Dec 23
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For an episode that promised heavy soldier action, much of the His Dark Materials finale is surprisingly muted and…
His Dark Materials (newbies)
Dec 16
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It is deeply unfortunate that as terrible as Lyra’s mother is, His Dark Materials is at great pains to remind us…
Dec 9
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And like clockwork, His Dark Materials improves when Mrs. Coulter reappears. This episode was a real high water mark…
Dec 2
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The perpetual problem with this show seems to be a sacrifice of character development in favor of forward momentum.…
Nov 25
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Has anyone’s eye ever twinkled as much as Lin-Manuel Miranda’s every single moment he’s onscreen? His appearance as…
Nov 18
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So was anyone surprised by the big Mrs. Coulter reveal here? In a show in which a lot of things are pretty…
Nov 11
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“I don’t think I understand any grown-ups at all,” says Lyra near the end of this episode of His Dark Materials, and…
Nov 4
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His Dark Materials kicks things off by depending on its actors to sell a lot of exposition (newbies)
Welcome to His Dark Materials, a show with a frankly mystifying title! Who’s he? What are his materials? What makes…