Halo TV+ | Thermopylae S2.7 - Analysis

Join Oran and Tom for a break-down analysis of the most badass moments and controversial takes from “Thermopylae”, the seventh episode of Halo The Series, Season 2.
In case you missed it, earlier this week Oran and Tom released an Audio Commentary for “Thermopylae”. Enjoy the latest Halo The Series, Season 2 episode by listening along and watching with them. Evolved!

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Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. We’ve been racing against the clock since the start of the season which put itself in a bad spot right off the bat by them essentially rebooting the darn thing and having to spend three episodes reestablishing the status quo. It was all for naught it seems as, aside from some aesthetic changes that have held all season, the story is more or less where I expected it to be from where the last season left off. People say they like this season more, but I just don’t see it. Say what you will about the first season, it had a clear vision all the way through whereas this feels cleanly split into two halves that are awkwardly stitched together.
As far as my theory on Kwan, the books have given us examples of humans being given the memories of past humans (see Crytum), and I believe that the wandering tribe from season one have developed a rudimentary form of this with their magic water ritual which gives her pieces of Forerunner knowledge. We know that Madrigal had the same well that Onyx has so it was probably a Forerunner installation as well, and I’d assume that the World Lady’s planet had one too with their own method of reclaiming Forerunner knowledge. Kwan is not literally seeing the ghost of that woman, but rather it symbolizes her connection to something bigger than herself and the knowledge that is peeking through just on the outskirts of her consciousness. This means she isn’t hiding or holding back from the rest of the characters, she just doesn’t know everything she should yet.
Anyway, great show! Tom’s got a lot of interesting ideas that are forcing me to rethink my season 3 predictions!