His Dark Materials
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Recently, I was struggling to articulate exactly why this new season ofHis Dark Materialshas left me so underwhelmed.
As an ardent fan of this universe, I should be thrilled with how its going.
Also,the Magisterium ripped off its logofromTory Burch.
Because, of course, dragging book dialogue onto the screen isnt enough to create television gold.
Its beautiful, to be sure: Who couldnt buy something nice with areported $10 million per episode?
At first, it seemed the creators of this adaptation understood this perfectly.
Now Im fairly certain of the contrary.
This weeks episode is an all-too-perfect demonstration.
Its 40-odd minutes feel like a series of stepping stones to some future payoff.
Unfortunately, so does Boreals errand boy, D.I.
Lyra falls easily into her favorite pastime: lying.
Like any half-decent hunting dog, Walters gives chase and flushes them right out into Charles Latroms horrible Tesla.
Meanwhile, poor Will is worried sick.
(Relatedly, until that poor kid laughs at a joke, I will not know peace.)
Just because Im not sat in a corner crying doesnt mean I dont take things seriously, she retorts.
Chastened, Will admits, I came looking for you because I was worried about you.
(What little of it there is, anyway.)
Will goes into advocate-for-mum mode, asking the man to return the object that Lizzie left in his car.
(Remember when he murdered that journalist by crushing her butterfly daemon in his hand?)
Well get your knife, Lyra growls into Boreals face.
Turns out, they know a lot!
So, uh, theres that.)
But the loud conversation attracts the unwanted attention of the Magisterium gestapo lurking in the shadows.
as evidence of his being an enemy of the Magisterium.
Lee returns fire, running to the guys side just as the mans lemur daemon disintegrates and he dies.
In the books, Lee and Hester simply move on after this.
His subsequent tete-a-tete with Lyras mother is also purely a product of the shows creators.
(Although, to be fair, author Philip Pullman is credited as an executive producer.)
Coulterby suggesting they were both horribly abused by their parents and therefore she cant successfully torture him???
This woman has infiltrated and dominated the most powerful organization on earth.
She is a cold-bloodedmurderer of children.
Hes a means to an end.
And then theres Lee.
This may work in his favor sometimes; I dont know.
Attempts in the lab have failed, and her niece and nephew come to stay the weekend.
For all its danger and obscene wealth, I do find Boreals museum-house hilarious.
Boreal calls Cittagazze a crossroads world, which both is and isnt accurate.
