It’s morbid, but when it comes to sprawling fantastical worlds filled with betrayal and conflict, death is sure to come. We don’t feel like HBO’s Dune: Prophecy will be any different. After all, we have tension between the Great Houses, tension between the Imperium and the Sisterhood, tension within the Sisterhood itself, and tension between the Sisterhood and enemies that it might not even yet know it has. That’s a lot of enmity. To help keep track of what casualties come to behalf our favorite new characters, we’re going to keep a running list of who dies on Dune: Prophecy. You can check out the Dune: Prophecy deaths so far below.
Dune: Prophecy Episode Five Deaths
Here’s who died in Dune: Prophecy‘s fifth episode.
Mother Superior Raquella Returns From the Dead
There were no notable deaths in Dune: Prophecy episode five, but there was a notable un-death. Mother Raquella briefly returned from death, inhabiting Sister Lila’s body. After undergoing The Agony, Sister Lila’s foremothers now live in her. Mother Superior Raquella was able to briefly assist Sister Tula in examining the root of Desmond Hart’s powers, determining them to be an airborne pathogen.
Dune: Prophecy Episode Four Deaths
Here’s who died in Dune: Prophecy‘s fourth episode.
Valya Harkonnen Murders Her Great Uncle Evgeny Harkonnen
At the end of Dune: Prophecy episode four, Valya Harkonnen finally gets her ultimate revenge on a family member who has always doubted her. Evgeny Harkonnen has been Valya’s biggest naysayer from her youth to her adulthood, but in episode four of Dune: Prophecy Valya has her revenge. Her Uncle needs some kind of medical device to stay alive and after a confrontation between them, Valya refuses to allow him to reach it. And thus, she ends his life. It’s cold. But it’s what we expect from Valya Harkonnen.
Sister Lila Returns From Death
Speaking of deaths, we actually have a resurrection in Dune: Prophecy episode four. Sister Lila returns from being essentially dead thanks to a Spice coma Sister Tula put her into. Sister Lila is alive but is she herself…?
Dune: Prophecy Episode Three Deaths
Here’s who died in Dune: Prophecy‘s third episode.
Sister Lila Clings to Life But Just Barely in Episode 3
Although she goes on to reclaim life in episode four, Sister Lila is on death’s door in Dune: Prophecy episode three. While the Sisterhood wants Tula to send Lila to her death, she does not do so in the end. Instead, Sister Lila is alive, although close to dying, and is in a Spice-induced coma in the hopes of healing.
Griffin Harkonnen Meets Death at the Hands of Vorian Atreides on Dune: Prophecy
In episode three flashbacks, we learn that Tula and Valya’s brother, Griffin Harkonnen, was murdered in Dune: Prophecy. Griffin Harkonnen met his death at the hands of Vorian Atredies after attempting to convince him that the Harknonnens had been falsely painted as cowards and traitors. Of course, Griffin acted at the encouragement of young Valya. But still, it was an Atredis ultimately at fault.
Clan Atreides Dies at Tula Harkonnen’s Hands
In revenge for what happened to her brother, Tula Harkonnen posed as someone else and convinced Orry Atreides to fall in love with her. At a family reunion, Tula poisoned all but one of the Harkonnen family, including Orry. All of them died in Dune: Prophecy‘s third episode.
Dune: Prophecy Episode Two Deaths
Here’s who died in Dune: Prophecy‘s second episode.
Sister Lila May Die From Dune: Prophecy‘s “The Agony”
There were no clear deaths on Dune: Prophecy episode two. However, Sister Lila underwent the Sisterhood ritual of “The Agony” where she ingested poison in the hope of unlocking her genetic memory. Reverand Mother Superior Valya wanted her to undergo this dangerous process in order to learn more about Dune: Prophecy‘s prophecy. Sister Lila was able to offer this information to the Sisterhood, but she is trapped by her vengeful grandmother while in The Agony. It seems like she died in episode two, but, as we see above, she is not quite dead yet.
Dune: Prophecy Episode One Deaths
Here’s who died in Dune: Prophecy‘s first episode.
Mother Superior Raquella Shares a Prophecy Before Her Dune Death
Mother Superior Raquella is the founder of Dune’s Sisterhood. She participated in the wars against the Thinking Machines and cultivated the original Truthsaying powers of the Sisterhood. Mother Superior Raquella was a huge proponent of Dune‘s genetic archive and longed to put a Sister on the throne of the Imperium in order to better control the decisions of man. Mother Superior Raquella saw that Valya Harkonnen agreed with her thinking, which is why she enshrined her with power on her deathbed. But before her Dune: Prophecy death, Mother Superior Raquella told Valya of a terrifying prophecy that she had seen, one of Arafel, or doom, would come to the world. Unfortunately, Raquella left a spilt Sisterhood behind after she died, with some sisters believing in Valya’s desire to control man and others following Raquella’s granddaughter Dorotea.
Dorotea Crossed Valya in Dune: Prophecy and So She Had to Die
Dorotea wanted to keep the Sisterhood “pure,” a separate religious organization that did not seek to endanger its sanctity. Dorotea did not want the Sisterhood to interfere with the affairs of the Imperium and so came into conflict with Valya. After her grandmother’s death, Dorotea sought to destroy the genetic archive on Dune: Prophecy. Unfortunately for Dorotea, Valya was secretly strengthening her powers, and she created an ability called The Voice, well known in Dune’s world, which she could use to order almost anyone to do her willing. When Dorotea refused to bend to her will, Valya ordered Dorotea to stab herself to death. Under Valya’s control, Dorotea stabbed herself in the neck at the end of Dune: Prophecy and died.
Pruitt Richese Burns to Death From the Inside Out
Oh Pruitt Richese—the unlikeable child of the Richese House was set to marry Princess Ynez Corrino to cement a political alliance. Instead, Pruitt Richese met his Dune: Prophecy death at the end of episode one, which was at the hands of Desmond Hart. Desmond Hart used some kind of unknowable power to incinerate Pruitt Richese from the inside out, powers he seemed to have acquired on Arrakis from a sandworm. We’re on guard for Desmond’s terrifying powers but not too sorry to see Pruitt go. It will be interesting to see how much Pruitt Richese‘s inclinations toward the thinking machines had to do with his death on Dune: Prophecy.
The Emperor’s Truthsayer Reverend Mother Kasha Also Dies by Fire in Dune: Prophecy
We quite liked Reverend Mother Kasha. She seemed to have a beautiful connection with Ynez and she wanted the Sisterhood to really think through their stubborn desire to have Ynez wed Pruit Richese, as Valya claims the genetic archive stipulated must happen. But, alas, none of this saved Reverend Mother Kasha from dying at the hands of Desmond Hart. It’s shocking Desmond was able to arrange for Reverend Mother Kasha’s death from afar, but she appeared to burn to death just like Pruit Richese in Dune: Prophecy‘s first episode.
It seems no one is safe.
Dune: Prophecy Will Likely Bring Even More Deaths in its Episodes
Four deaths and it’s only episode one of Dune: Prophecy? Phew, we’ll just have to hope our favorite stay safe. Dune: Prophecy will release episodes weekly on Sundays on Max.
Editor’s Note: Dune: Prophecy is a Legendary Entertainment production. Nerdist is a subsidiary of Legendary Digital Networks.
Originally published on November 17, 2024.
