to be objective "knowing what we know now.." Still, the reactions of Klaes, Naomi, and, of course, Diogo are really important here. Diogo - ever the 'follower' - jumps upon Klaes' "punctuation" and echoes it, in hopes of approval. As Loco Unchained wrote earlier, Drummer uses this instance to raise Morale, even tho she is scared, too. So, like an experienced leader she turns a weakness into strength.
SPOILER: Didn't make that connection man. I am sure that's accurate. In a way it's similar to when the last of the people Drummer loved and respected was killed. They both were running out of people to respect.
It speaks to the tragedy of Naomi's past, seeing as it made her distrustful of the people that were closest to her in this instance. People who, as we learn later, are proud Belters, willing to fight and kill and die for their people...but also not bigots.
That's how you make a strong female protagonist. I'd follow her into the unknown because that's the kind of leader that'll get you home, and with Ashford at her right hand, nothing would be impossible.
Totally agree! Camina and Ashford stole to show so much that I cried when Ashford was spaced. Camina is a strong woman protagonist done right. She clearly has flaws in the form of her insecurities. She feels she has to work twice as hard and must never show weakness lest the void crash in around her. It is both her flaw and her strength she must work on. At the end of the day she will make the sacrifice play with a witty retort if it means saving those around her. Ashford shows up like he owns the place, but you quickly realize he is only there to help. He sidesteps Camina’s more brutal aspects of her authority because he wishes for the Belt to be seen as a legitimate force. His response to Diogo questioning Camina’s authority made me realize he wasn’t in this for himself. He wanted the Belt to be better than he was, no longer caught up with senseless violence and revenge. He even admitted to Camina’s face that he believed he should be Captain. But that was not his role nor was it his intention to usurp it from her. He was the XO and his job was to keep the crew on point and help Camina.
@@AnInterestedPerson ...Why do I need to watch the whole season to say I felt this speech was forced and overacted? If she is portraying a character with some sort of a social/mental deficiency or of a people who talk all funny-like, then I admit she did a bang-up job. But king Theoden, she ain't.
@@Th3UprightMan 1. You dont need to anything you dont want. 2. Not seeing the series (context) is what leads you to the conclusion "forced". It is not at all. But hey, be my guest - judge a book by its cover, thats what happens since books exist.
Delivered the hell out of this speech! When she said "inyalowda go through the ring, call it their own, but a Belter opened it!!".. oh boy, was I pumped! Arms in the air, fists clenched, screaming Beltalowda!!! haha Without a doubt one of my favorite moments of the show.
@@mystic18 depends on what kind of game you like. If you like games that are heavily focused on story telling, then sure. Personally I enjoyed it and even got to talk the devs. It was nice to know that some of the original actors returned to their role. The characters do look a bit oddly shaped though.
I love the belter Creole so much, it gives the belters so much more identity and its actually very well thought out in terms of the IRL linguistic influences that it draws from
Same here. I love scifi, but when you have people from across an entire planet that all sound the same, or people from small community that all sound different, it really detracts from the story. Am watching S2 of Foundation at the moment, and one character speaks like he's from the south of England, but even uses slang that won't last 50 years from now. Very off-putting. I'm not saying everyone has to say "Frack! Frackity fracking frack, you fracker!" all the time, but also don't use obvious current idioms.
"the place we go, is the place we belong" If you watched the final of this season, you can imagine her as the Mother of the Empire of Beltalowda which conquered a thousand worlds. All, because of this speech.
