In the latest Halo episode, Master Chief does the Covenant
This week’s episode of Paramount Plus’ Halo TV show is incredible in the strictest definition of the term. I literally cannot believe what I have witnessed.
Spoilers for Halo follow
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In the latest episode of Halo, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 fucks. He has sex with an undercover human Covenant spy after the two have bonded over their shared magical abilities surrounding the mysterious artifacts both the humans and Covenant have been after for most of the series. Apparently, the Master Chief is such a skilled lover that Makee, the Covenant spy, is all set to renounce her allegiance to humanity’s enemies. However, a series of misunderstandings and violent interactions with the UNSC leads Makee to change her mind about changing her mind, setting into motion events that could possibly precipitate the fall of the planet Reach.
In short: the Chief clapped cheeks, then came the Fall of Reach.
I am unable to pick a side on this. I vacillate wildly between stunned incredulity and reverent awe at what the showrunners have done here. Even for a show that’s pretty clear it wants nothing to do with the games and offers completely new takes on established characters, it still feels wholly inappropriate to have the Master Chief fuck. We’re talking about a man who was kidnapped as a very young child and molded to be an emotionless super soldier dedicated to the preservation of humanity at all costs. Not only does this guy not fuck — I’m not convinced he would even know how.
The moment itself didn’t really read as a love scene but more like a comedy, especially because, as the camera fades away from John and Makee, it cuts to a wide-eyed Cortana — the AI in John’s head — who is forced
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