In a beautiful bit of acting by Andrew Scott, John tries to hide what he knows of his future as he tells his son what he wants to hear. Meanwhile, he’s alarmed that they might abandon the search for his dad. Eventually, Lyra confesses she overheard the discussion, and they reaffirm what they mean to each other. He’s distrustful of these outsiders and reluctant to hand it over for them to examine but Lyra does it for him, trusting Serafina immediately. While it’s a spectacular sight, the remaining airship punctures the balloon’s gas canister with a well-placed shot. Credit: Bad Wolf. Later, once her drink is done, she holds her hand over the table’s candle. As Boreal asks how she controlled the Specters, she confesses she simply hid what makes her human since that is what they feed on. She’s still concerned that Will might be half-dead when they find his father but the young man is determined to go on no matter what. A tear escapes his eye as his snake daemon disappears into the ether. While Serafina finds Lee’s dead body and casts a spell of protection over it, a devastated Will comes back to the camp, where Lyra is nowhere to be found. Elsewhere in the city, Dr. Malone has been exploring on her own and as we wonder why the Specters are leaving her unmolested, we soon see the glimmer of angel wings flapping above her, offering her protection from the deadly creatures. Lyra points out that was until he met her and he gratefully agrees. Her daemon is soon drawn outside by the sound of the approaching Specters and she follows as Boreal quite sensibly hides behind a door. But the Magisterium has already found them. All season 1 episode recaps! Once Lyra does, she responds that all it tells them is to keep going up. The witches gather lichens to help bind the wound, but Serafina notices Lyra keeps staring at her with wonder. Lyra’s shocked that the witch thinks she needs to be protected from Will and testifies that since Will is a bearer, she’s safe. Mrs. Coulter realizes the limits of her own world as Lyra barely escapes her mother's grasp in 'His Dark Materials' season 2, episode 5, 'The Scholar.' Lyra isn’t thrilled by the idea but Serafina reassures her that she can protect her better at home. If MacPhail thinks Coulter will bend to the Magisterium’s new order, he has another thing coming. Will feels quite adamantly that they should go on without the witches, and since he’s been dreaming of his father, he knows his father is closer than he’s ever been. His Dark Materials Season 2 was initially ordered at eight episodes, the same as Season 1. A recap of ‘The Lost Boy,’ episode 5 of season 1 of His Dark Materials on HBO, produced by BBC Studios. Serafina says they need to travel to their lands for the flora is more powerful. Serafina tells Lyra that her obstinacy is her real gift, not her ability with the alethiometer. Make sure you gear up for this episode with plenty of tissues at the ready. The episode was action-filled and has brought all of the characters together in the same world, heading for the same mountain as we head into the finale. Eventually, they mention their altercation with Lyra, and when Malone becomes horrified upon learning that they tried to kill her, they ask her if that was wrong, showing just how lost they are. Another witch, Lena Feldt (Remmie Milner), lets Serafina know that an adult with a daemon has been spotted in Cittàgazze. Lee and Jopari plummet to the earth in a crash-landing near Will and Lyra's location. The next morning in the forest outside the city, Serafina takes a look at Will’s peculiar injury. And unfortunately for Lyra, she’s not getting out of the trunk until she gets there. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Lyra always wanted to meet a witch, telling Serafina that her father gave her a book about them. But previous betrayals make her wary of making a wrong decision and hurting those she cares for. ‘His Dark Materials’. He excitedly claims nothing can stop them now but once Coulter tells him that the knife will soon be his, he corrects her to say it will be theirs: he wants an equal to share it with. In terror, Lena confesses to Coulter that the prophecy says Lyra will be Eve, the mother of all, and with that, Coulter lets the Specter capture Lena’s daemon, draining the witch of her life force in an impressive combination of makeup and CGI. This week saw the epic finale of season one of His Dark Materials. She wants to help him take up his father’s mantle but isn’t willing to let another best friend down the way she did with Roger. Serafina decides that Lena will go to the city while the recovered Reina will scout the forest to make sure it's safe to look for Will’s father. She offers them food and they wonder who this strange woman is and why she isn’t being attacked. Since they are undefended and being fired upon, Lee decides to set down in the valley. As he does, we hear the voice of Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) for the first time this season. As the storm worsens but weirdly doesn’t seem to affect the rest of the characters, lightning takes out one of the Magisterium’s airships. Proving that he’s gotten used to the witches as well, he defends them from a Specters attack in a scene that’s visually reminiscent of Harry Potter fending off the Dementors with his Patronus. Only down to 30 bullets, Lee reminisces with Hester about how they used to pretend to battle at the Alamo when they were young. The witches wonder what caused it and Lyra urges Will to show them the knife. Serafina finds those books irritating because Lyra’s father knows what a witch looks like. As he tries to hold them off with a knife, Kaisa sounds in the sky heralding Serafina’s arrival. ET on HBO and HBO Max. (He was supposed to be the centerpiece of episode 8 but that was canceled because of the pandemic). But Lee is right to keep worrying about Lyra’s protection since the Magisterium has now declared war on her at Father MacPhail’s command. Serafina herself realizes the danger the witches face in this world but still believes her duty to Lyra requires her to stay by the girl’s side. Credit: As he struggles to speak, her manner turns ice cold and she mentions all the things he hid from her, concluding that his ambitions were always too small and he would only hold her back. