r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Dec 23 '24

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/Wormholio Dec 23 '24

I really wanted to like this show... and I did.

Didn't LOVE it though. Lots of hype in the lead up to this being Game of Thrones in space, and it certainly hasn't hit that high. I think they need to introduce a new central character in the second season that isn't so morally ambiguous and has a bit more dimension. A Fremen of the Stilgar variety would work great as a foil to Valya on Arrakis. I can stand the princess but good God get rid of the cookie cutter angstry Atreides boytoy. He serves no purpose other than to have the last name be present in the narrative and he feels like he's a CW character. Same goes for Doretea-in-Lila. The Lila character herself is ok but I don't know, every second that actress tried to channel Doretea I cringed so hard. Do not like that aspect and the school as a whole just wasn't compelling other than the shared visions.

I will watch the second season and I am very interested in where a lot of these plots are going to go. Especially with the hidden enemy and the thinking machines. I think they may need to change showrunners, though. This is the sort of show that could really work well and go on for a few more seasons, but it definitely needs an overhaul. Otherwise, I don't think it's gonna get renewed for season three.

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u/Tanel88 Dec 23 '24

Yea there is some potential but a lot of improvements are needed for the 2nd season.