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DroogJanusMay 18, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Halo TV is great. Ignore the hate. It’s worth watching! The fight scenes are amazing.… Expand

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kriimaktMay 22, 2022

Well, unlike most hardcore fanboys who just expected an exact recreation of the games (What's the point ? You already played the game !) I never enjoyed the Halo Games, so I never dug enough to know about the story. But I spent a really goodWell, unlike most hardcore fanboys who just expected an exact recreation of the games (What's the point ? You already played the game !) I never enjoyed the Halo Games, so I never dug enough to know about the story. But I spent a really good time watching the TV Show. VFX are meh sometimes, the plot isn't always super good (the whole Kwan Ha plot is useless tbh), but it was far from being a mess. Story is interesting, the universe is intriguing and I like Master Chief's actor. If you're a sci fi fan, jsut watch it. It's not a masterpiece, but it'es enjoyable.… Expand

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frozen_snakeMay 22, 2022

I really enjoyed it, best video game series. Im waiting impatiently for season 2!

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lightbulb115May 22, 2022

Very good sci fi series. I've been a fan of the games since the beginning and I for one am glad this series doesn't follow the games to the letter. Great acting, great direction, excellent action. Watching with my partner who knows nothingVery good sci fi series. I've been a fan of the games since the beginning and I for one am glad this series doesn't follow the games to the letter. Great acting, great direction, excellent action. Watching with my partner who knows nothing about the games and we both are looking forward to season 2… Expand

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Newhoriz0nMay 25, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was good TV Series. It's been a while, I watched a tv series like that. I hope the story continues like this.… Expand

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BrycieMay 25, 2022

There is a lot of build up for a show that really could be more. It's story telling is nice but slow paced and you don't need to play the games to watch the show but it is better if you have.

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athalon020Apr 19, 2022

This is the Halo that games never showed, this is the Halo that was told through the books and has been deserving of a live-action adaptation for years. It does take place in its own timeline, and that's not a bad thing. The characters areThis is the Halo that games never showed, this is the Halo that was told through the books and has been deserving of a live-action adaptation for years. It does take place in its own timeline, and that's not a bad thing. The characters are different, but their foundation in the regular timeline can be seen quite clearly. While the games took the Master Chief and portrayed him as the savior of Humanity, this left out the background story of a man who is trying to find what he is and how he fits into the Humanity he's tasked with saving. That's what the show portrays, and boy does it do it well.… Expand

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shoulderoforionApr 28, 2022

Halo is really really good. Knowing nothing about the games and the lore, and watching the lackluster trailer, I was expecting B level scifi, this is not that, this is scifi on part with The Expanse, maybe not in the writing, maybe not inHalo is really really good. Knowing nothing about the games and the lore, and watching the lackluster trailer, I was expecting B level scifi, this is not that, this is scifi on part with The Expanse, maybe not in the writing, maybe not in the overarching narrative, but the scifi is out of this world. I'm enjoying this thoroughly and hope more seasons are on offer. This is great stuff.… Expand

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Gamer247CarlosMay 9, 2022

Great TV show that is genuinely underrated. Never played the games but am still thoroughly enjoying this TV series.

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Nasty7199Apr 21, 2022

This show is very fun and entertaining! It's great seeing the Halo universe live action!

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ConorTheOApr 21, 2022

Sure to ruffle feathers, fans who can let go of their wooden visions of Chief and established lore can find enjoyment in watching a show which genuinely engages both the lore and fandom, yet provides a very unique, fresh, and humanizing takeSure to ruffle feathers, fans who can let go of their wooden visions of Chief and established lore can find enjoyment in watching a show which genuinely engages both the lore and fandom, yet provides a very unique, fresh, and humanizing take on Chief, the UNSC, and the Human-Covenant war. The show pulls back the curtain on the jingoism of the early games while avoiding the pitfalls of propagandizing. Looking forward to what they do with the series.… Expand

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strum0Apr 27, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So far so good! There's definitely flaws, some of the dialog is "meh", every spoken lines seems like a first draft, a few canned lines using generic sci-fi tropes, and a couple squeaky CGI sequences, but the plotting is decent enough. Master Chief being a "Chosen One' is very 1990s, but I give props because they're exploring it by episode 4. The Kwan Ha storyline is drifting off into not-important-ville, and the comparisons to The Mandalorian, The Expanse and Iron Man are painfully obvious, but I appreciate the writers focusing on his character development rather than just being click click bang bang action action action all the time which can become tedious in a TV series. It is a rather bold move for MC, derives from a first person shooter game, to not be involved in any fights in episodes 2, 3 and 4, though gratifying for MC to return to action in episode 5. I think a lot of fans gotta cool off with the trash reviews. If they want the original Halo story, then just play the game again from the start. Video games and TV shows are two different mediums and what works in one doesn't in another. MC in the video game is a static persona as he should be but a TV series beacons character development.… Expand

