Thoroughly entertaining, and for someone who has played the first game only this has satisfied me plenty and made me a fan. The series did not disappoint throughout it's run. 8.5/10 from me writing was good although not related to the game "most movies and shows over 90% do not follow source", directing and acting all had heart and really bring to life the Halo world, the previous entry movie Unto Dawn was ok but this is a whole other level of entertaining. I am a cinephile and it is hard to please me, but this show has earned my respect. I do hope they make it even better and more entertaining the next season. you do not need to be a halo fan to enjoy this show, but you may want to look into the halo series a bit first before starting the show to give you an insight. And i am now a fan of Kate Kennedy, Kai 125 was really well thought out and acted. People will complain a lot and point out many negative things based on certain prejudice they have against the story not related to the game, the books etc and then will talk about big flaws in cgi, bad acting wincing about this and that but the numbers speak for themselves on a budget of about $150M it has gross over $600M by now and keeps increasing not because people are watching out of curiosity but because once you are in, the whole ride is just that entertaining. Remember Venom, the movie that was meant as a joke, which people laughed at from the start then end up being the highest grossing marvel movie compared to other marvel movies on a lower budget than other movies. So yea the show is just that good, watch it and enjoy. Can't get more honest that this.