The planet was destroyed by invading Covenant forces in 2528, a few years after first contact, while the show shows it as a thriving (and rebellious) colony 24 years later.Ī lot of the same elements are there, but it’s pretty clear that Halo the series will not be going the same way as Halo the game. The best example is that Madrigal, the planet invaded by the Covenant in the first episode, had a very different fate in the original Halo canon. The show has already deviated from the original plot quite severely, in ways that are too numerous to list here. The thing about Halo existing in its own continuity, separate from the deep lore from the games and expanded universe, is that I have absolutely no idea what’s happening. None of this happened in the games, or expanded media (Image credit: Paramount Plus) I have no idea where Halo is going, and I’m not sure how I feel about it Totally unnecessary if you ask me, though at least they ripped off the proverbial band aid quickly - instead of teasing the audience for multiple episodes. In the same way Andrew Garfield took off his mask to show a terrified kid he was just a normal dude, Chief too removes his helmet to prove to Kwan that he was a living breathing human being and not a robot. Plus, the Chief takes off his helmet and reveals his face, something that isn’t done in the video games, in a scene that’s very reminiscent of the bridge scene in the first Amazing Spider-Man movie. Some of the CG is a little janky, though, especially when you see Spartans flying through the air. "The thing about Halo existing in its own continuity, separate from the deep lore from the games and expanded universe, is that I have absolutely no idea what’s happening. But they look pretty realistic, or as realistic as a fake CGI alien could hope to be. The Elites are a lot bulkier than their video game-counterparts, with shoulders that you absolutely would not want in the middle seat of an airplane. The costuming and set work are top-notch, despite the presence of a 21st century Chevy Tahoe, and the alien effects we’ve seen so far are pretty good for a TV budget. This is looking like one of the bad parts (Image credit: Paramount Plus)Ĭredit where it’s due, the Halo series has done a remarkably good job with recreating the Halo universe. The Halo TV series has a mix of good and bad It was a live-action miniseries marketed as a pseudo-prequel to Halo 5: Guardians, but ended up having zero links to the game beyond Colter’s character - Jameson Locke. The Mike Colter-led Halo: Nightfall is a great example. Most of it’s good, some of it is eye-wateringly terrible and the vast majority is completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I own every single one, and have read or watched them all at least once. So far there have been 29 full novels, 2 novellas, 2 short story collections, 11 comic series of various lengths, two graphic novels, two live action miniseries, one animated series and an anime anthology. Plenty of expanded Halo media has been completely inconsequential, and I enjoyed most of that well enough. It’s not the fact that the show is in its own continuity, the so-called “Silver Timeline,” either. But that one episode didn’t have anything to really engage me in the overarching story. ![]() Granted, we’re only talking about a single episode, rather than the whole 9-episode run. Not all of it was good, but it’s been engaging enough that I’ve stuck around. ![]() I’ve been a die-hard Halo fan since early 2005, when I read the first trilogy of novels, and in the years since I’ve consumed almost every piece of expanded media as and when it arrived. If I were to pick a single word to describe my feelings towards Halo so far, it would be “eh.”
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