Two Wolves

After the first episode, this one manages to pick up nicely, with more intrigue, different struggles for power, and more exploration on some of the aspects of the universe!

I will definetely say that the character that grabs my interest the most... is Desmond Hart, played wonderfully by Travis Fimmel! There is so much mystery sorrounding him, and it seems that he is gonna play a large role, and might be the key to how things will develop!

The Sequence with Lila was great too! I enjoyed the horror elements and the setting! One lf the few times i was really on edge!

Its still going slow, but I have faith that things will come together eventually!

The second episode is strong and focuses primarily on events in Emperor Javicco Corrino's palace. Part of the episode feels like a murder investigation from a police drama, providing background on what happened in the first episode. It also reveals that nearly everyone in this series harbors more or less questionable intentions, pulling us deeper into a world of political chicanery. I've never been a fan of that sort of thing, but it's clear that scheming and diverse personal motivations are crucial here. The good part is that much of this is made explicit, so we don't have to guess at the characters' motivations and intentions as the story moves forward. The sisterhood also rides in, reinforcing the idea that they're central to the series, but they bring some troubling news for Valya and her plans. I suspect later episodes will build on the tensions established here.

Most of us read Dune when we were young, and remained appreciative fans into adulthood. Why deny young fans of today this fascinating expansion of the recent exceptional Dune movies by shoehorning sex and nudity into it.

Good storytelling need not resort to such cheap and gratuitous distractions, as evidenced by the best HBO productions, including From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, The Last of Us, Chernobyl, The Penguin, and others (not to mention the many others from other premium and streaming services).

Dune is dense and complex and interesting all on its own, without the need for cheap titillation targeted at a demographic lacking the intellect to understand and appreciate Dune to begin with. Don't bring the rest of us down to serve their disinterested and easily distracted tastes. It's the worst kind of pandering and diminishes the entire show.

The Drama is unfolding the chips are starting to show, The last innocence and naivety from the characters seem to be holding the show back a bit, but maybe that was a stylistic choice. The first episode had some CW vibes i couldn't shake off but this episode was able to shrink those vibes and the adults are finally taking over, i hope they did all that CW stuff to emphasize the journey through maturity and its necessity in the Imperium. There are casts that were a bit bland, the mix of high caliber and unknowns are most of the times great but there are just some characters who can't carry the weight or are being a drag into the chemistry of the story, Some of the casts are carrying double time, but maybe there will be improvements in the next episodes, I can't wait. I'll keep reviewing per episode cause these kind of shows are something i want to watch and continue to. The music this episode was going in its way to meet that of the movie, The visuals are picking up too.

The first episode was a little slow-moving but that's understandable seeing that it has a lot of heavy-lifting to do by getting the setting of the Butlerian Jihad out of the way first but it ended on a strong catalyst.

Episode 2 picks up from there and begins to coherently build on the nature of established characters to deliver court intrigue that is easy to follow (and believe me that's a compliment if you know anything about the Dune books) with charactes with clear motivations and a threat that is a strong contender to the Bene Gesserit.

The sets are gorgeous. The costumes are always fun to see especially if you take time to break down how fashion is depicted in different segments on society. There's a fun bit of psychological horror going on near the end.

Overall, a solid second step. If you had doubts that it would continue to needlessly tease out the threat with long, archaic conversations and exposition dumps, don't worry. It's a meaty one.