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By Jesse Schedeen
Updated: May 20, 2022 11:50 pm
Posted: May 20, 2022 8:09 pm
Warning: this review contains full spoilers for the first season of Halo: The TV Series. For a deeper dive into the series, here are the links to our individual episode reviews:
•Halo: Episode 1 - "Contact"
•Halo: Episode 2 - "Unbound"
That decision generally works in the series' favor. It allows the show's writers a certain amount of leeway in terms of altering characters, condensing the timeline and generally reworking the Halo mythos to better suit the television format. Iconic or not, Master Chief as he exists in the games is not an ideal protagonist for a TV series. He's a man of few words and even fewer displays of emotion.
The TV series, on the other hand, is perfectly willing to explore the man underneath the imposing armor. As much as the decision to show Master Chief's face stirred up some initial controversy, it's hard to imagine the series working as well as it does without Schreiber spending so much time out of the armor. Schreiber capably plays John-117 as a hardened soldier slowly coming to grips with his simmering emotions and a flood of unlocked memories. The series humanizes John without fundamentally betraying the qualities fans love from the games. Yes, that includes the much-discussed sex scene in Episode 8.
Halo: Season 1 is by no means a perfect adaptation of the beloved source material. The series makes some storytelling mistakes and often stumbles when the action is too focused on recreating the look and style of the games. But considering Hollywood's track record with video game adaptations, it's a small miracle Halo is as good as it is. It succee...
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Halo: The TV Series isn't a perfect adaptation of the games, but it ultimately succeeds in expanding the series' mythology and taking a more character-driven approach to Master Chief's adventures.
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