This post contains spoilers For the parts "Duna" 1 and 2, as well as for Frank Herbert's novel, "Duna".

The Duna series has a reputation for being too stoic, but there was always a clear counterpart to that criticism for fans to point out: a very romantic story between Essesica and summer. These two were so loved that unwillingly sparked a series of events that led to the death of billions of people through the universe. They are basically like Anakin and the fall of the "Starwells War" trilogy, except competently written.

But although Essesica and Duke summer are clearly loved, they have never been married. Instead, Essesica's official role was like a summer. She gave birth to his son, but never received the honor of being called his wife. This may sound like an insult, and in the movies, it certainly seems to be an awkward theme for them; At one point in "Duna: Part 1", summer (played here by Oscar Isax) Tells tells Essesica (Rebecca Ferguson) that she had to marry her. It is a moment that is particularly moving because we (and summer) know that his death is almost certainly approaching quickly.

So why didn't the two marry? Well, it's mostly political work.

Society in Duna is something similar to The feudal system you will find in the books "Game of Thrones". Nobility in both worlds rarely married Loveube, but for their economic or political prospects. Just as Ned married Ketin, helped to guarantee a union between Starks and Tulis, the summer could have provided an alliance with a powerful house/family with a woman's marriage.

The main difference between the customs of the "Duna" and "Game of Thrones" is that there is a much less stigma around the children who are married to the Duna Universe. Summer could have a child with his solo, Essesica and will never doubt that the child is his legitimate heir. In that sense, the customs in Duna are probably more similar to that of the feudal Japan; Lady Esba in "Shagun" was "just" the king's appointmentFor example, but her son is still considered a successor and she still maintains a powerful, respected role in her country after the emperor's death.

Summer has never married a woman of a powerful family, but it seemed important for him to keep that option open. If his political situation changed in a way that an alliance was needed, he wanted to have flexibility to adapt appropriately, which he could not do if he was already married to Essica.

Another factor was Essesica's status as a member of Bene Geserite, a group of very powerful, sneaky witches. Benne Gesite is not particularly loved by the most common people in the "Dina" Universe, partly Because of their tendency to mental tricks. There was a political advantage in the summer not to leave the impression that Essesica had as much power and influence in the relationship as she really did. Helping her in the role of an order, summer avoided any accusations that Essesica was the one who controls House Atries.

History works in cycles, often claiming the books "Duna", which is why it is no surprise that the son of summer and Essesica Paul ends in similar dynamics. In the books, he married the king's daughter, Princess Irulan, but his true Loveubov is Jani, a fremen woman who loves him unconditionally and ends up wearing his son. It is an awkward situation for the characters to break the first book, but at least the dynamics between summer and Essesica helps convince Canie (and the reader) that she can work for them.

Recent films have dealt with things a little differently. In "Duna: Part 2", Canie (Zendaya) finishes the story a lot gets annoyed in the gender (Timothie Shalam), choosing to leave it with Irulan, instead of holding around like his solo. It is one of the more controversial adaptive elections in the film, although I will wait for "Duna: Part 3" solved the situation before making strong judgments. However, as it is now, the Duna films seem to have rejected the idea that there is something really noble about Essica's statematic status with summer. Essesica deserved better, "Duna: Part 2" is implicitly arguing, and summer really had to marry her when she had a chance.

Or that, or the film makes a statement about how far away the sex and Essesica; Setting the soles may have worked with a man as seemingly honest as summer, but when Canie looks at what Paul and Essesica do with her people, she doesn't want anything with them. Another reading of Paul's rejection of Canie is that she seems to be disgusted by the idea of ​​Paul to marry another woman, even if she is just for political purposes. In any case, the outcome seems clear: The book Cani may have been fine with following Essesica's unconventional rates, but the movie Janie is a completely different story.