His Dark Materials
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She never really trusted adults to begin with, so that was more of a confirmation than anything.
The show certainly suffers from horrible timing on HBOs part, but again, whose fault is that?
The good news is, the finale shaped up to be a bit more thoughtful thanits predecessor.
(How did the entire panserbjrne army just…appearfrom behind Asriels lab?
And where were they hiding these massive fire-hurler catapults?
In their exorbitantly animated coats?)
Sure, we get aChekhovs gunin the first few minutes that is never actually seen again.
(What was the point of giving Coulter a revolver?)
When Lyra tries to give him the alethiometer, he gives it back, saying he doesnt need it.
Thats God, folks.
Meanwhile, the Magisterium has rallied its adorable army to stop Asriel.
As the zeppelins containing the God Squad approach, Coulter and MacPhail have a little chat.
He apparently knew her long before she met Asriel (which explains her brazen sexual harassment, I guess?
(On this, he has a point.)
No…its envy.
You want what Asriel and I have.
A sureness of step.
I am the best weapon youll ever have.
Below or is it above?
Where is any of this happening?
Not so lucky.)
But Marisa Coulter has suddenly changed her tune about motherhood.
And my place is with her.
That is not a lie.
I want her with everything I have, Marisa replies.
This is your journey, not mine.
At the same time, Boreal has been checking in with his remaining lackeys.
Fra Pavel has gotten back to him with an answer from the alethiometer.
In response to the question, What did Grumman discover?
(Now, is it Boreals window into his own world?
The series would suggest yes, but the books suggest something different.
Well have to wait and see.)
Lyra has watched her parents reunite and part from below.
We thought [Dust] was bad because grown-ups said so, he says.
What if it isnt?
What if it needs protecting?
Do you know what that means, Pan?
Weve always been alone, he points out.
Finally,finally,she picks him up almost awkwardly, as though hes not literally part of her?
I want so deeply to be proven wrong, truly.
(BeforeWatchmen, I would have said it was impossible.)
Give the lighting designer all of the awards for this episode.
The lighting was its own character, and I for one was buoyed by its presence.
When Asriel looks smolderingly over his shoulder at Lyra… and then pulls his glove off with his teeth?
Thats the moment I knew this show was trying to end me, personally.
Poor Thorold, one decent human being in a sea of monsters.
His inquiry about a toothbrush is heartbreaking.
What are Coulter and her daemondoingwhen MacPhail first disturbs them?
Is it self-harm, inflicting pain on the monkey?
Some form of angry, tantric masturbation?
This mystery will haunt me for weeks.
