Halo Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Onyx (Spoilers)

Kofi Outlaw

03/07/2024 02:21 am EST

Halo Season 2 Episode 6 begins the downhill pace towards the top of the season – with solely 2 extra episodes to observe this one. With the end line beginning to come into sight, Episode 6, “Onyx” did not waste a second, both organising essential new stakes following the Fall of Reach and the licking of wounds thereafter or lastly paying off mysteries and/or conflicts that return to the Season 2 premiere.

Needless to say, by the point the top credit roll on Halo Season 2 Episode 6, we’re poised for one thrilling ending to this sophomore season.

Halo Season 2 Episode 6 “Onyx” Recap (SPOILERS)

That Spartan Life – We discover Corporal Talia Perez (Cristina Rodlo) on a mission with a Spartan Javelin unit in white armor with gold helmets, deployed in house to take down a Covenant Corvette ship. The unit is rocky from the beginning: colliding with each other when approaching the enemy ship, and isorganized ways once they infiltrate the ship. Perez is blown round and watches lots of her comrades get taken out. She is without doubt one of the final two survivors with a Spartan referred to as Mullens, infiltrating the bridge of the ship to ship “the spike” that can shut it down. Mullens will get blown aside by a needler shot, and Perez nearly will get the spike into the management deck, earlier than she is killed as nicely. In a twist, we see the precise Corporal Perez get up from the simulation she’s simply run, alongside along with her fellow Spartan cadets, beneath the command of Kai-125 (Kate Kennedy). Kai admonishes that unite of cadets for failing their mission, stating all of the Covenant’s technical benefits, and their very own tactical errors, on a monitor display screen. Kai responds to a cadet’s evaluation saying their unit doesn’t actually perform like a great hive of bees but; Perez has clear stress with Kai, claiming that the commander’s evaluation is B.S. in comparison with the fact of battle. In the hallway, Perez challenges Kai to elucidate their beef, hurling the accusation that Kai is jealous that Perez fought within the Battle of Reach whereas Kai didn’t. Kai counters that surviving one battle does not make one an skilled on conflict.

ONI Power Struggle – Admiral Margaret Parangosky (Shabana Azmi) and Col. James Ackerson (Joseph Morgan) meet for tea, with Parangosky explaining the historical past of tea leaves and the self-discipline to domesticate them – solely to disclose that the tea they’re consuming was actually created in a lab under the ability on Onyx – all as a result of she ordered it to be finished. With that metaphor in place, Parangosky begins urgent Ackerson concerning the rumors of a ship coming into their airspace on the final day – in addition to rumors of Catherine Halsey (Natascha MNcElhone) being sighted on Aleria, with “the largest human” witnesses have ever seen. Ackerson insists it is all rumor – however Parangosky is clearly skeptical, saying they are going to quickly discover out if the rumors are simply that. We lower to outdoors the ability, the place Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) is clearly surveying the bottom for infiltration.

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Are They Spartans? – Kai-125 is seen in a livid battle that resembles the Battle of Reach. The simulation will get paused by Ackerson, who inquires whether or not Kai is really coaching for merely punishing herself for not combating on Reach. Ackerson claims that Master Chief is gone and that Kai wants to start out believing in her new unit of Spartans. Kai inquires whether or not or not these recruits are actually Spartans within the sense that actually issues (their thoughts and hearts). Ackerson reminds her that it’s her job to make these troopers into true Spartans – and make them consider that they’re.

Finding Kessler – Soren-066 (Bokeem Woodbine) and his spouse Laera (Fiona O’Shaughnessy) meet with Halsey on Soren’s ship, the place she’s inspecting the helmet belonging to their son, Kessler (Tylan Bailey). Soren is aware of Halsey is figuring out some type of leverage to cut price for her personal life – and he is proper. Halsey trades the data that she is aware of the place ONI is preserving Kessler on Onyx. Meanwhile, Kwan Ha (Yerin Ha) is strolling outdoors the ship and spots that mysterious spiritual priestess whom Master Chief noticed die on Sanctuary, and has been showing to Kwan with a warning. Kwan begins to observe her into the snow-covered woods.

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Where It All Started – Soren tells Master Chief that Onyx is the place ONI started, whereas Chief remembers that there are not any actual data concerning the planet or UNSC’s historical past there. The two are surveying the ability the place Kessler is being held; Chief concludes that ONI continues to be making Spartans.

