When Cortana said “Switch to secondary” And chief put his magnum away to grab his AR I laughed so hard. Halo CE stuff definitely

Funfact: The scene where the spartans ran in front of the warthog was real. It's not cgi. There was a very long metal sheet attached to a car and the stunts ran on that sheet while the car was moving. I'm really sad they didn't show more of that, cause in real life, that was one of the best action scene what i've ever seen. A spartan running in super fast speed in front of your eyes.

Kwan getting handcuffed to the bike was the best part of her story. LOL

I feel like this show got a few things impressively right: The combat Cortana (helps that its same voice actress but her snarky lines are on point) Halsey (she seems younger than in canon but she's accurately ruthless and complex) The look of covenant The size and strength of Spartans

Seeing those covenant pods dropping down makes me really want ODSTs now.

When Cortana said “Slipspace rupture detected” I got a tear. Big Halo Reach vibes.

Hear me out: I think the best thing for Kwan is for Madrigal to burn. It would simultaneously showcase how small and irrelevant human politics are in the face of such an existential threat and hopefully give Kwan an attitude readjustment. suddenly all she has left in her life is Soren. That'd be some hard growing up to do and hopefully matures her a bit. As it stands, I'm finding it hard to care about her. She's naïve, arrogant and belligerent, none of which are endearing character traits. I hope this is a transitory state for the character and not something I'm expected to like.

I wish when their shields dropped we would get the sparks and bolts of energy around the Spartans. It’s not just a gameplay visual mechanic. It’s a part of the art style..

This episode made me realize how terrifying a jackal with an energy sword is. 😳

I wasn’t expecting Jackals with energy blades

Halo Canon. You are blessed to us who work on the show. Your posts are amazing. Thanks for being positive.

I was super giddy during the combat at the end. One thing I would have loved if the grunt that shot the marine and took the warthog saying ‘my turn my turn!’ And then when Chief gets on the hood he says Oh no! Just a fun little thing about the grunts. I concur with your statement that the show overall had been enjoyable

10:07 I love that marine's dedication

8:10 Those canisters you see on the shelves under the helmets are medical containers. We put medical instruments into those canisters so we can sterilize them to be used at a later time. The production team probably bought old ones for cheap from a hospital, because brand new they cost about $1200 each.

I think the Brute looked ALOT like Atriox. I really enjoyed that attention to detail. I wonder who the Brute will be 🧐

You by far have the best coverage of this show and I love watching your content after I see the new episode myself.

That last 15 mins I just couldn't stop smiling, that's what we've all been waiting for let's be honest! Also, it seems to me as though Captain Keyes in this version seems to be almost replacing Sgt Johnson

Your videos are awesome, you are a living halo encyclopedia, keep being awesome :D

I think it's pretty ludicrous Soren got outsmarted by a bratty 17 year old

Halsey blackmailing Parangosky seemed to come back to haunt her since the artifact has been taken by the Covenant, and now the latter probably will have enough ammunition to push back against her. The battle sequence was everything we fans wanted in Halo, and I chuckled at the game references too. I wonder if the Brute seen is actually Tartarus OR a young Atriox. I also hope we get to see Spartans fighting alongside ODSTs in future, and it seems that Makee's trojan horse plan may (if they want it that way) result in the Fall of Reach.

the best part about watching the show is watching ur vids shortly after

Thank you for having the Spartan avatar, major red vs blue vibes

“Switch to Secondary!” “I know how the game is played Cortana!” Love it.

I just wana say I love that you’re still doing machinima style narrating with your Spartan in game. It’ll be nice to see these with Halo 5 when forge/custom games comes.

Always look forward to your breakdowns. I'm loving the series.

Thanks for this insightful and comprehensive video! I really enjoy your excellent coverage of this series. Chief's battle quips are gold!

I'm watching these religiously after each episode

Insane How Quick this guy puts out breakdown videos

Great content as usual my guy keep it up!

