His Dark Materials [Begins November 3rd, BBC One]

[Lostie!]

It's been a while since this was announced but we're finally getting some more information so I figured it's worth having a thread to add more as it comes.

Jack Thorne will helm the series and he seems pretty intent on adapting it faithfully so hopefully this won't run into the same problems as the Golden Compass movie with certain themes being watered down

Dafne Keen has been cast to play the lead role of Lyra and Lin-Manuel Miranda is apparently to play Lee Scoresby, and Tom Hooper will be directing.

Also, the first series will have 8 episodes adapting Northern Lights (looks like some people thought it was 8 episodes for the entire trilogy which thankfully is untrue)

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I loved Northern Lights (and I'm a few chapters into The Subtle Knife atm and it's off to a good start) so if this is done well it could be a great show. It's good that HDM is getting another chance for a screen adaptation after the way the movie flopped.

[Tom4784]

Is it a co-production with a US studio? Lin-Manuel Miranda is quite a big signing for a BBC show.

[Oliver_W]

I've not heard of either of those performers, but a quick google of each seems promising!

I love the books, so I hope this is a good adaption! I didn't even mind the movie adaption tbh.

[Lostie!]

Is it a co-production with a US studio? Lin-Manuel Miranda is quite a big signing for a BBC show.

Yeah it's being produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema. Whether Lin-Manuel Miranda has actually joined or is merely in negotiations seems to vary depending on the report atm.

I can't wait to see who's playing Mrs Coulter tbh.

I've not heard of either of those performers, but a quick google of each seems promising!

I love the books, so I hope this is a good adaption! I didn't even mind the movie adaption tbh.

I watched it when it was in cinemas (just over a decade ago now :shocked:) and liked it but I hadn't read the book at that point but I've always been aware that the movie apparently sanitised the more anti religious subject matter. Since I've now read Northern Lights I need to rewatch so I can compare it properly, but I already know I'll be annoyed by them completely cutting off the book's ending just because they wanted to save it to open the sequel that never happened.

[Marsh.]

Bad Wolf? Please don't tell me Russell T Davies is involved with this? :suspect:

[Lostie!]

Bad Wolf? Please don't tell me Russell T Davies is involved with this? :suspect:

He's not actually part of Bad Wolf is he? It was founded by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner.

[Marsh.]

He's not actually part of Bad Wolf is he? It was founded by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner.

Oh good. :clap1:

[Lostie!]

Clarke Peters, Ruth Wilson and James McAvoy cast as the Jordan College Master, Mrs Coulter and Lord Asriel!

Interesting choice for Asriel, not how I picture him but a great name to have attached to the cast and I've always liked him so I'm intrigued so see his portrayal.

I've been waiting for Mrs Coulter's casting since she's such a brilliant character. Not too familiar with Ruth Wilson but I can definitely see her as Coulter and by all accounts she's a great actress.

And I loved Clarke Peters in Person of Interest so very happy with his casting.

[Lostie!]

New press release with more casting announcements

Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars and college staff while under the watchful protection of The Master (Clarke Peters) and Librarian Scholar Charles (Ian Gelder).

When the glamorous and mesmeric Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson) enters Lyra’s life she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery from Oxford to London. Here she meets Father MacPhail (Will Keen), Lord Boreal (Ariyon Bakare) and journalist Adele Starminster (Georgina Campbell) at a glittering society party where she first hears about the sinister General Oblation Board.

Lyra is subsequently thrown into the nomadic world of the boat dwelling Gyptians - Ma Costa (Anne-Marie Duff), Farder Coram (James Cosmo), John Faa (Lucian Msamati), Raymond Van Geritt (Mat Fraser), Jack Verhoeven (Geoff Bell) and Benjamin de Ruyter (Simon Manyonda) who take her North in her quest.

Once in the North she meets charismatic aeronaut and adventurer Lee Scoresby (Lin-Manuel Miranda) who joins them on their epic journey and who becomes one of Lyra’s closest allies.

