Halo Debuts the Fan-favorite Rubble in Episode 2

When it comes to adapting video games, especially those with a huge fanbase, you have to expect mixed reviews. But Halo fans can put aside their differences for that moment when the Rubble comes on display in the TV show.

The Rubble, which is an important landscape in the games, was finally introduced in Episode 2. But if you’re a newcomer, you might not gauge what a big deal this is to fans.

The Rubble is located in the 23 Librae system. In the Halo TV show, it is introduced as a safe dwelling for those who want to seek refuge away from the Covenant and UNSC—which is why Master Chief brings Kwan Ha here. It is also Soren-66’s home.

The settlements on the Rubble are actually built on hollow asteroids that are connected via docking tubes. You’ve got to give the show kudos for capturing its structure! Now let’s get into how similar it is to the games.

Is the Rubble game-accurate?

While the show has done a good job of capturing how magnificent the Rubble is visually, they certainly simplified some aspects of the dwelling as well as its history for the show.

For one, a key group of Rubble residents, Kig-Yar, is missing. Both the Kig-Yar and humans have disdain for the Covenant and UNSC, but this didn’t mean they lived harmoniously on the Rubble. They did not have any major conflicts, but their underlying tension was still quite interesting in the games.

Without the Kig-Yar, the Rubble will have to go through another rewrite. You see, somewhere down the road, the Kig-Yar would betray their alliance with the human dwellers and bring in the Covenant. This would result in what is known as the Battle of the Rubble, which would leave the settlement with a version more fitting to its name. 

The way I see it, maybe bringing Kwan Ha to the Rubble may cascade into a series of events that will ultimately destroy the settlement. The show could’ve replaced Kig-Yar with another betrayer.

What is for sure is that the Battle of the Rubble is coming, just when and how is the question.

About Halo

Halo is an American live-action sci-fi television series based on the Halo video game franchise. It is developed by Steven Kane and Kyle Killen for Paramount+.

The series follows a 26th-century war between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, a theocratic-military alliance of several advanced alien races determined to eradicate the human race.

The series stars Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Charlie Murphy, Jen Taylor, Shabana Azmi, Bokeem Woodbine, Kate Kennedy, Natasha Culzac, Yerin Ha, and Bentley Kalu.