Dec 28SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/28/20B-TV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/28/20An improved second season of His Dark Materials stumbles a bit at the finish lineMyles McNutt108SaveIn the opening scenes of “Æsahættr,” we reunite with Ruta Skadi, who wakes up on a random cliffside and overhears a…
Dec 21SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/21/20BTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/21/20After elevating its storytelling, His Dark Materials has a bit of a letdown in the season's penultimate hourMyles McNutt32SaveThe last two episodes of His Dark Materials have been the strongest thus far because they have isolated story…
Dec 14SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/14/20A-TV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/14/20His Dark Materials cuts a new window into Coulter's worldview in another standout episodeMyles McNutt48Save“The Scholar” is, from a plot perspective, an important turning point in the journey of our three heroes who seem…
Dec 7SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/7/20A-TV ReviewsHis Dark Materials12/7/20The introduction of the Subtle Knife is His Dark Materials' finest hour so farMyles McNutt75SaveThe Golden Compass, the 2007 film that failed to turn His Dark Materials into a fantasy film franchise, was clearly…
Nov 30SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/30/20BTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/30/20Daddy issues multiply in His Dark Materials’ land of daemons and dustMyles McNutt60SaveNOTE: While The A.V. Club’s coverage of His Dark Materials looked at the first season from both Expert and Newbie …
Nov 23SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/23/20B-TV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/23/20A muddled Magisterium raises doubts about His Dark Materials’ commitment to its source materialMyles McNutt40SaveNOTE: While The A.V. Club’s coverage of His Dark Materials looked at the first season from both Expert and Newbie…
Nov 16SaveTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/16/20BTV ReviewsHis Dark Materials11/16/20His Dark Materials follows its characters into a new world, but the story's much the same (for better or worse)Myles McNutt49SaveBy the time a television adaptation of a book series reaches its second season, it needs to feel as though it can…