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.

Dune: Prophecy ends with many major plot points to explore in its second season, including the destruction of a major planet.

No, the Rock was nowhere to be found on the season finale of HBO ’s Dune: Prophecy. Instead, it’s a different rock taking center stage: Arrakis, the desert planet at the heart of Frank Herbert’s novels on which the show is based.

Dune: Prophecy Season 1 ends in a way that neatly sets the table for Season 2. Thankfully, HBO has already confirmed that Dune: Prophecy Season 2 is happening. The news broke at the end of a virtual press conference with showrunner Alison Schapker and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams on Thursday.

The very last line of the very last scene of the very last episode of a show’s first season is where “the path to our enemy begins”? (Emphasis mine.) What were we doing for the past six hours, then? Sitting in a waiting room?

Prophecy" just got an early holiday gift with word that HBO has ordered a second season after streaming numbers made it one of their biggest hits of the year, with 15 million views for its debut episode that launched Nov.

Prophecy brings all this together for a revelatory conclusion, answering some of our biggest questions from the season, while raising others that will be explored in Season 2. From revelations about the Omnius Plague to game-changing flashbacks,

Prophecy wrapped up last night with "The High-Handed Enemy," an eventful episode that left many of our characters in new and unexpected places. On Wallach IX, Dorotea — a Bene Gesserit sister killed decades ago — took over the body of her granddaughter Lila (Chloe Lea) and is now trying to steer the Sisterhood in a whole new direction.