After the first season, hope of a good audio drama of the Halo franchise seemed like a dream, especially since this was simply a continuation of the same show. I will admit that the second season starts off much stronger and answers many of the questions I had back in the finale of season one. After the first few episodes, however, things follow the same downward spiral as they did the first time around.

The pacing is all over the place and the setting and characters change every episode, making it hard to root for anyone, even the protagonist. We’re supposed to feel sorry for her, but all I felt was boredom whenever she told the listener why they should give a damn about her moral dilemma. To some extent I could sympathize, but not to the extent the writers probably wanted to achieve.

Another thing which boggled my mind was the tie-in with Halo video games. Having the Master Chief disappear in the middle of the story had no impact on it whatsoever. In fact, why was it even included? The only reason I can think of is they wanted to connect it to Halo 5: Guardians on a story-driven level, but what they got was more of the same from season one–a marketing ploy, rather than a story.

Overall, Hunt the Truth season two is more of the same. If you liked the first season, you’ll like this even more as it adds something slightly different, just not different enough from its predecessor to warrant a grand slam rating.

4/5 Stars