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The season 2 finale of His Dark Materials begins with Serafina, Will and Lyra continuing their ascent. A big showdown between the Magisterium and Bears. But Will says he'll only agree if they can both return home to their world at the end of it all. This recap of His Dark Materials season 2, episode 7, “Æsahættr “, contains spoilers . His Dark Materials season 2 episode "The Scholar" is building to something big. We begin with the Magisterium suiting up in tactical gear aboard their airships, preparing to attack Asriel’s lab. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words. He commands troops through the anomaly to face that threat; their first great sacrifice will be Lyra Belacqua. So when his father tells him that as the knife bearer, the fate of many worlds may rest on him, Will is not really in the mood for such a task. Æsahættr. He doesn’t much care about ending tyranny, he just wanted a father to be there for him. Not realizing that the Æsahættr is the knife that Will holds, Serafina bids Ruta to find this weapon and make Asriel’s fight hers. Knowing how powerful that makes him, Ruta Skadi pledges to follow the spectral beings and bring Asriel home to destroy the Magisterium. As a Specter floats into the house, Coulter grabs a weakened Lena, who watches helplessly as the Specter draws closer to her precious daemon. Lyra mentions the Specters but Serafina seems to be more concerned that Will’s hand is still bleeding. He looks about as delighted with the idea as you would imagine. HBO, Credit: Lord Asriel finishes his experiment. Calmer now after their failed attack on Will and Lyra, Angelica and Paola follow Malone but she catches them. Holding his son’s head in his hands, John pleads with him, saying how important this role is. In this pivotal episode of His Dark Materials (titled “Armour” for reasons that soon become apparent), Lyra and her army of Gyptians arrive at the remote Northern village of Trollesund. Serafina mentions that her duty is to Lyra and Lyra’s is to Will. While Coulter faced off with both the Specters and Lord Boreal and won, Lee and Jopari now find that the Magisterium is chasing them by airship. After waking in fear late at night, Pan offers the young man comfort as Will admits he’s frightened and Lyra lies asleep nearby. Armored Bears have a fight! In truth, he’s never been her equal and as he tries to fight the poison, she hushes him and tells him not to fight. Before he takes his last breath, he tells Will that the night is full of angels and they will protect him now. The summoning works but Serafina is too late to reach Lee in time as he takes a fatal bullet. Overlooking a lush valley later on, Lyra asks Will if he thinks Angelica and Paola will be alright; she continues to feel guilty about what happened with them. His daemon attacks the soldier’s but the man who got lost amongst the worlds dies protecting his son from a bullet (a fate nobler than in the book, where he's killed by a vengeful witch whose love he scorned). While the normally cool Boreal acts like he’s about to jump out of his skin, Coulter remains calm, and upon examining one of the Specters' victims, realizes that what they do is stronger than the severing she once engineered. Before any additional father-son bonding can take place, John spies a Magisterium soldier, and a shot rings out. His Dark Materials season 1, episode 6, “The Daemon-Cages” takes its name from chapter 15 of The Golden Compass. While Ruta trusts Asriel, Serafina trusts the prophecy. But once Will sees his father’s daemon, he understands that his father’s journey has been far more complicated than he understood. Though her monkey shrieks in alarm, Coulter draws closer to the menacing creatures, almost reaching out to touch them. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. She lovingly strokes Lyra’s sleeping face and tells her she’s out of danger now and she’s going to take her somewhere entirely safe. But before she makes a decision, Ruta Skadi arrives and meets Lyra for the first time. He doesn’t answer but book readers know that the land of the dead beckons Lyra and life-changing consequences lie ahead. He emerges out of the darkness and as her voice echos in response, she asks him what this place is. And she better get a move on because Will and Lyra are in serious trouble at the hands of a feral band of children led by Angelica and Paola. Will rests afterward and Serafina asks Lyra to consult the alethiometer about the location of Will’s father. The former nun shows them mercy and offers to take them to their adults, a welcome note of grace for the beleaguered girls. The next morning, Will’s hand seems to be better and Serafina confides to him that Lyra has lost a lot for one so young. All things considered, given various production woes and the general up-and-down quality of the season, “Æsahættr” made for a pretty suitably epic conclusion. He pleads with Lyra to consult the alethiometer to find his father’s location and once she learns the man is in this world, all plans to go back to hers go out the window. As Lyra and Reina sleep, Will senses his father is near and leaves their camp, taking the knife with him as protection. As John tells him to take the knife to Lord Asriel to help him in the war to come, Will refuses. A year ago, Lyra’s father betrayed her to tear a hole between worlds in the belief he could free his world from tyranny. If Lyra's compassion is one of her best traits, her mother seems incapable of it. They start running, but Lee quickly gets hit in the ankle. Serafina doesn’t know if Will is that boy but Serafina urges him to protect Lyra as Lyra has vowed to protect him.