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I don't even know where to start, the directing was terrible, the acting was flat and out of place for multiple actors(usually a result of terrible directing), and design choices jump the shark and make no sense, this was a terrible episode.

How did they survive an explosion behind half metal door which had huge vents in which would let the explosion through? They get covered in fire, everyone dies and explodes, but they're 2 meters behind half a metal door and they're fine? It felt like some sh* you'd see in an episode of a low budget b-rated tv series from 20 years ago, like Smallville. This is just one bad design choice, who's decision was that? The episode is littered with them.

The way side characters act is flat and robotic with no pacing, and no character consistency, no... direction.

Anyway, enough of this I'll go play halo infinite campaign.

Oh wait... literally the most pointless character in this show.

I'm sure I will get a lot of hate for this review but... what a waste. We left last weeks episode at such an interesting moment... And now we get this snooze-fest forgettable episode that focuses on the least important side characters. (The should CTRL-ALT-DLT the entire Madrigal storyline of this show. Dull and poorly written)

I hate when shows do this - they dedicate an entire episode to a side character as a filler to avoid moving the main story long - and, as such, we don't get any forward movement in the main episode.

No character on this show is deserving of an entire episode that takes away from Master Chief... HOWEVER... if it was necessary then literally every Spartan, Dr. Keyes ... any of the humans... heck even the covenant characters would be more interesting than a Kwan Ha episode.

Really Kwan and Soren are the two least interesting characters to me.

If anybody from Paramount + reads this... what is the point of doing "premium" shows that have limited episodes and higher budgets... if you're going to do filler like this? 8-10 episodes should be nothing but meat from the main storyline.

I thought this episode actually helped tie up some loose ends from earlier in the season. Doesn't it help us understand why Madrigal is so special? And there's a supposed portal on the planet that we don't know about. Obviously the ending with the explosion was quite unrealistic, but this is a sci-fi show. I thought the ending battle scene was quite entertaining. Anyway, I think the episode does tie the season together and is fun to watch!

With a bit of a floundering start, I didn't have high expectations for this show. But it's grown on me, I like most of the cast and for the most part it looks good. Unfortunately due to the janky first couple of episodes it feels like they had to shoehorn an episode to show how the character Kwan fits into the bigger story. When the thread should've been woven in throughout the season. I like Kwan, she helps bring a helpless normal human perspective to a world of modified super humans, aliens, and military forces. Sadly to dedicate an entire episode to her character just so you can show that she's connected to the AI that runs Halo was a sloppy move.

So far it was the weakest episode, but sadly a necessary one to connect characters for the finale likely. Certainly not deserving of the abysmal score it was mantled with, but what can you do?

What did we have this week? Another banger episode, I tell you!

Spielberg once again proved why he's worthy of the title "The Godfather of Sci-fi shows". The cast really shines under his direction, and the lines perfectly encapsulate what "Halo" is all about: The familial drama, and the witty remarks.

If there is one thing that set the episode for me, that was Kwan's comeback to Vinsher's "Your father was like a brother to me...". While looking him straight in the eye from about 75 meters away, she said with a voice full of passion and pure, unfiltered rage: "Also, Vishner? My father hated you.". Truly an Oscar-worthy line.

That said, all things have shortcomings, unfortunately. The worst aspect of this episode, by far, was Master Chief's inclusion. I really can't fathom why he was included! We don't want to see a Halo show. We want to see a Kwan Ha - of Madrigal/ "my father fought and died for you"/ "WHERE IS THE RESISTENCE, YOU COWARDS?!"/ "What did you tell my father? What do you mean I'm not ready?! You don't know how ready I am to whoop your goddamn asses on the spot! So tell me what you said to him all those years back!" show.

Yeah, so anyways, "The Batman" is an amazing film. Definite must-watch!

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This was a weird episode. There was a cool fight and we got to see Soren-066 kick some ass. Kwan, who is no one's favorite character, got the snot beat out of her by a dream sequence Master Chief. And the mustache-twirling villain went out in a cloud of flames. What's not to like about that?

However, it still all felt very disconnected from the main story arc. I've been reading the Forerunner Saga of Halo novels this week, so I can kinda see what they are trying to do with Kwan's family history and their connection to that robot drone from the well (monitor), but the show gave the audience absolutely no information about it, so how are they supposed to relate that to anything in the Halo universe?

This episode could have been saved with a few small changes. More than any other episode so far, it needed a companion. Obviously, we're not done with the planet Madrigal yet...let's hope the action there picks up quickly.