oye Beltalowda listen up this is your captain and this is your ship this is your moment you may think that your scared but you're not that isn't fear that's your sharpnes that's your power we are Belters nothing in the void is foreign to us the place we go is the place we belong this is no different no one has more right to this none more prepared Inyalowda go through the ring call it theior own but a Belter opened it we are the belt we are strong we are sharp and we dont feel fear this moment belongs to us
This is awesome because you know they’re all really scared. At this point no one knows what’s on the other side, so they’re literally about to fly into the unknown. But she turns that fear around and hypes up their entire fleet so that instead of being tense, they’re cheering as they enter the ring. Epic moment
When you think about it… it’s opposite from what the Martians and UNN are going through-- thr Belter fleet is mostly unified even under the worse circumstances-- however you have the fears and anxieties on with UNN and Mars ships slowly push them to more and more extremes as they fracture… Belters deal with the unknown all the time, they are use to not being in control and having to deal with external and even existential powers controlling the fate of their lives and livelihoods-- UNN and MCRN aren’t. Those two powers are use to being in such high levels of control that the mere implication that they are not in control over each other, the belt or the current situation, is terrifying. This idea may have been Embodied by the fact that you have the UNN officer kill himself, before they were stucked- the UNN ppl under complete disagreement over the Ring space and the MCRN solders more and more become cagey and more agitated with every second they are there, and that gets shot up to the max, the moment they all get stuck-- they ended being less prepared than the Belters, especially with Beltalowda having a massive spin gravity based ship.
@@seraphik It's also a good point. Fear only has power if you let. If you control it and can remain focused, you can use it to sharpen yourself for what's ahead.
When she says "That's not fear; that's your sharpness," Drummer pretty much encapsulates the frontier mindset that so much of the Belt's culture is based on. They are the pioneers; the first humans to explore uncharted space. And when you're the first humans to enter unexplored space, you need that adrenaline in case you find danger.
I loved this character from the first sight, her giving that pep-talk/speech to the Belter boarding party in her first appearance was my favourite scene and I knew I was gonna love this character. People were talking about Bobbie's speech, and all I could think about was how Drummer's little instructional speech blows her Martian battle speech out of the water. The actress is so damn good at portraying the character, I think she can out-act all the main stars in this show. She's got the looks too for such a steely character. Love her!
It is the job of the XO to manage the crew and bridge the gap between the crew and Captain. Ashford quickly realized what Camina was doing and, like any good First Officer, backed her up.
Of all our countless so-called Native American films, shows, and books I saw and read my whole life at 43, Camina Drummer is the only woman on earth who gives me pride as a Native American man. She's the only strong one I ever saw, no joke. She proves we can succeed off our lands too...and even in outer space. :) This is why I became a sci-fi writer, so I can give my people heroes like her, because we don't have any and I was so mad about that as a kid.
@@scottluzny4030 Racist Hollywood only shows us as drunkards and stupid indians getting killed all the time. That is WRONG. We are nothing like that. The world doesn't know us yet. Watch Rez Ball, it shows a glimpse.
Drummer is not in the books. But the series writers have done an excellent job of adaptation and actually fleshed out the Belter culture better than in the books. The best part of the Expanse TV series is that while it is based on the books, it skewers enough to be unique on its own so you get different view of the overall arc of the story. Outstanding work.
Her not being in the books kinda scares me a little bit. Drummer seems to be an amalgamation of Samara Rosenburg and Bull. I'm not sure how this turns out to keep from veering away from the main story arc too much but I think there's a good chance she's getting killed off :(
+Jason Seow She is a big part of the 7th full novel, Persepolis Rising. Check here under 'Characters', she's the third one mentioned. Might be a spoiler there though. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_Rising
It makes sense, the reason why belter creole (I forget the actual name) exists is because many cultures and languages were essentially shoved into small spaces and had to coexist. I imagine that if it were real, belter would sound like a beautiful (or horrible) blend of the ten or so most populous accents at the time.
Ashford saying "BELTALOWDA" is possibly the best bit of pure chills since Prince Oberyn's promise to fight for Tyrion Lannister or Walter White saying 'You're Goddamn Right'
Just noticed that the sound of Captain Drummer's footsteps on the decking, as she began her speech, is very distinct in the sound mix for the scene. XO Ashford picks up from it as he begins to strike the cadence, then the crew joins in, but it was Drummer... who began the drumming.
Drummer is such an amazing, powerful and spectacular character. So much she’s getting her own game! Look for Telltale Games The Expanse, Cara Gee is reprising her role and we’ll get to know more about her!