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nvmb3rth30ryJun 11, 2022

With no real prior exposure to its video game context, and exceedingly low expectations (had to really force myself to watch it), I was pleasantly surprised how the writers of this show kept me engaged and entertained throughout. LookedWith no real prior exposure to its video game context, and exceedingly low expectations (had to really force myself to watch it), I was pleasantly surprised how the writers of this show kept me engaged and entertained throughout. Looked great, and managed to be both thought-provoking and involving. Some elements were a bit generic and cheesy, but not so much as to wreck its overall quality. There was a real story, supported by good performances.… Expand

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OrkanJun 12, 2022

...just an utter insult... directed by someone who did not even toutch the games...

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CedochMay 6, 2022

Super sympa ! Un univers vaste et intrigant. Ça apporte de la profondeur au jeu. Ça donne envie de relancer une partie !

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fgbelalApr 8, 2022

Amazing show so far I'm loving how they stick to the source material while humanizing the show and making it more realistic than what the games were.

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DMitchMay 6, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At approximately 42 minutes into the second episode of Halo, the television series, Pablo Schreiber (John-117) engages in an intense dialogue with his former Spartan colleague and runaway, Soren, who is brilliantly portrayed by Bokeem Woodbine. At the end of the heated conversation Chief and Soren exchange a long look, before the former dawns his now famous brazen-glassed helm. In the seconds before the helmet crisply hisses into place, Schreiber’s eyes say it all: he is our modern folk hero, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. As a long time and avid Halo fan, who has read all of the Halo literature up to Greg Bear’s Forerunner Saga and has played all of the games several times over, including the original Bungie Marathon series when it was only available on Mac (ca. 1994-1997), I feel that my credentials as a fan are in fairly good order. This TV series is brilliant! The screenwriters have worked diligently to draw from and combine all of the literary sources into a digestible program for general audiences. This show has — in my opinion — everything that long-term fans and newcomers alike should be able to appreciate and enjoy. There are several negative reviews of this show being promulgated by supposed “fans” of the franchise, who apparently don’t appreciate that this show is intended for everyone, not just the familiar few (like myself). Negative reviews about “diversity hiring” are misplaced and moored in the vengeful tit-for-tat antics of adult-children glued to Twitter. The casting of all characters in this show is right on the money. These petulant complaints are reflective of the modern political zeitgeist and have no place in criticisms of a show about a fictional 26th century, at which time we can only hope that humanity will have shed its race-based tribalism. As a white male in his early thirties, I understand complaints about historically-themed TV shows using out of place casting, but in no way is this the case here.

I created a Metacritic account for the sole purpose of defending this masterpiece. Yes, some episodes are less interesting than others (e.g. episode 7), but they are all fairly well-written and executed. I wait with baited breath to see what Halo has in store for us next, and I hope that many of you reading this will join me on this worthy adventure. Sincerely,

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TigersharkMay 19, 2022

It's great. That whole helmet on always thing doesn't translate to tv. None of the military men in my family liked wearing helmets and only wrote them when their lives literally may have been in danger, so the notion that anyone would ALWAYSIt's great. That whole helmet on always thing doesn't translate to tv. None of the military men in my family liked wearing helmets and only wrote them when their lives literally may have been in danger, so the notion that anyone would ALWAYS keep the helmet on is unfounded.… Expand

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JbwingMay 13, 2022

Terrible show. If you played the games don’t watch. It will ruin any hopes or dreams you ever had for a halo sow. What an absolute disgrace.

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MarandellasMay 12, 2022

In order to judge Paramounts Halo, you need to do so twice. Both as an original standalone show, and an adaptation. And quite frankly, it fails miserably at both.

As an orignal show, it brings nothing new to the genre. It follows the sameIn order to judge Paramounts Halo, you need to do so twice. Both as an original standalone show, and an adaptation. And quite frankly, it fails miserably at both.

As an orignal show, it brings nothing new to the genre. It follows the same generic storylines that we've all seen a thousand times before, and executes so poorly that you'll find yourself wishing you'd just watched one of the works that this show is desperately trying to be.

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

"A youth, living on a desert-like planet, suffers tragedy at a young age and must seek the help of mystical people living in the desert so that they might discover their hidden potential as a chosen one and fight against their evil imperial oppressors."

That describes the primary story line of Halo. As well as Dune, and Star Wars. In the hands of Halos writers t is quite possibly the most generic and unoriginal story line ever written.

And lets not even get started with the other main character. Who, instead of a deserving character arc, the writers decided to give another extremely generic mind control and memory wipe plot, followed by a generic and unoriginal love story.

Credit where it's due. The cast is very talented. But they are stunted by abysmal and lazy writing.

Then we judge it as an adaptation.

