I don’t get the politics on this show. I thought the entire purpose of the Imperium was to :
- Keep the spice flowing.
- Balance the Great Houses so one house doesn’t become so powerful they can take on the emperor.
- Keep the Great Houses separate and apart so they can’t gang up on the Imperium.
The Harkonnens are living in exile and eating hairy whales. No family atomics or shit Glowglobes in sight.
The Atreides are in good standing and living on their ancestral home world Caladan. Family atomics for days.
A Harkonnen wipes out most of the Atriedes Line including the Duke and his heir and… the Imperium allows the perpetrator and her sister to join the Bene Gesserit, and their uncle and his heir to live. Imperium doctrine would dictate all of the Harkonnens be put to the sword. Maybe a plans, within plans type thing, but the Harkonnens are so low on the totem pole, that the other Great Houses would be outraged if they weren’t severely punished.
And finally, the emperor is completely cool with 2 Harkonnens running the Bene Gesserit?! A house the Imperium exiled, now runs one of the most powerful and secretive organizations in the galaxy. Dafaq?! It’s completely illogical.
All that said, decent to good show and I’m happy to watch more Dune.