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It is finally here, His Dark Materials is showing the final battle between the forces of good and evil with the episode “The Clouded Mountain.” Metatron has arrived with all his forces at the Republic of Heaven. Asriel and his numbers are outnumbered and the odds for victory seem remote. Asriel’s forces also need to find Lyra […]
This show, man. I’m absolutely stunned that, in only its third episode, The Last of Us could manage to craft such a gorgeous, haunting, human, and heartbreaking story over the course of an hour – one that never felt cloying, silly, or overdone – and present us with two characters who we had only just […]
“No Way Out” concluded on a dramatic note with Metatron activating The Magisterium’s bomb and promising to eradicate Dust. “The Abyss” had a lot to live up to. The bomb has exploded, creating a massive chasm in the Land of the Dead and outside of Asriel’s Republic. Lyra and Will continue to lead the dead […]
Well shit. I didn’t expect that. Perhaps it’s years of conditioning from The Walking Dead and/or Game of Thrones, to expect that a named actor (in this case, the great Anna Torv) wouldn’t be dispatched with this quickly in a show. Sure, I knew that ultimately, The Last of Us was a buddy story about […]
“No Way Out” puts its own spin on Lyra and Will’s journey to the Land of the Dead as the pair continue their darkest mission. Lyra and Will arrive in the Land of the Dead and discover it is a barren wasteland made up of rust and decay. The inhabitants are listless spirits, with some […]
Before I get into the review of the premiere of The Last of Us, some housekeeping notes. If you listened to our recent Pop Culture Maniacs podcast on video game adaptations, you might know that I am not a gamer. I don’t play video games (outside of the occasional Mario Kart race) and I don’t […]
The final season of His Dark Materials has reached its halfway point with Lyra and Will going on their most treacherous mission. Will and Lyra have arrived in the Land of the Dead but find themselves trapped in Purgatory. They attempt to navigate Purgatory to find a way to the next stage of the afterlife, but […]
Following on from the dramatic events of “The Break,” “The Intention Craft” slows things down as all factions decide what to do next. Will has saved Lyra from Mrs. Coulter but it came at a cost because the knife has broken. The youngsters must figure out a way to fix the knife and clash over their next […]
“The Enchanted Sleeper” was a strong start to His Dark Materials’ Season Three. It set up a potentially exciting follow-up episode. Lyra is still being held captive by Mrs. Coulter but the various factions are approaching her location. Will, Balthamos and Iorek Byrnison are on a boat going to the island Mrs. Coulter is hiding […]
His Dark Materials has returned for its final season and starts with the episode “The Enchanted Sleeper.” Lyra has gone missing and Will travels across universes to try and find his friend. He gets two unlikely allies as he is followed by two angels. Lyra has been abducted by her mother and kept unconscious, leaving the […]