Halo
Spoilers are ahead for Halo time of year 2 ’s finale .
Summary
One of the big motion that ’s plaguedHaloseason 2 since instalment 1 , " Sanctuary , " is how The Mother ( Olwen Fouéré ) relates to Kwan Ha ( Yerin Ha ) . While theHaloseason 2 endingdoesn’t full elucidate the traditional knowledge , it provides a few more keys to the ever - acquire puzzle wall Kwan ’s lot . An Insurrectionist originally from the out Colony satellite of Madrigal , Kwan spends the bulk of her meter with Soren ’s ( Bokeem Woodbine ) family in the show ’s soph outing . In " Sanctuary,“she tells Soren ’s son , Kessler ( Tylan Bailey ) , about an all - consuming monster : the Flood .
Haunted by her imaginativeness of the threat in waitress , Kwan comes face - to - face with an constituent of her destiny in episode 5 , " Aleria . " While at the funeral pyre for thosewho conk out inHaloseason 2 , episode 4 ’s intrusion of Reach , Kwan has visions of The Mother for the first time . The characters have never meet in the physical populace , but the shaman - like figure of speech does run into Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) during the voidance of Sanctuary . The Mother insists on staying put , even though theCovenant are about to glass in the planet , reiterate her antic gloriole .
Halo time of year 2 ’s finale episode pack a ton of action mechanism into its runtime — and several crucial character expiry that will shape season 3 ’s story .
The Mother Saves Kwan Ha From The Flood In The Halo Season 2 Finale
The Mysterious Shaman From Sanctuary Prevents Another Death
When Kwan go far on Onyx with Soren , Laera ( Fiona O’Shaughnessy ) , Dr. Halsey ( Natascha McElhone ) , and Master Chief , she almost immediately begins having visions of The Mother again . Kwan follows the phantom of The Mother into the woods , where she stumbles upon a well - like social system . After tumbling into the underground complex , Kwan meets up with Halsey , who revealsOnyx ’s underground Forerunner connection — and that she used to work in the below - ground installation . When Halsey take that the tunnels are different than she retrieve , Kwan guides them to the inner - sanctum by following The Mother , cementing her Forerunner link .
Kwan seems condemn to become part of the parasitic entity ’s terrifying hive mind …
When Kwan leans into her visions to solve a Forerunner puzzle , Halsey and Miranda Keyes ( Olive Gray ) are thrilled . However , Kwan is aweary of theForerunner scientist and her devicethat the tierce find in the hidden lab . Clearly , Kwan can sense the scourge of the Flood , even if she ca n’t yet name it . In theHaloseason 2 finale , Kwan and Soren pass through the UNSC / ONI base to deliver Laera and Kessler . Surrounded by the Flood - infect force , Kwan seems doomed to become part of the parasitic entity ’s terrifying beehive mind — until The Mother ill-treat in .
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The Mother Calls Kwan A “Protector”
The Term Protector Is From Halo’s Core Cannon
As the Flood - possess personnel nigh in on Kwan , The Mother reaches out telepathically , and seemingly freezes the Flood ’s victim in their racecourse . A shockedKwan sees visions of both The Motherand the cave art from episode 1 , which depicts the Flood consuming the galaxy . " I screw you ’d find me , " The Mother says . " We knew you would deliver us . “The being die on to tell Kwan , " I am you , " and calls her a " Protector . “The MotherwasKwan , though it was very long ago , and sound on to narrate Kwan that all her other ascendent are " within . "
The Mother was Kwan , though it was very long ago …
Kwan’s Visions Of The Mother & The Flood Tease Her Larger Purpose
Halo Season 2 Did Not Fully Reveal Kwan’s Destiny
In some ways , Kwan ’s interaction with The Mother in theHaloseason 2 finis sparks more question than answers . The former episode bring out thatDr . Halsey discovered DNA — " theirs and ours " — on the Forerunner - relate major planet of Onyx , which remind her to search the galaxy for subjects with the same genetics . ostensibly , these guinea pig became penis of her Spartan - II program , which teases that Master Chief and the Spartans areHalo ’s Reclaimers . In the core canon , the term"Reclaimer " is used by Forerunner constructs to consult to humanity — the species that received theForerunners ' Mantle of Responsibility .
Halo time of year 2 finally explains what adjust John and his fellow Spartans apart from other humans — and it stems from Dr. Halsey ’s Forerunner connection .
In gist , Forerunners tasked humans with be given to all life in the galaxy , which makes them equal to of using Forerunner tech , like the Halo Array . The show ’s " bless ones " are able to activate Forerunner technical school , make the condition an obvious standstill - in for " Reclaimer . " The term " Protector " also has origins in the core canon : they are Forerunner machine built for oppose the Flood . Kwan could be the Silver Timeline ’s twist on that Protector concept — or"Protector " could also be synonymous with " Reclaimer " and " blessed one . “Regardless , The Mother is probable a Forerunner who believes Kwan will make the hard selection inHaloseason 3 .
All 8 episode ofHaloseason 2 are now streaming on Paramount+ .
