I feel like the sandworm was just an implanted memory by whomever is pulling the strings

I don't think there even was a worm. Worm attacks are a known thing so no one would look twice. Desmond clearly has been conditioned the truthsayer even says he thinks he is telling the truth. I think the whole worm attack was a fabrication to get him close to the emperor. Who wouldn't want to talk to the ONLY KNOWN SURVIVOR of a worm attack...ever.

I was overall happy with the first season. It was a little slow, and lacks the action of the movies, but it still has the depth I love about the books.

I'm thinking the "swallowed by a worm" scene might be faked and a memory implanted in Desmond

Very disappointed by this series. Despite the two great Bene Gesserit characters, beautifully played by Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, the series not only fails in exploring the original concepts of Frank Herbert left out of the movies, but also fails on creating any kind of bound between the viewer and the characters. I just don't care about what will happen to playboy princes, old manipulative witches, pride emperors, stupid rich artreides, and a pletora of other rich nobles. Where are the common good people that we can root for, such as the fremen? Why should I care for those nobleman and religious sisters? As for the lack of universe deep, they clearly erased the capitalist aspect by removing the guild corporation, the fact that what make these families rich is the stocks they have on the monopolist company. No guld, but the worst, what makes me really mad and hate it, no mentats! Instead of mentat, hidden computers. I hate it, and I hate people that likes it. It is a series made for Elon Musk and their a$$ kissers, because it hides the critic to post capitalism feudalism.

The Queen should not have been able to sneak up on an expert Bene Gesserit like she did.

Would it be a problem that the thinking machines would be the big villains behind everything and that Omnius/Erasmus (I haven't read the sequences 7 and 8 or the jihad books in which such characters appear.) would be the mysterious figure in Desmond's memory?

I think, I *think* they might actually go somewhat towards Frank Herbert's original idea. Since they teased the hooded figure kinda controlling the machine.

Film theory: Blade Runner is the prequel, prequel to the Dune universe 😂 Also I think next season is where Valya will meet her end, by being swallowed by the worm

Oh! I thought the Guard Face Dancer was ANOTHER Face Dancer and not the Bene Geserit/Princess disguise. There is too much going on this show... But I was right that the spontaneous combusition was nano robots.

Other than the Imperial palace, Salusa Secundus looks a whole lot like Night City from Cyberpunk 2077, just without all the California-inspired highways and 80's-inspired cars.

Regarding the questioning of the Sisterhood leadership -- I'm not familiar with the prequel books, but it makes sense to me that during the initial years of the Sisterhood establishment, there are some rough edges to smooth out.

Desmond being a ghola makes perfect sense, nobody survives the Worms of Dune. My question is how did they get to enough of his DNA to clone him?

This looks like Adeptus Mechanicus work. 👀

Why is Princess Ynez and Valya on Dune.... because “He who controls the spice, controls the Universe”. I predict her brother will come with the fleet and hinder spice production to have Empress Natalya bend the knee.

I don't see how they can recover a body from being swallowed by a worm so IMO there's probably some other explanation. I also doubt it's a ghola since they didn't figure out how to give gholas their memories until Dune Messiah.

I love this show and is someone who's immersed in the Dune universe this has been so much fun for me especially after the last two movies to see 10,000 years in the past so cool. Gotta be honest I was a little underwhelmed by the last episode I expected more. Not that it was bad I just expected something spectacular. But overall I'm very happy with the series.

I haven't read any of the non-Frank Herbert books. Since in this show it seems to have been around only 100 years since the machine wars, how long have the Tleilaxu been able to create things like Face Dancers? It seems like things have come a very long way in just 100 years, if also Mentats are a thing, but as I said, I haven't read the Herbert/Anderson novels. How do we have things like Face Dancers and Mentats only 100 years after the machine wars?

