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His Dark Materials review: Everything about HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's trilogy feels epic
FirstpostEverything about His Dark Materials says “epic” and “prestige TV” but those aren’t the reasons to watch it. Even discounting the trappings of being a “must watch show”, this adaptation is a riveting, gorgeously mounted, well-acted tale, with a scrappy heroine you’ll be only too willing to accompany on her perilous quest. As she grows up, the roofs of Jordan College become her favoured mode of transport, and she’s always running about its archaic corridors, often with her friend — a kitchen boy called Roger. When Mrs Coulter says she’ll help Lyra locate Roger, Lyra leaves Jordan College for London. This is the narrative that begins His Dark Materials — the new BBC and HBO presentation that brings Philip Pullman’s esteemed trilogy to the screen.
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