
Makee then absconded with both artifacts to the Covenant homeworld Hesduros. They even slept together! However, Makee is secretly a spy for the Covenant, and when she was being tortured by UNSC soldiers she touched one of the artifacts - shorting out the power on the UNSC base. In the previous episodes "Solace" and "Allegiance", John encounters a woman named Makee ( Charlie Murphy), who had seemingly been kidnapped by the Covenant due to her sharing the same ability to connect with the Madrigal artifact and a similar artifact that John found on his home planet of Eridanus II. For John, this marks a betrayal of his faith in the United Nations Space Command, as he'd dedicated his entire life to defending the universe on their behalf.Īnd the hits kept coming. Catherine Halsey ( Natascha McElhone), the mastermind behind the Spartan super-soldier program, was responsible for kidnapping John and other children and subjecting them to the experiments that made them into Spartans. Those visions lead to the revelation that Dr. "Transcendence" is the culmination of several storylines within the show, most notably John experiencing visions of his past life when he discovered a mysterious artifact on the planet Madrigal. RELATED: How ‘Halo’ Humanizes Master Chief Via His Relationships and Backstory However, the Season 1 finale "Transcendence" may hint at the series' second season treading closer to the games - particularly when it comes to Chief's characterization.



While Pablo Schrieber has received praise for his performance as John-117/Master Chief, and the show's visuals hew closely to those of the video game series, the pacing and certain story developments have split audiences down the middle. The first season of Halo on Paramount+ has come to a close, and to say it's been divisive is an understatement.
