Kyle MacLachlan recently geeked out all over the place (and delighted legions of fans) when he described the plot of David Lynch's befuddling but wonderful Dune (1984) exclusively via emojis.

Our pals over at Blastr have taken this brilliant method a few steps further by offering this emoji recap of Season 1 of The Expanse. Here it is, all the political intrigue, interplanetary conspiracy and icky sci-fi horror ...

It's almost hypnotic, no?

That's not all. Click here to head over to Blastr for emoji recaps of Stranger Things, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Fifth Element and Captain America: The First Avenger.