This article incorporates spoilers for Halo season 1.
Executive producer of Halo, Kiki Wolfkill, defends that controversial scene between Master Chief and Makee in season 1’s penultimate episode. Those behind Paramount+’s Halo have made it abundantly clear that the sequence takes place on the Silver Timeline, which permits them to make use of present online game lore and ignore it at any time when they deem needed. That mentioned, Halo has diverged from its beloved IP in a number of methods, starting with the choice to have Master Chief/Spartan John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) take away his helmet in episode 1. After solely a short glimpse of his head throughout all the video games, the sequence exhibits so much extra of the character—one thing exacerbated by the introduction of an unique character, Makee (Charlie Murphy).
Makee is, presumably, the one human member of the Covenant and was captured by them as a toddler. Similar to Chief’s capabilities with Forerunner artifacts, her capability to work together with the traditional expertise earned Makee the title “Blessed One” amongst the Covenant. Following an exhilarating encounter with the Covenant in Halo episode 5, Makee turns into a keen prisoner of the UNSC. After bonding over their troubled childhoods and shared future, Halo episode 8, aptly titled “Allegiance,” sees Chief and Makee have intercourse whereas Cortana and Halsey watch. Naturally, this elicited a very robust response from followers already thrown by Chief’s face and behind.
In a latest interview with Deadline, government producer Wolfkill breaks down Halo’s season 1 finale, the already-confirmed second season, and, in fact, episode 8. In explicit, Wolfkill is requested what she thought concerning the fandom’s response to that love scene, to which she replies, “There was a lot of conversation leading up to whether to do that or not and it was a tough one.” Read the remainder of what she needed to say under:
“I mean, I will say that there’s a lot of different opinions and voices. I will say from my perspective, having the audience getting to understand what it means for him to make sort of a human connection with someone, with Makee, was important. There’s a lot of different opinions on how to do that, and ultimately, we ended up with that path and I think a lot of us feel conflicted about it and that’s not a bad thing.”
“I think ultimately what we’ve been able to deliver on with this season is a Master Chief who is wholly the soldier, and hero, and leader that he has always been and we also leave the season with a character in John who is really a fully defined character. It’s super interesting to be able to see his journey, and you know, admittedly some controversy along the way in getting there.”
“My hope is that we can all sort of rise beyond that and sort of look at where we end up with Chief and with John going into season two. I believe really strongly that we have an amazing story to tell with him and we’ll continue to do so, and sometimes as we know with the Silver Timeline that it’ll be different than we’ve seen him before. But who he is as a character both as Master Chief and as John is wholly the same.”
It’s price noting that Chief by no means has an specific love curiosity within the Halo video games, the place his most necessary relationship is the one he has with Halsey’s flashed-cloned A.I., Cortana. It’s simple to see why hardcore followers are irritated by what’s arguably a shoehorned romance that involves an abrupt finish in Halo’s season 1 finale. The sequence would’ve doubtless benefited from growing Chief and Cortana’s belief—which now dangers feeling contrived—slightly than a two-episode affair that includes a personality audiences see bloodbath troopers in episode 3 after which die in episode 9.
Chief’s ties to Makee as a stereotypical “Chosen One/Blessed One” subvert what franchise fans know of the character. He’s a super-soldier, yes, but what’s most special about him is his tenacity. Halo is at times overly concerned with concepts like destiny/fate while the source material simply puts Chief in impossible and convoluted situations; he’s valued not because of a connection to some artifact but because he is the Master Chief. Thankfully, Halo and Schreiber’s astute performance does establish this aspect of Chief and John as wholly the soldier, hero, leader, and it will undoubtedly be capitalized upon in season 2. Despite a panned subplot, some controversial moments, and science fiction tropes, Halo season 1 contains truly satisfying (and nostalgic) action sequences, an intriguing John/Halsey dynamic, and the inimitable voice of Jen Taylor’s Cortana. Still, it is perhaps smart for Chief to dwell as a celibate till the sequence realizes its full potential.
Source: Deadline
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