Talented young actors joining the cast include Lewin Lloyd as Roger Parslow, Daniel Frogson as Tony Costa, Tyler Howitt as Billy Costa and Archie Barnes as Pantalaimon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/his-dark-materials

[Oliver_W]

****ing hell, what an amazing cast!

[Lostie!]

****ing hell, what an amazing cast!

I notice casting for Serafina and Iorek hasn't been announced yet, I'm interested to see who'll play them (well, voice in Iorek's case :laugh:) since they're such big roles.

[Lostie!]

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[Lostie!]

Serafina cast!!

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I didn't realise before googling her that she's Frankie from Lip Service :laugh:

[Marsh.]

What's Lip Service?

[Oliver_W]

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Hester <3 (probably, I don't remember Pan ever being a hare)


Did you read Book of Dust 1?

[Lostie!]

What's Lip Service?

That lesbian drama that used to be on BBC 3.

Hester <3 (probably, I don't remember Pan ever being a hare)


Did you read Book of Dust 1?

I'm still on The Amber Spyglass, I need to speed up! :laugh:

[Marsh.]

Nawt Liam watching lesbian dramas. :creep:

[Lostie!]

A second series already commissioned :clap1:

[Lostie!]

HBO is now co-producing and has international distribution rights.

I have such high expectations for this!

[Lostie!]

Omid Djalili is playing Dr Lanselius

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[Lostie!]

According to Ruth Wilson, this should be airing next year! Autumn 2019 would be perfect :fc:

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[Wizard.]

Doing this for uni shame this ain’t out yet then I wouldn’t bother reading!

[Oliver_W]

Doing this for uni shame this ain’t out yet then I wouldn’t bother reading!

What are you studying?

[Lostie!]

According to Ruth Wilson, this should be airing next year! Autumn 2019 would be perfect :fc:

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And now Lin-Manuel Miranda has said it will be airing "end of next year" so this seems pretty much definite now :amazed: Autumn is perfect for it too!

I really hope series 1 ends with the ending of Northern Lights. People who haven't read it will be shook.

[Oliver_W]

And now Lin-Manuel Miranda has said it will be airing "end of next year" so this seems pretty much definite now :amazed: Autumn is perfect for it too!

I really hope series 1 ends with the ending of Northern Lights. People who haven't read it will be shook.

Especially if they have seen the movie, and want to know about what fun adventures Lyra and Roger will be getting up to :devil:

[Lostie!]

First teaser!! (thanks to Rob for making me aware of this on Facebook :blush:)

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[Oliver_W]

Really looking forward to this!!

[Lostie!]

Really looking forward to this!!

Same, can't wait to get a look at the daemons and panserbjorne.

I don't recall the Master of Jordan College being that prominent in Northern Lights beyond trying to kill Lord Asriel / giving Lyra the alethiometer so I'm wondering if they've expanded his role given Clarke Peters apparently being one of the top billed cast members.

[Oliver_W]

Same, can't wait to get a look at the daemons and panserbjorne.

I don't recall the Master of Jordan College being that prominent in Northern Lights beyond trying to kill Lord Asriel / giving Lyra the alethiometer so I'm wondering if they've expanded his role given Clarke Peters apparently being one of the top billed cast members.

Maybe it's just because of how popular Three Billboards was, so they're playing him up for the trailers?

I guess it also depends on how the story is paced - if Lyra is still in Jordan/Oxford for two or three episodes, he might just be "around" ?

[Marsh.]

Don't like the actress who was the villain in Luther so I'm apprehensive.

[Lostie!]

Maybe it's just because of how popular Three Billboards was, so they're playing him up for the trailers?

I guess it also depends on how the story is paced - if Lyra is still in Jordan/Oxford for two or three episodes, he might just be "around" ?

Hmm good point.

Don't like the actress who was the villain in Luther so I'm apprehensive.

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[Marsh.]

:joker:

[Livia]

Don't like the actress who was the villain in Luther so I'm apprehensive.


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Made me lol....

[Lostie!]

New, longer trailer!!!

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Looks so good!! The daemons and Iorek :flutter:

[Wizard.]

