Great casting for Valya Harkonnen, both as young and as the Reverend Mother. The actresses are as talented as quite similar. Kinda reminds me of Rhaenyra Targaryen's casting as teenager and adult
Emily Watson supremacy ❤️🔥 so happy for her, I’ve been following her career for a while and to see her in such a huge production makes me proud and emotional 🎉
Tbh I had pretty low expectations for this to match up with the movies, but the first episode has me intrigued. Love the casting and also to see female writers and directors etc, that was certainly felt very positively in the episode. More of that please! Only wish Kasha had more time in the story, what an interesting character. Absolutely love the Harkonnen sisters and their complicated dynamics! I only wonder why they chose to deviate from the movie design in regards to the Harkonnen when otherwise it seems to lean on the other designs. All in all, exciting cast and so far cool writing and directing!
I hope I can look forward to seeing more of Jessica Bardem, young Valya. I think the first time I saw her was in Penny Dreadful, in a much different part. There’s something depressing in having a “recurring character / actress” that pops up for a bare 8 minutes of one episode.
It is both worrisome and quite striking that both the Actors and The Producers rationalize psychopathic behavior in the protagonist Valya! It is not some kind of 'stress response' for people to murder their colleagues to say nothing of total ruthlessness in relationship to their opponents in order to consolidate their influence and power - it is at the core of psychopathy. It reminds me of the comments of Theresa Russell years ago about the character that she plays, a Russian spy on The Americans. She did not understand that what she was doing was in fact psychopathic. This is part of the general and frankly very worrisome blindness that we have to psychopathy and I wonder if it's a fatal flaw because we keep appointing Psychopaths to positions of leadership. What could possibly go wrong?
SPOILERS: I kind of hope they don't introduce the concept of gholas in this show. That would ruin the element of surprise of Duncan Idaho returning in the next Denis Villeneuve film. Also, Desmond Hart looks a lot like Duncan too, lol.
Why would he be a ghola? They weren't even a thing for 10,000 years after these events, and created by the super secret Bene Tleilax, not the Ixians. They didn't even get good at it for more like 13,000 years after
I loveee thiss, it has soo much potential, but im nitpicking here that the editing doesnt really hit on the dream scenes or when valya use the voice, but overall great film and everything, hoping for much
I like how the blood flows down the stairs and then the next shot is of the green mass going from the women training down to the pool. Kinda showing that wherever these women are blood will pollute
Ngl, I was super lost watching this. I think trying to connect this to 10,000 years in the future puts a hamper on the possibilities the writers could do with the story
Tell us you never read any of the books, including the prequel one this show is loosely based on, without saying so. After they whomped the robots they put the brakes on scientific development including the requisite computer technology necessary to build a nav computer capable of calculating a safe interstellar jump.
@blackjac5000 The writers have already admitted to completely making up most of the story and only loosely adapting elements (like taking names and some plot points) from some of the worst books in the Dune canon.
A show no one asked for and has terrible quality for HBO. I’m wondering why all I see is praise online and no one liking or even talking about it. The money for this show should’ve been given to more qualified passionate filmmakers.
It’s been an impressive start, the production is absolutely insane. It’s t all feels very real and palpable. The cast is terrific as well. Very excited for the next few weeks ❤
Desmond hart (travis fimmel) 🔥🔥🔥 So intriguing! Hope we will see this character grow and climb to the top! The first Kwisatz Haderach? If it is, that will bring a fresh turn to the story ✨👍👍👍👍 let's go i'm in! 1rst episode is fire 🔥
@aegnor2102 It's worse. Because the Acolyte was concocted up by modern day Kool aid hairs. This show had plenty of canon to work with and decided to ignore it and deliver more modern day influenced slop.
@TCO_404 No. It isn't. Bene Gesserit were never a bunch of kung fu girl boss warriors. Also, Brian Herbert isn't Christopher Tolkien. His additions to the canon are pretty garbage.
@@HeWasRight1488the BG always had the weirding way and prana-bindu, which among many other things gave them those hand-to-hand combat skills. In fact, those BG skills became a huge part of the Fremen's fighting style as well under Paul's leadership.
If their cheap British actors cannot perform half believable fight choreography, they should use some stuntwomen, it was a pathetic scene, dragged the whole pilot from 8 to 4.
Who cares? Everyone loves thots or black badasses or experienced women. They all are interesting even if you you're a 12 year old boy, even if you don't know it yet
I'm sorry, are we just supposed to forget about the weirding way, or the many many times Paul refers to his mother's ability to incapacitate people as coming from her time at the bene gesserit school?