Beltalowdah, listen up. This is your captain. And this is your ship. This is your moment. You may think that you’re scared. But you’re not. That isn’t fear. That’s your sharpness. That’s your power. We are Beltos - nothing in the void is foreign to us. The place we go is the place we belong - this is no different. No one has more right to this - not more prepared. Inalowda go to the ring, call it their own but a Belto opened it. We are the Belt. We are strong. We are sharp. And we don’t feel fear! THIS MOMENT BELONGS TO US!!! FOR BELTALOWDAH!!!
I love how the OPA started as an anti-imperialist group and this shows them turning into the same imperialist assholes they hate. "A Belter opened it" "this moment belongs to us". I guess this is just like what happened with Mars.
The funny thing is Drummer is the one going against this kind of rhetoric the whole rest of the time. She thinks those who see the belt as their own nation are crazy.
Everytime I see this speech, even though I watched The Expanse twice last year, I think to myself that it's time to fire this puppy up again. This and the reboot of Battlestar Galactica are the two best sci-fi series to ever air on TV. I recently ripped through all 72 hours of BSG again and was as captivated by it as I was the first time that I watched it. Same thing goes for The Expanse. Even though you remember most of what happened, there are always new little things that you missed or forgot in each of them. So say we all/Oye Beltalawda!
For someone so slight of build Drummer is simply badass. Cara Gee did a fantastic job of bringing this character to life and making her a fan favorite.
Drummer and the old pirate guy were amazing ❤ her speech here and him inviting the wounded were the best "belter" scenes of the whole series❤ Both in the cargo bay was beautiful.... Despite their differences and history, they both respect and trust each other enough, to sacrifice themselves for the other to live and lead....
Fantastic speech, the kind that true leaders give. Watching Drummer evolve from Fred Johnson's aide to a true warrior queen was something and Cara Gee nailed it every step of the way.
I put off watching the last season because I didn’t want it to end. Watching the end of the series finale brought me here. One of the best motivational speeches done by any character on any show. Drummer was legit with her grit. Even Inaros Marcos didn’t mess with her because she was a force to be reckoned with.
She did such an amazing job, giving out so much emotion and energy, and she really perfectly encapsulates the Belt and Belters. Badass women of this system hold everything together too.
I'm only on season 4 and now realizing that Drummer will always do what is necessary regardless of her personal feelings. The moment required a shared sense of nationalism and she did what had to be done. When Marco's tongue convinced two major factions she did what was best in the moment. As someone who has worked at startups and small orgs that are trying to get off the ground running fast it's interesting to have her be an analog where you deal with short and near term constantly and just try to plan 2 or 3 steps ahead to manage the consequences.
I know it's a star trek quote but the Belters, in this scene, are the opitome of boldly going where no-one has gone before. Star Trek's all cushty and sanitised when it comes to space travel but the Expanse is the perfect example of what it'd actually be like to travel to the far reaches of space. Humans will change and involve so much that they can no longer live on Earth but they will travel into the night and discover things never before seen by the naked human eye.
"Nothing in the void is foreign to us. The place we go is the place we belong." Unbelievably good writing.
Beltalowda remind me of ancient Polynesians, leaving solid land behind as they set out in tiny open boats to explore beyond the horizon.
@@Spearca Not all Native Americans came across the Bering strait, some were settled by people in whacky little boats and used their songs which told them the star positions, and made it all the way across the Pacific!!
So we're really just bunch of Earthers gathered to praise the Drummer huh...God I love her
HA! Speak your mind then!
Anything to say about bossmang, ke?
Unlike Marcos, Drummer doesn’t hate earthers, she just distrusts the UN and MCRN
@@KalashVodka175 Exactly. She hates the institutions, not the everyday people.
@@KalashVodka175 she doesn't hate them but her default position is to distrust them and consider them a threat to her and hers. The thing with drummer is that she is too awesome not to see allies when they ACT as allies.
Remember she would never come to an inners aid unless they are a known ally, not even everyday earthers.
@@TheAnzamin
I think if she knew of Inaros plot she would have at least tried to warn earth
Like she did seem to care about earth getting asteroid slugged from what I remember
She is so different from her real life personality and voice, shows how good of an actor she is.
I saw her and the guy who plays Amos on a youtube video of a radio appearance, they are both pretty much complete opposites of their characters they play.
