Halo
Spoilers are out front for Halo time of year 2 , episode 2 , " Sword . "
Summary
It ’s no closed book that the Paramount+ adaptation ofHalofeatured some rather controversial plot compass point in its first season . FromHalo ’s " blessed ones " ribbon to Cortana ’s non - canonic conception design , Haloseason 1 firmly cement itself as an choice timelineto the series that start with Bungie ’s 2001 hitHalo : Combat develop . Despite David Wiener joiningHalo ’s ranks as the sophomore time of year ’s showrunner , the dissentious sci - fi serial publication doubles down on one of its most contentious decision . AlthoughHalo ’s second outing bear witness more hope , it ’s evident that Paramount+ ’s series will never be traditionalHalofare .
InHaloseason 1 ’s ending , Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) , a.k.a . John-117 , learns to trust Cortana ( Jen Taylor ) . The Chief ’s A.I. implant was conceived by Natascha McElhone’sDr . Catherine Halsey , creator of the severe program , in the hopes that Cortana would take over Master Chief ’s brain and body . By erasing John ’s world , Dr. Halsey consider she ’d finally have the ultimate fighting motorcar at her garbage disposal . Ironically , the Chief realizes Cortana needs to take control in the time of year ’s net encounter — a determination that leave inCortana being separated from Master Chief betweenHalo ’s two seasons .
Halo season 2 continues the Paramount+ show ’s exploration of the man beneath the Master Chief armor , delivering a gamey and improved experience .
Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief Continues To Spend More Time Out Of His Spartan Helmet
First introduced inHalo : Combat Evolved , John-117 has become something of a pop - cultural icon . As a child , he was abduct and transformed into a supersoldier as part of Dr. Halsey ’s Spartan program — a life path that ’s made him understandably stoical . Bungie , the squad behind the first fewHalogames , reduced the Chief ’s number of voice lines and retain him hidden in his severe armour and helmet . From an interactive storytelling perspective , the determination make sense : histrion could more easily project themselves ontoHalo ’s protagonistas they take over dominance of Master Chief in the Human - Covenant War .
The Paramount+Haloseries is a standalone story that exists in the " Silver Timeline , " which is separate from the dealership ’s core canon .
Even thoughHalo ’s Spartan MJOLNIR armorhas become inseparable from Master Chief ’s identity — both in the games and in dad culture at large — the Paramount+ series make up one’s mind to take a different route . In time of year 1,Schreiber seemed to drop more time out of his austere helmet than in it , which prompted fan backlash . TheHaloseries had n’t just made a diminished adjustment , but altogether mess with one of Master Chief ’s core traits . While Schreiber and co. have contend that removing the Chief ’s helmet is a narrative must , The Mandalorian ’s success has worsenedHalo ’s helmet controversy .
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Master Chief’s Scenes With Ackerson Benefit From No Helmet
in the lead of time of year 2 ’s release , Schreiber clarify his stance onHalo ’s helmet decision : " Get used to it , " he said during an interview . Interestingly , Haloseason 2 make a much hard event for keeping Master Chief out of his armor . The sophomore outing introduces looker to Joseph Morgan’sJames Ackerson , who ’s Dr. Halsey ’s replacementand the novel head of the Office of Naval Intelligence ( ONI ) . A redoubtable intelligence shamus who ’s see armed combat , Ackerson gets off on the wrong foot with John-117by refusing to believe what the Spartan saw on Sanctuary and grounding Chief ’s Silver Team .
Ackerson believe Master Chief ’s injury is cloud his judgment . Morgan ’s theatrical role even give-up the ghost so far as to suggest that lose Cortana has had a residuary impact on John ’s genial country . At least that ’s what Ackerson tells the Spartan ; distinctly , the Modern head of ONI has some yet - to - be - divulged dodge in the work that necessitate him to travail Silver Team and drop John ’s fearfulness that the Covenant are already on Reach . The uneasydynamic between Ackerson and Master Chief is well one ofHaloseason 2 ’s best elements , and seeing John ’s facial expressions does help strengthen those scenes .
Dr. Catherine Halsey ( Natascha McElhone ) , the dubious creator of the Spartan program , is back for Halo season 2 — but she ’s being hold captive …
John’s Mental State Requires Viewers To See The Character’s Face
After Cortana take on control of Master Chief in season 1 ’s ending , the Chief ’s fellow Spartan Kai ( Kate Kennedy ) asks John if it ’s really still him beneath the helmet . Even though Halo ’s first outing afford the doorway to an equivocal story and the hypothesis that a Cortana - control John might act more like theHalogames ' Master Chief , season 2 decide to take a dissimilar approach . Viewers pick up that Cortana was removed from the Chief between seasons and implies thatthe dissolving of that relationship had a profound impact on John ’s genial well - being .
InHaloseason 2 , sequence 1 , " Sanctuary , " John wonder if part of Cortana is still wedged inside his psyche . He even concede to Kai that he fancy the late Makee ( Charlie Murphy ) before Sanctuary was glass . While Makee does terminate up being alive by theend ofHaloseason 2 , episode 2,the series use John ’s traumatic experiences to sew seeds of distrustbetween the members of Silver Team as well as the Spartans and the UNSC at enceinte . That said , seeing John ’s face as he grapples with the side effect is a vast blessing toHaloseason 2 ( for now ) .
