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HIS DARK MATERIALS – SEASON 2 REVIEW
HBO’s adaptation of the second book in the series “The Subtle Knife”, follows Lyra (Dafne Keen) as she bids adieu to the world she knew and her corpse-sicle murdered friend and follows her estranged father Asriel (James McAvoy) into the void leading to worlds beyond worlds. Will (Amir Wilson), who is in search of his own father, meets up with Lyra and together they discover there may be a great destiny burdening his future. Meanwhile, Serafina Pekkala (Ruta Gedmintas) and her coven of witches wage war on the mighty Magisterium and their cardinals of chaotic order. Skulking around all this is Lyra’s mother Mrs. Coulter (Rita Wilson) who will stop at nothing to find Lyra, reject destiny, and carve a path of her own choosing. Bradly, Harmoni, Dogget, and Robert discuss their relationships with Philip Pullman’s classic book series, wonder what sort of Daemon’s they would have, and deep dive into how Pullman’s analogous philosophy of theology and dust is presented to a modern day audience.
**This review is available as a longer, uncut, video version for TIME LORD subscribers and above right here**
CREATED BY: Jack Thorne and Philip Pullman
STARRING: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Ariyon Bakare, Will Keen, Gary Lewis, Lewin Lloyd, James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruta Gedmintas, Amir Wilson, Nina Sosanya, Jade Anouka, Sean Gilder, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Terence Stamp
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Through out the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)
Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!
Danny Dogget (Screener Squad)
Hey persons, it’s your favorite canine Dogget! As many of you know, I don’t identify as a critic as much as a classy shock jock. That being said, I do my best to give all of you a well-balanced review filled with my true opinions and hopefully a few laughs. You can occasionally find me on other persons podcast like Mission Impodible (that’ll be 10 dollars Nathan). For the most part, you can find me doing reviews on Oneofus.net.
Robert Garza (Screener Squad)
If it weren’t for sad music and scary stories I wouldn’t be as well-adjusted and cheerful as I am today. Moonlighting as a musician off and on since adolescence, I am as big a fan of scores and needle drops as I am of slow zooms, production design, and third act exposition. Just about all of my screen time is spent on international horror, drama, and hour long episodic. Big fan of genre, and the biggest fan of supernatural horror and dark sci-fi with meaningful representation and narratives that use trauma, grief, and grace as more than surface-level content. Also, I read a ton of modern horror novels/comics and stan Matt Berry. In the before times I worked music and film festivals across the US and will hopefully return to that sometime in the future.
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