I'd love to see that video! Do you still have the link?
probably this one: ua-cam.com/video/G8o9zqdgQzU/v-deo.html
Thanks!
right. sure
this show delivers so hard on strong women, and does it without pandering or making a fuss about it. Drummer, Avasarala, Bobbie, Naomi... hell even the Mao sisters. every one of them a stone cold queen.
Precisely
queens
No ridiculous feminist narrative. Just women with purpose. Camilla would take a bullet for you so how can you do less?
Non of them are queens lmfao. What a contrite usage of a word used by subjugators. Drummer is an enforcer with a heart of fire. Bobbie is a war goddess forged of fire. Avasarala is a politician navigating a maze filled with snakes. Naomi, is a builder creating the world of her dreams.
Thats like popularizing the normalizing the word slave into a position of popularity, so that all seek to be called that by the throngs of the masses. Or demonizing the word free, so that all moan, cry, and boo those who are called that.
Strong woman is all thats needed. 2 of them are hardened but not cold, 1 of them is warm but practical and always meaning well, and 1 of them is clever, yet an interesting balance of ruthless threw others but not by her own hand, yet striving for something better.
@@gamerspantheon the word you're looking for is trite. contrite means to be sorry 🙄 at least get it right if you're gonna try to sound smart.
When she talks I cant look away. She is so perfect in that role.
fairy toffee shes fucking perfect. The 2 death fake outs at the end of the season had me proper scared
You know how music can really build up a scene and give it a lot of drama? There’s no music here. All that you feel is coming straight from Cara Gee.
Let's have props for David Straithairn. Its been a long time since I've seen him so deeply immersed in a character.
I was very happy to see him on the show, I loved him in Good Night and Good Luck.
@@tonyfasce5332 Strathairn is a legend. Thanks for that link, brother. Matewan is one of my favourite John Sayles movies.
He did a great job in this show.
I think all actors working with the Expanse was so caught up in the excellent writing that everyone wanted to give it their best. Also, opportunities for acting on such detailed sets are rare to come by. But yeah, it's been exciting to also see other stars like Thomas Jane being excited about it.
Jesus Christ, that's Jason Bourne.
In retrospect, knowing all that we know now, it’s interesting seeing the reactions of both Ashford and Naomi. Ashford very quickly starts whipping up the Behemoth’s crew, getting them more and more into the speech, because he wants to see the Belt succeed, and wants to see Drummer succeed.
Naomi grows afraid, because she’s seeing an almost nationalistic speech from yet another person she loves, and how her own history has taught her that it can very easily lead to innocent people dying.
Agreed. Altho it's harder to be objective "knowing what we know now.." Still, the reactions of Klaes, Naomi, and, of course, Diogo are really important here. Diogo - ever the 'follower' - jumps upon Klaes' "punctuation" and echoes it, in hopes of approval.
As Loco Unchained wrote earlier, Drummer uses this instance to raise Morale, even tho she is scared, too.
So, like an experienced leader she turns a weakness into strength.
SPOILER: Didn't make that connection man. I am sure that's accurate. In a way it's similar to when the last of the people Drummer loved and respected was killed. They both were running out of people to respect.
@@barguybrady Ironic that Diogo later tries to kill Drummer.
It speaks to the tragedy of Naomi's past, seeing as it made her distrustful of the people that were closest to her in this instance. People who, as we learn later, are proud Belters, willing to fight and kill and die for their people...but also not bigots.
There are no innocent people.
I'm probably not going to ever stop watching this from time to time. This is one of those classic television moments in the making.
Me too!
@@l.g.scheffer9249 yeah, me too!
Early GOT vibes
still do^^
Still watching
That's how you make a strong female protagonist. I'd follow her into the unknown because that's the kind of leader that'll get you home, and with Ashford at her right hand, nothing would be impossible.
Totally agree! Camina and Ashford stole to show so much that I cried when Ashford was spaced. Camina is a strong woman protagonist done right. She clearly has flaws in the form of her insecurities. She feels she has to work twice as hard and must never show weakness lest the void crash in around her. It is both her flaw and her strength she must work on. At the end of the day she will make the sacrifice play with a witty retort if it means saving those around her.
