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Jan 14, 2021 · The Expanse season 5's latest episode is called "Oyedeng," but what on Earth (and Mars) does this word mean? When "Oyedeng" begins, Naomi is still held captive by Marco Inaros, while James Holden is hunting down the Protomolecule sample stolen from Tycho Station by insurgents of the Inaros faction.
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"Oyedeng" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of The Expanse. Overall, it is the fifty-third episode and was released to streaming on January 13, 2021.
Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.
Marco asks his son for permission to use his ship
In the present, Filip is in his quarters reading about Naomi's heroic actions during the Slow Zone Incident. Marco arrives, asking what he's reading, and Filip says that he is reading reports of their victory on Pallas, though Marco sees through the lie. He sits down with his son and reminisces about himself and his friends being orphans on Ceres and dreaming of a better future, while now they are all bitter and fractured. He looks at Filip, so young yet so accomplished, and Filip states that he wants to make his father proud. He then asks Filip for permission to make use of the Chetzemoka, and Filip accepts as he is eager to help the cause. Marco asks Filip if he has got any sentimental attachment to it, as it was his mother's gift, but Filip insists that he doesn't. Marco then visits Naomi in her cell, where they have a tense conversation. Marco accuses Naomi of being weak and cowardly for abandoning their son, but Naomi retorts that it was him who forced her to do that. He explains that he did it because it was the only way to make her stay with him, and claims he wouldn't have destroyed the Augustin Gamarra if he had known it would ruin their family, but Naomi points out he is doing to Filip exactly what he did to her. Marco says Filip is the fighter Naomi couldn't be, but she says Filip is his own person and doesn't deserve to die for Marco's dreams. He returns to accusing Naomi of leaving their family, and she admits she has felt guilt for it, but mostly great relief for managing to get away from Marco. He proceeds to mock Holden, but Naomi asserts that Holden is everything Marco pretends to be, and that the only reason he hasn't killed her yet is because he knows that, if he does, Filip will see him for what he really is. Marco lets Naomi freely roam the ship again, warning her that if she tries anything again, he will execute her.
Planning for failure
On the Rocinante, Holden is leading the chase after the Zmeya, but the ship has gone dark and they are unable to positively identify it. He convenes with Bull and Monica, and they all agree it will be best to destroy the Protomolecule sample when they retrieve it. Monica has a source on Ceres who can help them find the sample as a backup plan, which Bull dislikes as he feels it's preparing themselves to fail, but she points out they already have, or else they wouldn't be in this situation. Bull and Holden talk about Fred Johnson, who they both had many disagreements with but who they agree ultimately was a good and honorable person. Holden regrets that he never trusted Fred, who was always honest with him, and Bull points out that Holden and Fred are very much alike as people, joking that it's probably why Bull doesn't like Holden. They are interrupted by a video message from Alex, who tells him that he is with Bobbie on the Razorback and that they should meet on Tycho soon, as they have a lot to talk about. Holden realizes that the delay on the transmission is very small, which means that Alex must be nearby, and not on Mars where he is supposed to be.
Walking away is the only choice anyone has
Naomi enters Filip's room and finds he isn't there, so she roams around and lovingly examines his things. Filip finds her there, and they have an awkward chat, with Naomi pondering on everything she has missed and that there is a lot she doesn't know about Filip. He admires her actions during the Slow Zone Incident, saying she saved a lot of Belter lives, but she replies that it was done by many people, together, despite what his father may have told him. She tries to make small talk about their shared interest in engineering, but Filip shifts the conversation to the day they met on Pallas and she told him that she understands what he is going through. Naomi explains that she understands Marco's allure, and how he makes people crave his attention and blinds them to his true nature. While Filip sees the Free Navy's actions as great victories and thinks it makes him strong, Naomi sees it as a tragedy, and tells him that her only wish is for him to eventually regret all the futile death that he has caused. She shares that she didn't find her true strength until she left Marco and realized she meant nothing to him, that she was just a pawn to serve his ego and that everything in her life revolved around pleasing and obeying him. Filip retorts that he isn't Naomi, he is his own person and isn't being controlled by anyone. She sits down with him and admits that he isn't a boy anymore, assuring a startled and emotional Filip that she believes him. She extends her arms toward him and he hesitates for a moment, but eventually leans in, and Naomi cradles her son for the first time in many years. Both of them start to tear up, as Filip asks her why she left him behind. She cries as she explains that she didn't want to, that Marco hid Filip from her and that she searched for months to no avail, until she almost committed suicide through an airlock, but decided not to as it wouldn't change the fact that Filip would grow up without a mother. She wipes Filip's tears and says "walking away is the only choice anyone ever has."
