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

I really enjoyed the episode, out side of

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they made Lee into a foppish cartoon. And I'm sure this is just nitpicking, but Hester barely talked in the novel and always appeared to be asleep while actually carefully eyeing and analyzing every situation. It was jarring to hear her constantly joking with Lee during a slapstick fight.

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That was a bit ridiculous. Im not a fan of that casting either. Or maybe the way they are portraying his character more so than the actor himself. I can see them needing to liven the show up a bit, bc it is partly a young adult book, but the fight scene with Hekker's commentary was just goofy.

Other than that, it was a good episode imo. I thought they did a good job with Iorek and his looks, like they have with all the animals. His personality kind of fit and I like the voice they used for him. I was surprised they went away from how him and Lyra met though. That was kind of an intense scene in the book.