Destiny 2's Season of the Witch has been going on for a month and a half, and while the Festival of the Lost event is still a week or two away and more story radio messages are waiting to be listened to, the main narrative has been resolved. Season of the Witch's finale is being regarded by many fans as anticlimactic for multiple reasons, such as the fact that the last cutscene ends abruptly without explaining a few core points - something that players have to dig up themselves while looking at lore books. The Final Shape expansion is poised to come with many changes, and one of them might be exactly what the game needs to one-up its current state.

Season of the Witch in Destiny 2 was widely regarded as one of the best seasons in the game's history prior to the finale, and for good reason. It featured dark themes that tie in with existing beloved characters like Eris Morn and Ikora, it had heavy Hive inspiration and it was the perfect time to bring back Crota's End, and it moved the plot forward concerning The Witness and Xivu Arath. On top of that, Eris Morn's Hive transformations and a fun seasonal loop made it great to play, but Season 22 failed to stick the landing.

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How The Final Shape Can Improve Seasonal Stories After Destiny 2's Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch's story in Destiny 2 followed Eris Morn transformation into the Hive God of Vengeance, with the Guardians tithing to her like Hive underlings do, essentially turning the power gains from the Sword Logic into a pyramid scheme that benefits everyone - with those at the top gaining the most out of it. As such, Destiny 2's Eris Morn quickly became incredibly powerful, and the goal was seemingly to have her challenge Xivu Arath and possibly defeat her. But one cannot defeat war itself, and that's where the seasonal narrative encountered its first block.

While Eris Morn was growing stronger and stronger with every new weekly mission in Destiny 2, she was nowhere near the same power level as Xivu Arath, which called for a different method of gaining power through revenge. Eris Morn has always had a penchant for vengeance against the Hive after what happened to her and her fireteam in the Moon's Hellmouth during the Great Disaster, and she has always had her particular beef with every Hive God in the pantheon - especially Savathun, the With Queen.

In the finale of Season 22, Eris finally slays Savathun after she is resurrected by Immaru, giving her enough power to surpass even Xivu Arath's - even if for just a moment. Although the bulk of the season always was about Eris and her development and challenges, Destiny 2's Xivu Arath has been a background enemy for a long time, whereas Savathun has stayed dead for over a year and a half, and having either of them show up would have been great. Savathun does appear in the final cutscene, but her role is just to be killed immediately by Eris, while she plays a much more important role in the accompanying lore book.

In fact, the finale's lore book is what truly ends the season, explaining that Eris consumed all the acquired power to banish Xivu Arath from her own Throne World, all while Savathun is resurrected again and finally talks about the portal to reach The Witness. Xivu's reaction to being banished from her Throne World as well as Savathun's confrontation with Ikora, Eris, and the Guardian should have been shown, not told. Because of this, Destiny 2's The Final Shape is already on track to do better than current seasons thanks to its episodic model, giving more space for each storyline to be fully fleshed out and interpreted by its cast of characters. This alone could be what Bungie really needs to make Destiny 2's seasons more appealing and deliver fully, unlike Season of the Witch.

Destiny 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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