In the most recent episode of The Expanse Season 5, “Hard Vacuum,” Amos returns to Baltimore, this time with Clarissa “Peaches” Mao in tow, as part of his larger plan to get the heck off of Earth. Amos is on a journey to find himself and who he wants to be - and a key stop on that journey is confronting his past in Baltimore.This The Expanse article contains spoilers for Season 5, and major spoilers for The Churn novella. This has changed as a result of his experiences on the crew of the Rocinante, particularly his realization that even Naomi wasn't ethically infallible, and therefore that he couldn't blindly trust anyone to be a moral compass on his behalf. Amos was never sadistic, but always had a pragmatic attitude towards violence. While he is a deft fighter, and will not hesitate to be violent against others - even using fatal force against those he cares about - he does not have the same nihilistic ethos that he did in season 1. In The Expanse season 5, Amos is finally confronting his past in order to decide what he wants for his future.Īmos is a violent man, but as The Expansehas progressed, his character has shifted as he willingly investigates his own ethics. Amos needs to reconcile his childhood trauma with his violent actions as an adult. In retrospect, the brief shot of the mysterious woman looking at the boy with the bloodied face is Amos remembering a key moment when Lydia provided a maternal influence. Timothy, as he was known back then, was rescued from his horrific circumstances from Lydia, who took him under his wing and cared for him. Seeing various structures in Baltimore is reminding Amos of events from his childhood. Initially, it appears that he is pitying the boy (which would be in character for him), but the flashback reveals that the boy is actually Amos when he was a child. The eyeline cuts between shots show Amos looking pensively at the child. Played by Cole Pollock, the boy is seen peppered throughout "Churn" in the background of a couple scenes set on Earth. This is confirmed in the flashback scene at the end of the episode, which shows Lydia having a heartfelt conversation with the young Amos - the same boy he saw throughout the episode. While initially, it appeared he may have been some sort of muscle or an errand boy for criminal activities, "Churn" confirmed what had been hinted for some time: that Amos was exploited as a child and forced to be a prostitute. Since almost the beginning of the sci-fi series, Amos is shown as comfortable among sex workers: in season 1 he told Alex that he "grew up in places like this" while the two were at a brothel. The Expanse season 5 also addresses another lingering mystery: why Amos won't talk about his past. Related: The Expanse Season 5: Why Amos Has Murtry's Bag The episode gradually answers a number of lingering questions about his origins, like why he has the name of a former Earth crime lord, why Amos is so protective of children, and why Lydia is so important to him. The Expanse season 5, episode 2, "Churn" shows Amos returning to Baltimore following the death of Lydia, the woman who essentially raised him, protecting him from his former traumatic experiences as a child prostitute.
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