re: HIS DARK MATERIALS Season Long Thread - S1 Ep8: "Betrayal" Season Finale

So... the Dark Materials is specifically sit in an alternate history from ours (one in which John Calvin became a Pope instead of a leading figure of the protestant reformation).

In that world (from the books):
“The Papacy itself had been abolished after Calvin’s death, and a tangle of courts, colleges, and councils, collectively known as the Magisterium, had grown up in its place. These agencies were not always united; sometimes a bitter rivalry grew up between them. For a large part of the previous century, the most powerful had been the College of Bishops, but in recent years the Constitorial Court of Discipline had taken its place as the most active and feared of all the Church’s bodies.”

Anybody watch? This is starting off strong., that was another good episode. Ruth Wilson is such a good actress.

I liked it, though it contained the biggest deviation from the books so far.

They are still keeping it low-key with only two knowing for sure about multi worlds

Ep. 2 questions:
1. So your Daemon can attack others? Must suck to be the guy with the bug.
2. Did the Master give the compass to Lyra to give to Asriel? Why didn't he give it to him himself?

Just watched episode 2 and I found myself checking to see how much time was left the whole time, idk it just hasn’t really grabbed me. Actually finding it kinda boring. Will probably stick with it for a few more

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Can anyone else hear what your daemon says ? Or is that “ private” conversation

I was super lost after episode 1... rewatched it and felt much better after it .
Now after episode 2, I’m in. I really liked it

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Daemons speak out loud but often only in private. What usually happens in the novels is that Pan changes into a mouse or other small animal when be wants to speak privately to Lyra.

I think by episode 3, most of the audience will have caught on, but the important key to understanding the logistics of Lyra's world is that it is controlled by a super-authoritarian religious organization (modeled after the RCC) called the Magisterium. This group is staffed and run by a combination of "true believer" religious officials and sadistic, power-seeking beaurocrats.

The main plot of the first novel is a direct parallel to the RCC pedophilia scandal and the worrying marriage of government beaurocracy and scientific research.

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Can anyone else hear what your daemon says ? Or is that “ private” conversation

I was super lost after episode 1... rewatched it and felt much better after it .
Now after episode 2, I’m in. I really liked it

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Episode two was a bit slow but I think that episode just kind of showed Mrs Coulter isnt who you thought she was.

But yes, in addition to what was already said, they can hear the other person's daemon talk. But daemons rarely talk to their human when other humans are around and very rarely talk to other humans other than their own. If that makes sense.

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Yep. In the book, Lyras is a moth for the majority of it. Her daemon hasn't settled yet but I never got why someone would want to settle as a bug.

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Ok that answered my other question of why the moth was in her room and her daemon kept changing when attacked. Then other world is our world right? Great first two episodes. Looks like they spent a lot of money. Bring on the polar bears.