Ashford shows up like he owns the place, but you quickly realize he is only there to help. He sidesteps Camina’s more brutal aspects of her authority because he wishes for the Belt to be seen as a legitimate force. His response to Diogo questioning Camina’s authority made me realize he wasn’t in this for himself. He wanted the Belt to be better than he was, no longer caught up with senseless violence and revenge. He even admitted to Camina’s face that he believed he should be Captain. But that was not his role nor was it his intention to usurp it from her. He was the XO and his job was to keep the crew on point and help Camina.
Clearly one of the best tv speeches ever. I was ready to go through the ring with them lol by the end I found myself standing on my feet
Look at some of the speeches by Gkar from Babylon 5. Amazing delivery.
Sounds so forced and overacted tbh.
@@Th3UprightMan You didnt watch the whole season, just this vid? Because there are many how think the exact opposite.
@@AnInterestedPerson ...Why do I need to watch the whole season to say I felt this speech was forced and overacted? If she is portraying a character with some sort of a social/mental deficiency or of a people who talk all funny-like, then I admit she did a bang-up job.
But king Theoden, she ain't.
@@Th3UprightMan 1. You dont need to anything you dont want.
2. Not seeing the series (context) is what leads you to the conclusion "forced". It is not at all.
But hey, be my guest - judge a book by its cover, thats what happens since books exist.
Delivered the hell out of this speech!
When she said "inyalowda go through the ring, call it their own, but a Belter opened it!!".. oh boy, was I pumped! Arms in the air, fists clenched, screaming Beltalowda!!! haha
Without a doubt one of my favorite moments of the show.
the greatest halftime speech in the history of mankind
Years later, we get to play as Drummer in the Telltales Expanse game. I was smiling from ear to ear when I realized I got to play as her
OMG how am I just hearing about this.
I've read all the books like 4 times and seen the show like 3 times.
Pls tell me the game is good
@@mystic18 depends on what kind of game you like. If you like games that are heavily focused on story telling, then sure. Personally I enjoyed it and even got to talk the devs. It was nice to know that some of the original actors returned to their role. The characters do look a bit oddly shaped though.
@@batalorian7997 Tbh I'm more of a shooter and Battle Royale gamer. But it's Expanse, I'll just pretend I'm watching a movie.
I love the belter Creole so much, it gives the belters so much more identity and its actually very well thought out in terms of the IRL linguistic influences that it draws from
Same here. I love scifi, but when you have people from across an entire planet that all sound the same, or people from small community that all sound different, it really detracts from the story. Am watching S2 of Foundation at the moment, and one character speaks like he's from the south of England, but even uses slang that won't last 50 years from now. Very off-putting. I'm not saying everyone has to say "Frack! Frackity fracking frack, you fracker!" all the time, but also don't use obvious current idioms.
Cara Gee absolutely killed this role. God dang I love this show.
"the place we go is the place we belong'
Damn great speech. Period.
"the place we go, is the place we belong"
If you watched the final of this season, you can imagine her as the Mother of the Empire of Beltalowda which conquered a thousand worlds.
All, because of this speech.
Sorta happens in the books lol
As someone who saw the series finale, I have some news to you lol
This speech gave me goosebumps. Ngl. Was ready to grab myself a rockhopper and slingshot my way through the ring into oblivion.
oye Beltalowda
listen up
this is your captain
and this is your ship
this is your moment
you may think that your scared
but you're not
that isn't fear
that's your sharpnes
that's your power
we are Belters
nothing in the void is foreign to us
the place we go is the place we belong
this is no different
no one has more right to this
none more prepared
Inyalowda go through the ring
call it theior own
but a Belter opened it
we are the belt
we are strong
we are sharp
and we dont feel fear
this moment belongs to us
BELTALOWDA!
BELTLOWDA FOREVER!!!
Ronald Pinkerton you damn inners
yea, i understand it requires half a brain leaves you a 4th short.
Belllaaaaloooolaaaaa!
