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Dune: Prophecy Recap: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Despite some spice-y sex and lots of palace intrigue, it’s still unclear what this show is trying to be about.
After locking eyes over the shrouded body of 9-year-old newlywed Pruwet Richese, the boy’s sister, Lady Shannon (Tessa Bonham Jones), and the emperor’s illegitimate son (but legitimate galactic hottie), Constantine (Josh Heuston), steal off for a space-cocaine-fueled rendezvous. “The stories of your prowess have transcended time and space,” says Lady Shannon mid-grind, which counts as pillow talk in a universe where the glittering sands of Arrakis make interstellar travel (and mind-altering trips) possible. It’s a massive crisis on multiple fronts at once: Desmond Hart, the mysterious survivor of an ambush on Arrakis that took out Emperor Corrino’s other men, suddenly seems like the most powerful person in the universe, given his responsibility for wiping out two people on different planets with his mind.
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