Join Ty Monaghan, Meghan Watt (@MegaWatt.writes), and Cicero Holmes (@StubbyStan) each week as they discuss the latest episode of the Paramount+ streaming series, Halo.
Our panel discusses a season-concluding episode that comes up heads.
Halo: "Halo" on Paramount Plus (https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/9Zrngoc18WmN22hrRJQgq4LFT_oE4A_v/)
Silver Debrief: Halo (https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/silver-debrief-thermopylae)
20 Mar 2024
Dead to the Last Man (Halo: S2 E7: "Thermopylae")
Special guest Alex Potanos (RoboMantis) joins our regular panel to discuss this week's episode of Halo, which refers to a little-known historical battle. Plus, special appearances from Ken Watanabe and Tom Cruise.
Halo: Thermopylae on Paramount+ (https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/ql9N_9O1yCphNH3YTlHhcvsbk11fEv_6/)
Silver Debrief: Thermopylae on Halo Waypoint (https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/silver-debrief-thermopylae)
"The Halo TV show making the humans the villains completely misses the point" by Austen Goslin on Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24101232/halo-tv-show-new-episode-covenant-review)
11 Mar 2024
So We're Bees Now (S2E6: Onyx)
Kai trains the new class of Spartans, Chief gets beaten up again, and some characters who had been separated are reunited.
Silver Debrief (https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/silver-debrief-reach)
Halo: Declassified (YouTube) (https://youtu.be/GPuDkw7LBN4?si=2kITQwhgAnN4LSMm)
5 Mar 2024
End of the Beginning (Halo S2E5: "Aleria")
Things are getting real as Team Kwan and Team John join forces and head to Aleria in an episode that covers funeral rituals, how to stop being a Spartan, and another major connection to Halo lore.
26 Feb 2024
Reach (Halo S2E4: "Reach")
The Covenant are on Reach and we care even if Typewriter Lady doesn't. Plus, Cicero drops references to Children of Men, the American Revolution, and Mass Effect.
Halo on Paramount Plus (https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/halo/)
Silver Debrief on Halo Waypoint (https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/silver-debrief-reach)
19 Feb 2024
It Was Perez (Halo S2E2: "Sword" + E3: "Visegrad")
In this double episode, the panel (Ty, Cicero, and Meghan) discuss Kwan's unique methods of execution, malfunctioning doors, Hard Choices ™️, and the logistics of learning Sangheili.
14 Feb 2024
Forwarder Unto Kwan: The Reakwanening (Halo S2E1: "Sanctuary")
We're baaaaack!
22 May 2022
Thank you, Kiki Wolfkill (S1E9: ”Transcendence”)
Our All-Star Panel (Meghan Watt (https://www.instagram.com/words.of.megawatt/), Cicero Holmes (https://twitter.com/StubbyStan), Julia Wiatr, and Sarah Norise) join Ty to discuss the finale of Halo, "Transcendence." Plus, Ty gives a salute to series EP Kiki Wolfkill and special guest Alex Potanos drops in to talk about our visit to Halo: Outpost Discovery, the real-world Halo experience, in 2019.
Thank you to all of our listeners for joining us this season on Forward Unto Kwan!
Notes:
You can find the Discovery Debrief (https://discoverydebrief.podbean.com/) podcast here
Follow Meghan on Instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/words.of.megawatt/)
Follow Cicero on Twitter here (https://twitter.com/StubbyStan)
14 May 2022
Frolicking in the Park (S1E8: ”Allegiance”)
Special guest Julia Wiatr joins Meghan and Ty to talk about "Allegiance," Halsey's endgame, Spartan v. Spartan combat, and a very special moment in two young Blessed Ones' lives.
8 May 2022
Fetch the Car, Pete (S1E7: “Inheritance”)
Ty, Meghan, and special guest Sarah Norise discuss Kwan's "true purpose," the demise of a bad dude, and the appearance of an iconic Halo robo-sphere. Self-professed Halo newb Sarah shares her perspective on what it's been like to watch Halo without the baggage and expectations of a Halo fan. Plus, we spoil enormous parts of the Halo lore for Sarah and explore an intriguing possibility about Kwan's arc from here.
1 May 2022
Mad, Bad, and Morally Reprehensible (S1E6: ”Solace”)
Meghan, Ty, and Cicero talk about Episode 6 of Halo. We delve into Halsey's moral compass and speculate about Makee's plan from here. Plus, a Dumb Episode Review, and we salute the guys fixing the Midship turbulators in Halo 2.
See also:
Olive Gray, who plays Miranda Keyes, was featured in the NYT Style section (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/style/halo-olive-gray.html).
25 Apr 2022
How the Game is Played (S1E5:”Reckoning”)
Vehicular madness! A banshee bricks Meghan's Xbox, Chief gets a lot of Roadkill medals, and Dr. Halsey is a bad person; Capt. Keyes is also a bad person. Plus: needlers, grunts, jackals, and our predictions for how this arc will wrap up as we cross the halfway point of Halo's first season.
16 Apr 2022
You’re Ruining It (S1E4: ”Homecoming”)
Cicero, Meghan, and Ty chat about Miranda's budding relationship with the Spartans of Silver Team, Kwan's inability to play it cool, and John's increasingly clear visions/memories. Plus, we talk Halo weapons and Meghan reads a great Dumb Episode Review.
10 Apr 2022
Progress (S1E3: ”Emergence”)
Cortana has arrived. Ty, Cicero, and Meghan talk Cortana's creation and Makee's plan. Plus: a new segment, Dumb Episode Reviews.
4 Apr 2022
Forward Without Kwan (S1E2: ”Unbound”)
Meghan shares a memorable flag-capturing failure and we discuss episode 2 of Halo: "Unbound." We talk about Spartan flashbacks, John's divided loyalties, and on-screen duos. And we all have feelings about Reth.
27 Mar 2022
An Unnatural Formation (S1E1 ”Contact”)
Someone built this podcast, so it will lead you to listening delight. Ty, Cicero and Meghan discuss the pilot episode of Halo, including our first impressions, inevitable Mando comparisons, and where we think Chief is heading with our podcast's namesake, Ha Kwan.
Produced by Cicero Holmes (@StubbyStan (https://twitter.com/stubbystan))
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