kairparavel Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Just caught up on the first two episodes. Having not read the books I've no idea where this is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I think it's running on BBC2 in the UK from 18th December, which means that unusually there'll actually be something I want to watch on the Christmas TV schedules... Hope it keeps up the standard of S2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, dog-days said: I think it's running on BBC2 in the UK from 18th December, which means that unusually there'll actually be something I want to watch on the Christmas TV schedules... Hope it keeps up the standard of S2. It's available as a box set for the full series from that date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: It's available as a box set for the full series from that date. Unfortunately I don't have a TV Licence so can't use iPlayer. I mostly use a free work-related catch-up service to watch BBC stuff like Doctor Who and HDM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: It's available as a box set for the full series from that date. It's rude that it's not available now in the UK tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, Isis said: It's rude that it's not available now in the UK tbh. It is, but I'd rather have it all in one go, than spread out. Planning on trying to ration myself to an episode a night that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Isis said: It's rude that it's not available now in the UK tbh. I'm wondering if HBO stepped up a lot larger share of the money to get earlier access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 7 hours ago, dog-days said: Doctor Who Dr, Who is going to Disney, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 5 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: It is, but I'd rather have it all in one go, than spread out. Planning on trying to ration myself to an episode a night that week. Tbf, I can wait as it's a busy time of year and there are other things to watch in the meantime. I might save it for Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. 23 minutes ago, Werthead said: I'm wondering if HBO stepped up a lot larger share of the money to get earlier access. Entirely possible. But still inherently offensive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Zorral said: Dr, Who is going to Disney, btw. Not in the UK, it isn't. It's staying on the BBC and iPlayer, since they're the ones making it. It'll be on Disney+ overseas, once the existing deals expire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cock_merchant Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Fantastic conclusion to an underrated series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 HBO has been releasing 2 episodes a week so the final 2 will be available Boxing Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Just finished it. Loved it. Oh, and: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/his-dark-materials-book-of-dust-newsupdate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Which Tyler said: Just finished it. Loved it. Oh, and: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/his-dark-materials-book-of-dust-newsupdate/ If they wait a couple of years Daphne Keen will be pretty much the right age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just finished it. Definitely a strong conclusion to the series. Spoiler The angel battle was a bit silly, and soldiers shooting spectres with guns even more so (there should have been some Magisterium types there) but I liked the penultimate episode quite a lot mainly thanks to Mrs. Coulter. I liked the Lyra and Her Death episode a lot too. At the end I'd say we probably could have done without the Father Gomez sub-plot. Not even sure how he got to that world and the beetle thing was confusing. The subtitles kept appropriating the beetle as his daemon, which was a spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hound of sansa Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just finished the last episodes. I read the books many years ago, so if anyone can help me refresh my memory on something, I would be most grateful. Spoiler Why exactly is Lyra special? What did she do in the finale? Loved a guy and that is why dust started returning to the world? It seems to me that all of the work to destroy metatron was done by her parents. They said it was to buy her time, but ultimately time to do what? Find Pan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 5 hours ago, the hound of sansa said: Just finished the last episodes. I read the books many years ago, so if anyone can help me refresh my memory on something, I would be most grateful. Hide contents Why exactly is Lyra special? What did she do in the finale? Loved a guy and that is why dust started returning to the world? It seems to me that all of the work to destroy metatron was done by her parents. They said it was to buy her time, but ultimately time to do what? Find Pan? Spoiler Lyra is the new Eve so, by elimination, Will is the new Adam, and when they Fall, they secure independence for humans again from the angels and other entities like the Authority (who may or may not be the Biblical God). How they Fall mirrors the original, with the mulefa trees mirroring the Tree of Knowledge. The books are also clearer in that it is their "sexual awakening" which causes them to shed the Dust of childhood to become adults. There's a very vague hint in the books that they may have even had sex before parting, which mirrors some interpretations of the Biblical Fall (that it was not their nakedness which caused shame, but sex, although given the OG Bible's occasional eruptions of full grimdark, I'd have expected that to have been clearer, but who knows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 I wasn't expecting to get quite so emotional but the final episode was fantastic and heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I recall not enjoying the last book as much as the first two, so I wasn't expecting too much from the final season. I thought it was pretty solid though. I especially loved all of Mary's scenes. They did such a great job of bringing her to life. The scene where she sees her daemon was moving. Tbf, almost all the tear-jerk scenes involved daemons. Overall, I think the pacing of the conclusion, wrapping it all up was done well. The performances of Will and Lyra were great. They really sold it. I only finished it last night so will probably have further thoughts to come. I expect it will be very satisfying to watch it all over again - the three seasons, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I missed a few things from the book, but most are understandable for logistics. Overall I enjoyed the season and I think the performances of Will and Lyra really carried this. The whole cast was excellent though. Lyra leaving Pan was heartbreaking and I thought the final scene of the season was beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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