This is awesome because you know they’re all really scared. At this point no one knows what’s on the other side, so they’re literally about to fly into the unknown. But she turns that fear around and hypes up their entire fleet so that instead of being tense, they’re cheering as they enter the ring. Epic moment
When you think about it… it’s opposite from what the Martians and UNN are going through-- thr Belter fleet is mostly unified even under the worse circumstances-- however you have the fears and anxieties on with UNN and Mars ships slowly push them to more and more extremes as they fracture… Belters deal with the unknown all the time, they are use to not being in control and having to deal with external and even existential powers controlling the fate of their lives and livelihoods-- UNN and MCRN aren’t. Those two powers are use to being in such high levels of control that the mere implication that they are not in control over each other, the belt or the current situation, is terrifying. This idea may have been Embodied by the fact that you have the UNN officer kill himself, before they were stucked- the UNN ppl under complete disagreement over the Ring space and the MCRN solders more and more become cagey and more agitated with every second they are there, and that gets shot up to the max, the moment they all get stuck-- they ended being less prepared than the Belters, especially with Beltalowda having a massive spin gravity based ship.
"that's not fear, that's your sharpness" is so good. honestly something i'm gonna try to keep in mind irl lol
@@seraphik It's also a good point. Fear only has power if you let. If you control it and can remain focused, you can use it to sharpen yourself for what's ahead.
When she says "That's not fear; that's your sharpness," Drummer pretty much encapsulates the frontier mindset that so much of the Belt's culture is based on. They are the pioneers; the first humans to explore uncharted space. And when you're the first humans to enter unexplored space, you need that adrenaline in case you find danger.
I loved this character from the first sight, her giving that pep-talk/speech to the Belter boarding party in her first appearance was my favourite scene and I knew I was gonna love this character. People were talking about Bobbie's speech, and all I could think about was how Drummer's little instructional speech blows her Martian battle speech out of the water.
The actress is so damn good at portraying the character, I think she can out-act all the main stars in this show. She's got the looks too for such a steely character.
Love her!
Cara's portrayal of Drummer is genuinely one of the sexiest characters ever portrayed on screen. She is absolutely fantastic.
Immensely compelling character, owned every scene she was in
I love Ashford being a good Hype man here lol
He knew she was delivering an epic speech. He ain't stupid!
He knows what his job is as XO
It is the job of the XO to manage the crew and bridge the gap between the crew and Captain. Ashford quickly realized what Camina was doing and, like any good First Officer, backed her up.
I started to rythmically pound my chest during Drummer's inspirational speech.
'Oy yay! Beltalowda. Listen up...' Cara Gee was born for this role.
Cara Gee is awesome. Hope the Emmy voters give her some consideration.
Her part might be too small for any award category. I am not sure. She is awesome in this role though. Drummer is one of my favorite characters.
the magnet reverb on the boots hitting the deck is TOPS
Of all our countless so-called Native American films, shows, and books I saw and read my whole life at 43, Camina Drummer is the only woman on earth who gives me pride as a Native American man. She's the only strong one I ever saw, no joke. She proves we can succeed off our lands too...and even in outer space. :)
This is why I became a sci-fi writer, so I can give my people heroes like her, because we don't have any and I was so mad about that as a kid.
I think you might re-evaluate. love Cara Gee, but she does not define you . She's awesome, so are you! You have oodles' of hero's!
@@scottluzny4030 Racist Hollywood only shows us as drunkards and stupid indians getting killed all the time. That is WRONG. We are nothing like that. The world doesn't know us yet. Watch Rez Ball, it shows a glimpse.
Drummer is not in the books. But the series writers have done an excellent job of adaptation and actually fleshed out the Belter culture better than in the books. The best part of the Expanse TV series is that while it is based on the books, it skewers enough to be unique on its own so you get different view of the overall arc of the story. Outstanding work.
The writer did say this show is like a second take on his story, fixing up some stuff he wished had happened in the books.
Her not being in the books kinda scares me a little bit. Drummer seems to be an amalgamation of Samara Rosenburg and Bull. I'm not sure how this turns out to keep from veering away from the main story arc too much but I think there's a good chance she's getting killed off :(
Drummer is most certainly in the books and in fact is part of some significant story lines.
Drummer rocks!
mbpelicans
Where exactly? I don't recall her anywhere and I've read up to Nemesis Games
+Jason Seow
She is a big part of the 7th full novel, Persepolis Rising.
