Prophecy Episode 2's big death isn't as tragic as it seems

Key takeaways

  • Corpses piled up on a dune: Prophecy, hinting at a future war between the Great Houses.
  • Leila died in a tragic sacrifice, adding to the power of the Bene Gesserit.
  • Leela's death raises questions about her mysterious mother and a possible return in the future.



Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker's Dunes: Prophecy It's only the second week, but already, the bodies are piling up. The Great Houses are not yet at war, but as rebel uprisings in Arrakis and Bene Gesserit have already shown to be broken, things are moving in that direction. Dunes: Prophecy Season 1.

Set 10,148 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, The the dune The prequel charts the rise of the Bene Gesserit under the stoic Mother Superior Valya Harkonen (Emily Watson). While the Bene Gesserit plan to place one of their own on the throne, their ranks lose another in the Nov. 24 episode, “Two Wolves.” It was suitably tragic, but not to be feared. Sacrifice alone strengthens the Bene Gesserit.

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Who dies in Dune Prophecy Episode 2?

Leela goes through pain in Dune_ Prophecy


It was a short but sweet stint dune: prediction For Chloe Lea Lila. Although Tula Harkonen (Olivia Williams) sees her as a future respectable mother, Lila kills herself in pursuit of her sister in order to save herself. While Valya is dealing with the deaths of Lord Pruitt Riches (Charlie Hodgson-Pryor) and Reverend Mother Kasha (Jihae Kim) in the first episode, she tells Leela to put her through “The Spice”, leaving her sister in charge of the school. Pain.”

Tula is seen preparing the rosak poison, which is meant for a ritual linked to the discovery of rosak in the books. of 2004 Dunes: The Battle of Corinth By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Raquella Berto-Anirul (Kathy Tyson) is poisoned by Rosak sorcerer Tisia Senva and pulls out the ritual after confirming that she has successfully transformed the drug into a harmless substance. One of the side effects of the substance is the combined ego and the ability to visit the memories of one's female ancestors. However, as Leela's death proves, they are not always happy to receive visitors.


The Agony is already familiar to fans of Frank Herbert's original books and movies. Both Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and Paul Atreides (Timothy Chalamet) are placed in it. Most famously, Paul suffered in 2015 Dunes: Part Two And on the other side the fabled Kwisatz appeared as Haderach/Lisan al Gaib. Spice Agony involves aspiring reverend mothers drinking a blue substance, but as horrible as it is for them, it's worse for the men. As noted by Reverend Mother Helen Mohiam the duneAll the people who tried to convert the water of life are dead.

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After being fatally poisoned, Leela metabolized the poison and successfully regained consciousness to meet her ancestors in her other memories. She meets Rachel, who is not only the first leader of the Bene Gesserit, but also Leila's grandmother. Although Rachel appeared to be there to help her relative, Sister Dorothea's attitude interrupted things. 30 years before the main events of the series, Valya used 'The Voice' for the first time and forced Dorothea to commit suicide.


Valya took her future after a vengeful Dorothea warned Tula, so now she's going to take her 'hope'. With Lila as an adopted daughter for Tula, Dorothea delivers a painful stomach punch to Wallach IX, killing Lila in her physical form. Leela seemed like an underrated character full of promise without the arrogance of the other girls, it was shocking to see her exit so quickly – especially considering her relationship with Rachel and the fact that Dorothea was her own grandmother.

Leela's death makes perfect sense

Leela's death in Dune_ Prophecy

There are already theories swirling that Leela is not gone for good. of Herbert Children of Dune Paul's sister, Alia, shows up (briefly played by Anya Taylor-Joy Dunes: Part Two), Baron Harkonnen – possessed by the spirit of his biological grandfather. Dorothea is out for revenge, and if she manages to possess Lila while tricking Tula into thinking she's still alive, the school could be in serious trouble.


Most importantly, Leila's death allowed Rachela to warn the sisters about the coming Tiran-Arafel, telling the young acolyte:

The key to reckoning is being born twice. Once in the blood. Once in the spice. A vengeance full of wounds. A weapon born of war, the path is too short.

The first episode foretold a great reckoning at the hands of the tyrant, with ominous imagery teasing the destruction of the Bene Gesserit temple to Wallach IX. Although it seemed to be foreshadowing Leto Atreides II as the Lord Emperor of Dune, the fact that Demon Heart (Travis Female) 'died' on Arrakis and was reborn in the middle of the war makes him another possible player as the fabled Tiran-Arafel.


It also threw another mystery into the mix, with fans wondering what happened to Leela's mother. The young girls are taken from their biological mothers at birth to prevent their bonding, and although Tula tells Leela that her mother died in childbirth, this seems to be another lie from the Harkonnens. A hopeful Lila suggests that she can see her mother in her other memories, but when Dorothea emerges from the shadows, she tells Lila that her mystery mother is not there. Instead, he suggested that the Bene Gesserit used Lila as a tool to get there.

It is clear that Lila's mother did not die in childbirth. Since she's not in her other memory, there could be some major ramifications if she's still alive. Whether she's a character that's already been introduced or someone yet to debut, Raquel's granddaughter can be a powerful ally or a formidable foe. There's a reason Valya and Tula have kept their fate a secret, but with Leela now dead, the past may catch up with the Harkonnen sisters. After all, Desmond Hart has already shown Valya that she is not as powerful as she thinks.


Even when Leela goes physical, she can appear below the line. Sister Emmeline (Aoife Hinds) tells Lila before the ordeal:

Reverend mothers know better than others that the dead are not.

There is an element of tragedy in that Leela decides to go through the pain herself. But with the Raquella clan having lost another, it seems the Harkonnen line's continued faults will come back to bite Valya and Tula. The show's opening said it was about correcting the inaccuracies of House Harkonnen's history, but the Mother Superior may be heading towards her own version of the Duniverse. Macbeth.

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