Look forward to your reviews every week, new to your channel and loving the content

This was such a lit episode! So many Easter eggs and awesome moments! Hope we don’t get more long slow episodes again. Would hate to wait until episode 9 for another action sequence. Off topic: would you by any chance make a video on halo silentium? I noticed in your rise and fall of forerunners you said you didn’t include silentium Bc of how good it was. Was wondering if you can make one specifically on that third book 😃

Thank you for a generally positive discussion of the show. I don't have paramount and haven't heard anything but vitriol about it. Having you break them down and talk about the lore is such a blast and it really lets me appreciate what we got instead of only complaining about it got wrong.

I wait for these after finishing every episode

If you put headphones on, that growl that the brute makes is actually a word, he says "human". I hope the dialogue from the brutes gets better than that as the series progresses

Great video... Definitely the best episode so far.

This show has surprisingly gotten better

Great video! Love your content

I was rolling with Vannaks reply to Kais' dumb ass questions LOL what you would expect from an unemotional super soldier

Loved this episode. I think the show has some genuinely fun(ny) and charming moments for existing fans. And nearly 10 minutes of ball to walls action. I love the phyicality of vehicles, battles etc. It’s still mesmerizing seeing a fully functional Warthog speeding across dirt. Spartans running alongside them was so cool. I think Kai is interesting and I’m enjoying Chief’s human moments. Flaws, contraversial decisions and all. Makes him more interesting and human. The gore isn’t for me but it does sell the idea of a horrific war. Never got that sense before from the games. Keyes is cute.

Great show!

Such a short enjoyable episode

I've been waiting for this video since watching the episode 🥳

I hope season 2 brings to light that MC either read their lips or heard every whisper and plot the unsc tried to keep from him. It looks like they shot each scene almost hinting at that idea.

I think a very important detail on the forerunners glyphs that made me fangirl like crazy since the very first time is the reclaimer logo or glyph. And i think the "blessed" theory is theory created by humanity with ignorance of actual forerunner history. Being another huge reference to main cannon. The reason why the MC is able to interact with forerunner artifacts in the series and that he becomes more aware is because of the reclaimer prophecy and transition is the same as the one shown in the game such as Halo 4

I hope to see grunts being funny I miss hearing their dialogue

I giggled this whole battle

once again man I'll wait for your reviews after every episode. and you didn't disappoint I completely missed the scene where they're sprinting in front of the warthog. although I did realize how fast they run when Chief told Riz and Vannek to get in the warthog man they were hauling ass. love this episode but got to say I'm like you I wish the stuff on Madrigal good get moving because right now it's just kind of slowing down the plot of the show. I kind of felt some Game of Thrones vibes when I saw that brute drop down from the ship. got to say I loved it when Master chief Stomp The Hole the elite Warrior literally. loving the show

By far the best episode. I yelled when Chief jumped on the top of the Banshee. I was wondering if they would stick to the kids being replaced with flash clones I was glad to see they did. I’m looking forward to see where the show goes from here

About 7 minutes into this episode there is another easter egg. The scene is very brief, most of the shots are just flashes of a yellow gun. But there it is, in plaim site. A golden .357 mag. The Chippy Rhino. it's a rare enough gun in America that it looks like it belongs in the future, which is probably why this six shooter shows up in Sci-fi movies.

Thanks for the video

That pink mist kill was badass. Rip marine

Beautiful breakdown brother! Thank you for the content you provide!

Kai was freaking adorable in this episode, minus the freeze-up of course.

Scientists: Wear glasses when handling scissors That dude that helps halsey: Let me get as close as i possibly can to this laser shooting into this unknown object

This show is getting better

I absolutely ADORE Cortana and Chiefs dichotomy this season, with her being the perfect little sassy AI we all know and love. Everytime I hear her voice it's nostalgia-endorphin city, haha.

I loved this episode I was like LET'S GO when the action kicked in

Seeing the Spartans run at full speed with the Warthog was epic, after all them being superhuman and having the Mjolnir if this was real life that how fast they can run.

Kind of surprised you didn’t mention that the Grunt stealing the Warthog is a fun little reversal of when players usually steal Covenant vehicles like the Ghost to get around the map.

It makes me giggle that I think Soren has 'The Last Word' for Destiny 2 though ;)

Somewhere in the episode I heard someone say “November 15” over loudspeaker. Nov. 15 being a clear reference as Halo CE’s release day.

