Halo
Spoilers are ahead for the Halo season 2 finale .
Summary
Haloseason 2 ’s stopping point packs a net ton of action into its small-scale runtime , including the deaths of several crucial characters . think the style the Paramount+ show ’s sophomore outing work up towardthe egression of the Flood , the bloodshed is hardly surprising . Even so , more than one fellow member ofHalo ’s main hurl of characterswon’t live to see the impendent time of year 3 . In the next-to-last installment , Makee ( Charlie Murphy ) , theCovenant ’s " consecrate one,“and Arbiter Var ' Gatanai ( Viktor Åkerblom ) raceway toward the Halo . Thanks to Cortana ( Jen Taylor ; Christina Bennington ) , ONI and the UNSC were able to track down the Covenant ship .
In an attempt to thwart Makee and Var , Admiral Parangosky ( Shabana Azmi ) place wave of Spartan - IIIs into the distance - set difference of opinion — much to James Ackerson ’s ( Joseph Morgan ) dismay . Elsewhere , Natascha McElhone’sDr . Catherine Halsey and her estranged daughter , Commander Miranda Keyes ( Olive Gray),investigate the strange Forerunner devicethey found in the hidden testing ground . Nearby , Soren ( Bokeem Woodbine ) and Kwan Ha ( Yerin Ha ) organize to save Laera ( Fiona O’Shaughnessy ) and Kessler ( Tylan Bailey ) from the UNSC . And Master Chief ( Pablo Schreiber ) travel rapidly toward the Halo , hope to shell Makee and Var to the ring .
The Halo season 2 finis wrapping up several threads , all while mark an exciting third outing into motion — peculiarly where Master Chief is come to .
6Several Waves Of Spartan-IIIs
Admiral Parangosky Trades Lives For A Chance
In old episode , theSpartan - III Javelin Teamhad been training alongside Spartan - II Kai ( Kate Kennedy ) . The simulated mission at hand was to deport a stiletto heel to the ascendancy center of a Covenant ship , thus disabling and destroying it . Despite the good effort of Talia Perez ( Cristina Rodlo ) and the rest of the newly strike Spartan - IIIs , the soldiers struggled to complete the preparation recitation . At Ackerson ’s request , Kai made Javelin team think in themselves — even if thedifferences between the Spartan - IIIs and Master Chief ’s age group became fantastically manifest .
Although Perez survives , many Spartan - IIIs pin …
While Perez suspects that Kai or Ackerson made the preparation computer simulation easier so as to impress confidence in the Spartan - III teams , the soldier sticks to her orders in theHaloseason 2 closing curtain , adventure life and branch to destroy a ship in the Covenant fleet . ONI policeman Admiral Parangoskyreveals thather plan is to send wave after waving of Spartan - IIIs at the Covenant , with the Leslie Townes Hope that one of the soldiers will survive long enough to spike the ship and put down everything in its vicinty . Although Perez survives , many Spartan - IIIs gloaming , leave the program ’s future unclear .
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5Almost All The UNSC & ONI Personnel On Onyx
The Flood Infection Spreads Rapidly In The Halo Season 2 Finale
Meanwhile , the events unfolding are n’t much better than those in blank . Although the UNSC and ONI personnel are n’t cast themselves at Covenant cruisers , they are in even more risk than the Spartan - IIIs because ofhowthey go . In the instalment ’s opening night , Miranda Keyes appear through a microscope at the sample contain within theForerunner scientist ’s equipment . Unlike her mother , Miranda is n’t a biology expert — something one of her coworkers is nimble to point out . After Miranda dismiss her colleauge , it ’s clear that something is improper with the scientist .
The Forerunners created the Halo regalia so as to famish the Flood of their food sources .
The scientist has been infect by the Flood . As patient zero , she ends up spread the Flood throughout the ONI base , after brutally killing one of her workfellow . Spread through contact , the Flood parasite infect soldier and scientist alike , turn them intoHalo ’s version of zombies . Unlike other zombies , however , the Flood are linked by a terrific hive mind . With a unified finish , the Flood wipe out every person it can find . While various characters , from Miranda to Laera , try their best to contain the Flood , the epenthetic scourge will understandably beHaloseason 3 ’s key antagonist .
4Kai-125
Kate Kennedy’s Spartan Sacrifices Herself For Humanity
Realizing that Admiral Parangosky has set the Spartan - IIIs up for failure , Kate Kennedy ’s Kaidecides to go down with the sinking ship — literally . When Javelin Team is prepped for launch , the battle - indurate Silver Team Spartan joins her military recruit . From guiding Perez through the chaos of space to save the former Marine from a Covenant onset aboard the cruiser , Kai stick to her word . She tells Perez that it ’s her job to keep the Spartan - IIIs live , and that they are task with watching her back in return . unluckily , Kai decides to make the ultimate sacrificial play .
