There's barely any action at all in this show. It's a freaking Halo TV series.
Well, that was a much better episode than last week's IMO. I wasn't sure about the romance between John and Makee at first, but I'm actually digging their relationship more than I thought I would so far.
Also, I really enjoyed the bit where John was fighting the other Spartans. Johnathan Liebesman has a nice eye when it comes to the action sequences in this show, and I wish he got to direct more episodes.
Better for what? Show quality? Even CW shows realize you have to do something every episode.Showtime/Paramount ain't got Amazon/Apple money. Average episode cost is already at 10 million dollars, it'd be well over the LOTR show. Plus, since it's obvious they have long term plans for this, you don't wanna blow you load on the first season by getting on the Halo ring and showing The Flood etc. It's better to milk it longer with careful world building.
Better for what? Show quality? Even CW shows realize you have to do something every episode.
Better for the overall story.
Its really not. Halo has many books and games and backstory and a war that lasts years. John's life lasts decades and there are multiple Halo rings. They could have hit the ground running, the Fall of Reach, and kept this show going for 10 seasons if they earned multiple seasons. Plus multiple seasons is not guaranteed especially when they make a boring show that deviates so far from the source material. They should have taken the show one season at a time and made each season fun and as interesting as possible.
I still like the show.
I wonder if they deemed this a success with viewership? The premiere did well but after that.
I know Season 2 was green lit while Season 1 was in production so that doesn’t really count, but I guess it’ll be telling if Season 3 gets one or not.