A significant development from the video game Halo 5: Guardians is already hinted at in season 2. The overarching continuity of the Human-Covenant War does appear to be moving in the same general direction, even though the Paramount+ series follows a different timeline from the games and books.
In light of this, it appears that Halo season 2 has started to establish a pretty important planet for the franchise’s future.
Following the conclusion of Halo season 1 with the Battle of Raas Kkhotskha, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) and Silver Team are now revealed in the two-episode premiere of Halo season 2, which debuted on Paramount+.
Additionally, it establishes the Fall of Reach as depicted in the original novels and video games by confirming that the Covenant invasion of the UNSC’s fortress world of Reach has already started. But, a mention of the natural satellite Meridian in Halo 2 also seems to be hinting at a significant Halo 5 event.
The Meridian Reference in Halo Season 2 Teases The Story of Halo 5
The UNSC’s existence on Meridian, a naturally occurring satellite, is mentioned in Master Chief’s investigation into the disappearance of Cobalt Team in Halo season 2, episode 2. Meridian is a colony that is eventually “glassed” by the Covenant but manages to survive anyway.
When it is revealed in Halo 5 that one of the enormous Guardians of the Forerunners had been buried beneath the surface for a long time, Meridian ends up playing a crucial part in the original Halo chronology.
The Forerunners employed enormous peacekeeping devices called Guardians to uphold law and order in antiquity. In light of this, the Guardian on Merdian was brought back to life during the AI rebellion known as the Created, which Cortana herself spearheaded.
Conflict also arose between Spartan Jameson Locke’s Fireteam Osirus and Master Chief’s Blue Team. The UNSC had sent Osiris to retrieve John-117 and his group after they had gone rogue in search of Cortana.
The events of Meridian during Halo 5 would not occur on the program for another six years, assuming the Halo timelines continue to run parallel with each other as they have.
It’s important to remember, though, that Meridian was also established early on in the games; it was initially referenced in Halo: Reach, which dealt with the colony world’s destruction by the Covenant.
Thus, The Fall of Reach is precisely the same event that the conclusion of Halo season 2 makes it feel like it’s moving towards, which makes for some really fun symmetry with this new allusion.