Fight Time – Kwan pursues the mysterious imaginative and prescient of the lady till she finds a squad of ONI troopers. Laera runs as much as Chief and Soren asserting that Halsey has escaped – however they don’t seem to be shocked. As the ONI squad begins capturing at Kwan, Chief ignores Soren’s warning about his battle harm and engages, taking down a lot of the squad earlier than reinforcements present as much as detain him. Soren and Laera escape to seek out Kessler, whereas Kwan escapes to observe the thriller lady.

Down the Well – The spiritual determine leads Kwan to a nicely within the woods. Kwan is wanting down the deep chasm when gunfire erupts round her, forcing her to leap in. The fall is lengthy however on the backside, she’s caught by a gravity system that hovers her over the bottom, and Halsey is ready there with a smirk. Halsey is aware of concerning the chamber they’re in, claiming it was “where it all began,” and powering up the lights, which nonetheless work after “20 years.” Halsey claims she used to virtually reside down there, hinting that it was the place she discovered the Halo keystone. Halsey teases Kwan about ruining her greatest work (Master Chief) by awakening his thoughts however admits it could yield higher outcomes of her experiment in the long term.

Mark of the Arbiter – Var ‘Gatanai (Viktor Åkerblom) completes the Covenant ritual of turning into The Arbiter by branding his chest with the mark of disgrace. After donning his armor The Arbiter involves the bridge of his ship to discover a Covenant priest questioning “The Blessed One” Makee (Charlie Murphy). The priest questions The Arbiter as nicely, eager to know why his ship broke off from the Covenant fleet on the capitol metropolis High Charity. The Arbiter and Makee haven’t knowledgeable their crew they’ve gone rogue, and are looking for Halo themselves, so The Arbiter performs coy, saying their mission involves him from the Heirarchs. The priest factors to rumors of Makee influencing issues, however the Arbiter says she means nothing. When the priest makes an attempt to kill Makee, The Arbiter stops him by saying her life The Hierarchs to take. That delays issues for the second, however the priest is clearly wanting to get phrase from the Covenant leaders himself. Makee guarantees The Arbiter she is communing with the Keystone, however Cortana seems and makes her doubt whether or not her ruse is working.

Spartan Danger Room – In a brand new simulation, Perez tries to guide her Spartan unit; she rallies the troops to desert ways and combat collectively based mostly on the fact of the state of affairs – to adapt. She throws out a frag and leads a cost, breaching the bridge and getting her unit to the mission goal: delivering the spik. The Covenant ship is shut down and the Spartans start extraction – solely to seek out the simulation radically altering round them. Dark halls, no Covenant, and Perez cannot calm down about it. She comes out of the simulation to seek out her comrades celebrating, however she’s suspicious of why issues ended that approach. Kai offers Perez chilly congratulations and advises her to “take the win.”

Prison Break – The commander that Master Chief practically battled on the Visegrad Relay is the one holding him prisoner, with a squad of troopers holding him in place utilizing a number of metal ropes. When the commander leaves, Master Chief breaks free, thrashing the squad with their very own cables. The scene adjustments to a digital camera shot, with Ackerson and Kai watching his escape. Ackerson questions whether or not Kai advised him every thing about Master Chief previous to the Battle of Reach, and Kai lastly confesses about Chief seeing Makee on Sanctuary. Ackerson asserts that John-117 is working with Makee, and that is how he survived the Fall of Reach. He additionally confides that Visegrad was a canopy operation for the Covenant, who stole one of many Keystones from SWORD Base. Ackerson shares that the opposite keystone is on Onyx, and asserts that it is the purpose Master Chief got here there – to steal it.

The Fallen One – Makee talks with Cortana, confessing that she has misplaced her capability to commune with the Keystones, and that one thing within the interplay between her and John shifted her connection. Cortana pulls up the recording of the imaginative and prescient of Halo that Makee and Chief noticed in Season 1, however Makee will get upset, saying she will not sense it. Cortana presents to make use of telemetry to formulate a roadmap to Halo – if Makee will give her entry to the ship’s techniques. Makee thinks Cortana is taking part in her, however Cortana counters that Makee has little selection – she wants the assistance if she’s to outlive.