I just read Northern Lights, it’s quite a challenge for a children’s book took me ages but I loved it! Need to read the others now.

[Oliver_W]

Looks brilliant!

[Lostie!]

Will Parry cast! (presumably for series 2)

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[Lostie!]

Full trailer was released at Comic Con!!!

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Looks so so so good. The production values :clap1: Ruth Wilson seems perfect as Mrs Coulter!

Also

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[Oliver_W]

looking good :D

[Lostie!]

I wonder why they haven't revealed Iorek's voice actor yet :think:

We still need to see a glimpse of the witches too. I like that they're holding back on a few things though

[Wizard.]

WHERE is Serafina Peckala?!?

[Lostie!]

Andrew Scott cast in series 2!

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And Nina Sosanya is rumoured to be playing Will's mother.

I love all this series 2 hype before series 1 has even aired :laugh:

[Marsh.]

What's the pace they're telling the story at?

How many series are we looking at? :think:

[Oliver_W]

What's the pace they're telling the story at?

How many series are we looking at? :think:

1 series per book would work :D

Then they could do the Book of Dust - La Belle Savauge is my favourite of all four tbh :D

[Lostie!]

Another new trailer!

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Every scene of new footage with Ruth as Mrs Coulter has me loving her more and more

[Marsh.]

Don't like the actress who was the villain in Luther so I'm apprehensive.

Ruth Wilson seems perfect as Mrs Coulter!

Every scene of new footage with Ruth as Mrs Coulter has me loving her more and more

You're just mocking me now! :nono:

[Lostie!]

You're just mocking me now! :nono:

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[Lostie!]

Begins on November 3rd!!

Also the voice cast has been revealed

Helen McCrory as Stelmaria
David Suchet as Kaisa
Cristela Alonzo as Hester
Kit Connor as Pantalaimon
Brian Fisher as the Golden Monkey
Joe Tandberg as Iorek Byrnison

David Suchet being in something is always a good thing!

[Oliver_W]

It's sounding better and better!

Brian Fisher as the Golden Monkey
For all five words in book 3?

[Lostie!]

It's sounding better and better!

Brian Fisher as the Golden Monkey
For all five words in book 3?

:joker:

He's providing "animal noises and vocal characteristics" apparently :laugh: He also served as "lead puppeteer and CFX co-ordinator".

Also, look at Hester :flutter:

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[Lostie!]

Full trailer!

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Looks phenomenal. So hyped that it starts in just a month!

[Oliver_W]

Really looking forward to this :D

[Lostie!]

Held the premiere last night, and all the reviews I've seen so far are raving about how good it was :flutter:

[Oliver_W]

Can't wait :D

[Lostie!]

Also this poster is bloody glorious

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[Oliver_W]

Oh that's awesome <3

I'm currently ploughing through Secret Commonwealth, hopefully to finish in time for book club on Friday :D

[Lostie!]

How is it?

I still need to finish The Amber Spyglass and then FINALLY move onto La Belle Sauvage which I've had for nearly 2 years :joker:

[Lostie!]

Also this poster is bloody glorious

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And this one :lovedup:

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[Oliver_W]

And this one :lovedup:

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Awesome, that's even better! Stelmaria and Hester <3

[Lostie!]

I noticed the non English text so found another but the one you quoted is definitely better quality :laugh:

[Oliver_W]

I think the colours are off in the first one, Miranda and McAcoy look like they used the stand-ins or something :joker:

[Lostie!]

Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson and Clarke Peters promoted the show on The One Show and they showed a first look clip of Lyra meeting Mrs Coulter

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Ruth is ****ing perfect as Coulter :flutter: She's my favourite character so I'm so glad they're seemingly doing her justice

[Cherie]

Will watch for Ruth Wilson, love her

[Oliver_W]

She has that Coulter charm down to a T <3

[Oliver_W]

How is it?

I really liked it <3

There are new fantasy elements, and old ones are expanded upon; though there are some parts that Tumblr might call "problematic", and there's a lot of bleakness, it's still intriguing and exciting.

[Lostie!]

