Halo: a TV review

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Halo (Showmax) – fabulous entertainment

Based on the iconic, multi-billion-dollar video game franchise. In the 26th century, humanity bands together and risks everything to protect humankind from the universal threat: an alien race known as the Covenant.

Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in Halo Season 1, Episode 1, streaming on Paramount+ (Photo: Adrienn Szabo/Paramount+, provided by Showmax)

Look, I was not going to watch this after seeing the middling Rotten Tomatoes score for season one. There are just so many exceptional shows out there. But my to-watch list was depleted, it was right there on Showmax, readily available, and it stars magnetic Pablo Schreiber (brother of the equally magnetic Liev Schreiber). Pablo is perhaps best known as the creepy-as-hell Mendes, or Pornstache, in Orange is the new black and as Mad Sweeney in American gods.

Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in Halo episode 6, season 1, Streaming on Paramount+ (Photo: Adrienn Szabo/Paramount+, provided by Showmax)

Turns out, it was not a bad choice. It is immensely enjoyable popcorn sci-fi. You don’t need a degree in physics, astronomy or chemistry to get the gist. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Dark, but still do not know what that show was all about. By season three, I was confused. Enthralled, but ever so slightly confused. Halo is straightforward. It is not too dark, either. There is some pontificating about, hmm, I cannot even remember. It has oodles of heart and soul and characters that resonate deeply. Season two is already way more intricate, epic even.

Natascha McElhone as Dr Catherine Halsey and Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in Halo episode 3, season 1, Streaming on Paramount+ (Photo: Adrienn Szabo/Paramount+, provided by Showmax)

Sure, it is a bit hammy and marginally predictable. It undoubtedly will not move the TV or sci-fi goalposts. But who cares? I giddily look forward to each new episode.

Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Halo Season 1, streaming on Paramount+ 2022 (Photo: Paramount+, provided by Showmax)

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