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They need to point out that Belters can't live on Earth or Mars


I feel like the show hasn't done a good job of showing the physical difference between Belters and those who grew up in a gravity well. They need to do a better job showing it because it'll be very important later.

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It's not really significant in the pre-Ring era since no one is inviting Belters to Earth or Mars.

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The first few episodes made this point clear - they probably think they don't need to repeat it.
Of course, casting could have made a startling difference, but they didn't go to that extent, unfortunately.

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Well, I'd say it would be a challenge to find an army of freakishly tall actors.
But there are ways and tricks - camera angles and platforms. Yes, they could have made the difference more startling.

I have a suspicion that the series is not about that, though. I mean it seems like it's more about political intrigues, power and oppression than about humanity drifting apart...

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They haven't even shown a single skinny tall belter in season two. They all look like normal humsn but with stupid accents.

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Yeah you bring up a good point about the Belter continuity but I for one am willing to overlook this as it's kind of nitpicky. It's a great show.

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