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New BBC trailer. I'm ready. :worship:

[Oliver_W]

If that was Iofur at the end, he sounds just like the movie! I liked his movie actor.

[Lostie!]

If that was Iofur at the end, he sounds just like the movie! I liked his movie actor.

That's who I thought it might be.

Didn't the movie patronisingly change his name to Ragnar because they thought his name was too similar to Iorek? :joker:

[Oliver_W]

That's who I thought it might be.

Didn't the movie patronisingly change his name to Ragnar because they thought his name was too similar to Iorek? :joker:

I think it did :joker: to be fair the animated version of Lord of the Rings changed Saruman to Aruman, so he wouldn't be confused with Sauron. But that makes more sense, as they are both talked about more than to, and when someone's being referred to with a similar name, I guess it could be easier to get confused. Whereas Iorek and Iofur are pretty much only namechecked once we've met them, so heyho

[Lostie!]

Oh my god

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Also I saw a Lord Asriel teaser on TV earlier so I assume they're doing them for all the main characters which is cool!

[Oliver_W]

Love KT <3 this show is shaping up to be amazing!

Apparently S1 and S2 shot either back to back,or near as dammit, so the difference between airtimes in the kids' age wouldn't be too noticeable. I don't know when they're doing S3 but the buzz is it'll be more than 8 episodes!

[arista]

Yes Starts 8PM tonight BBC1HD.

Debated on Marr BBC1HD (Ruth Wilson)
and Sunday Brunch Ch4HD.

Both had Lead Actors in this new Drama/Thriller.

[hijaxers]

Will watch for Ruth Wilson, love her

Yes she's really good and looking forward to watching this :cheer2:

[Oliver_W]

It was good!

[Wizard.]

I really enjoyed the first episode, the teaser trailer looks good. Do we know if each series will cover one book?

[Oliver_W]

I really enjoyed the first episode, the teaser trailer looks good. Do we know if each series will cover one book?

Yes, it will!

[Amy Jade]

Only watched a bit but the animals looked so bad, with the CGI these days I expected them to look great.

[Rob!]

I really enjoyed this :love: fully perched for this to become my new obsession

[Lostie!]

I was so happy with the first episode! Also can we just appreciate that title sequence (which actually contains a lot of foreshadowing for even books 2 and 3) :worship:

And I thought the daemon CGI was brilliant. The production values all round are epic.

[Lostie!]

I genuinely got giddy when Mrs Coulter showed up. And Ruth is bloody perfect as her :clap1:

[Rob!]

I was so happy with the first episode! Also can we just appreciate that title sequence (which actually contains a lot of foreshadowing for even books 2 and 3) :worship:

And I thought the daemon CGI was brilliant. The production values all round are epic.

Yes I loved the title sequence. Very Game of Thrones

[Wizard.]

One thing which the film did really well was the way the daemon's transformed and the transition of the dust particles when they did. In this it seems like in one scene Pan is a ferret and then in another scene he's something else.

[Rob!]

Can I make a polite request that anybody who’s read the books says the stuff that hasn’t been in the tv series in spoilers? I’d love to remain completely unspoiled as this goes on.

[Ammi]

...this is going to be such a pleasure watch on Sunday evenings..:love:...Ruth Wilson is a tremendous Mrs Coulter...:lovedup:..

[Lostie!]

This HBO promo for the rest of the season is epic :clap1:

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The bears at the end look so ****ing good. And Lyra's "show him he's nothing" :worship:

[Oliver_W]

Non-book readers - can you understand what's going on? I love the books, but I wonder how those who've not read it are finding the show.

[Lostie!]

Loooved episode 2!

I have to say I love how they're expanding on certain elements and characters from the books while still remaining faithful to the core story. They're striking the perfect balance between staying true but also providing new things for book readers. I'm enjoying the increased presence of Boreal, MacPhail, Roger and the Master and how seamlessly the extra content fits into the established events of Northern Lights.

The golden monkey attacking Pan was as uncomfortable to watch as I hoped it would be. And Ruth's Mrs Coulter is still blowing me away. So so perfect.

