His Dark Materials
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InHis Dark Materials, the Magisterium is the Roman Catholic Church.
Multiple attempts byfilmmakersandshowrunnersto obscure that undeniable fact is hilarious in its impotence.
In the books, the Holy Church has no pope.
You have nothing to thank me for, she purrs when hes finally elected.
This is a curse.
Meanwhile, the children disguise Lyra in regular clothing, shove Pan into a backpack (Unbelievable!
), and head to Wills Oxford, where Lyra immediately runs into the street and an oncoming car.
(In the books, shes fully bewildered and childishly indignant about just about everything.
Despite all the frustrating aspects of this show,Amir Wilsoncontinues to be its saving grace.
Because as theyve discovered, dark matter appears conscious!
Of course, once Lyra plugs in, its a whole different ball game.
The Chinese box you have upstairs an I Ching box set youll need it where youre going.
The Cave also tells Lyra shes late to meet Will, which really was quite considerate of those particles.
Finally, it occurs to Lyra that she should simply show Will how the alethiometer works.
They might be impossibly lonely semi-orphans in an interdimensional quest, but at least now theyll have each other.
(On the bench.)
What sort of a mother would send her child away?
Graves grandstands, as the camera cuts straight to Coulters seething face.
Is this not all a perversion of all that is natural?
The witches are still arguing over a course of action when MacPhail firebombs their homes.
They still dont know Lyra is in another universe.
When Coulter asks him where hes been hiding, shes really probing for more information about these parallel universes.
Of course, thats where Coulter drops the act and hisses, My daughter is none of your business.
Can youimaginethehistoryrequired for this sort of deadly quasi-sexual tension?
Theyre distinctly different doorways, so how does Boreal know where Wills is to stake it out?
And if Boreal knows where Wills is, why hasnt he poked his head into Cittagazze and gotten spectred?
Disappointed that we didnt get to see Lyra and the alethiometer correct the carbon-dating on the museums trepanned skulls.
(Theyre way older than the exhibit suggests.)
In the books, its a satisfying blow to the idea that adults always know best.
I guess the glowing eyes of the statues that follow her as she leaves are a decent consolation.
