Halo - US Pace - Paramount+ (***Spoilers***)

Like I said earlier I didn't rate S1 too highly either on it's own merits or (less so) as a Halo show and S2 had started so much better. Ep 4 ' Reach ' was obviously always going to be a pivotal moment and while I wasn't crazy about some of the narrative changes or the end scene disconnected CGI I think it did okay. I was interested to see how they could align some of the core changes with the apparent intent to return to the mainline story.

Ep 5 though - Utter... UTTER crap in every way. A pointless filler episode that harkens back to the worst sins of S1. The production, script, character devolution and pointlessness of it was just unbelievable. And this right after I'd advised a family member/Halo fan to finally start watching the show (treating S2 as the start)...I feel dirty. Please let this one be an anomaly...

Edit: Oh and also we are now 1.5 seasons and 14 episodes into the Halo show and THERE'S NO FKN HALO. It was there in the first 30 seconds of the first game (one of the best intros to any game ever, and the remastered end-scene for the Reach prequel game). Jesus.

It's a bit mad that 3 of the main characters are played by Irish actors.

While I'm liking the season so far, one weak part is Kessler and that story.

So how is Makee alive? A clone and that's why she doesn't have the gift?

Gave this another go after only getting through a few episodes the last time. Actually enjoyed season 1 and 2 is just as good and equally bad. The B plots are just terrible in both as are the non army/ONI characters.

Hope they cut the crap for the rest of the season and get him back in the suit and back in the fight

How was Miranda not infected considering her exposure? Just seemed strange the outbreak was happening, supposedly due to that lab, yet everyone seemed to be casually working in the lab.

Still no explanation for Makee being alive.

Dunno if Kai is still alive. Or was her floating there meant to show her dead?

Brillant show! Can't wait for season 3. Hopefully it'll be spring 2026, a part of me hopes it'll be late 2025 but unlikely. I'm sure Kai is still alive and we'll see her and Riz back in season 3.

Late to things, but recently went through both Season 2 of this and Discovery's final season over the last couple weeks.

Whereas one was complete rubbish, even with low expectations and was watched just to see how bad it could get, I was somewhat surprised by Season 2 of Halo. Much improved over Season 1 and I found myself surprisingly engaged by Schreiber, sans armour. It's far from perfect, with a lot of action scenes still relying on close camera on rotate etc, plus the Kwan storyline is a slog at the best of times, but it was a lot of fun. Dragged the Soren/wife/son thing a wee bit long but acted a filler to carry the characters to where they needed to be.

Not bad at all, in a casual viewing kind of way.

Well that sucks - S2 was so much better, but its Paramount so no surprise

Hopefully it finds a new home. Apple or Amazon maybe.

Its mad how people still don't have the cop on or have the hubris to think they can do their own interpretation of a much loved IP. Like just stick to the core lore and feel of the original. The fall of Reach episodes were great because they felt like Halo but the rest was muck. It wasn't Rings of Power level bad but I still watched with the same feeling that I would be a better TV executive than the people who signed off on the glaring red flags in these shows.