For the longest time I refused to watch the Halo show because I heard that Master Chief takes off his helmet. But then I gave it a shot and it’s a really really good show, and they did the adaptation solid justice.

They made changes where it (mostly) made sense and were truthful to everything else.

They set up a back story that explains how we got a John-117 in the games. Someone who is socially reserved, doesn’t talk much, never takes off his helmet, and prefers to work alone. The ending of the second season was a setup for season 3 to start exactly where Halo 1 started.

The music was phenomenal, cinematography was on point, acting was great, story line was compelling.

I’m normally the person who’s a stickler for not changing a story at all, but the Halo universe was originally told through a game that was more about story beats than actual literary writing. So there’s a ton of room for the in-between conversations and events.

I think the show got an undeserved bad rap. If more people gave it a chance they may have actually liked it.

Halo fans got an actually decent show. Whereas Wheel of Time and Tolkien fans got the abominations of a show we got.