Things Have Changed – As Master Chief sneaks by way of the ONI base getting intel, Halsey confesses to Kwan down within the ruins that the cave techniques she knew so nicely have all been modified from when she final noticed them. Kwan sees the imaginative and prescient of the spiritual lady and looks like she’s nonetheless being led towards one thing. Master Chief is found by Kai, prompting the discuss her dessertion on Reach, and the destiny of her fellow Silver Team members Riz and Vannak. Kai questions whether or not Chief is working with Makee, and Chief tries to get her to see that ONI is liable for the Fall of Reach, and leaving the Spartans to die. The two cannot see eye to eye, and issues rapidly flip bodily, with Kai (in her armor) slamming Chief right into a wall. Kai beats Chief down, telling him there’s just one final result. Chief does not combat: he tells Kai that Vannak and all of them died the second they grew to become Spartans. Kai retains beating him, whereas Chief retains calling on her to suppose for herself, Kai beats Chief bloody till he is unconscious. Ackerson and Parangosky watch by way of the cameras. Parangosky consoles Ackerson that Master Chief’s reminiscence is rather more invaluable to the way forward for the Spartan program than the damaged man troubling them now. When Ackerson does not appear to share that religion, Parangosky claims that his lack of perception in god ought to mitigate any considerations about his soul.

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Onyx Is Infiltrated – Parangosky is known as to the command heart: planetary communications have been compromised by an incoming transmission. She clears the room, realizing that it’s Cortana making contact along with her. At the identical time, Master Chief regains consciousness when he additionally picks up Cortana’s sign. Chief is down and seemingly out, having misplaced his Spartan “family,” however Cortana convinces him to rise up and maintain combating, as The Covenant, and Makee, are about to succeed in the Halo rings. Cortana tells Chief that it’s “imperative” that he get there first. When she name-drops Makee and The Arbiter, Chief has all of the bloodlust wanted to get again within the combat. To discover them, Cortana instructs him to seek out and as soon as once more commune with the artifact, earlier than vanishing.

Cortana Moves – Cortana seems to Admiral Parangosky with the intel she gathered from the Covenant ship. Cortana declares her mission parameters fulfilled, thereby revealing what deal she struck with Parangosky after being separated from Master Chief (earlier than the Season 2 premiere). Cortana warns Parangosky that even with the intel, the percentages of the UNSC launching a profitable assault with out huge losses is slim to none. Parangosky dismisses Cortana to proceed spying on the Covenant till she can not anymore. Cortana asks if she might be remembered as soon as her features are over; Parangosky counters by asking how she may ever be forgotten. Cortana returns to The Arbiter’s ship with Makee, echoing that “Nothing can be undone.”

Family Reunion – Halsey and Kwan discover out who has been doing new excavation of the caves, and it seems to be Halsey’s daughter, UNSC Commander Miranda Keyes (Olive Gray). Halsey is mad that her years of analysis is being dealt with by these she sees as lesser; Miranda coldly thanks her mom, saying sarcastically that if not for all of Halsey’s analysis she would’ve by no means noticed the error in it.

They’re Coming – Soren and Laera enter a chamber of the ability and discover it eerily empty. When Laera asks the place they’re, Soren responds “Thermopylae,” referencing the well-known Spartan vs. Xerxes battle seen in 300. Soren spots one thing on the bottom (that could possibly be a blood clot or dust), and tells Laera that they need to go, as a result of “they are coming.”

Sim Life – Kai is working by way of the simulation that the Spartan Javelin crew ran by way of, however is approached by Ackerson when she’s about to place within the spike and end the mission. Ackerson is comfortable to be taught that the Javelin crew accomplished the sim, however Kai is suspicious about why there is no such thing as a true ending to it. Ackerson tries to placate her, claiming the sim is supposed to push troopers and finally give them hope. He says that Kai needs to be pleased with giving her Spartans the hope of being nice, however Kai confronts him with the details about Reach Master Chief advised her. Ackerson admits that ONI knew the Fall of Reach was coming and took the motion they took to save lots of the belongings they did. Ackerson confesses that he is already sicked the Black ops unit of ONI to take care of Master Chief.

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Reunited And It Feels So Good – Master Chief follows Cortana’s route to the Artifact, amazed by her capability to open doorways and deal with intel for him in real-time. Chief clearly likes being again together with his AI associate and reaches the Artifact very quickly.

Religious Division – That suspicious Covenant priest exposes Makee to The Arbiter after discovering Cortana was the supply of the transmission from the ship to the UNSC. The priest calls for The Arbiter do what have to be finished and kill Makee, and The Arbiter says that every one “true believers” will stand with him. He then executes the priest’s companions, sparking a violent battle on the bridge of the ship.

Re-connection – Makee crawls away from the warring Covenant and approaches the Artifact, making contact with it simply as Chief touches the one on Onyx. It’s clear the connection impacts them each.