HaloTheSeries is bogged down by world-building and almost hampered by its source material. roxana_hadadi writes that the Paramount+ adaptation is still figuring itself out
Photo: Paramount+ A desert planet being stripped of a natural resource. Endless war supported by a nefarious government with its eyes on profits. A potentially dangerous artificial-intelligence system with lethal decision-making capabilities. These are somewhat generic sci-fi concepts, but in the expansive Halo video-game universe, they come alive as players immerse themselves in decision-making and weapon-firing.
To be fair, Paramount+ only provided critics two advance episodes of Halo, which premieres today. There are seven episodes left to go in this first season, a second season already ordered, and $90 million already spent. Maybe with time, Halo will develop an identity of its own. But these first two episodes bring to mind an array of sci-fi series that have come before, from Altered Carbon to Cowboy Bebop to Westworld .
Such mercilessness is by design: UNSC’s Dr. Catherine Halsey , who created the Spartan program, believes the soldiers’ absence of emotions is an asset. But she’s being nipped at by all sides. Admiral Margaret Parangosky is doubtful of Halsey’s AI program Cortana and disgusted by her ethically shaky techniques. Halsey’s estranged daughter, Dr.
That transforms once John touches a Covenant “keystone” that flashes a geometric design, generates an energy force field, and unlocks hidden memories of his childhood — providing him with an interiority that Spartans aren’t supposed to have. John’s changed personality leads him to take off his helmet, a major breach of UNSC protocol , and to protect Quan Ah.
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