[Ammi]

Loooved episode 2!

I have to say I love how they're expanding on certain elements and characters from the books while still remaining faithful to the core story. They're striking the perfect balance between staying true but also providing new things for book readers. I'm enjoying the increased presence of Boreal, MacPhail and the Master and how seamlessly the extra content fits into the established events of Northern Lights.

The golden monkey attacking Pan was as uncomfortable to watch as I hoped it would be. And Ruth's Mrs Coulter is still blowing me away. So so perfect.

...yeah....the last bit of that especially, Lostie...the attack was a tense/hard watch and felt really quite brutal...and the extremes of Mrs Coulter are captured perfectly by Ruth...that was a brilliant casting...

[Oliver_W]

Anyone been following this? If you've not read the books, can you follow it okay?

[Cherie]

Anyone been following this? If you've not read the books, can you follow it okay?

I haven’t read the books, and it’s fine, wasn’t too sure what the animals represented to begin with but thats clear now lol

[Lostie!]

Third episode was a bit slower but it was mainly an episode to set up Lyra's journey north. Can't wait for Iorek ****ing Byrnison to arrive next week! :flutter:

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I was initially slightly disappointed when they revealed Grumman = John Parry already. I was mindblown when I got to that in the books and was looking forward to viewers who haven't read them reacting to the reveal. But that said, introducing John and Will Parry early (if not physically) is a really cool way to adapt the story and build up future storylines. The way they've expanded on the characters from the books has been one of my favourite things about this adaptation.

My favourite scene from the episode has to be Mrs Coulter and her daemon's synchronised attack on Benjamin and his demon / his suicide and that striking image of his daemon evaporating in front of the monkey. So cool all round.

[Livia]

Agree with all of that, Lostie. And oooo yeah, the bear…. can't wait to see him. I think the whole thing has been utterly brilliant. I was so disappointed when they didn't follow up the Golden Compass film, but this is hitting the spot.

Oh, and brilliant casting with Mrs Coulter. She's terrifying.

[Marsh.]

Started the books so I'll binge this in the new year sometime. :love:

[Livia]

Started the books so I'll binge this in the new year sometime. :love:

I always think it's better to read the books first. I couldn't put them down.

[Lostie!]

Agree with all of that, Lostie. And oooo yeah, the bear…. can't wait to see him. I think the whole thing has been utterly brilliant. I was so disappointed when they didn't follow up the Golden Compass film, but this is hitting the spot.

Oh, and brilliant casting with Mrs Coulter. She's terrifying.

I wasn't familiar with Ruth before so had no set expectations when she was cast but she's been just perfect :flutter: :clap1:

[Marsh.]

I think she's miscast :idc:

[Ammi]

...I loved last night..:love:...each week it just gets stronger and stronger and more absorbing, I think...Dafne Keen is a gorgeous little actress..:love:...and finally meeting the armoured bear didn’t disappoint...Serafina Pekkala has to be the best name ever, I’m changing my name by deed poll...

[Ammi]

I think she's miscast :idc:

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[Cherie]

Quick question, why is Pan different sizes in different scenes?

[Cherie]

Quick question, why is Pan different sizes in different scenes?

Bump

[Lostie!]

I think she's miscast :idc:

What the **** did you just ****ing say about Ruth, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the **** out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my ****ing words. You think you can get away with saying that **** to me over the Internet? Think again, ****er. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're ****ing dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little ****. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your ****ing tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will **** fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're ****ing dead, kiddo

Quick question, why is Pan different sizes in different scenes?

It's not that he's different sizes, but rather he can change his form as Lyra is still a young child. Daemons only settle into one form when their human reaches adolescence.

[Lostie!]

Loved the latest episode. So good to finally see Iorek, Lee, Hester and Kaisa. Can't wait for Serafina to arrive now :clap1: The panserbjorne look so good, these production values are cinematic :flutter:

The scene of Lyra and Pan watching the northern lights :love: I love anything wintry and Arctic based so I'm glad we've reached the heavily North based portion of the book now :laugh:

I feel so sad for the golden monkey :( Although Mrs Coulter's cruelty towards him (which I don't remember being in the books?) is a great way to illustrate her self loathing and flesh her out even more.

