It took six episodes, dozens of burning bodies, some Spice snorting, and too many betrayals to count, but Dune: Prophecy’sfirst season has finally come to an end. And, as did much of the first season,

There's a disturbingly sinister presence peering from a dark nebulous realm in the season finale of HBO's " Dune: Prophecy ," which ended its short-but-satisfying debut season this past Sunday night with a multitude of revelations, unexpected deaths, family truths unveiled, and the arrival on one notorious desert planet named Arrakis.

The Bene Gesserit shine in this sci-fi showstopper From revelations about the Omnius Plague to game-changing flashbacks, let's break down Dune: Prophecy's Season 1 finale, "The High-Handed Enemy." Flashbacks reveal that Tula is Demond Hart's mother — and why she gave him away.