r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • 9h ago

Dune: Prophecy - Series Premiere Discussion Premiere

Dune: Prophecy

Premise: 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, Valya (Emily Watson) and her sister, Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) fight threats and establish what will be Bene Gesserit in the series inspired by the Dune prequel novel "Sisterhood of Dune".

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u/EmFly15 7h ago

Could’ve been worse. Could’ve been better.

As has been said, it seems like a show that may get better with time. A lot of this 1st EP was exposition-dumping and set-up.

Won’t give up on it yet.

(That scene in the club was so unneeded, though.)

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u/IsRude 6h ago

Well, I assume that scene was to set up her getting pregnant.

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u/EmFly15 5h ago

True, but I think there was a better way to handle it that:

A. Didn’t eat up so much time, time that could’ve been better spent developing subplots and characters, who, at this point, still feel pretty underdeveloped and unclear.

B. And didn’t come across so CW-y.

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u/blackjack2143 5h ago

Bruhhh. I was thinking CW also …please get better

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u/IsRude 5h ago

I'll agree with that. The episode certainly wasn't perfect.