Let's hope this will be better and better

Finally someone who actually knows and understands the core lore of the Haloverse and can properly convey and show how extremely loyal Paramount and the show have been to the lore while trying to tell a different story in a different alternate timeline. Thank u for your research and work. The show is damn good so far 🔥

You forgot to mention that the Kig-Yar in the Silver Timeline bleed orange blood as opposed to the more common purple variety like that of the Sangheili and Jiralhanae. Also, it’s not as easy to see, but the grunts still bleed the same cyan color like in Core Canon

The way the show is shaping up, feels like we shall get a fall of Reach as the end of Season 1

You should put this in the playlist with the rest of the paramount series videos, as of now it goes from episode 4 to episode 6

don't know if you know something when Kai was saying to that Spartan "do you ever wonder why" it was almost a reference from Red vs Blue "do you ever wonder why we are here", so in other words Kai almost said the one iconic liner that was from RvB

Imagine getting carjacked by a Grunt 💀

John's rage scene with Halsey was so bad.

I actually built the UNSC Pioneer just at the end of last year on reach mcc, its my second destroyer. I'm hosting it every now and then on our socials or my colleague Jerome 092 II. But I was just gob smacked to see it in the series, sad about its fate though.

Love how agile the jackals are in this episode

HiddenXperia pointed out that the rifle Keyes has at 10:23 also looks like the MA5K used in Ghosts of Onyx but with a paint job. Cool to see either way.

Every time I see Keys, I think to myself,"Nah that's Sgt. Johnson."

I can’t believe they had chief about to crow hop punch Halsey, wtf!

I’m subscribing! ❤️

Seeing a grunt Jack a warthog was oddly satisfying haha

Episodes 2 and 3 were pretty good from a character and story perspective but lacked any action. By the time of episode 4 I felt like the show was dragging a bit but this episode made up for that.

This keyes is a combination of captain keyes and sgt johnson. Which is why they've been fighting "together" for so long

Thank you

This episode will be on Tub Made soon. That's where I watch the episodes.

FINALLY, the halo show got to the good stuff

Nice intro !

What an enjoyable watch! Your knowledge is on point! Here’s to hoping the show finishes strong!!

I don't think what happened to Kai vindicates Halsey I think it vindicates John. Kai was not ready to be in combat. I think it just shows that after the pellet is removed, like with any drug it takes time to get use to being off it.

The series is awesome 👌

Episode 5 was the best by far. Yeah there's small things I don't like about the show but overall I'm coming around to it.

Would love a video on halo show questions

I'll never get over those mobile infrantry marine helmets.

The Flood is what I’m waiting for because it’s the most scary one.

MC: Pistol throw! Go!

I think the series has dropped the ball, but your assessment in the context of all the core cannon has made me appreciate what I think the series makers were trying to do. Bottom line, your channel is making the series better for me.

Who else bursted out laughing when master cheeks fell when he tried to attack Halsey

lol the idea the Covenant girl touched the rock and somehow learned the information the elite literally just told her they found just kills me. it feels like she's lying to remain in control like one of those people that tries to guess what you are gonna say by bluring out words that sound just like the sound your trying to make to speak. also if the artifact was able to be lifted by 2 Spartans why would they need a crane to lift it out of the hole

At 4:52 -- you missed the easter egg in Kai's questioning. It was a reference to the first scene of Red vs. Blue. Kai said "you ever wonder why we fight the Covenant?" like Grif says "you ever wonder why we're here?"

The rifle at 10:27 is the MA5K by the way

This felt like a love letter to fans, action was solid, stakes were were set higher, covenant designs look awesome, Grunt Hijacked a Warthog and we get to see Jacks with daggers. That was a good episode.

A small aside but I totally dig the developing relationship between Miranda and Kai. I also think this alternate timeline proves the wisdom of core cannon’s Halsey having the policy of “don’t lie to Spartans”. Edit: grammar

What would be interesting is if Maccabeus is the brute but I think it's the silver timeline Striox

What if the Brute is Craig. That would be funny and amazing lol

Kate Kennedy (Kai-125) said episode 5 was the last episode they filmed for the season, which tells me that there might not be much action for the rest of the season save for maybe the season finale. Also, I think the covenant having the second artifact will bring them to Reach and eventually destroy the planet.