Halo Season 1 has aired its fifth episode, called The Reckoning, on Paramount+. It contains
significant references and Easter eggs, which have left its fans highly intrigued and
anticipated.

About Halo Season 1: Episode 5, Reckoning

The episode was centered around John and him making past discoveries. Halsey takes John
away from his family and replaces him with his clone, and Chief is enraged over this
deception.

Halo Season 1, Episode 5, Reckoning is overall filled with story developments, including
Kai, revealed in this Episode to John that she had removed the chip which used to
control her emotions. It features various references and Easter eggs from the Halo universe,
novels, and games.

Easter Eggs Of Episode 5: Reckoning

1. Uses Pistol for Holster: Like the games, one of the Spartans sticks a pistol over a
holster in the Episode.
2. Sassy AI: In the Episode, Cortana gives off some serious sass to the Chief, which the
players of the Halo games know of as the AI often aimed sarcastic streaks at the
Chief.
3. A clone: Halsey faces accusations from the Chief of replacing John with something,
indicating that a flash clone has replaced John.
4. Banshees are back: In the battle scene when the Covenant attacks UNSC, the
Banshees, introduced in the Halo games, are seen firing over the space marines.
5. Drop pods: The Covenants use the drop pods from the games.
6. Warthog gets hijacked: Warthog used by the UNSC soldiers gets hijacked by one of
the grunts who have landed on the planet.
7. Troop of jackals: A troop of jackals with wielded sword energy drops from the
Covenant dropship, resonates with the games.
8. Kai's first-person view: Kai's first-person view is something the Halo games players
know of, along with her Spartan HUD and the shield depletion.
9. Covenant Spirit: The Covenant ship Covenant Spirit did feature in the Episode, first
seen in the Halo games.
10. Brute with a Gravity Hammer: A Brute with a gravity hammer features in the
The episode, which also appeared in the franchise's Halo 2, indicates that a significant
opponent is on the way.