His Dark Materials
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Last seasonsfinale recapwas dedicated to the question of ends and means.
And it all starts with two angels plummeting violently into his war camp.
Asriel is positively vibrating with glee as he brags that hes the first to actually weaponize Dust.
Dont expect your rebels to follow a mortal who enjoys torturing angels.
Thisis the guy we want to entrust with sahttr?
The guy willing to incarcerate every angel?
Then hes assuring his council that she needs no protection whatsoever.
Which is it, Belacqua?
Is she unremarkable or exceptional?
Just admit you neither know nor care about your kid!)
Thousands of miles away, Balthamos feels his lovers death as though the wound were his own.
Its worth reiterating just how excellent Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is in this role.
Book fans might have known this was coming, but it almost hurts more to see it maintained onscreen.
(Its abury-your-gaysmoment, to be sure, albeit 22 years in the making.)
(Its not Salmakias fault, of course.
Too bad, Bad Dad.
(In case anyone is thinking of rebootingMurder, She Wrote… Simone Kirby is right there.)
In narrative terms, this is likely meant as a secondary case for Asriels war.
Look at all the people this war is going to benefit!
It doesnt quite come across this way, though.
Its almost 2023; we know better than that by now, right?
Far and away, the most annoying thing about Asriel is that he is played bythis guy.
When he spots Alabass tell and says, Oh, ho ho ho.
Oh, now thats interesting and then brags about murdering Roger five seconds later?
Right to horny jail, sir.
Daemons arentmadeof Dust, as Asriel claims.
In the books, we learn that the human-daemon connectionattractsDust in adulthood specifically.
Did she so much as gasp when this boy appeared out of nowherewithoutone?
Does Will really justscoop Pantalaimon into his jacketas though thats not the biggest taboo in this universe?
And were going to get to it very soon.
Hes the father of Methuselah and the brother of Azrael.
Philip Pullmans books are full ofcute little academic Easter eggs like this.
Ama, that plant is cocaine and we all know it.
