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Halo: Halo - Season 02 - Episode 08 - RECAP@skiptvads819d
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  1. Halo: Visegrad - Season 02 - Episode 03 - RECAP@skiptvads844d
    Source I had in mind as part of keeping up with the series I'm watching post about Halo S02E03 before even watch it but it was destiny, what an episode to set the world on fire. Lets start with the fact that episode three is still part of the trap that Ackerson has set for John and the rest of Silver Team, not exactly to bring him down but use him as a distraction, while everyone has their attention into a lost Master Chief, going against the system, seen and talking about things that can't be proven its the perfect story for Ackerson and the rest of high rank personal who is going to be evacuated first before the Covenant attack hits, that's the basics of episode three, another episode making Master Chief like the delusional guy.

    I for sure not need to know the books or games to know there is no same sex relations or even love stories during Halo, but men putting up the scene on the cover of the post must have trigger a lot of people but like it was not enough we now have Spartans who have feelings and Spartans who don't want to be a soldier anymore and might look into another way to serve but not as a soldier I bet that's not on the original story BUT something that can't be denied is that its entertaining and that's all that matter, its fiction, its not real, its TV, its not even based on real events, yes its an adaptation and that is how MOST adaptation go, TV series are a business, I don't have the data but everything that happens with this adaptations point me into the direction that they are not made for the hard core fans, they are taking a well known and good story and adapting it for other kind of viewers taking advantage of its popularity for marketing purpose, Season 2 is doing even better than Season 1, Episode 3 so far has a 7.1/10 on IMDB with over 1500 reviews, sadly Rotten Tomatoes users don't vote per episodes at much, many can argue this votes are fake but that is the available data, take things for what they are its just TV nothing else, be happy don't be complaining the entire time, btw Secret Invasion was bad and I still watch it.

    Source Anyone watching the series knew this was coming when John talk to Cobalt team in the lockers room, they were been send straight to hell to fight the Covenant but until know nothing had been proven, there is no proof of the Covenant invasion and there was no proof that or declaration that Makee was there and was the one who stop the rest of Covenant warriors kill John and Perez.

    John is still Master Chief and Silver Team follows him until the end of the world, more than ever now they are off the pill but even Kai feels there is something wrong with the mission.

    Source The arrive to the relay that went offline but there was nothing there only interference, there were UNSC soldiers waiting for Silver Team to take them back arrested because John basically stole a Condor and everything they were wearing at the moment, this is all still happening behind the smokescreen that Ackerson has created to avoid anyone know of his plan to run away before the Covenant hits Reach, before they were taken back they did confirm there was nobody in there but that doesn't mean Cobalt Team was not slaughter in there.
    Source The clone girl visiting Dr. Halsey is Julia, she is James Ackerson sister or actually was, she is dead and after a scene where his father who suffers of temporary amnesia or a disease that makes him forget things ask him to put him down before they come, probably he has been working on this clone exactly for that moment, so he puts down his father but not before he see Julia one last time before he dies, Ackerson knows he can't bring his father with him.

    Admiral Kayes debrief Master Chief and Silver team in the lot of deep shit they are in after taking such risk and going against direct orders, stealing all kind of weapons and even a Condor, he is the only men still defending him and the reason why they were not arrested.

