when halo Season 2 finally addressed the fall of Reach — a foundational, exciting moment. halo Legend – I thought I’d write something nice about it.But then I saw the episode after “Aleria,” and that episode, not “Reach,” was the one that really conveyed a halo Experience an experience that matches the games, but is completely different from them.
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one of the missing elements halo The first season is about the friendship between Spartans.first half haloSeason 2 better developed and defined the relationships of the Silver Team (Sergeants John-117, Riz-028, Kai-125, and Vannak-134); specifically, Riz-028 (Natasha Karzak) ) and Vannak-134 (Bentley Carew) were mostly ignored in the first season, but did have their moments to shine in the second. Riz struggled to keep up the pace after suffering a serious injury. The physical and emotional demands of being a Spartan. Meanwhile, Vanak is cultivating a peaceful life for himself outside of Mjolnir’s armor after having his emotion-regulating chip removed.
It was heartwarming and touching to see Wannak show off that he’s an animal fact person who likes to feed the local pigeons, while Riz feels a bit embarrassed as she realizes that the man she’s crushing on is in a committed relationship. interesting.but halo It is also a war story. Upon arriving at the planet, Riz, Vanak and the rest of Team Silver are subjected to a devastating surprise attack and are called into action – but some of them fail.
I expected famous characters to die in this episode of “Reach.” It’s a little painful to see Wannak leave because the time the audience has with him is so precious. Captain Case’s (Danny Sapani) death also surprised me because the character died elsewhere in the game, and I didn’t think the show would kill him off so quickly. Ultimately, “Arrival” is a decent episode with some really good action, but lacks the emotional weight to base one of them on. this all the time halo There should be legends.
The next episode, “Aleria,” picks up where “Reach” left off, with the remaining Spartans and Dr. Halsey surrounded by Covenant soldiers with no chance of escape. But, as often happens in this series, halo Conveys hope.
As everyone piles onto the ship, the Covenant gets closer. Although injured and unarmored (no one had any armor due to the conspiracy), Liz jumped from the ship armed with nothing but a pistol, ostensibly to hold off the Covenant forces and give the ship time to take off safely.
I started screaming because I was angry that this show was about to kill off another character I cared about.
Riz returned with Wannak’s body, and my angry screams turned into equally loud sobs. That was not her noble suicidal sacrifice. She only went back for her friends, her comrades, her brothers.
In that moment, Riz-028 delivered the best portrayal of a Spartan outside of the series’ many games, and the show itself defied my expectations.
I was ready to grudgingly accept Riz’s death, just as I had accepted the deaths of Vannack and Case. After all, she is a black character, as are Vanak and Keyes, and there was another black character who died heroically in the “Reach” episode. In a media climate where characters of color are often sacrificed as a way to up the stakes or heighten the emotion without threatening the “more valuable” white stars of the show, Riz’s death was fitting. Besides, Riz is a Spartan – as long as she’s not John-117, she’s expendable.
Later, when everyone regrouped and recovered on the planet Aleria, Riz decided to stay and John vowed revenge on the military leaders who had left Reach to its fate. John strongly disagrees with this and tries to make her feel guilty by asking what she plans to do with their lost planet and comrades.
“I want to live,” she said.
for halo,deep meaning.
The Spartans were always fighting. always. There is a military directive in-universe that dictates that the Spartans can never be referred to as “KIA,” but rather “missing in action,” not only to reinforce their myth as invincible soldiers, but also an eternal myth – one Someone who is always out there, still fighting.
When they were unable to fight, like those Spartans who survived the augmentation due to permanent disabilities, they still served in the military in some capacity. Even though there were no more fights to fight, the Master Chief himself never put down his gun, saying to Cortana at the end: Halo 3 Wake him up when he needs it again. When we see Spartans die, they are always in the service of the mission.
but tv halo, For the first time the series dares to imagine something different for Sparta: Life, one that transcends battle, service, or death. It looks beautiful.