Oh boy.

Well, you can consider every problem with the base storyline dialled up to 15 when compared to the infinitely better written and more created source material the writers so arrogantly chose to ignore.

They completely miss every single point of the orignal games and books, in favour a story that simply doesn't work.

Every character is worse than their orignal counterpoart. Less intelligent, less likable. The shows versions are completely devoid of character arcs and basic personality traits.

The writers didn't just disregard the source material. they spat on it. They decided "I can do better" and then wrote and entire season proving that they absolutely couldn't, in fact, do better.

Unless season 2 involves a completely new director and writing team, I see it also failing miserably.… Expand

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Michael_SamoxaApr 1, 2022

This show sucks. Maximum disappointment.
Characters terribly bad. CGI is absolutely garbage (games CGI/Trailers looks much better).
Yet another canon bastardized by the creator for the sake of woke propaganda. If you're just a sc-fi fan thatThis show sucks. Maximum disappointment.
Characters terribly bad. CGI is absolutely garbage (games CGI/Trailers looks much better).
Yet another canon bastardized by the creator for the sake of woke propaganda.

If you're just a sc-fi fan that doesn't know anything about Halo, you can tolerate subpar cgi, bad plot and explode in your face propaganda then this show just might be for you.… Expand

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TazGApr 10, 2022

A slow-moving mess that ignores every strength of its source material. No idea why they bothered making this a Halo series at all.

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firehudApr 5, 2022

The show is called Halo but has nothing to do with Halo. The story is ok but got boring and the CGI is awful. I gave up after episode 4. Waste of time

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snorkissApr 17, 2022

This is not Halo, it's another woke sci-fi tv show indistinguishable from a plethora of other woke sci-fi tv shows, save your time and just play the games - 2 stars

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Elpepeetesech1Apr 22, 2022

The English community of Halo is very weepy, stfu pls, the show is so cool, Bungilievers don´t cryThe English community of Halo is very weepy, stfu pls, the show is so cool, Bungilievers don´t cry XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD… Expand

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nsnedemiMay 18, 2022

The show is not the games and that's okay. I think the fanboys want what... 95% action with no character development or dialogue? That may work well for the games, but to fill a mini series you need a bit more. This show is world building,The show is not the games and that's okay. I think the fanboys want what... 95% action with no character development or dialogue? That may work well for the games, but to fill a mini series you need a bit more. This show is world building, and doing a damn fine job at it. The relationship with Cortana, and the culmination in episode 8 was amazing. I literally can't wait to see more.… Expand

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ak47Apr 20, 2022

Play the damn games before you adapt anything. Which audience are you making this for? If it's for the fans of the games, you've already alienated them.

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DiracApr 11, 2022

I use to watch my boyfriend at the time play Halo and listen to a friend talk about the book series. I was never a great fan but man the games had a great story that even had me interested. Good going Paramount, werent happy with ruining StarI use to watch my boyfriend at the time play Halo and listen to a friend talk about the book series. I was never a great fan but man the games had a great story that even had me interested. Good going Paramount, werent happy with ruining Star Trek you go for someone else's scifi franchise.… Expand

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FourDuggleApr 9, 2022

Pretty bland. Another 'woke' TV series. Reality TV meets Sci-Fi. The entire show is based around interpersonal/personal conflict. Not expecting anything fantastic out of the cast or story for the rest of the season.

Linear plots.Pretty bland. Another 'woke' TV series. Reality TV meets Sci-Fi. The entire show is based around interpersonal/personal conflict. Not expecting anything fantastic out of the cast or story for the rest of the season.

Linear plots. Non-caucasians and women can't be bad guys. No large battle scenes. Small conflicts with 5-15 people. Plots entirely driven around self discovery. Just waiting for a non-hetro character to be dropped zzzz. Stop abusing minorities to try to win awards, we dont like it. Theres going to be An episode entirely dedicated to John's flashbacks. A capture and escape of Kwan who then, not directly, killers her captor. Probably Vinsher. We'll be made to hate him through lines like 'the UNSC is right' and 'we have a war going on, it's justified' etc. It won't be anything like hating Joffrey in game of thrones.

End game, Keyes siding with John and using her ship to taxi service him around the galaxy racing the Makee to activate an artifact. End game, she's captured and coverts to love himans and the covenant and profits become the main antagonists for season 2 and 3. The characters never come together to solving an issue that's not driven by their own 'woke' status. Ie, covenant attack and we all band together to defend it. Nope. A rogue UNSC fleet break a truce with the miners and they all come together to stop them. Not gonna happen. This is a reality TV show. Just goes downhill and gets worse and worse after that. Throw in realllll lazy animation. Almost none. Lots of recycled animated sets. There should be 1 more 4-20 person to person battle and one 'sneaking' or daring escape of some sort. Every character has a redeeming moment. Depressingly boring show so far and my expectation is that it just gets worse. I guess 10 more episodes might prove me wrong but I doubt it.