    Source Ackerson knows he cant go full throttle and just arrest Master Chief because that will take all the attention from him but so far everything has been working perfectly for him but he also knows that if he keeps pushing he will actually make others take actions over John and neutralize him, Admiral Kaye is getting closer to that point, both him and Silver Team don't trust John's judgement anymore.
    Source I really don't pay much attention to Kwan story, that's why I don't mention her or Soren that much but I guess at some point they both with fight with the rest, right now seems Soren was betrayed by one of his crew, after all they are pirates and there seem to be a bounty on his wife or probably they want to black mail her for money but she is no stupid, but after all the drama on this episode without much action, Kwan stole the show but I still can't find how she relates or is relevant to the rest of the story.
    Source So here three scenes that set this episode on fire:
    • Master Chief takes a page out of Steve Rogers, on an elevator scene he says "Im sorry...for this" and then knock out two marines, Avengers: Infinity War, very familiar scene.
    • Riz decides to visit Louis because she is thinking about been something else than a Spartan, just as he did.
    • Louis has a boyfriend, same gender couple.
    I bet on the game or the books says nothing about this, but after all this was still a good episode because things start to make sense and sync with Master Chief hunch about the Covenant Invasion, btw Admiral Margaret gave John some sort of GPS or device to get a hold of her, she is now in some kind of under cover group working behind the ONI, not sure but the thing is that she has intel on whats going on but still as the rest don't trust Master Chief judgement of whats going on, he now has "feelings".
    Source When everything is almost set and done the truth start to come to the surface, Corporal Perez confess to Master Chief she saw Makee and that there was a hidden message during the interference, looks like it was a Covenant Warrior praying before going to war.

    Cobalt team comes back in a bag and Admiral Keyes ask Ackerson the right questions that he couldn't refuse to answer with the truth expecting to get Keyes on his side but he got that wrong, Keyes after all is a soldier and will go down with the ship.

    A truly satisfying episode, Halo is not a top AAA+ series like Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad but is still a good action series that has gone rouge on fans, totally altering events and the story from the game, adding drama and even romance, tf most will say; I agree the romance part I'm not a fan neither but they when with the prohibit love story that is a classic theme for love stories and might be attractive to viewers, as I mention on the intro it seems that now days adaptations are not anymore for the fans and probably most studios would say fuck the fans bring me the money who might be on the rest of potential viewers that's just the reality we living in, after all is a show, its like you are comparing UFC vs WWE, one is the hard core Mix Martial Arts fans who wants to see blood and fighters tap out on every pay per view while the other WWE puts up three shows every week where 50% of the punches are fake but still WWE has a very large following, does that mean one is more entertaining than the other probably not depending on who you ask but if I only want the hard core stuff do I have to complain about the show? not really just don't watch it. Small analogy of how adaptation look like now days, although Halo does put up a good show and probably why viewers still watch and give good scores, anything above 7 online is a good score even there are some 6 that are still good for a one time watch.

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  2. Halo: Sword - Season 02 - Episode 02 - RECAP@skiptvads850d

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    At the end of the day all average viewers want is entertaining, its just a very small niche of users who turn on their TV to get "educational" content or anything that stick to reality, truth is that most people turn on the TV to escape from reality, based on this concept Halo didn't fail, anyone saying this is just wrong about its success, YES things don't happen as in the game, YES when a adaptation goes off rails it usually fails although Halo is an action series with drama and that's exactly what its doing, brings good action scenes and drama makes enough sense for viewers to fall for it.
    Episode two of season two is a LOT of talking, there is only one single scene where there is some action although the drama keeps evolving with Silver Time out of the pill, discovering and experiencing new emotions for them as they go. Side stories like Kwan, Ackerson and now Ritz keep developing more adding to the drama and at some point I think everyone will be involve in some way during the attack to Reach by the Covenant, there is also the come back of Cortana who I think eventually get back with Master Chief once they are out number as in the trailer.
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    Source Episode starts with Dr. Halsey who is in some sort of Hologram Cell but I wonder if its only an illusion why she doesn't try to get through it, could there be some physical barrier or is she on inducted stage where here body is as sleep and her mind awake? Point is that she constantly gets a visit from a girl who usually dies after Dr. Halsey ask her a few questions about who is in charge and why she is there, I have to guess this girl is a clone, on season one Halsey goes deeper into the clone experiments who were not stable and only last for so little experimenting a kinda of stroke and nose bleeding before they die.
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    Source Ritz look like SHIT! at the end of season she was hurt badly in the last battle, when Master Chief was controlled by Cortana he save her life by basically burning part of her arm and chest to stop the bleeding, pure fiction because how she look at that point there was no way something like that would work. The reason I mention this is because she has not fully recover yet and Kai has notice but hey "Spartans Never Die" so Ritz keeps pushing, Kai cares about he and the team, asks to slow down but that's a negative.

