Halo's Makee Means The TV Show's Fall Of Reach Is Going To Be Different
This article contains spoilers for Halo episode 6.
Paramount+'s Halo TV show may be inspired by the world of the games, but its version of the Fall of Reach will be very different. The first season of the Halo TV series is essentially set-up, revolving around two ancient Forerunner artifacts called "Keystones" that essentially serve as the show's MacGuffin. It's now clear the Keystones point the way to the Halo Rings, with the Master Chief experiencing a vision of a Halo Ring at the end of episode 6.
The Master Chief was not alone in this vision, however. He is one of two "Blessed Ones," people who possess the ability to activate and interact with Forerunner technology. The other is Makee, a woman who was kidnapped by the Covenant when she was just a child, and who has now been implanted within the UNSC as a spy. The Covenant already possess one of the Keystones, and her real goal is to find a way to acquire the second one as well; disturbingly, Makee appears to have earned the UNSC's trust — and the Master Chief's, with a scene in episode 6 even showing he feels a sense of affection towards her.
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Halo season 1 is inevitably heading towards the Fall of Reach, the greatest battle in the Human-Covenant War — and, in the game timeline, a direct precursor to the discovery of the first Halo Ring. But the actual conflict will likely be very different, precisely because it too is driven by the Forerunner Keystone. It's reasonable to assume the Master Chief will allow Makee to see the Keystone, confirming it is on Reach, and she will then summon the Covenant. This means that the Covenant's motivations for engaging the human forces will be very different, with
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