Without knowing anything about the lore, this episode starts off with very minor buildup. Expected in a pilot episode, but the great pilots have more buildup, I can even use for example Mandalorian's first episode. The action was good, but it felt very cheesy. Scale was much better in the end than in the opening battle. Gore was good, and should be used more as the show goes on (didn't expect to be tv-ma if it is). Episode felt a lot like a CBS show+Star Wars, but with Halo lore. In terms of standouts I would have to go with Schreiber as Master Chief. Although it has okay casting from what I've seen, some of the writing clearly weren't given much effort. Final 5 minutes was also a positive leaving us wanting to see more and we hope they deliver. This episode gets a 7.6/10 for me. 8 episodes left.
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