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•Steven Strait as James Holden •Cas Anvar as Alex Kamal •Dominique Tipper as Naomi Nagata •Wes Chatham as Amos Burton (credit only) •Frankie Adams as Bobbie Draper •Cara Gee as Camina Drummer (credit only) •Nadine Nicole as Clarissa Mao (credit only) •Keon Alexander as Marco Inaros •Jasai Chase-Owens as Filip Inaros •Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala
Guest Starring
•José Zúñiga as Bull •Brent Sexton as Cyn •Anna Hopkins as Monica Stuart •George Tchortov as Leveau •Somkele Idhalama as Tycho Engineer
Co-Starring
•Emmanuel John as Pella Crew #2 •Hayley Pace as Pella Crew #1 •Phi Huynh as Pella Crew #3 •Wilex Ly as Serge
Science of Naomi's Leap
•Naomi's space walk at the end of the episode, while difficult to pull off in reality, is technically feasible. Contrary to popular belief, humans don't freeze or explode in the vacuum of space. Putting that aside, the main concerns instead are: 1.the fact that the brain needs oxygen to function and 2.the lack of external pressure causing fluids on the surface of the body to evaporate, which can cause serious damage if the exposure is prolonged. •Naomi prepares herself for the space leap by hyperventilating beforehand which increases oxygen flow in the body. Throughout the leap, she keeps constantly exhaling air as holding her breath would have caused her lungs to rupture and killed her. •A human being in this situation has a time window of about 15 seconds before deoxygenated blood reaches their brain, causing them to black out, but Naomi injects herself with hyper-oxygenated blood to mitigate this. •True to the science of the vacuum, the blood vessels in Naomi's eyes burst due to the lack of external pressure, her face swells as water vapor forms under her skin, and she gets sunburns from receiving unfiltered direct solar radiation. All of this is scientifically accurate and in line with what would happen in real life, as far as human science is aware.
1.directories.wga.org/project/1097609/the-expanse/
2.Season 5, Episode 7: "Oyedeng" ("Marco asks his son for permission to use his ship" [2:24])
3.Season 5, Episode 7: "Oyedeng" ("Planning for failure" [02:41])
4.Season 5, Episode 7: "Oyedeng" ("Walking away is the only choice anyone has" [12:07])
5.Season 5, Episode 7: "Oyedeng" ("Updating intel"[12:40])
6.Season 5, Episode 7: "Oyedeng" ("Cyn and Knuckles make amends" [21:33])
Oyedeng. Were you looking for info on the episode of the same name, " Oyedeng "? This article is about a word in the Belter Creole language.
Jan 13, 2021 · This week's Expanse episode is titled “Oyedeng,” the Belter word for “good-bye,” and the series has rarely taken us through such a powerful farewell. Dominique Tipper has a standout week ...
Jan 13, 2021 · Marco tells Naomi that he hasn’t killed her because he doesn’t want Filip’s mother to abandon his son again. He frees her from the cell. How many times has Naomi being freed from her cell? This time, Marco has a strategy in mind, and “Oyedeng” shows his strong manipulation.
Jan 16, 2021 · “Oyedeng” means Goodbye in Belter Creole, and it is a significant title for many reasons in this episode of Amazon Prime’s The Expanse. Unlike the previous episodes, this one takes a narrow view of the universe, focusing on Naomi primarily, with a small amount on Holden.
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Jan 13, 2021 · Oyedeng: Directed by Marisol Adler. With Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham. Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.
