One other episode of Dune: Prophecy means one other cryptic prophecy to interrupt down.
Episode 2’s prophecy comes courtesy of Sister Lila (Chloe Lea), a younger acolyte in the Sisterhood who makes the choice to bear the harmful ritual referred to as the Agony lengthy earlier than she’s prepared.
Throughout the Agony, a Sister takes the poison referred to as the Water of Life, derived from child sandworms. Because of years of bodily coaching, a well-prepared Sister ought to be capable to neutralize the poison inside her physique. That course of will unlock her genetic reminiscence, making her a Reverend Mom. We have seen this ritual earlier than in Dune: Half Two, when Woman Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) efficiently transforms the Water of Life and turns into a Reverend Mom to the Fremen.
Nevertheless, failing to vary the Water of Life means demise. That is why less-experienced acolytes like Lila do not take it. So why is she subjecting herself to it?
As we be taught in episode 2, Lila is the descendant of Sisterhood founder Mom Superior Raquella Berto-Anirul (Cathy Tyson), who first foretold the oncoming reckoning referred to as Tiran-Arafel. Present Mom Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) and her sister, Reverend Mom Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), hope that if Lila can unlock her genetic reminiscence and join with Raquella, she’ll be capable to ship some knowledge that may assist the Sisterhood prevail over the trials to return.
What’s Sister Lila’s prophecy, and what does it imply?
In fact, the plan goes as poorly as will be anticipated. Lila, courageous as she is, succumbs to the Water of Life. Earlier than she does, although, she delivers a foreboding prophecy — not from Mom Raquella however from Raquella’s granddaughter, Dorotea (Camilla Beeput). Dorotea speaks by means of Lila, revealing, “The important thing to the reckoning is one born twice. As soon as in blood. As soon as in spice. A revenant filled with scars. A weapon born of battle, on a path too brief.”
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So who might she be speaking about? Who do we all know from Dune: Prophecy who has been born twice?
As of now, all indicators level to soldier Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel). Like all people, he was born in blood, however he additionally skilled a rebirth within the Arrakis desert, when he was swallowed by a sandworm. Provided that Arrakis is the one planet the place the spice melange exists, and that sandworms are a key a part of spice manufacturing, Hart’s expertise going through Shai-Hulud sounds as near a start in spice as you may get. He additionally bears a number of scars on his face, and as a soldier, he’s the definition of “a weapon born of battle.”
Nevertheless, there’s one phrase in Lila’s prophecy that would change every little thing: “revenant.” That time period might reference somebody who’s come again to life. Or it might reference one other component of Frank Herbert’s Dune lore: gholas.
Might Desmond Hart be a ghola?
A ghola is actually a human clone, however as a substitute of being cloned from dwelling tissue, a ghola is replicated from useless tissue. Fairly gnarly, proper? They’re created by a faction referred to as the Bene Tleilaxu, and so they play a big position in Dune Messiah and onward.
So, with the idea of a “revenant” on the desk, might Dune: Prophecy be implying that the Desmond we meet within the present is definitely a ghola? Maybe the unique Desmond died within the sandworm assault — which appears mainly unimaginable to outlive, as cool as that might be — after which his useless physique grew to become the bottom for his ghola. Add in some additional genetic manipulation throughout the ghola creation course of, and growth, you are Desmond’s hearth powers.
In fact, that is all simply conjecture, and Desmond Hart might merely be as highly effective as he claims he’s. Or the prophecy might be pointing to another person solely, and Desmond is only a crimson herring. However for now, who else do we all know who’s been reborn in spice? We have our eye on you, Desmond!
