Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber responds to the Halo TV show criticism, assuring he respects their opinions and still loves them. Schreiber leads the cast of the long-gestating adaptation of Bungie and 343 Industries' video game franchise as its iconic protagonist alongside Jen Taylor reprising her role as Cortana, Natascha McElhone, Yerin Ha, Bokeem Woodbine, Shabana Azmi, Olive Gray, Charlie Murphy, Kate Kennedy, Natasha Culzac and Danny Sapani. Set in a separate continuity from its source material, Halo revolves around supersoldier Master Chief as he encounters a mysterious artifact from the alien Forerunner race that reveals to him an unknown past connection to the object and could lead to the titular alien superweapon.
Developed by Kyle Killen and Steven Kane, Halo has seen a mixed-to-positive response from critics, with praise pointed towards the visual effects and Schreiber's lead performance while criticism has been aimed at it feeling derivative of other sci-fi stories. Audiences have been more divided on the series due to its various changes from the video games, most notably that of Master Chief removing his helmet in the pilot episode. As Halo gears up for episode 3, one creative behind the show are offering their thoughts on the criticism directed at the show.
With two episodes under its belt, Pablo Schreiber took to Instagram to celebrate the Halo TV show's successful launch on Paramount+. The Master Chief actor also responded to detractors of the series adaptation, assuring he respects their opinions and still loves them and promises to keep working diligently to deliver something all can enjoy. See Schreiber's response below:
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As Schreiber indicates in his response, many Halo video game fans found themselves against the TV show in the lead up to its release upon hearing from 343 Industries' Kiki Wolfkill that it wouldn't take a direct adaptation approach and instead establish its own canon. Backlash for the Halo TV show has only built further since its premiere from audiences when Master Chief removed his helmet by the end of the episode, an element of the character that was never shown in the source material and was considered a major rule break for the franchise. Halo episode 2 only doubled down on the backlash from fans as the character went the majority of the episode either without his helmet or his Spartan armor, with many feeling it diminished his status as a powerful soldier.
Regardless of how one feels about the show thus far, the Master Chief actor's response to the Halo TV show criticism should come as a respectful nod to both sides of the field. With Halo season 2 already greenlit with a new showrunner in the form of Fear the Walking Dead alum David Wiener and set to begin filming this summer, one can hope that the show learns the lessons from the backlash in its debut outing and course corrects. Only time will tell as new episodes of Halo air on Paramount+ on Thursdays.
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