    The only person convince of whats going on is Master Chief and he cant wait for Cobalt team to come back after they were send to check on a comms. relay that went offline. There is this board probably with the status of all missions and teams, Cobalt has been put on STANDBY when actually STANDBY is only for when the team is at base, Master Chief notice the shenanigans going on and ask immediately bout it but he is asking the guy changing the lables on the board.

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    Source Kwan side story keeps developing at the Rubble, she has been sold and tag but some how she escape, I'm lost on this part to be honest and might have to go back to season one when and how she got enslave, Kwan is fearless and this scene was very short and without much context to it, the classic chase starts after the man who owns her notice she is missing and eventually Kwan kills the guy, I found this scene full of shit, give more context if you are taking me away from the main story.
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    Source Remember how I mention about experimenting feelings by Silver Team, well Ritz is hurt and badly where she cant stand to be touch on certain parts, her training partner and ex-spartan Louis notice this and start checking on her until he confirm his suspicions, she wont stop because her mind is train that way but her body is falling apart, eventually he sprinkle the idea of Ritz dedicate her life to something else than been a Spartan and offers her help, she was not convince at first but then accept.
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    Source This episode feels like a year ago when it took me four hours to be done with an episode but there was so much talking, problems between Master Chief and Ackerson start to escalate quick since he has Silver Team grounded and refuse to provide more information about Cobalt team, Ackerson had to pull ranks when Master Chief threat him with looking for some one else who can authorize put them back in action but Ackerson is using cheap psychological tricks on Master Chief to justify why he doesn't trust him.
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    Source This was a satisfying scene, its always awesome to see Spartans going all in, showing her speed and strength, this time Silver Team was on training exercises with Ritz going for a target and Master Chief playing the enemy and she falls badly from a hill, Kai tries to cover for her, she doesn't want to see Ritz like this but still doesn't openly mention she is hurt in front of Master Chief and Vannak, orders are orders and Master Chief tell Ritz to get back at it only for her to fall again but this time was worst, I don't
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    Source This scene got me a bit mad because Corporal Perez is so stupid, all this problems Master Chief is facing to be cleared by Anckerson could have been avoided if she told him exactly what happen and backup his story, instead she decided to stay shut and her argument was stupid as well, she didn't say anything about what happen when Master Chief rescue her because she was suppose to be dead? just because Makee told the Covenant to retreat she goes silence? cmon this part was very stupid but I get it adds to the drama of the story because it does complicate things for Master Chief.
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    Source As expected Cortana shows up on season two but she is now on a solitary environment, she is not allow to reach any other external systems and Anckerson has been using her to calculate the outcome of the Covenant invasion, all simulations come to the same results, most likely he is either going to run away alone or only get certain personal leaving the rest of Reach to fight for their life.
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    ![](https://i.imgur.com/r0yj9oi.png) Today really feels like a long ass episode but I didn't want to miss any of the details that I consider important to the story, in fact I might start watching season one to remember what happen to Kwan only because it doesn't add up how she got enslave. This episode will make you feel like you have your hands tight up, there is nothing Master Chief and Silver Team can do to find out whats going out there, whats the truth? what is Anckerson hiding from everyone and its against Spartan behavior not following orders unless they feel like the system is broken and not working anymore. I would not call this episode boring although was a bit exhausting between all the drama going on.
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  3. Halo: Sanctuary - Season 02 - Episode 01 - RECAP@skiptvads858d
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    I have mention many times before that I'm no expert when it comes to the Halo story, before the season started there were some articles online who mention this time around season 2 they will listen more to fans and focus on the story, not sure what that means if they going to stick with the game story but ratings are not that bad considering all the drama with Master Chief keeping his helmet off. From a average viewer I got to say I still consider Halo a very entertaining series, season 2 is starting with some context to season 1 when Master Chief believe he sees Makee again during a Covenant attack but no body can prove, he sees himself against everyone specially now that every one knows he took his pill off, the one that stop him from developing feelings; entire Silver Team is off the pill and other Spartans are showing into the story, I do expect season 2 to be awesome with all the invasion theme going around. You might find episode 1 a bit slow but there still some awesome Spartan speed and strength show off but mostly drama.
