Those watchingHalowere in for a surprise come episode 3, particularly anyone who calls the original video games sacred.
Those surprised by the character taking off his helmet in the premiere were straight up gagging by this point.
More significant, it was a symbolic stripping down of the character.
Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief in ‘Halo’.Adrienne Szabo/Paramount+
Still, the executive producer admits, “We got a lot of Master Cheek memes after that.”
Halo, the show, felt like a risk to Wolfkill in many ways.
(Paramount+ did not release specific stats.)
Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief strips down in ‘Halo’ season 1, episode 3.Paramount+
It’s a solid case study for all these other shows looking to make their marks down the line.
For something likeHalo, he feels “there was really no other option” but TV.
Wolfkill believes games present inherent challenges when it comes to adaptations.
Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) battles Covenant forces in ‘Halo.'.Adrienne Szabo/Paramount+
Meaning, players have to more actively seek that information out on their own to experience it.
But forHalo, all of that is part of the main gaming experience.
Episode 5 is a good example ofHalo’s approach as a show.
Like the first, this relic gives him visions of his childhood when he touches it.
The production incorporated live-action elements with various nods to the action of the video games.
In a cheeky nod to the audience, Cortana, John’s A.I.
helper implanted in his brain, is shouting directions at him.
“I know how to play this game!”
“There was just this sheer execution challenge,” Wolfkill says of this sequence.
Taking off the helmet or showing butt for that matter is a small price to pay for those answers.
Halocurrently streams new episodes weekly every Thursday on Paramount+.