I have a feeling episode is gonna be a particularly good one. It's called The Lost Boy which is the chapter of the book where Lyra finds Tony Makarios after he's been severed from his daemon and dies. The show has given Billy Costa's daemon the same name as Tony's in the book and he hasn't appeared himself so I'm guessing Billy will die next week :sad:

(book spoilers in the tags)

[Marsh.]

What the **** did you just ****ing say about Ruth, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the **** out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my ****ing words. You think you can get away with saying that **** to me over the Internet? Think again, ****er. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're ****ing dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little ****. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your ****ing tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will **** fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're ****ing dead, kiddo



It's not that he's different sizes, but rather he can change his form as Lyra is still a young child. Daemons only settle into one form when their human reaches adolescence.

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[Ammi]

...get him told, Lostie...miscast indeed, more a mispost...

[Lostie!]

...get him told, Lostie...miscast indeed, more a mispost...

:joker: :clap1:

Marsh watching his credibility fall away when he watches and sees how good she is

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[Cherie]

What the **** did you just ****ing say about Ruth, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the **** out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my ****ing words. You think you can get away with saying that **** to me over the Internet? Think again, ****er. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're ****ing dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little ****. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your ****ing tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will **** fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're ****ing dead, kiddo



It's not that he's different sizes, but rather he can change his form as Lyra is still a young child. Daemons only settle into one form when their human reaches adolescence.



Right although I thought he changed from small fox size back to stoat size again and then back to fox size :laugh: confusing!

[Lostie!]

Well last episode was devastating as I expected! Anne Marie Duff was phenomenal in Billy's death scene :worship: There's a fair bit of anger over the omission of him clutching a dead fish in place of his missing daemon and as much as I wish they included that, I thought the episode was still brilliant.

Really surprised by the official introduction of Will :shocked: I wasn't massively interested in his scenes this episode just because the main storyline was so engrossing but I'm really intrigued by his early introduction. It works well too because what we see with him and his mother would have been happening while Northern Lights was taking place anyway.

Serafina finally arriving too :worship: She was great. Not 100% on them giving her short hair but the rest of her character design and Ruta's portrayal were perfect.

Bolvangar at the end was suitably sinister, can't wait to see more of it tonight.

[Lostie!]

Also I'd have no idea David Suchet voices Kaisa if I didn't already know. He's such a bloody versatile actor

[Jessica.]

I am loving this show!

[Nicky91]

i am loving this series so far :) it fills the gap the ending GoT left very nicely :hee:


James Cosmo :clap2:


Ruth Wilson is actually one of my mom's fave actresses of now :love:

[Lostie!]

So I've been neglecting posting about this for the last few episodes since I've been so awol but the finale was phenomenal :lovedup: Genuinely one of my favourite episodes of TV I've ever seen.

Where they might not have reached the full potential of certain big scenes from the book over the course of the season, Roger and Salcilia's deaths actually managed to be worse (in a good way) in the TV series. Even though I knew it was coming that scene still managed to genuinely disturb me. Salcilia's "Roger, I don't want to leave you" hit me especially hard.

But the whole episode was just brilliant. The character work, the emotion, the gorgeous visuals, everything. :worship: Oh and Dafne Keen was so so good in her last scene!

[Oliver_W]

Yeah the whole show was great. I liked that Will was introduced in the first season, I guess his storyline was happening more or less in sync with Lyra's, and them crossing over to Citt at about the same time makes sense.

[Lostie!]

Series 2 trailer!

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[Nicky91]

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[Lostie!]

Toniiiiight

[Lostie!]

So I'm loving season 2. Mary communicating with the angels last week gave me chills.

Pretty sure the voice in that scene was Sophie Okonedo as Xaphania, who also did the opening narration for this episode and the season opener. Continuing the tradition of introducing certain characters earlier than the books did, one of my favourite things about this adaptation.