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My Thoughts *SPOILERS*
Posted By: newguy2445	Date: 11/20/09 8:19 p.m.
SPOILERS: Ok, the episode was alright, there were quite a few things that I did not like but I'm the type of person who's willing to overlook them to still get some enjoyment. And well the episode was an interesting insight into the Elites culture. However; (THIS IS ALL MY OPINION) Mandibles; I couldn't tell if some Elites simply didn't hand Mandibles, and merely had a lower jaw? Or whether they kept their top two mandibles locked against the top of their mouth and the bottom two locked together to create the impression of a lower jaw, which seems to be the case with the Arbiter who throughout the episode I thought didn't have Mandibles until the end where he lets out one last cry. As well the female elite/s didn't have mandibles? I know it's a small characteristic but Mandibles are a primary way we identify Elites. And if Male Elites had them why wouldn't females? it'd be like if female humans had mandibles and males didn't, it seems like too much of a biological difference. Hunters; Massive. I know that being made out of worms and such they could technically be any size or shape, but to me I don't believe that is the reason why the creators made them so big, rather merely an excuse. The battle; Seemed really unrealistic to me, 100+ Covenant soldiers couldn't take down a single Elite? Then again perhaps at more primitive times the Covenant / their weapons weren't as dangerous and they weren't such formidable foes. Slice n' Dice; Ok so at the beginning of the episode we see the Arbiter plunge his sword into an Elite, however during the 'battle' he slashes sideways against many Elites, yet none of them get cut in half, I understand that this may have been due to a 'PG 13+' rating, but realisticly speaking the bodies should have been cut in half. The Animation; I was rather disappointed in the animation, it seemed very stiff, very unnatural. I can understand that this is likely due to the limited budget and time, but excuses/reasons tend to ruin experiences for me. The final duel; Okay so when it came to the final scene I was expecting something impressive, heck the episode was named after the duel, the whole episode had been leading up to it, and well, it was over in one swing. =( As well what seemed like several litres of blood gushed out of the Arbiter, maybe could have toned that down a bit? Japanese influence; Seemed a bit too much to me. Now all of this didn't prevent me from enjoying the episode, but a lot of this stuff really ruined part of the experience for me. It was good to see a Brute though. Still, it's a nice job 343 / The company that made it.

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