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    Episode starts with Silver Team and Master Chief securing a planet that they have intel might be attack by the Covenant, its funny how you got an entire army of marines but just a few Spartans, probably why they getting other Spartans into the story on season 2, as usual on this planet there are some villagers who refuse to leave and there is agitation between marines and villagers not following orders until Master Chief comes down trying to get things in order.
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    Small marines squad has remain offline without reason, Master Chief has a hunch there is something going on and declare evac to all villagers, here is the first action scene where Master Chief shows what a Spartan is made up running and climbing a mountain like its nothing. Since Silver Team is off the pill they now have conversations even joke around, its funny because Vannak has turn more "intellectual" and Kai seem to keep trolling him every time she can.
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    Master Chief arrive the top of the hill only to find it full of fog, got the comms team who was lost and they start to be pick up one by one, only Corporal Perez makes it out because Master Chief protects her if not they would be slaughter like it was nothing, they both alone without reinforcement close and no comms, dozens of Covenant Warriors surrounding them but from one second to another they just bail and all they see are their laser blades going off one by one in the fog, its like someone with lot of authority gave the order to let them go or they felt he doesn't deserve to die like this, Covenant Warriors fight for honor, they are from a fighting raze.
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    Master Chief ones again trap into politics and ranks, he keeps trying to explain it doesn't make sense to invade a planet and then glass it out, its like they wanted to fight to train themself and test weapons but no body believe him specially when he is not the same after taking his pill off, bureaucracy gets in the way and Spartans has lost grip after Dr. Halsey found guilty for many "unauthorized" experiments, then ran away.
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    James Ackerson is Dr. Halsey replacement, he is front of ONI who is giving orders when it comes to intel, they tell who goes where and basically whats the truth, this guy either working with the Covenant or too blind because of the power he has been giving that he cant considerate Master Chief is right.
    Corporal Talia Perez who was up at the hill with Master Chief when they almost got slaughter, she was interview and reports say she could not verify what Master Chief mention, probably will get more context about this on episode two since Master Chief wont let her lie or denied things after he save her ass.
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    This is the scene that proof all Silver Team is off the pill when Kai and Riz snap a bit on other Spartans after they are called "mommy's favorite" referring to Dr. Halsey not been there anymore, it also show other Spartans on the scene this been Val-015, Karim and there is a women I could not pick her name, they are Cobalt team who are send to check whats going on with a Comms relay that went down, they expecting no fight but Master Chief advice to keep it real, peal their eyes because he thinks its the same situation again, Covenant probably setting bait.
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    Sorem shows up on season two, as usual King of Pirates, he is setting up a small mission to pick up on a ship that some how got damage and there is some cargo inside, small drama letting his wife and son that everything will be alright until he gets arrested when he gets to the wrecked space ship, his crew either was infiltrated or a traitor within them, episode ends there without much context to how he gets betrayed.
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    Episode one of season two was very entertaining, its the classic first episode of a season giving context, connecting where season one left, introducing new characters to the series, a bit of action on the first scenes when Master Chief wipes out a few Coventant Warriors, it also leaves me thinking whats going to happen between Perez and Master Chief now that she has been basically showoff like a trophy for the marines been the only survivor and some how used to shadow the Spartans? again lots of politics involve as in season one just from a different character.
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  4. Halo: Season 02 (2024) – Worst Fight About to Start the Next Chapter@skiptvads879d
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    Where we left: Master Chief and Cortana become one.