@@ArthurTheAbyssal Again, the flashbacks we're seeing don't take place during the Jihad. It's not called Jihad because they aren't talking about the Jihad, but the larger conflict.
Really?? Woke?, you guys get offended by everything. Everything is woke for you. I swear that if a lot of sci-fi popular movies from the 80s and 90s were released nowadays, you will consider them as woke.
@josuecordero478 Not everything. Just woke things, like the second season of the Acolyte here. We aren't offended, either. This is too obvious to be offensive. We're just bored with it all.
@josuecordero478 You do also know that we can watch those movies from 80s and 90s and see that by today's standards, they are considered to "contain outdated stereotypes and culturally insensitive representation".
@@josuecordero478yup, it is woke. The producers admit themselves that it’s “sort of” based on the books and they “in some ways” adhere to the cannon. Meaning - they use the concepts like Bene Gesserit but completely strip it of the essence of what it is in the books. Girl bosses yet again, in the universe where there was strong patriarchal approach to ruling. This is why Bene Gesserit evolved the way they did - to influence from behind the curtains and subtly push men into making the decisions that they needed to be made. You can clearly see that this is out of the window after just one episode. Another one for the “modern audience”. If you can’t respect source material - do something original, instead of butchering established IP
Great casting for Valya Harkonnen, both as young and as the Reverend Mother. The actresses are as talented as quite similar. Kinda reminds me of Rhaenyra Targaryen's casting as teenager and adult
She remind me of Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter idk why
Emily Watson is one of the best British actresses in this century
Great first episode. Looking forward to seeing where this goes
Thank you Max for this incredible birthday present for me, this humble Dune fan is extremely happy with this beautiful production ❤️
Happy Birthday
Congratulations
Happy birthday!
From penguin to dune ❤
Yes
Facts ! HBO is killing it
One of the best new shows to end 2024
very good show, has the Dune meditative vibe but it's entertaining, and the music and visuals are superb
Political intrigue, conniving, drama. I love it all
Emily Watson supremacy ❤️🔥 so happy for her, I’ve been following her career for a while and to see her in such a huge production makes me proud and emotional 🎉
Tbh I had pretty low expectations for this to match up with the movies, but the first episode has me intrigued. Love the casting and also to see female writers and directors etc, that was certainly felt very positively in the episode. More of that please!
Only wish Kasha had more time in the story, what an interesting character.
Absolutely love the Harkonnen sisters and their complicated dynamics!
I only wonder why they chose to deviate from the movie design in regards to the Harkonnen when otherwise it seems to lean on the other designs.
All in all, exciting cast and so far cool writing and directing!
Got chills and tears in my eyes seeing the first use of the voice. Great audio effects and visuals
excellent start, can't wait to see where it goes !
I love that their’s space coke in the Dune universe. Really enjoyed the first episode!
Yes another Dune entry❤
Im intrigued it feel like it hard to pack vast mythology in the pilot episode but, they did a good job.
I hope I can look forward to seeing more of Jessica Bardem, young Valya. I think the first time I saw her was in Penny Dreadful, in a much different part. There’s something depressing in having a “recurring character / actress” that pops up for a bare 8 minutes of one episode.
There are more flashbacks down the line!
There was a weeks-to-come trailer where they show scenes of her back on Lankiveil.
I realy liked the first episode! I'm looking forward to the next one!
Desmond’s pyrokinesis smellsvof Ixian fuckery. I just know it.
Loved it! Can’t wait for more!
Thank God we got more Dune 😍
It is both worrisome and quite striking that both the Actors and The Producers rationalize psychopathic behavior in the protagonist Valya! It is not some kind of 'stress response' for people to murder their colleagues to say nothing of total ruthlessness in relationship to their opponents in order to consolidate their influence and power - it is at the core of psychopathy. It reminds me of the comments of Theresa Russell years ago about the character that she plays, a Russian spy on The Americans. She did not understand that what she was doing was in fact psychopathic.
This is part of the general and frankly very worrisome blindness that we have to psychopathy and I wonder if it's a fatal flaw because we keep appointing Psychopaths to positions of leadership. What could possibly go wrong?
amazing , i am soo into dune like i had felt for marvel when ironman was released
My boy Desmond has to be a Ghola sent by the Ixians 😏
Interesting that the actress playing Kasha says she’s fixated on Desmond’s eyes. Just like Hayt’s eyes that captivated Paul and Alia so much.
