Guild Navigators, Thinking Machines, Abomination | Dune Prophecy Episode 3 Review

I think anyone who has read the books will feel that flashbacks for added context are unnecessary because they already have context from reading the books. For me, the flashbacks provided me with a much deeper understanding of Valya's raw ambition, ruthlessness, and pride than I had before -- especially after seeing her come thisclose to using the Voice to kill a family member.

i'm glad quinn is reviewing this show per episode. hands down the go-to channel after watching the episodes.

I still think that the BG have not controlled myth and prophecy so they have not focused on religious control/making. Hence why maybe they’re still personally religious.

As I guess as what you'd call a "normal" viewer (someone who hasn't read the books and doesn't intend to), I actually enjoyed the episode flashbacks. I've been wondering how Valya and Tula, seemingly the only blood sisters on Wallach IX, came to be there together, so I appreciated having those circumstances filled in. What can be said about the dead Atreides men other than we weren't supposed to know any of them well enough to care about them except for Orrin? We saw his grief over his horse's injury (kind to animals) and the depth of his feelings for Tula (trusting, loving and forgiving), in other words, a good egg. That's all I really needed to know. I was sorry to see Tula not only kill him but feel like she _had_ to kill him, especially after Orrin said they could live a life of their choosing not dictated by century-old grievances. I imagine they would have been a good match were it not for their families' history. The episode didn't feel slow to me at all. I'm not in a rush to reach the finale and I'd like for the story to continue beyond the 6 episodes we're getting. I would look forward to a second season if it returns.

Lila is going to be the one born twice, she'll be reborn in the medical chamber, flooded with spice.

This episode was well written. Tula killing the horse foreshadowed her sacrifice of both Orry Atreides and Lila; she killing Orry makes you think she will also obey Valya and will be sacrificing Lila, while the outcome is her breaking that cicle of unfair obedience. I've only read Frank Herbert's books, so I guess this is more enjoyable as a blind viewer.

for non book readers this was needed

I think the Bene Gesserit were in their forming stages and have yet to properly adopt the philosophy of creating myth. They haven't even fully unlocked the powers we know they all wield, like the voice, it could very well be due to Valya that they reach that final form we know them to be.

I think Tula has her own form of the Voice. Far less forceful, more seductive like Lady Fenring's.

The flashbacks were not only entertaining but necessary. Gives context to both Vaya and Tula, and explains further the feud between Atreides and Harkonnen.