His Dark Materials
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What is this showabout, really?
Whether the same can be said of the HBO adaptation, though, has become increasingly unclear.
Its got the rich fantasy-world part down, for the most part.
Nowhere is that more apparent than with Ruth Wilson.
In fact, in many ways, you could argue thatHis Dark Materialshas become a show about Mrs. Coulter.
As with so many responsible for mass murder, she cant quite bring herself to end a life herself.
She kicks into high-Coulter gear, taking her routine manipulation of the priests personal space to the extreme.
That sensation guides virtually all of Lyras adventure on Svalbard, home to the armored-bear kingdom.
In the dungeon, the alethiometer tells Lyra Iorek is en route.
Terrified, but knowing her father has already proved Iofur could be hoodwinked, Lyra hatches a plan.
She is that daemon.
Now, Iofur Raknison has to be kind of an idiot to believe this, right?
he roars at one point, which I loved.
Its one of several significant moments which get muddled for the sake of, I dont know, time?
Mrs. Coulters Kabuki face?
The cliched cackling of an imprisoned NPC well never meet again?
The fight itself is just baffling.
I can understand how all this could be expensive, truly.
To be sure, the CG is astonishingly good!
(Its almost like this show treats daemons as a burden, and it shows in the product.)
(Hes the serpent, after all.)
Amir Wilson is also doing exceptional work this week.
Will balks at his mothers bombshell; the way he says Wait, hes alive?
is enough to break your heart.
Will decides its time to take his boxing coach (Nine times????)
up on his offer to help them out.
Theyre off to give Asriel the alethiometer at his aurora lab.
Seeing Lyra, his face goes white.
He shouts, No!
I did not send for you!
and tries to get her to leave … until he and Stelmaria notice Roger.
Like a light bulb, his demeanor flips.
Suddenly, his eyes are greedy.
Roger Parslow, he says slowly, very much like a man who doesnt know jack shit about children.
I am very pleased you came.
BigFalkor vibeson the last shot of Lyra and Roger on Ioreks back riding toward Asriels lab.
I have to sing when Im nervous.
What, did he think hed get out of babysitting duty that easily?
