'His Dark Materials' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: "Tower of Angels"
When His Dark Materials introduced Lyra's Earth in Season 1, it did so directly and straightforwardly. One might even say (and I did, several times) that it was so matter-of-fact in its delivery, it drained the magic out of a mirror universe to our own, which was filled with wonders, including the alethiometer.
The good news is that the show decided not to make the same mistake with the Subtle Knife's introduction this week. But even so, I was not expecting a straight-up Galadriel-in-Lord of The Rings style opening.
Grumman: "There are two forces that have always been at war with each other: those who repress, who command, who don't want us to be conscious, inquiring beings; and those who want us to know more, to be stronger and wiser, to explore. And those two forces are lining up to battle as we speak."
