So far, episodes have revolved around an old, not so powerful enemy making a return in possession of an Echo, making them quite more powerful.
We know Nokris is alive and was under Savathun's command for some time, we know Lucent Hive tried to resurrect Oryx in the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon.
So, I think it is obvious that Heresy will be about Nokris using an Echo to resurrect Oryx, considering resurrection is <Heresy> for the Hive, and thus finally fulfilling Savathun's prophecy of the Taken King rising again.
Also, our returning allies, will obviously be Zavala, Savathun, Queen Mara Sov and maybe Drifter/Elsie Bray, considering it's been 1 Vanguard Member and 2+ other characters so far, per Episode.
Any thoughts?
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It would be a surprise, but the problem is we took him out while he was in the Ascendant Plane back in Season of Arrivals. For the Ascendant Hive, a death in the Ascendant Plane is as permanent as it gets without outside interference. The recent Grimoire Anthology, Penumbra, might lend some hints as to what the next Episode will be about, but that could be spoiler territory since I suspect that Penumbra, when originally written, was slated to drop during Heresy [i][b]before[/b][/i] Final Shape was delayed. That said, the book is available now for anyone to buy and order. The recent Developer Update affirmed what we already knew, and clarified the exact nature of the "eldritch" force in the Episode. Xivu Arath is the sole remaining Hive pantheon member devoted to the Sword Logic, and the Eldritch is stated to be "one that shapes the universe". My money is on the Winnower dropping in for a conversation, at some point. As for Xivu Arath, she's reeling from Eris cutting her off from her Throne World, and we just unmade the Witness and stopped the Final Shape. For the most fanatically devoted to the Sword Logic, she's bound to be looking for something that will allow her to reaffirm the Sword Logic and her existence, even if it turns out to be heretical to the Hive's beliefs.