The EXPANSE The Belters and Fred Johnson Explained

The Expanse Fred Johnson, the Butcher of Anderson Station and the Belters. How this Earther became the leader of a large faction of the OPA. Please subscribe! - http://bit.ly/PetePeppers
Season 5 of the Expanse will be the last for Fred Johnson (Chad Coleman). Fred has run the moderate faction of the Outer Planets Alliance from Tycho station, and represented the Belts interests when dealing with the Inner Planets. Fred was born on Earth and rose to the rank of Colonel as a UN Marine. In the Expanse novella “The Butcher of Anderson Station”, by James S.A. Corey, we learn how he was recruited for the OPA by Anderson Dawes (Jared Harris).
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This video explains how Fred Johnson became known as the Butcher of Anderson Station in the Belt, and the Hero of Anderson Station back on Earth. It talks about how he did his duty, but was deceived by his superior officers. They let him order the assault on the station even though they had received a message saying that the striking miners and their families were surrendering. They let Fred follow through with the strike to make an example of the workers. Over 1000 civilians were killed, and the footage from the security cameras was broadcasted throughout the Sol system.
We also take a deep dive look at the history of the Belt, and how it was colonized. We look at where the first Belters came from, and how they adapted to low gravity. In just five generations Belters have become viewed as others because their bodies develop differently in space. They are taller, thinner, and their bones have become too brittle to spend too long in gravity. People from Earth and Mars tend to view Belters as second-class citizens. They are an exploited labor class that are viewed with suspicion.
After Fred Johnson resigned from the Marines he spent time being a drunk in bars in the Belt. Anderson Dawes believed he was suicidal, and was worried that he would provoke a belter to kill him. This would reflect badly on the OPA because even though Fred was known as the butcher in the Belt, he was a hero to the inner planets. After questioning him about what happened during the Massacre of Anderson Station, Dawes recruited Fred for the Outer Planets Alliance.
Let us know what theories you have about season 5, and how you think his story will end. If you’ve read ahead in the book series, please make sure to mark any book spoilers when you comment.
This Expanse Fred Johnson video explains everything you need to know about the head of the OPA at Tycho Station. It explains his origin story, and explains the history of the Belters.
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The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist Julie Mao links the lives of Ceres detective Joe Miller (Thomas Jane), accidental ship captain James Holden (Steven Strait) and U.N. politician Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo). Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time.
Season five of the series picks up as multitudes of humans leave the solar system in search of new homes and vast fortunes on the earth-like worlds beyond the alien Ring, and a heavy price for centuries of exploitation of the Belt finally comes due and a reckoning is at hand. For the crew of the Rocinante and the leaders of the Inner Planets and the Belt, the past and present converge, bringing forth personal challenges that have wide-reaching repercussions throughout the Solar System. Amos (Wes Chatham) returns to Earth to confront his past and the legacy of the life he fought to leave behind. Naomi (Dominique Tipper) reaches out to her estranged son in a desperate bid to save him from his father’s toxic influence. Bobbie (Frankie Adams) and Alex (Cas Anvar) confront the collapse of Mars as they chase a shadowy cabal with ties to terrorists and criminals. Holden (Steven Strait) wrestles with the consequences of his own past with the Protomolecule, the aliens who built it, and the mystery of what killed them. Drummer (Cara Gee), with a new crew, fights to escape who and what she used to be. And Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), refusing to be relegated to the sidelines, fights to prevent a terrorist attack unrivaled in history.
0:00 Intro/Excerpt from The Butcher
1:37 History of the Belters
4:44 The Massacre at Anderson Station
8:15 Anderson Dawes' Offer
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