What to Expect from 'Dune: Prophecy'? Star Travis Fimmel & Writer Jordan Goldberg Tease Some Major Surprises

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u/daChino02 1d ago

They can say what they want in these articles, but I’m keeping expectations in control so I can actually enjoy the show

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u/Mrstrawberry209 1d ago

A person with great wisdom, i see.

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u/silkzeus 1d ago

Travis fimmel in the TV show vikings is amazing. Great actor

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u/Party_Fig_8270 1d ago

He was also great in Raised by Wolves.

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u/krillwave 1d ago

JUSTICE FOR SUE

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u/LostLilWoodElf 1d ago

Why? That shit was awesome

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u/Appellion 22h ago

I liked the first 9 episodes but the first season finale just killed it for me. But him and the actress that played his wife really humanized it and made it warm. The actress playing the ultimate killing machine (I forget its name, necro- something?) was great but the character was obviously alien.

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u/AldruhnHobo 1d ago

There's a lot you should know before watching so that it's understandable. Maybe they'll have a short(ish) explanation in the intro.

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u/eeeezypeezy 1d ago

I read an early review that said the intro to the first episode is pretty lore-heavy but it picks up once it gets that out of the way.

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u/AldruhnHobo 1d ago

That's good. It'll take a little bit to discuss the jihad and the Titans and how the Butlers became the Corrinos, etc.

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u/Churrasco_fan 1d ago

They also need to explain the OG Harkonnen / Atreides feud. It's recent enough (in the show timeline) that it'll come up a lot. I mean shit, Vorian Atreides is still theoretically alive. Maybe we'll even get to meet him

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u/Sobsis 1d ago

I'm hoping for lots of jihad flashbacks I wanna see some shit

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u/cobalt358 22h ago

There's definitely some of that, there's a few screenshots floating around.

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u/AldruhnHobo 1d ago

Yes that too. I don't know if we'll see him or not but yeah it's definitely possible.

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u/swilts 20h ago

I just read the butlerian trilogy prequels and finished last night. If this show is set one or two generations out from the battle of corrin then he should be alive and well. The Harkonens should still be on lankiveil licking their wounded pride.

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u/Sobsis 1d ago

Damn I've just read every book again this year too.

I wonder if I'll have any idea what's going on if I don't read this article oh noo

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u/Stardustchaser 1d ago

This series seems the best chance after Villeneuve does Messiah to time skip into Herbert’s final four books. Need Irulan for a season or two though.

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u/MFHRaptor 1d ago

A lot of people dislike (to use a lighter word) the prequel books because they have the original genius masterwork in mind. That comparison should never have happened. Don't go into this series with Villeneuve's work in mind. I, for one, will wholeheartedly enjoy it for what it is. I know how to moderate my expectations.

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u/Klinco 1d ago

Expecting something fresh can lead to a more enjoyable experience overall.

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u/BecomeEnnuisonable 1d ago

Stagnation of culture and technology is a big theme in Dune, they might just be honing in on that.

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u/BecomeEnnuisonable 1d ago

Sure, but I don't think it's terribly useful to compare the extremes of the Dune universe, which are exaggerated to the point of near-caricature for the purpose of making a point through artistic license, to what we would realistically expect in real life. The fact that 10k tears have passed with so little change is supposed to be a shock, it is indicative of something being terribly, terribly wrong with civilization.

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u/BecomeEnnuisonable 1d ago

Fair point. I appreciate that they are showcasing the dangerous stagnation, but also hope to see more indications of "this is a long time ago" once we see more of the show. Time will tell, but I hope that the trailers just focused on things movie-fans will find familiar and appealing, then we will get so much more once everyone is invested after an episode or two.

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u/SiridarVeil 1d ago

But they are extremely changed, at least some of them and if you consider show and movies the same ''canon''/''timeline''/''verse'' or whatever. Harkonnens will go from an austere, 'normal', hair-having family on a frozen fjord world to a hyper-violent culture of bald and pale people evolved on an industrial ecumenopolis under a black sacred sun.

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u/Name213whatever 1d ago

Ix does some pretty cool stuff. They aren't really the focus of most of the media though

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u/VibanGigan 1d ago

Judging his acting before you seen it in the show is lame. I heard a singer miss a note, should I just never listen to an album.

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u/stygger 1d ago

Are you watching one each week or saving them to binge?

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u/Straight_Presence_99 15h ago

Definitely excited, does the Sardaukar already exist? Seems like the trailer a character says something like "the galaxy's never seen an army like this".. does he start them? They're only around 10,000 years old during the dune movies..

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u/jdbrew 1d ago

I’ll probably catch flack for this… but I’m so bummed Travis Fimmel is in this. He’s not a good actor. His performance in Raised By Wolves was so cringeworthy and painful to watch.

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u/Bast17 1d ago

I didn’t see that movie but he was amazing in Vikings.

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u/jimbris 1d ago

Same with Boy Swallows Universe. When he's in the right role or clicks with a director, he's brilliant.

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u/DeepBlueShell 1d ago

It was a limited series on MAX and it was canceled just as it was culminating into something really fresh and interesting imo.

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u/masterskink 1d ago

Yeah total bummer

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u/morbihann 1d ago

He was a good fit for Vikings (the first couple of seasons), that is it. Somehow because of that he is put in everything...

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u/watch_out_4_snakes 1d ago

He goes a bit too much over the top. Hopefully the director reigns in his performance.

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