Check here under 'Characters', she's the third one mentioned.
Might be a spoiler there though.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_Rising
Such a great character. The belter accent is like an odd mix of English, Jamaican and South African. So interesting.
It makes sense, the reason why belter creole (I forget the actual name) exists is because many cultures and languages were essentially shoved into small spaces and had to coexist.
I imagine that if it were real, belter would sound like a beautiful (or horrible) blend of the ten or so most populous accents at the time.
@@danielbar5646 It's Langbelta.
Ashford lowkey good as hype man. Bringing that spice.
This speech never fails to give goosebumps.
Love this scene! I can't help when hearing them start to chant Beltalowda - from immediately thinking - "Qapla!" lol
Lol you to got the we are klingon vive.
By far one of the best TV actresses I've seen in a very long time
Ashford saying "BELTALOWDA" is possibly the best bit of pure chills since Prince Oberyn's promise to fight for Tyrion Lannister or Walter White saying 'You're Goddamn Right'
Drummer knows how to give a speech! Love it!
That's Bosmang Drummer to you, pampa.
This show is full of moments like this. Perfect moments that make so much sense in the grand scheme of the mythos.
God I miss this show!
Just noticed that the sound of Captain Drummer's footsteps on the decking, as she began her speech, is very distinct in the sound mix for the scene. XO Ashford picks up from it as he begins to strike the cadence, then the crew joins in, but it was Drummer... who began the drumming.
This is one of modern TVs great speeches, simple, raw, but VERY effective, and delivered in just the right tone.
man I get chills every single time I watch this
Such an amazing show. Thanks for saving it.
Im an earther and this speech makes me want to join the belters!
Camina Drummer -Captain of the Behemoth
Beltalowda!
A masterclass lesson in how to give a motivational speech. Goosebumps!
This is the BEST sci-fi saga created so far! Love it!
Drummer is such an amazing, powerful and spectacular character. So much she’s getting her own game! Look for Telltale Games The Expanse, Cara Gee is reprising her role and we’ll get to know more about her!
Tenye wa chesh gut!
Drummer just keeps getting better and better.
Belters are the true space pioneers and frontiersman of the Sol System!
"Beltas have the void in our veins!"
Beltalowdah, listen up.
This is your captain.
And this is your ship.
This is your moment.
You may think that you’re scared. But you’re not. That isn’t fear. That’s your sharpness.
That’s your power.
We are Beltos - nothing in the void is foreign to us.
The place we go is the place we belong - this is no different.
No one has more right to this - not more prepared.
Inalowda go to the ring, call it their own but a Belto opened it.
We are the Belt.
We are strong. We are sharp. And we don’t feel fear!
THIS MOMENT BELONGS TO US!!!
FOR BELTALOWDAH!!!
Beltalowda!!
I like how it had the opposite effect on Naomi.
"Why did I leave the OPA years ago? Ah, yes. Radical nuts."
And she gave these radical nuts the protomolecule lol
CK Lim She was referring to Manéo Jung-Espinoza the belter that originally went through the ring, activating it.
there's the OPA and the OPA
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I love how the OPA started as an anti-imperialist group and this shows them turning into the same imperialist assholes they hate. "A Belter opened it" "this moment belongs to us". I guess this is just like what happened with Mars.
The funny thing is Drummer is the one going against this kind of rhetoric the whole rest of the time. She thinks those who see the belt as their own nation are crazy.
How i miss the show. Must rewatch.
Everytime I see this speech, even though I watched The Expanse twice last year, I think to myself that it's time to fire this puppy up again. This and the reboot of Battlestar Galactica are the two best sci-fi series to ever air on TV. I recently ripped through all 72 hours of BSG again and was as captivated by it as I was the first time that I watched it. Same thing goes for The Expanse. Even though you remember most of what happened, there are always new little things that you missed or forgot in each of them. So say we all/Oye Beltalawda!
A beautiful delivery of an excellent monologue
She is awesome in that character.
For someone so slight of build Drummer is simply badass. Cara Gee did a fantastic job of bringing this character to life and making her a fan favorite.
