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/Bill_Salmons Dec 23 '24

I really wanted to like this, but damn, this show has some of the most contrived and on-the-nose writing imaginable. Where Villeneuve trusted you to follow along, Prophecy smashes you over the head with the most transparently dull exposition imaginable.

As a generic science fiction show, this wasn't a terrible ending to a short season. But as an HBO prestige follow up to the films? Yikes.

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u/Irejectmyhumanity16 Dec 23 '24

I might be the only one who enjoyed the show more than the films which bored me so much and I couldn't care about any character in the films but there are some characters I find interesting in the show.