Halo Producer Defends Controversial Master Chief Scene

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This article contains 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 series takes place on the Silver Timeline, which allows them to use existing video game lore and ignore it whenever they deem necessary. That said, Halo has diverged from its beloved IP in several ways, beginning with the decision to have Master Chief/Spartan John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) remove his helmet in episode 1. After only a brief glimpse of his head across all of the games, the series shows a lot more of the character—something exacerbated by the introduction of an original character, Makee (Charlie Murphy).

Makee is, presumably, the only human member of the Covenant and was captured by them as a child. Similar to Chief's capabilities with Forerunner artifacts, her capacity to interact with the ancient technology earned Makee the title «Blessed One» amongst the Covenant. Following a thrilling encounter with the Covenant in Halo episode 5, Makee becomes a willing prisoner of the UNSC. After bonding over their troubled childhoods and shared destiny, Halo episode 8, aptly titled “Allegiance,” sees Chief and Makee have sex while Cortana and Halsey watch. Naturally, this elicited a very strong reaction from fans already thrown by Chief’s face and behind.

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In a recent interview with Deadline, executive producer Wolfkill breaks down Halo’s season 1 finale, the already-confirmed second season, and, of course, episode 8. In particular, Wolfkill is asked what she thought about the fandom’s reaction to that love scene,