They will have more story arcs than game of thrones and none of them will make sense. You'll see probably a hero Caucasian male become the main antagonist and he'll die to one of the diverse characters, usually through a secondary action ie a bomb goes off as they escape and he gets engulfed in flames. Or after a battle, he'll fall through a floor and won't be helped by the diverse character because they realise he's evil to the core or something.

There's lots of different weird side story arcs that add nothing to the main plot. They will be there to stretch out the series and story. You'll get sick of them pretty quick. It will be stuff like, Kwan has so get back to her planet and its half an episode dedicated to her walking only to be captured as a spy. Or keyes spending heaps of time researching, like a whole 20mins to find out that the covenant didnt make the artifact. Covenant won't have any big battles but they will elude to them happening, like they will arrive just as the battle ends and theres wreckage or a destroyed camp or something. Right at the end expect a battle to occur but they won't do it because of budget. Overall... pretty unimpressive show. Unfaithful to the source material. Completely imaginative rewrite but also clearly incorrect in its basis. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they jump the shark and just go do some time travel or at least some weird magic, dead serious. Thats gow non sci-fi writers get around filler material for tv shows, they just say 'cant we have like, John has a twin, and he can communicat with her through space instantly using his psychic powers? Also hes a vampire?. Break causality because the writers have zero understanding of the genre. Its much easier to just screw with source material or learn the basis of a universe than it is to just straight up make stuff up. It breaks the ability to suspend disbelief. So many jarring moments. The sets are cheap. Real real cheap. So so so many moments where there's just characters sitting doing nothing but contemplating their existence urgh. Very lazy writing. I'm really struggling to make my way through them. Scenarios and sources of conflict are entirely driven by stolen glances and internal thoughts of the characters doing morally ambiguous actions.

To quote the show -
'The Truth could bring us all down'
'That's what Cortana is for'
'Cue ominous music...'
Pretty much sums it up. Words and emotive language are the go to for the writers. Not sets, plots and good writing. It's all about trying to get people on an emotional roller-coaster rather than standing them in the light of discovery and enlightenment. Mad Max. Mandolorian. Lower decks. Star treks (pre-discovery). Boring.

It's obvious what the show would have been, a mandalorian style man against the universe who picks up friends along the way. Instead, it's a let's make it cheap, fast, cut it where we can, hire the cheapest animators and set builders we can find and cross your fingers it's enough to get it over the line for awards and for fanservice. Let's see what happens, i guess the only way is up when you're at rock bottom right?

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SergeiZApr 4, 2022

Terrible.
Caricature characters, stupid actions, stupid plot. And the actual agenda is everywhere. And the worst thing is that they changed a lot of the original plot.

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F1_is_WWEApr 15, 2022

Imagine your show being so bad that you have to lobby YouTube to ban critical reviews.

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younghalofanApr 10, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Been a halo fan since day 1, played through all the games and this show is the furthest thing from the Canon. Master chief taking his helmet off in the first episode and getting butt naked a few episodes later.... someone stop this nightmare. First they ruined infinite and now this… Expand

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Clan-NDGMay 12, 2022

An abomination to the Halo Franchise. This repugnant shows completely deviates from all of the source material, games, books or movies and then creates a lame and uninteresting story.
An adaptation should have at least the major key points ofAn abomination to the Halo Franchise. This repugnant shows completely deviates from all of the source material, games, books or movies and then creates a lame and uninteresting story.
An adaptation should have at least the major key points of its source, this series quickly evades that and goes the worst opposite way possible.
Covenant war? forget that, simple human emotions and personal issues are far more important than the survival of our species according to this horrendous drama.
If you expected action, watch the release trailer that lasts 2min, it contains all the action scenes for the entire Season.… Expand

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AliceroseMay 15, 2022

A grim reminder of what happens when they try to adapt a show with absolutely no care at all for the property they are trying to adapt.
They are taking the property and not even trying to adapt it, they are just using the name for marketingA grim reminder of what happens when they try to adapt a show with absolutely no care at all for the property they are trying to adapt.
They are taking the property and not even trying to adapt it, they are just using the name for marketing and actively spitting on the community that comes with that name – Penguinz0… Expand

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nix1331May 13, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This isnt Halo. This is a generic early 2000s sci-fi script with the halo colours painted on top. Butchered the master chief character and thats not even including the fact he removes his helmet and sexes the enemy.