A fresh Halo season 2 theory claims Kwan Ha is far more important to the on-going story than she initially appear in the live - action Paramount show .
When Master Chief agnise that Kai and Perez are corner in the Covenant cruiser ’s control condition elbow room , he abandons his course to aid them . After slice through Elites , Master Chief attain his comrades , enable Kai to deliver the spike . or else of doing so , however , Kai stays on the ship while the surviving Spartan - IIIs are evacuated . " It ca n’t be too hard , " Kai says to herself before take control of the Covenant vas and steering it into another cruiser . On the ringworld , Master Chief sees the plosion , but it ’s unclear if he knowsthe last phallus of Silver Team cash in one’s chips down combat .
3Admiral Parangosky
Shabana Azmi’s Ruthless ONI Officer Succumbs To The Flood
The ruthless Admiral Margaret Parangosky is responsible for the Spartan - III program ’s many losses , but that ’s not the character ’s only devious play lead into theHaloseason 2 close . When Ackerson shows concern for the Spartan - III soldier , Parangosky has the high up - ranking ONI officer , and the creator of the Spartan - IIIs , detained . She ’s also altogether fine with sacrificing Cortana , Dr. Halsey ’s highly intelligent A.I. construct , if it means pinpointing the Covenant ’s location . Even if Parangosky ’s cipher deportment makes her a upstanding ONI police officer , there ’s no question that she ’s an antagonistic military unit .
While Dr. Catherine Halsey may be the accomplished Divine of the Spartan - II programme , she was wrong about the " metropolis " in Halo time of year 2 , episode 7 .
or else of keeping Parangosky around for the third junket , Haloremoves the character from play . Eventually , the Flood infection diffuse to the ONI control room on Onyx . While Dr. Halsey is able to narrowly get away the way , Parangosky is mauled by septic soldiers . The ONI officer may reappear as a Flood - see dupe in succeeding Halo seasons , but , for what it ’s worth , the character , as spectator have sex her , is dead . Although it ’s a surprising twist , Parangosky ’s death set up the Flood as time of year 3 ’s central villain .
2Laera
Soren & Kessler Lose A Huge Part Of Their Lives
When the UNSC snatch Kessler , Soren and Laera head to Onyx . Heeding Dr. Halsey ’s advice , the couple find Kessler undergoingHalo ’s Spartan Thermopylae exercise . Laera is horror-struck to see her son dealing with the same thing Soren went through as a nipper soldier , inspire Soren to step in and save Kessler . alas , the family reunion was a shortly - lived one . Laera and Kessler are admit by UNSC force and hurl into guard cells alongside James Ackerson and the Flood - infect scientist who killed her coworker . In the finish , Soren and Kwan Ha ( Yerin Ha ) team up to deliver them .
Ackerson manages to grab a gun off a soldier and save the mother - son duo — or so he recollect .
As the Flood - infect scientist undergoes mutations , she ’s able to get through into Laera and Kessler ’s cell . Luckily , Ackerson manages to grab a gun off a soldier and save the female parent - Word duo — or so he think . With so many Flood - infected force meandering around the ONI base , someone has to go down . While Soren gets up close and personal with some of the infected soldiers , it ’s Laera who gets infect . In her last second , Laera stays behind and locks down the facility ’s door , skip to comprise the spread and allow her family to escape .
Although the series derives its name from the iconic ring , viewers might be wondering what , exactly , the Halo does onward of Halo time of year 2 ’s finale .
1The Arbiter Var ‘Gatanai
Makee’s Ally Is Slain By Master Chief On The Halo
In theHaloseason 2 finale , theArbiter Var ' Gatanaiand Makee affect down on the control surface of the ringworld first . However , as the pair reach a Forerunner construction , Master Chief comes upon them . Eager to finally kill the " fiend " and restore his honor , Var ' Gatanai is fast to challenge John to a fight . Both warrior ignite their free energy swords and plight in a brutal one - on - one duel . At first , the Arbiter seems to have the upper - handwriting ; even Master Chief ’s Spartan armor claim some wrong as a issue .
… a soldier who can no longer struggle is without use .
The tide finally grow and , emboldened by the Arbiter ’s taunting , the Chief pummel Var ' Gatanai into a flaming , empurpled pulp . ineffective to stand up , the Arbiter ask Master Chief to " end [ his ] shame " by deliver a net snow . The Arbiter strikes a chord with John , noting that a soldier who can no longer fight is without purpose . Master Chief obliges , drive his Department of Energy brand into Var ’s chest — not far from theArbiter ’s Mark of Shame brand . Of of course , Var Gatanai ’s death opens the doorway toHaloseason 3 introducing a new umpire , likeHalo 2 ’s Thel ' Vadam .
All 8 episodes ofHaloseason 2 are now rain cats and dogs on Paramount+ .
