Yahoo Lifestyle Let's Dissect the 'Dune: Part Two' Ending Together
Time to return to the planet of Arrakis with Paul Atreides, Chani, and more as Dune: Part Two is out, and we've explained the explosive ending to the highly-anticipated sequel. The sci-fi film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler and follows Paul after the attack on his family. Now, he is seeking revenge against the Harkonnens while trying to learn the ways of the Fremen and choose between love and duty, as he tries to prevent a dark future that only he can see.
Is Paul really the Messiah the Fremen believe he is? (And are Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica, able to survive?) Here is the ending of Dune: Part Two, explained.
Paul Atreides becomes the Messiah
Paul goes to the south of Arrakis where he drinks from the Water of Life in a religious temple, and soon we see him passed out in the temple with Stilgar, his mother, and the Fremen surrounding him.
As Paul clings on for life, Chani arrives and runs to his side, where she questions Paul's mother, Lady Jessica, who tells her it is part of the prophecy. Then Jessica uses the Voice to order Chani to play her part in the prophecy, to which she cries and mixes her tears with the Water of Life before placing the mixture on Paul's lips.
Soon, Paul wakes up. Chani slaps him and leaves, very likely due to him risking his life by drinking the Water of Life and choosing to be the Messiah (also referred to as The One, Muad'Dib, and Lisan Al-Gaib) over being with her.
Lady Jessica is revealed as Baron Harkonnen's daughter
Soon after, Paul speaks with his mother and tells her he now sees his visions more clearly since drinking the Water of Life and has learned that she is, in fact, Baron Harkonnen's daughter. She says she herself didn't know until drinking the Water and becoming the Reverend Mother, but they now both realzie being a Harkonnen is their best chance of survival.
Paul addresses the Fremen as the Messiah
Back inside the temple, the Fremen are gathered in prayer when Paul arrives, and Stilgar says he must kill him and take his place as leader of the Fremen. Meanwhile, Chani tries to disturb the meeting (but Gurney stops her).
Even so, Paul refuses to kill Stilgar—as he is one of their strongest soldiers—and tells the Fremen he will lead them to paradise as not only their leader, but as the Emperor of Arrakis.
Later on, Princess Irulan learns Paul has challenged her father's place as Emperor and questions their Reverend Mother, who tells her she was the one who planned for the attack on House Atreides and the Princess must maintain their bloodline.
Paul proposes to Princess Irulan and battles Feyd-Rautha
As the Harkonnen's attacks begin to fail, they hold a meeting with the Emperor. Paul and the Fremen soon arrive as war rages between the houses outside. Here, Paul addresses Baron Harkonnen as his grandfather, and then kills him. He then addresses The Emperor and Princess Irulan, to which The Emperor greets Paul as the Muad'Dib. As the battle continues outside, Gurney kills Glossu Rabban Harkonnen as revenge for the murder of Duke Leto and his friends.
During a pause in battle, Paul, Chani, Gurney, Lady Jessica, and other Fremen are gathered when Paul tells Chani he will love her as long as he breathes. Then, The Emperor, Princess Irulan, Feyd-Rautha, and other Harkonnen's arrive, and Paul threatens to blow up the remaining spice reserves if they continue their attacks.
Paul then says he will marry Princess Irulan to form a political alliance, much to Chani's shock and heartbreak. Feyd-Rautha still decides to challenge Paul, and the two engage in a tense, violent battle (with Feyd-Rautha even threatening Chani), and Paul kills him.
Paul says The Emperor much pay for his crimes against the Atreides' family but has mercy on him, per the Princess' request. With this battle over, everyone bows to Paul... apart from Chani.
The Holy War begins
The Fremen then inform Paul the other Houses still refuse to honor Paul as the new Emperor of Arrakis, but the Fremen still support him as the Lisan Al-Gaib. This leads Paul to decide they must attack the other Houses, causing the beginning of the Holy War that he had predicted all along. Yeah, Dune: Part Three can't come any sooner!
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