i am really glad you liked this show and finale. i am also really glad the show got renewed. personally i did not like this finale and i was losing my zeal for the show as the season went on. some of the reveals worked, others did not for me. i don't understand how Dorotea knew about what happened after she died and I am still not clear on why Mother Raquella did not know as I wasn't entirely clear on Other Memory as it is portrayed. I always thought there was a body of knowledge from all the previous reverend mothers an each one adds to the knowledge and each new reverend mother essentially downloads that body of knowledge...i dunno. And the reveal of the well...and that scene with the disciples...i found it to lack the kind of guile that the BG's are known for. All of those disciples should have died in a montage like Goodfellas where accident after accident befalls these sisters. i hope season 2 improves upon season 1. I loved Season2 of Rings of power where i struggled with Season 1 but S2 of RoP was head and shoulders so much better in every way that i am hopeful that Prophecy can have the same glow-up

Interesting how Valya has apparently dropped her revenge towards the Atriedes and helps Keiran escape with Ynez when she could have compelled him to murder himself. But the scene where Desmond's eye was pulled out, turned around to look back at him, and then re-inserted was comically bad.

You are good and decent man Quinn

In the end if it tells a compelling story some changes can be made.

I LOVED this episode, they really rounded out the season with this final episode! I agree the pacing here was so much better and I do love the three major cliff hangers they left us with. I think the action, the character development, and reveals were so satisfying. My only change / wish was for Francesca to actually assassinate Javicco and make it to season two, she’s my fav sister next to Valya. I feel like this would have driven home the order’s utter loyalty.

I believe that she changed herself to be the princess is to show her the lengths of wanting the princess on the throne. she knew the the impostor will not succeed as the princess.

Because she was going to take her place as the prisoner but that didn’t happen because she wanted the sword master to come too so it wouldn’t Make any sense he escaped but she didn’t

And how does Dorothea/Lila know about her death, if "the other memory" is passed down through genetics? Dorothea could hardly have given birth after her death.

Good finale in general. But I agree it was a wasted facedancer, or even a wanted opportunity on the concept of facedancers.

Two things that annoyed me: 1) Shields are pretty much useless in combat, and 2) no Constantine scene being told he's the new Emperor. Other than those two, I enjoyed the episode very much!

They couldn’t afford another season with Mark Strong? Same thing happened with “Westworld” where they couldn’t afford Anthony Hopkins for the following season. And that didn’t go well.

Yeah it was aight... 7/10 for me

I think the ones behind Desmond are the Guild for several reasons. I also think Theo turned into the guard so Desmond would attack her and then changed into the princess afterwards for other reasons.

Did they destroy the computer like that in the book?

Super excited for season 2!

Egg. Seed. Eye.

Okay SAME I was confused as to why Thea even bothered transforming into the princess. And instead chose to become an injured guard. She knows better than a stab wound would really do that much damage baby. Like she could have stayed as the princess, “repented”, and then kill Desmen later on.

love this show...my opinion, but this is the best Dune movie, show, whatever that reflects what I remember reading in the original Dune books. Great show.

Tou are fast with releasing such quality contemt and im here for it!👍

Valya was planning NOT to free Kieran. She was just going to replace Theodocia with Ynez. That’s why Theodocia took on Nez’s form

So question: aren’t the sisters trained in counteracting poisons or somehow metabolizing them where if they were to ingest and/or be injected with a toxin of sorts they could fight it off? Like especially for a sister that’s been around and is higher in ranking it kinda bothers me that she was pricked with the needle and the affect/death was instant. Love the Romeo Juliet vibe but like come on she was taken down that easily. Sigh.

the finale was by far my favorite episode

Until the end I was still expecting to see Leto II appearing and shutting down Valya when she was confronting the virus and at the same time waiting for Tula to recite the Litany Against Fear to help Valya fight the virus.

Man… seeing Mother Superior use The Voice in combat against those Swordsmen reminded me of Luke Skywalker just mowing down those robots with his lightsaber on The Mandalorian!

My concern is the Atreides not being true to the Emperor. Very unlike the " Way of the Atreides".

I really enjoyed the season, but there are things to improve upon. Moments of Hans Zimmer’s score would go a long way. Lets actually get Denis in the writer’s room. More show and less tell.

Valya is a gangsta as a Dune fan I love the series

This series was 7/10 for me

I’ve been kraven a good show and sadly this wasn’t it. Came in expecting a Morbin good time and got a web of lies.

Thank you for the reaction and reviews!!

Ending sucked