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.

Exclusive: Emma Canning explains how the shocking massacre in Dune: Prophecy episode 3 impacts Tula Harkonnen's journey with the Bene Gesserit.

Dune: Prophecy takes place about 10,000 years before the events of Dune, where Paul Atreides would realize the prophecy of the Lisan al-Gaib, a plot put into motion by the Bene Gesserit. However, the Bene Gesserit themselves seemed pretty fearful of Paul realizing that power, which could have seeded itself in the order thanks to Desmond Hart.

As the mystery surrounding Desmond Heart grows, the sisterhood is at real risk in 'Dune: Prophecy' Episode 3. Here's what you need to know.

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,

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