Dune: Prophecy fans are wondering whether the Bene Gesserit use Thinking Machines in the series and in the Dune films. The series, set approximately 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’ story, revolves around the sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen and their formation of the religious and political Bene Gesserit sect.

Dune: Prophecy episode 3 introduces a shocking Bene Gesserit twist that was not mentioned in either of Denis Villeneuve's two recent Dune movies.

Prophecy has six episodes to reveal exactly what members of the Bene Gesserit can do. That was apparent in this Sunday’s episode, when young trainee Lila (Chloe Lea) was put through a trial known as the “Agony,