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This feature first appeared in SFX magazine.
But I am who I am.
I dont write the scripts.
I only give my opinion.
It wasnt listened to."
If you dont agree with the helmet coming off in the show, you dont like our show.
So theres no point discussing it."
Even the visuals of the first season are not beyond reproach.
“I felt it got lost in some gloss.
And as for the seasons final moments?
Where do you go with that?”
Luckily, a lot has changed between seasons.
“The tonal shift just feels so much more appropriate for the franchise,” Schreiber says.
To me, its a much more effective way to deal with the show… “I think his dialogue is better.
He puts words in the mouth that feel more appropriate for the character.”
However, the second season opens with Cortana being removed from Chief.
He then continues his battle against the Covenant, although he suffers some significant PTSD from the whole experience.
And that dynamic makes it really hard to make television that progresses.
The second season, then, sounds like something of a readjustment.
“It was a goal to do a few things.
The series was finally released a year later.
“Season two, we were able to be much more focused-in, she says.
We felt like we needed to be brave with it.
Tone was something that was there from the beginning.
So that was our North Star, as was getting some really strong characterisation and dialogue this season.
And how do we bring the Halo universe to life?
We learned all of those great lessons.
Wolfkill, though, is not quite as dismissive.
Its such a complex topic.
Thats just the job of creating the experience.
That said, that feedback is really important.
It can be really demoralising.
Theres one moment in particular that comes to mind: when John-117 removes his clothes and bares his behind.
The result was an unfl attering nickname: Master Cheeks.
It was a risky move to show one of gamings most revered characters in a new light.
At the end of the day, does Master Cheeks need to happen again to support the story?
Thats not the kind of risk thats worth taking.
Theyre both Blessed Ones who can interact with the alien artefacts known as Keystones.
There is some good, high-quality narrative risk-taking in the second season.
And theres narrative risk-taking that doesnt make any sense.
Thats my opinion on that one.
But again, were weaving the web that were weaving.
I like the nature of where the John/Makee story goes.
Its certainly not romantic any more.
Whatever past choices that he may disagree with, Schreiber is emphatically positive about whats to come.
Theres no question the second season is far stronger than the first, he says.
I will stake my reputation on that.
The art director who came on-board, James Foster, is fantastic.
He created a visual world that just makes a lot more sense.
Its so beautiful, incredibly cinematic.
And the dialogue is better.
Its just a better season, period.
Wolfkill points to how the scale has grown, with filming taking place in Slovenia, Italy and Iceland.
Theres an intensity that comes with that, the highs and lows.
Im really excited to give you something that you feel viscerally, as well as a great story.
I love the camaraderie of John exactly a hit with Chiefs team.
The antagonistic relationship is just a fun one to play, Schreiber says.
Theres a mistrust of John that goes on in the first few episodes.
Is he losing it?
The lack of confidence in Chief comes partly from his history with Makee.
Its possible you saw Arbiter armour.
They are intended to die in the line of duty.
Its important for us to have a good foil for the Master Chief.
Like how the Halo rings [which are ancient weapons] are discovered and what that means.
How many events from the games will make their way into the second season remains to be seen.
But whatever happens, theres a whole lot more Halo to explore.
We have so many stories to tell, Wolfkill says.
It feels like theres a long arc of multiple seasons that we would love to be able to tell.
The outspoken Schreiber concurs: The depth and mystery of the Halo lore is so incredible.
It is this vast resource that you could go on with forever.
It could expand itself into so many different spin-offs.
I love doing it.
As long as people are interested in doing it, Im here and happy to do it.
It feels like a worthy challenge, and I love a big challenge.
I would play in this world for as long as anybody was interested in having me.
Spoken like a true Spartan.
Halo season 2is currently airing weekly on Paramount Plus.
For more, check out all of theupcoming video game adaptationsand ourHalo season 2 release schedule.