-Typical **** tv romance forced in
-not caring about source material
-adding pointless characters/arcs and then not even doing them well...looking at you kwan
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ThisGuy1Jun 6, 2022

Goodness, it's very simple Hollywood, when you have an established story (books, comics, video games, etc.) it's ok to put your own twist on it but do not simply use names and likeness then do your own thing. At that point it's not aboutGoodness, it's very simple Hollywood, when you have an established story (books, comics, video games, etc.) it's ok to put your own twist on it but do not simply use names and likeness then do your own thing. At that point it's not about anything more than profiting on an established IP. There is an art to execution. Execute the story well. I'm hopeful for future seasons - would love nothing more than to see this show get put on track (not back on track since it was never really there in the first place). However, I cancelled my Paramount+ subscription immediately after watching the season finale. As a reason for cancellation, I put "Halo sucked." If the reviews are more of the same for season 2, I won't waste any more time or money on watching this, if only as a means to not enable hack writers and studios from trying to profit off of recreating the wheel and making a block.… Expand

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capt_morganApr 24, 2022

Not cheesy and much better than I thought it would be; mature and worth watching. UPDATE! watched S01E07 -did somebody from Disney show up with their SJW agenda? boring and unnecessary story line filling the woke/CRT/diversity propagandaNot cheesy and much better than I thought it would be; mature and worth watching. UPDATE! watched S01E07 -did somebody from Disney show up with their SJW agenda? boring and unnecessary story line filling the woke/CRT/diversity propaganda machine. Lowering to 4.… Expand

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slicelookMar 26, 2022

there was some things that was difficult to accept with this as a halo fan but i understood that it was something different and accepted it but now in hindsight i understand the ones behind this show don't really understand halo.. theythere was some things that was difficult to accept with this as a halo fan but i understood that it was something different and accepted it but now in hindsight i understand the ones behind this show don't really understand halo.. they removed the helmet on the first episode what else needs to be said.… Expand

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Angel_SighApr 28, 2022

Thought I'd give a review from someone who is:

a. a hardcore gamer b. has very wide-ranging tastes in cinema and movies, and c. isn't hugely invested in Halo as a fan and can therefore bring some neutrality to the reactions to this show.Thought I'd give a review from someone who is:

a. a hardcore gamer
b. has very wide-ranging tastes in cinema and movies, and
c. isn't hugely invested in Halo as a fan and can therefore bring some neutrality to the reactions to this show.

Firstly, the reactions to this show, before it even aired a single episode, were predictably stupid and internet-y. There were complaints that Master Chief, the protagonist, wasn't being played by the mad who played him in the games. I read many comments saying 'I won't watch it' because of that. The fact that the guy who played MC in the games is a seventy+ year old bald guy who only ever voice-acted...that didn't seem to matter to the obsessives. Nor did the fact that the guy was a deeply one-dimensional actor who sounded out of his depth when asked to do anything more than deliver one-line examples of badass-ery.
But obviously they had to get someone new to play Master Chief, and the role is taken by someone who is pretty much a AAA game protagonist made flesh. White, meat-headed, thick-jawed, short-haired, grunty. He should satisfy all those gamers terrified that the show is going to be 'woke', whatever that means. He's not given much to work with in terms of range tbh, but he's ok. The character he plays is just dull though. They've removed the helmet from Master Chief and revealed him as essentially an overgrown child with parent-issues. The thing is, MC was more interesting when he was just a symbol of terror for the Covenant, a kind of distant icon, a mythical figure almost. Remove that aspect of his character and you're not left with much at all. Is he good? Bad? Happy? Sad? Funny? Inventive? Who knows. He's not really any of those things, he's just...there. Grunting and looking pained while trying to hold onto magic rocks. A disappointing protagonist. The same can be said of almost all the characters really. Doctor Halsey is at least morally complicated, but it's not in a particularly interesting way: she's just another one of those evil utilitarians who shouts about killing 'hundreds to save billions!'

To me, even though I've never been a hardcore fan of the games(I've enjoyed them all, don't get me wrong, at least until Halo 5) the most enjoyable bits by some distance are the action scenes. These are great fun; there is something undeniably satisfying about seeing these weapons that you've handled so many times in-game realised as actual 3D props - watching a group of Spartans pile into a Warthog and chase down some Covenant Grunts, seeing one of the more interesting characters, a Spartan called Kai, lovingly handle a Needler gun that she saw on a laboratory table. The CG of the Covenant aliens is both high-quality and slightly too floaty to be convincing, but the lavishness of it all makes up for a lot of the shonky physics. The plot is disjointed and slow-moving, and revolves around various alien MacGuffins that everyone's trying to get their hands on. There's almost no momentum at all, you never feel like the show is propelled by anything. There are zero surprises.

And yet...I've watched all six episodes so far. I'd say mainly because it's mindless and the production values are high, and it's sufficiently fan-service-y that even someone who's not a huge fan of the games gets a kick out of the details.

