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Matt Rodgers reviews the first episode of the BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials

posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (23526)
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https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/10/his-dark-materials-season-1-episode-1-review/

Rather than bombarding you with world-building exposition from the off, writer Jack Thorne (The Virtues) sensibly focuses on character beats during this opening gambit, in particular that of our headstrong heroine, Lyra Belacqua. She’s no-nonsense, fearless, inquisitive, and in Logan‘s Dafne Keen the production have found a perfect performer on which to hang this ambitious project. She immediately vanishes into the character of Lyra, imbuing her with the wide-eyed confidence of a girl comfortable leaping across the rooftops of Jordan college, but hinting at an emotional fragility that will be tested over the course of eight episodes.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 5 years ago

Thanks for posting -- this does sound very promising indeed. i have faith that the book's darker and more mature themes will be intact in this adaptation. I hope that Dafne Keen is as strong as this review suggests. It's a difficult role which will be make or break for this series.

[–] Satan2016 (23526) 5 years ago

Metascore 68: https://www.metacritic.com/tv/his-dark-materials/season-1/critic-reviews