Once again a new episode. And unfortunately for we fans, the final full new episode of Forward Unto Dawn. As always it stars out with Cortana aboard the drifting Forward Unto Dawn.

She’s on red alert form being scanned.

She’s still talking to herself, now mocking herself for having to wake up Master Chief when needed. It’s interesting that the Rampancy has flowed over into being resentful of Master Chief. We got this vividly in the last episode. Now it’s there just more subtle.

She starts to dematerialize herself from her orb form. This is something new that we haven’t seen before. It’s quite well done.

She condenses her form to a very small ball then bam like the big bang she explodes, but what comes of it is the familiar form of Cortana that we all know and love. Well 343’s version, which I think is very stunning.

This final shot of the opening scene is fantastic. If we are treated to graphics nearly as good as this in the game, then we’re in for something very special. To note, the face of this version of Cortana was taken directly from Mackenzie Mason ” @mackenziemason .” I asked her about this. She said that 343 captured her face. So what you see there is Mackenzie. The the body is not hers though she says stating the proportions are different.

Of all the opening scenes of the series, I’d say this is my favorite. While part 4 was good, and had a nice Halo ring reference, seeing Cortana in her human form just can’t be topped, in my book.

Next review of Episode 5: Part 2, FASTER!