Is it worth watching if you haven't played the games? Nah. But if you have it'll pass the time. And there you have it: that's an honest review of the show. It's nowhere near as bad as the fanboys claimed it would be, it's nowhere near as good as it could have been. It's exactly what most sane people expected: a pretty average sci-fi that's more fun if you've played the games.… Expand

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exvocturMay 9, 2022

It's not Halo as fans know it and as far as I count amongst them I'm not the hardcore one and I try to look in a more wider perspective. I'm not mad that the story is not one from the games, characters are well written and nicely played andIt's not Halo as fans know it and as far as I count amongst them I'm not the hardcore one and I try to look in a more wider perspective. I'm not mad that the story is not one from the games, characters are well written and nicely played and overall It's not bad but... I have to point out thing that shouldn't have place like the Johns friend steampunk inspired asteroid base with trams that can't possibly keep pressure, air etc... you know what I mean, that they have no possibility to be viable in space especially for people not wearing special suits in them therefore have no possibility to be in Halo universe, someone forgot that Halo is more core SF and not fantasy like Star Wars. At least I looked always on the Halo this way.… Expand

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KingNothingMar 30, 2022

Yet another canon bastardized by the creator for the sake of woke propaganda. If you're a Halo fan then it is best you stay away for your own sake. If you're just a sc-fi fan that doesn't know anything about Halo, you can tolerate subpar cgi,Yet another canon bastardized by the creator for the sake of woke propaganda. If you're a Halo fan then it is best you stay away for your own sake. If you're just a sc-fi fan that doesn't know anything about Halo, you can tolerate subpar cgi, bad plot and explode in your face propaganda then this show just might be for you.… Expand

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S-o-o-n-eMar 27, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lore - terribly bad (prophet talking with a human really? Elite armor and size and other. Just another rewriting of history)
Characters - terribly bad (Miranda and Jacob Keyes)
Chief - terribly bad (wtf is that, voice and appearance)
Graphics - terribly bad (game trailers looks much better)
And other, other, other.... Maximum disappointment. I hope this is not part of the lore.… Expand

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StrongHarmApr 2, 2022

In exchange for good scifi, you will be required to consume the following sociopolitical programming: "Our military heroes are brainwashed. Your government is evil. China is not your enemy."

2112: Look around this world we made EqualityIn exchange for good scifi, you will be required to consume the following sociopolitical programming: "Our military heroes are brainwashed. Your government is evil. China is not your enemy."

2112:
Look around this world we made
Equality
Our stock in trade
Come and join the Brotherhood
Of Man
What a nice, contented world
Let the banners
Be unfurled
Hold the Red Star proudly
High in hand.

We are the Priests
Of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers
Fill the hallowed halls
We are the Priests
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lightningcat22Apr 15, 2022

This is not Halo. Why is the name even attached? Well it’s $$$, but to completely disrespect and desecrate all over the lore and take… just absurd turns in the story. If you want to get drunk and be like “Oh cool yeahhh Master Chief shootyThis is not Halo. Why is the name even attached? Well it’s $$$, but to completely disrespect and desecrate all over the lore and take… just absurd turns in the story. If you want to get drunk and be like “Oh cool yeahhh Master Chief shooty shoot bad doods.” It can be fun I guess? If you are a true Halo fan, do not engage with this garbage.… Expand

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PanchogulMar 31, 2022

Serie relativamente entretenida, pero genérica como la gran mayoría. Esta aterradora oleada de series y más series tiene que acabar...

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reallyadrielApr 17, 2022

One word, disappointed.

Action is good, but it's solely focused on Kwan Ha instead of Master Chief and his team. Lackluster part in writing and casting. Somehow Sonic did a better job at video game adaptation than Halo itself... MicrosoftOne word, disappointed.

Action is good, but it's solely focused on Kwan Ha instead of Master Chief and his team. Lackluster part in writing and casting. Somehow Sonic did a better job at video game adaptation than Halo itself... Microsoft should sue Paramount for ruining this brand.… Expand

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zane411Apr 28, 2022

Imagine making a TV Series about a gun, and never firing it.
This show teases at what could be potentially a fun story about a space faring super soldier, but he seldom goes to space, and seldom fights. It is so dense with exposition thatImagine making a TV Series about a gun, and never firing it.
This show teases at what could be potentially a fun story about a space faring super soldier, but he seldom goes to space, and seldom fights. It is so dense with exposition that often times its repeating itself one scene to the next, explaining over the course of 4 episodes what was made extremely clear in the first. Almost everything in this series is utterly wrong for the setting. The characters are wrong, the places are wrong, the plot is wrong, even the music is wrong. If this had been called anything other than Halo, it would be an unremarkable sci fi show lost in the shuffle of other things streaming.… Expand

