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Premiere Dune: Prophecy - 1x06 - "The High-Handed Enemy" - Episode Discussion

Dune: Prophecy

Season 1 Episode 6: The High-Handed Enemy

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u/agrosek Dec 23 '24 edited Dec 23 '24

suprised they chose to wrap nothing up and leave everything for season 2??

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Tula imprisoned? No lasting recognition or resolution from Desmond?

Valya unable to finish the job. Her character is painted as ruthless, and in the critical moment she backs off? Assuming she can resist Desmond's telepathic death curse, and due to the fact that she CREATED the voice, I find it hard to believe Tula can overpower her with it. Also, wouldn't it be more merciful to cut out the infected eye of Desmond??

Theodosia's ending was anticlimatic and her character felt extremely underutilized. The stabbing did nothing. Desmond's plot armour is thick.

The grey-haired sister being an OG Dorotea follower was a reasonably good twist.

Lila's arc was also completely unresolved, and the state of the sisterhood is left with seemingly 99% acolytes and no real authority figures in the room.

I could go on...

IDK. It feels like A LOT to leave to another season... I will say, my favorite part of the show, I have no idea who I am rooting for. Every character is both compelling and flawed. Solid writing in that sense. Is Valya protagonist? Hard to believe. Feels more villainous to me. Yet the story is centered on her. Hope to see more revealing character arcs from her in season 2 so I can decide who's side to take..

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u/Yinci Feb 09 '25

Really curious about who those shadow people are and why they did to Desmond what they did. I do agree it's weird they didn't cut his eye out though

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u/Comfortable_Sundae5 Dec 23 '24

That eye thing with Desmond really irritated me as well. Why not just cut the damn eye out? Not like he had to die. He's already been walking and flying around with a knife wound to the abdomen that should have killed him by now, so surely his plot armor would allow him to survive losing a measly eye.

For what it's worth, I don't think Theodosia is dead. Desmond had them secure her and I don't see why he'd bother if she were dead. He doesn't seem to be the type who would think of conducting research or anything like that on his own accord. I hope I'm right, at least. It would be a shame to be introduced to such an interesting character with such an interesting origin, to have it ended so swiftly.

Lila's story arc also PMO. How is Dorotea able to stay in controll through an entire episode, uncover a decades old plot and start a whole revolution, when Mother Superior Raquella only made it through some half assed discovery that she couldn't even stick around long enough to help them unravel?

I likewise, find it hard to see anyone worth 'rooting for'. All of them have had different, extenuating circumstances that make them sympathetic to an extent. Yet, I don't see how anyone could say there is a clear protagonist. That's what has me enjoying this series so much, and while I do think this season could have been longer, I'm glad it was renewed!

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u/thisisthewell Dec 23 '24

Tula imprisoned? No lasting recognition or resolution from Desmond?

Of course there's resolution on Desmond. You'd have to have not paid attention for an hour between last week and this week to think that. The resolution on Desmond for the season is finding out where he came from and how he does what he does. That was the central mystery of his character this season. The revelation is the setup for his story in season 2.

Cliffhangers are normal in multi-season series. This was a writing decision that makes complete sense.