In the first Dune 1965 novel there were no clones and no shapeshifters. But, then in 1969, when Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah 1969 hit, he revealed that he’d had shapeshifters and clones hiding in his sprawling universe all along. These retcons were essential to the plot of the second Dune novel, and as such, will be huge parts of the upcoming third Dune movie directed by Denis Villeneuve. And now, at least visually, one very specific sci-fi power which has not been glimpsed in the new films, has been introduced onscreen in the TV series Dune: Prophecy.
In “Twice Born,” the fourth episode of Prophecy, something strange and unsettling happens at the very end of the episode. This moment not only changes the course of the next two episodes but also establishes a crucial detail that will impact the next big Dune movie.