Drummer and the old pirate guy were amazing ❤ her speech here and him inviting the wounded were the best "belter" scenes of the whole series❤
Both in the cargo bay was beautiful.... Despite their differences and history, they both respect and trust each other enough, to sacrifice themselves for the other to live and lead....
Fantastic speech, the kind that true leaders give. Watching Drummer evolve from Fred Johnson's aide to a true warrior queen was something and Cara Gee nailed it every step of the way.
This scene was so much better than I expected it to be at first.
AMAZING SCENE!!!! WHAT A LEADER!! LOVE DRUMMER!!!!
This will never get old. I will always be a BELTER!
You're just a traitorous Earther
BELTER-LADA!!😄
I put off watching the last season because I didn’t want it to end. Watching the end of the series finale brought me here. One of the best motivational speeches done by any character on any show. Drummer was legit with her grit. Even Inaros Marcos didn’t mess with her because she was a force to be reckoned with.
She is so badass !
Here I am, during the Corona crises. Standing outside on my balcony and screaming: FOR BELTALOWDA!
I d like to see that XD
This was the best speech in the whole series, so far...
Have you seen Marco Inaros's speech?
i love her. hope she's still alive this episode!
Drummer is a belter's belter
This show is so insanely good
I still get chills...
She did such an amazing job, giving out so much emotion and energy, and she really perfectly encapsulates the Belt and Belters. Badass women of this system hold everything together too.
You Gotta Love Camina Drummer . Such a TOUGH leader . Led from the FRONT , like all the Truly Great ones did . A Proud Belter to her Core .
"Beltalowda! Beltalowda! YEEAAAH!!!" [takes a breath, sits down at terminal] "I'm gonna stare at these power readings So. Hard."
Underrated show
FOR BELTALOWDA!!
One of the greatest characters in all of fiction.
Drummer, yes my captain... Beltalowda
Great speech magnificently delivered by Cara Gee
I'm gonna save this video and whenever I need to conquer my fear, I'm playing it back. Not kidding.
Drummer needs her OWN tv show!!!
She’s getting her own telltale game…
Right up there with "Upon this charge cry God for Harry, England, and St. George!"
this is so much more powerful than anything aria t'loak has ever said
Aria T'loak is an edgy space fascist who thinks she's ancap.
Drummer is a real badass. For beltalowda!
This scene makes me feel patriotic for a nation that doesn’t exist.
i love her voice and confidence
Damn so that glory seeking love sick fool actually did have his name go down in history. Props to him!
I'm only on season 4 and now realizing that Drummer will always do what is necessary regardless of her personal feelings. The moment required a shared sense of nationalism and she did what had to be done. When Marco's tongue convinced two major factions she did what was best in the moment. As someone who has worked at startups and small orgs that are trying to get off the ground running fast it's interesting to have her be an analog where you deal with short and near term constantly and just try to plan 2 or 3 steps ahead to manage the consequences.
I can watch this 50 times in a row. Great battle speech
LIKE A FUCKING BOSS
Humans don’t change !
Time after time , wars after wars !
All lives lost 😞,…
Beste since fiction Serie die es je gegeben hat!
Camina Drummer: Oye Beltalowda
Me: Yes Bossmang
best female cast in a sci fi show and it isnt even really that close
Like a bunch of space vikings! Clanging to speeches and penatrating rings around uranus! Wait a sec...
...and *_THAT,_* loudies and jellymen, is how you write a strong female character.
I know it's a star trek quote but the Belters, in this scene, are the opitome of boldly going where no-one has gone before.
Star Trek's all cushty and sanitised when it comes to space travel but the Expanse is the perfect example of what it'd actually be like to travel to the far reaches of space. Humans will change and involve so much that they can no longer live on Earth but they will travel into the night and discover things never before seen by the naked human eye.
“Inyalowda go through the Ring, call it they own. But a Belta opened it!“
Chills, every time!
You might think that you're scared - but you're not
Was so glad to see her in Sweet Tooth recently. This series scratched my firefly itch. Beacon 23 is getting there too. Hope it continues!
"I am commander shepard and this is the best speech on the internet..."
Who else found themselves tapping their heels to Drummer's speech without even realizing it?