    Halo Season One took us on a thrilling adventure with Master Chief and his team, Silver Team. In their riskiest mission yet, they went deep into Covenant territory to retrieve two valuable Forerunner artifacts. These artifacts hold a map to the hard to locate Halo station, despite all odds against them at the moment of the mission, all members of Silver Team managed to survive the close to impossible mission. However, the fate of Master Chief is uncertain as the episode concludes, in a desperate move to confront a very dangerous Brute, Master Chief pushes himself to the edge closer to his defeat, allowing Cortana to take control of his body as the only resource to achieve victory. This moment fulfills Dr. Halsey's vision of a true unification of Spartan body and artificial intelligence not far from the reality we living today.
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    Most Fierce Battle: What to Expect in Season 02

    After all the drama and getting his emotions back Master Chief had to work things out with and allow Cortana to assist him as he sees no other way out to success his last mission to recover the artifacts, from the trailer marines will have to stand next to Spartans to defend a massive attack that happens both in space and at the ground, orders are given, they will not be defeated and there will be no surrender but it has been hard to prove that the Covenant was setting up this massive attack since season one mostly because of all the political back and forward that did not let Master Chief prove this setup was in the making, its also been mention and will probably bee the spear head of season 02, Heroes; that is something Marines see on Spartans and could be what keeps them going.
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    What Critics Are Saying: A Character Driven Approach

    Halo Season 02 continues the story set in a world where humans must unite to prevent powerful aliens from taking over. The series has faced some criticism, particularly regarding Master Chief character from what he looks, acts and does compared to the games , as an adaptation of the story from the games true hardcore fans are expecting it to be as close as possible but that's a bit hard to achieve when as a TV series production you are also trying to keep others interested, those who are not fans of the game and who are probably not interested, there will be cases of viewers who finish the series and if its not mention during the episodes, would never find out this was about a game so as it has happen many other occasions the story from the game and the TV series drift apart one from another.
    Its been mention that around season 02 fans have been heard with this season been more focus at trying to stay closer to the games story line but there are things that can not be undone like Master Chief taking off his helmet or having a strange relationship with Makee, I'm sure there are many other reasons anyone could find if you start to compare the story line of the game to season 01 but Halo the TV series has also been praised for its storytelling and character development as it was very smooth, almost nothing felt rush out during its first nine episodes.
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    Otto Bathurst: The Man Behind the Lens

    Otto Bathurst, remains the director for this next season orchestrating the action saga in Halo: Season 02. This British director is no stranger to the world of gripping narratives and intense visuals. His claim to fame includes directing the first three episodes of the acclaimed “Peaky Blinders,” which snagged him a BAFTA TV Craft Award in 2014.
    But that’s not all; Bathurst has left his mark on diverse projects, from “Black Mirror” to “His Dark Materials,” showcasing his ability to create immersive worlds and bring characters to life. With previous work like “Robin Hood” and an impressive portfolio of television hits, Bathurst’s style is set to elevate the Halo universe to new heights.
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    Challenges and Triumphs: The Making of Season 02

    With its first episode release on March 24, 2022 its close to two years without season two a very unusual amount of time for this type of production but certainly there were some delays, after the pandemic there were still some lines of business that were not fully operational and took time to restart and on top there was the Hollywood Strike of 2023 that affected many other productions but Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish confirmed that the production was completed before the Hollywood strikes, ensuring a smooth path to release, it still uncertain to fans why this took so long if it was the case that filming was done before the Strike but keep in mind that many other workers around the industry including production, writers, actors were involve so having all filming done but not enough man power to edit and smooth things out still leaves you with a bunch of nothing ready to release, season two was pushed from September 2023 to February 2024.
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    Based on the trailer season 02 seem to be loaded with action, all this war scenes when now wont only be Spartans going to the limit but we will also see the marines with them, there are scenes where the Covenant has finally got into their base creating a fist over fist fight all this surrounded by the drama of Master Chief childhood that was a lie after he was involve not by choice into the Spartan program, most likely a very similar scenario to the other Spartans who on season 01 started to experiment with their feelings as they remove the device that was stopping them to be so human once again. Even if its close enough to the real story line of the games or not Halo Season 02 is worth watching if you are into action theme TV series.

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