SPOILERS: I kind of hope they don't introduce the concept of gholas in this show. That would ruin the element of surprise of Duncan Idaho returning in the next Denis Villeneuve film. Also, Desmond Hart looks a lot like Duncan too, lol.
Why would he be a ghola? They weren't even a thing for 10,000 years after these events, and created by the super secret Bene Tleilax, not the Ixians. They didn't even get good at it for more like 13,000 years after
@@JausTinepeople suspect facedancer or ghola because he survived what looks to be a death by sandworm. Either that or some machine hybrid.
Really enjoyed this.❤
I loveee thiss, it has soo much potential, but im nitpicking here that the editing doesnt really hit on the dream scenes or when valya use the voice, but overall great film and everything, hoping for much
This will be ANOTHER Piece of Epic, Weird, Violent, Masterpiece with the DUNE-Saga !!! ❤❤❤👍👍👍
I like how the blood flows down the stairs and then the next shot is of the green mass going from the women training down to the pool. Kinda showing that wherever these women are blood will pollute
Feels more like a Foundation spinoff lol, not that its a bad thing. It just seems like the same universe lol
It makes sense because Foundation inspired the original Dune trilogy
Penguin was fantastic, now Dune: Prophecy, the superb acting in DP was also fantastic!! Keep'em coming Max! 🫡
That first Voice that Valya used damm, goosebumps
It was awful wtf
why people dont hype this more ?! HBO YOU HAVE ONE JOB ! Hype it like you did with HOD
It hasn't dropped on my app yet. Had no issues with Penguin.
Hbo always have something good to start, penguin to dune prophecy I’m having smooth transition 😊
can somebody tell me when the series air in asia? i open hbo this morning and the first episode has not dropped yet?
Amazing 🔥
Ngl, I was super lost watching this. I think trying to connect this to 10,000 years in the future puts a hamper on the possibilities the writers could do with the story
❤️❤️❤️
I'm still watching and idk if its in the cards for me.
I couldn't make it more than 5mins. So much cringe.
Wow
I feel like I already know the story line a little bit. Their going to kill the security boyfriend which makes her angry and so on
The Voice scary
It's the first episode and this s**ts more enjoyable than The Acolyte
So many girl bosses.. I thought this was the 2nd season of The Acolyte.
@@HeWasRight1488 seek help
Alyssa ❤️❤️❤️
There’s is no fookin reason to be riding horses in dune there are still machines just not any machine in the likeness of a human mind
First episode wasn’t very good , Hope it improves
Omg
I know.. It's that cringe.
Real Girl Bosses of Dune.
FORTE
BRIVIDO
So where penguin
10,000 years before Paul Atreides, yet same culture, same tech, same clothing, same conflicts.... either bad writing or just lazy production.
Tell us you never read any of the books, including the prequel one this show is loosely based on, without saying so. After they whomped the robots they put the brakes on scientific development including the requisite computer technology necessary to build a nav computer capable of calculating a safe interstellar jump.
@blackjac5000 The writers have already admitted to completely making up most of the story and only loosely adapting elements (like taking names and some plot points) from some of the worst books in the Dune canon.
It's both.. Bad writing and bad production.
A show no one asked for and has terrible quality for HBO. I’m wondering why all I see is praise online and no one liking or even talking about it. The money for this show should’ve been given to more qualified passionate filmmakers.
Because you have TikTok attention span and can't follow long stories.
It’s been an impressive start, the production is absolutely insane. It’s t all feels very real and palpable. The cast is terrific as well. Very excited for the next few weeks ❤
no spice
The irony of token politics failing.
I'm astounded over how boring they managed to make this show.
wow..... didnt learn from Acolyte
Terrible series
Easily destroy the Penguin and all DC
Dune 1965 by Frank Herbert
There are 6 Frank Herbert's B00ks about Dune
And most of the events of this show don't happen in any of them.
Yes, there are also 25 plus years worth of books by Brian Hebert and KJA.
@@TCO_404those weren't very good, but the show kinda just makes things up
@@JausTinea lot of it does come from those books though. Aside from Desmond that is.
This is based on the prequel novel Sisterhood Of Dune by Frank's son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson.
Desmond hart (travis fimmel)
🔥🔥🔥 So intriguing!
Hope we will see this character grow and climb to the top!
The first Kwisatz Haderach?
If it is, that will bring a fresh turn to the story ✨👍👍👍👍 let's go i'm in!
