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 In a series that was as rife with cynicism and oppressive atmosphere as this one, I found this particular episode to be quite uplifting and satisfying. In retrospect I guess I deserved that...[[User:DJenser|DJenser]] ([[User talk:DJenser|talk]]) 12:36, 15 June 2015 (EDT)
+[[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 04:10, 18 June 2015 (EDT)'s thoughts:
+*The minute Ben started saying his goodbyes, I knew his scheme wasn't going to end well.
+*We never found out why the UEG senate didn't act on Ben's leak, did we? Does the answer boil down to "because they're a-holes"?
+*Ben doesn't seem to agree with Petrovsky's view that Master Chief is just ONI's expensive meat robot. Did he ever view him that way, or was the revelation of what really happened at Biko what's got him to believe that the Chief has a soul after all?
+*I hope 343 releases a timeline for the events of the episodes at some point. It'd would be interesting to compare how much time passed between the events of each one. Presumably they're also being released weekly in-universe.
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 :My impression was that ONI's whole plan from the start was to use Ben for exactly what he ended up doing: hanging out their dirty laundry, just so they could frame him as a conspiracy nut who made it up. It's genius really; ''everyone'' knows the Spartan secrets now, yet no one will every actually believe they're true. It also seems like Sully may have actually been a bit of a good guy after all (which is what I'd expect, given they brought back ''him'', of all people they could have put in that role): "Glassed planets have bad records." Considering how elaborate ONI's schemes are, and how well their people know how to cover their tracks, hide their intentions, and all that, I don't think it's a stretch that Sully was trying to warn Ben about Bliss. I've seen suggestions that the story, with Petra handling it, could be the focus of the upcoming TV series, and whether it turns out to be that or not, it is interesting that they intentionally made her pistol a real-world firearm. Certainly would make live action filming a lot easier. Food for thought, at least. [[User:Alex T Snow|Alex T Snow]] ([[User talk:Alex T Snow|talk]]) 16:53, 15 June 2015 (EDT)
+[[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 04:10, 18 June 2015 (EDT)'s thoughts:
+*That interviewer's voice reminds me way too much of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYfZAT5ZIc Duke's] (link is sorta raunchy)
+*Sorta sad that [[Believe]] was never referenced, but I'm good with this series' plot otherwise. ONI did need to step up their cracking down though; Ben protesting Sully a second time should have been the red flag to arrange an unfortunate accident for him.
+*I don't really see any way that Sully comes out of this with his hands clean, based on the theory of him being a double agent. He was there when Ben leaked the truth about the Spartans to the senate. Had he encouraged the senate to look into it, he would have been able to keep the info from getting public while also providing the Chief some long-deserved repayment. His position of power also suggests he was well aware of ONI framing the Biko attack on the Chief, and yet he waited until the very last minute to reveal Chief's innocence merely because the coverup had become inconvenient. Not to mention all of Ben's home and possessions being gutted, being treated like trash after finding Walker, and having assassins sent after him.
+*I admit, I'm rather surprised at how prominent Petra has become in the Halo universe despite debuting as a minor character in a reprint add-on. It would almost strike me as a "[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpotlightStealingSquad Check out my awesome OC!]" for her to be everywhere, except that she's actually a compelling character, if something of a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KnightInSourArmor Knight in Sour Armor]. I do hope that they'll soon address what it is that she theorized about the Ark, though; I worry that her original plot thread with that might have been left hanging.
+*The status quo appears to be back to normal with this last episode, mostly. If that was the goal, then it makes sense that the truth of Biko crisis would be addressed so soon. I guess I'm left wondering how much any of these events will affect ''Guardians'', since it's all equalized in the end, mostly. Maybe just that Petra, Ben, and Sapien Sunrise might make a cameo.
+*And it appears one of the writers of Hunt the Truth [https://twitter.com/Tuckerscreator/status/610263229529337857 favorited] [https://twitter.com/Tuckerscreator/status/610263348635045888 my tweets] comparing the last episode to a Key and Peele sketch.
+*Overall, I give it an 8.5 out of ten. It copped out on some of its plot points, including at the end, but what it added to the ''Halo'' universe and with its characters was invaluable and leagues above other recent Halo works. I wouldn't mind at all seeing more ARGs like it.