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victorfassa17Apr 10, 2022

De halo só tem o nome. pois a serie não tem nada a ver com a historia do jogo, a historia do jogo eles jogaram tudo no lixo e criaram uma sem nada ver. sem contexto e sem coerência, ja no primeiro episodio a seria vai bem a te a metade depoisDe halo só tem o nome. pois a serie não tem nada a ver com a historia do jogo, a historia do jogo eles jogaram tudo no lixo e criaram uma sem nada ver. sem contexto e sem coerência, ja no primeiro episodio a seria vai bem a te a metade depois disso começa a desabar por uma colina.… Expand

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viper949Apr 25, 2022

Whoever wrote this script doesn't look like they played the games or read the books and this show is an absolute garbage fire

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pooboneApr 6, 2022

Not only is it nothing like Halo, it's also not good. A cash grab aimed at the Mandalorian audience, this show's effects drop it to a B-class series, but one good enough to become the new streaming platform's highest watched series in itsNot only is it nothing like Halo, it's also not good. A cash grab aimed at the Mandalorian audience, this show's effects drop it to a B-class series, but one good enough to become the new streaming platform's highest watched series in its very young history.
Ignore if you are a fan of the games.… Expand

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MythiclegendMay 12, 2022

This isnt a unique take on halo, its just awful. good for you if you can turn your brain off and enjoy whatever the **** this is. the show has left such a bad taste in my mouth that im now wishing halo ended with 3. 20 years forming greatThis isnt a unique take on halo, its just awful. good for you if you can turn your brain off and enjoy whatever the **** this is. the show has left such a bad taste in my mouth that im now wishing halo ended with 3. 20 years forming great memories, its a shame it has to be like this, because i cant stand 343 and their handling of the series anymore.… Expand

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PurveyorMay 6, 2022

Kwan out of 10!......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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qwertyballsApr 21, 2022

Putting my Halo bias aside, this is purely a bad TV show. Boring writing, lack luster characters, stupid plot, frustrating arcs (Kwan Ha arc is so excruciatingly bad that I've resorted to just fast forwarding whenever shes on screen) andPutting my Halo bias aside, this is purely a bad TV show. Boring writing, lack luster characters, stupid plot, frustrating arcs (Kwan Ha arc is so excruciatingly bad that I've resorted to just fast forwarding whenever shes on screen) and that's not to mention the butchery that has been done to the Halo side of the show. Long loved characters are unrecognizable in their appearance and character traits, the lore has been thrown out, the source material has been ignored (a lot of the creative team confirmed that they never played or read any of the existing Halo games or books) and it genuinely feels like a 2nd rate generic sci-fi show that they've slapped the Halo name on for a quick buck. As a Halo fan, this is an absolute train wreck that broke my heart to watch. As a sci-fi fan, this is a boring and frustrating mess. There is one small silver lining though, the battle scenes against the Covenant are visually amazing. Seeing the needler, plasma pistol, plasma rifle and many other iconic weaponry in action is exhilarating and they have been presented with great care. The decision to portray the covenant in these battles with absolute brutality and mild gore was an excellent decision that had me glued to the screen.

Unfortunately they are so very infrequent that sticking around between these battle scenes is quite frankly, a chore. I've only watched up to ep 5 and the only significant covenant battles that have occurred so far were in ep 1 and ep 5 for a total of like 20 to 30 mins. With the Human-Covenant war being the only point of interest while also being something that is ever rarely shown, it results in the majority of this show becoming a stale, boring, frustrating and poorly written after thought. This TV series will become nothing more than another stepping stone to contribute to Halos ever increasing fall from grace. Like 343i before it, CBS seems hell bent on dividing the existing fan base and as a life long fan of the series that has been a devout follower since H:CE, I realize now that maybe it's time to move on.… Expand

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Arby91May 19, 2022

It’s so bad. I kept an open mind and negativity to a minimum until the last 3 episodes. I foolishly thought they might find a way to salvage the ridiculous story they created instead of using even a little bit of the existing lore. I wasIt’s so bad. I kept an open mind and negativity to a minimum until the last 3 episodes. I foolishly thought they might find a way to salvage the ridiculous story they created instead of using even a little bit of the existing lore. I was wrong. They made it worse. I literally laughed out loud when the credits rolled on the last episode. Not because any of it was funny, but to cover the pain of witnessing what they came up with after waiting for a live action movie/show for well over a decade. There really isn’t anything positive to say other than the 3 decent but short action scenes in the 9 episodes. Seriously, the show runners should be embarrassed and ashamed. They had a decent cast, and the most amazing lore to work with, and they gave us trash. Complete trash. Halo will never get another chance at a show or movie because of this. What a waste.… Expand

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gonaceMay 19, 2022

If you've ever played the game series this tv adaptation is not for you, I've seen quotes that the producing team behind this tv adaptation never played nor is interested in the lore and history behind Halo, and it shows.

There areIf you've ever played the game series this tv adaptation is not for you, I've seen quotes that the producing team behind this tv adaptation never played nor is interested in the lore and history behind Halo, and it shows.