1rst episode is fire 🔥
...first kwisatz haderach? Did you read the books?
I thought The Acolyte wasn't getting a season 2?
this show destroy the acolyte
@aegnor2102 It's worse. Because the Acolyte was concocted up by modern day Kool aid hairs. This show had plenty of canon to work with and decided to ignore it and deliver more modern day influenced slop.
@@HeWasRight1488 It's quite accurate to the Brian Herbert books. Some minor changes obviously, but I'd be shocked if you could point them out.
@TCO_404 No. It isn't. Bene Gesserit were never a bunch of kung fu girl boss warriors. Also, Brian Herbert isn't Christopher Tolkien. His additions to the canon are pretty garbage.
@@HeWasRight1488the BG always had the weirding way and prana-bindu, which among many other things gave them those hand-to-hand combat skills. In fact, those BG skills became a huge part of the Fremen's fighting style as well under Paul's leadership.
The best scenes were the Terminator flashbacks and Ragnar. Everything else felt like a CW show
saying it's like a cw show is pure rage bait. It's miles better than this.
@@aegnor2102Yeah, it's more Disney+ than CW.
If their cheap British actors cannot perform half believable fight choreography, they should use some stuntwomen, it was a pathetic scene, dragged the whole pilot from 8 to 4.
@@BoringThings2069 But.. Girl bosses have to girl boss, guy.
This wasn't sci fi. It was a cross between watching The View, and a soap opera.
It pretend to be a serious show but it feels like teletubbies. Embarrassing to watch...
Garbage. The first mother superior wasn't black in the books. Royal princesses aren't thots.
Who cares? Everyone loves thots or black badasses or experienced women. They all are interesting even if you you're a 12 year old boy, even if you don't know it yet
Which book talks about the first mother superior?
@JausTine I don't like any of those things. I didn't when I was 12, and I don't think I ever will.
Sucks
I got brown girl bossed in the opening sequence and saw the writing on the wall. No thanks.
Whatever, virgin.
They didn't need to add martial arts to them. Woke influence once again with strong independent women who can fight. Other than that. Looks promising.
These skills go back all the way to the original Frank Herbert books.
@TCO_404 No, they don't.
I'm sorry, are we just supposed to forget about the weirding way, or the many many times Paul refers to his mother's ability to incapacitate people as coming from her time at the bene gesserit school?
@@HeWasRight1488Bene Gesserit are more badass in the books than the Fremen lmao
The Bene Gesserit could've snap you without even touching you
What's your problem? Why do you refuse to use the term Butlerian Jihad? Frank Herbert would be feel outraged.
He'll be fine. He personally approved of the 1984 Lynch movie.
They refer to machine wars plural because the show primarily deals with the Battle of Corrin, which was AFTER the Jihad.
@@TCO_404 Nah seems like they just don't like the word Jihad.
@@ArthurTheAbyssal Again, the flashbacks we're seeing don't take place during the Jihad. It's not called Jihad because they aren't talking about the Jihad, but the larger conflict.
This episode absolutely sucked
lol you might have never read the books
@ThisWorldOfPranj Knowledge of the books only makes this worse.
Anyway, knowing the books shouldn't be necessary to be able to enjoy the show
no, you're just a dune hater
@@aegnor2102 so you’re gay?
Woke dune? No thanks
Really?? Woke?, you guys get offended by everything. Everything is woke for you. I swear that if a lot of sci-fi popular movies from the 80s and 90s were released nowadays, you will consider them as woke.
@josuecordero478 Not everything. Just woke things, like the second season of the Acolyte here. We aren't offended, either. This is too obvious to be offensive. We're just bored with it all.
@josuecordero478 You do also know that we can watch those movies from 80s and 90s and see that by today's standards, they are considered to "contain outdated stereotypes and culturally insensitive representation".
@@josuecordero478yup, it is woke. The producers admit themselves that it’s “sort of” based on the books and they “in some ways” adhere to the cannon. Meaning - they use the concepts like Bene Gesserit but completely strip it of the essence of what it is in the books. Girl bosses yet again, in the universe where there was strong patriarchal approach to ruling. This is why Bene Gesserit evolved the way they did - to influence from behind the curtains and subtly push men into making the decisions that they needed to be made. You can clearly see that this is out of the window after just one episode. Another one for the “modern audience”. If you can’t respect source material - do something original, instead of butchering established IP
this is far ffrom woke.
You had a chance to put Acolyte a show of witches aimed at children, to shame but you failed. Impressive 👍