You can now watch Paramount Plus' live-action Halo TV show for free on YouTube

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He’s big! He’s clever! And he’s free onYouTube! Master Chief is currently streaming for free on YouTube, becauseParamount Plushas uploaded the entire first season of theHalolive-action TV show to the online service. The series was previously only available on the streamer, so the move to YouTube will potentially bring it to a much bigger audience.

Like may sci-fi shows, especially game adaptations,Halohas had a bit of a mixed reaction from reviewers and from audiences too. It’s currently sitting with 70% from the Rotten Tomatoes critics and just 52% from the audience – however, that hasn’t stopped us from rating it among thebest Paramount Plus shows.

That’s partly because a TV show can’t go in all guns blazing like the video games do. To make it successful on one of thebest streaming services, they needed to build a world and introduce characters, and they need to make Master Chief talk, too.

Is the live action Halo show worth streaming?

I think so. It’s noThe Last of Us, but it’s a fun action show with excellent special effects and enough fan-friendly nods to raise a smile without making the whole thing impenetrable to everybody else.

Empiresays that season one is “a worthy adaptation that promises better things to come”. Meanwhile,IO9says that “Halojukes away from what fans knew of the game’scanon, but its literal and metaphorical undressing of its iconic main character is its biggest strength.” And theSydney Morning Heraldsays: “The premise is familiar but the effects and creature designs are great.” Not all reviews are quite so favorable, though. CNN called it “derivative”, The Beat said it lacked heart and The Guardian said it was “too slow to load”.

For me, I reckon a flawedHaloshow is better than noHaloshow. And now it’s streaming for free you can find out for yourself without committing any cash.Halois streaming now on Paramount Plus’YouTubechannel.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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