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His Dark Materials – Season 1, Episode 2 The Idea of North

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His Dark Materials – Season 1, Episode 2

The Idea of North

Aired Nov 10, 2019

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Lyra arrives to her new life in London, determined to find Roger with Mrs. Coulter's help; the Gyptians continue their search for the missing children and the elusive Gobblers.

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Roxana Hadadi

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11/25/2019

Where is the mystery of this plot? Where is the richness and the grandeur? "The Idea of North" is a shocking exposition dump.

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Therese Lacson

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10/09/2021

I can't imagine how a long-time fan would feel with these sort of changes that seem to cut away at some of the core parts of the story.

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Alex Flood

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07/13/2021

An intriguing, elegant departure from the source material...

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Gena Radcliffe

The Spool

01/21/2020

Both too much and not enough is happening in His Dark Materials, and hopefully it sets a more even pace going forward.

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Patrick Crossen

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11/14/2019

His Dark Materials has set an exciting president, letting its fans know that this is not necessarily going to be told in the same order of events as the books.

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Synopsis

Lyra arrives to her new life in London, determined to find Roger with Mrs. Coulter's help; the Gyptians continue their search for the missing children and the elusive Gobblers.

Director: Tom Hooper
Executive Producer: Dan McCulloch, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Tom Hooper, Otto Bathurst, Deborah A. Forte, Toby Emmerich, Carolyn Blackwood, Ben Irving, Piers Wenger
Screenwriter: Jack Thorne
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 10, 2019