As this scene opens we first get a beautiful shot of the space elevator and the lush forest right next to the base.

Here we see Cadet Chen outright lie to his father.

Next a series of shots from Sullivan’s screen as well as conversation between he and Dima Tchakova.

What’s interesting in this scene is that there is a clear frame of a Spartan hand. Sullivan asks Dima not to tell her mom. So wait, who is Dima’s mom then? Hmm. Note that the Covenant symbols appear a few times during this sequence.

If Sully isn’t an ONI spy now, he’s going to make a great one in the future. I’m also wondering if he and Dima have a thing going on between them? That would be another good dynamic.

Next up part 4: MESS Hall