I thought maybe the final episode of His Dark Materials would end in a crescendo. Even top the fireworks of the previous instalment.
In fact it was a lot subdued as it tried to tie up the remaining loose ends.
What it did was to show why Mary Malone was such an important character. Even though she was in the periphery for a lot of the time.
Writer Jack Thorne brought the essence of Pullman's writing to the finale. Subvert the Adam and Eve story.
Mary Malone is the serpent, her love story persuades Will and Lyra to kiss. The original sin reinvigorates the dust everywhere in all the multiverse.
The banishment is that both Will and Lyra could never live in the same world. Forever destined to be seperated.
At least Lyra was reunited with her dæmon while Will gained one of his own.
I did think the end was a little messy. A bit like the The Return of the King, it could have ended earlier.
In fact it was a lot subdued as it tried to tie up the remaining loose ends.
What it did was to show why Mary Malone was such an important character. Even though she was in the periphery for a lot of the time.
Writer Jack Thorne brought the essence of Pullman's writing to the finale. Subvert the Adam and Eve story.
Mary Malone is the serpent, her love story persuades Will and Lyra to kiss. The original sin reinvigorates the dust everywhere in all the multiverse.
The banishment is that both Will and Lyra could never live in the same world. Forever destined to be seperated.
At least Lyra was reunited with her dæmon while Will gained one of his own.
I did think the end was a little messy. A bit like the The Return of the King, it could have ended earlier.