There are insightful reviews of this series so I'll just keep it short, the series is not a disappointment, who really thought they could have made it out to be good and if you've never heard about the game this series is "based" on you might even like it.

But if you are like me and have played the games, this might just be the biggest waste of time since the dawn of time.… Expand

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KeimpeMay 17, 2022

Any time i spent on talking about HALO i'll never get back. It is the most generic stupid simple and lazy story which is not even considering the canon material. This wasn't supposed to happen.

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TouZokuReikoNJun 6, 2022

A terrible, terrible fan fiction. The effects are mediocre, the plot is insufferable and all the characters are appaling caricatures of their original counterparts. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this show is good though if you're a wokeA terrible, terrible fan fiction. The effects are mediocre, the plot is insufferable and all the characters are appaling caricatures of their original counterparts. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this show is good though if you're a woke libtard you might find this abomination enjoyable.… Expand

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Captchronic66Apr 17, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Complete and utter trash, it's such a departure from the books and games that it's as far from enjoyable as it could possibly be. The fact that the innies are all the sudden the good guys is laughable in the extreme. Don't waste your time with this crap.… Expand

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NthoSraomMay 17, 2022

An assassination to one of the most iconic characters in videogames and to an amazing Saga in general. Creators of this show seem to despise everything that actually made Halo special, they hate its fanbase and do not care for destroyingAn assassination to one of the most iconic characters in videogames and to an amazing Saga in general. Creators of this show seem to despise everything that actually made Halo special, they hate its fanbase and do not care for destroying every character (and even enemies) you once cared about.
In this series you will encounter soldiers holding extremely important roles but that look and act as first month trainees at bootcamp. Does not expand on Halo universe as they describe it, it destroys it and they are happy about it. Boring, tedious, A parody to Halo.… Expand

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Madu666May 24, 2022

I expected a content that at least respected the original material but even that didn't happen it was a horrible experience with a generic script and totally against the original content

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PotzzMar 27, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es una buena adaptación de halo las armaduras de los Espartan se ven muy bien y las armas son lo más cercanas al videojuego en un principio es algo extraño ver al coveran pero aun asi se me hizo bastante bueno el primer capítulo… Expand

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samichsupernovaApr 16, 2022

That's not how anything in the Halo universe works, you lunkehad writers. They obviously did not study the lore as they can't get anything right, be it the characters, tech, not even the power source of the Spartan armor... this isn't MasterThat's not how anything in the Halo universe works, you lunkehad writers. They obviously did not study the lore as they can't get anything right, be it the characters, tech, not even the power source of the Spartan armor... this isn't Master Chief. I'm calling him Mister Chef. Couldn't make it past episode two. Any more would be torture. Paramount+ has failed the fans and the franchise.… Expand

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enut_butterApr 17, 2022

There is nothing redeeming here. Bad acting, bad casting, bad CGI, terrible writing. It’s trash on the creative end all the way through to the production values. Paramount+ is a disaster and I’m now convinced everything released through itThere is nothing redeeming here. Bad acting, bad casting, bad CGI, terrible writing. It’s trash on the creative end all the way through to the production values. Paramount+ is a disaster and I’m now convinced everything released through it will have zero quality.… Expand

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metacritiqueurApr 19, 2022

Recipe for a series of the 2020s: buy the rights to a famous franchise, insert 30% woke propaganda, 30% lgbt propaganda, 30% feminism and 10% of the original content. Well done you have your s**tty series !

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CuqMay 4, 2022

Halo has tons and tons of lore and story..... Instead they decided it's a good idea to show us a stereotypical drama of politics and an auto discovery Journey.... As a Halo fan i feel betrayed...

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MittDopeyMay 8, 2022

This is Halo in name only. The only thing they got right is the look of the Spartan armor. The story of Halo in the books and games is brilliant. That is one of the reasons it became so popular. Why the writers thought they could rewriteThis is Halo in name only. The only thing they got right is the look of the Spartan armor. The story of Halo in the books and games is brilliant. That is one of the reasons it became so popular. Why the writers thought they could rewrite all of this and replace it with very generic, uninspired and boring sci fi is beyond me. This show undermines everything that has been established in the Halo universe. It is objectively bad and an affront to god.… Expand

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jameshowlett89May 5, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. as a trend with video game adaptations(uncharted, witcher) this is "halo" in name only, chief walks around with his helmet off at his side 90% of the time, even in areas you'd def want the helmet on, the story has been changed, characters swapped, motivations changed and the only good thing that could have come would have been at least some ACTIONS. yet we don't get that either, in 6 episodes!! i've only seen 15mins worth of actual spartans fighting and battles, the rest is moronic derivative boring plot bs and terrible characters like "kwan"
hated it… Expand