Just this month, the fantasy adventure series, which broke the ratings of the Uk's premiere in the first season for five years, returned, and the Series of Dark Matter Trilogies was adapted from Philip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy novel, and was co-launched by two top TV stations, the BBC and HBO, and the first season was directly called the most expensive British drama in history.
At the end of the first season, Lord Asrell, played by James McAvoy, opened the bridge to a new world, and as the first episode of the second season aired, the show set a more grand and dark tone, as if releasing a magic hook.
There is no doubt that this will be a thrilling visual feast, and this season's story will revolve around Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe, and from the entire structure of the trilogy, this season is undoubtedly the most exciting and exciting part of the trilogy.
This article contains spoilers.
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At the tail end of the previous season, the first episode of the season takes viewers to a strange place where witches are clashing over "prophecies about Lyra" and "taking up arms against the Church", and although the war has not yet been ignited, the entire universe seems to be preparing for a big war.
The little heroine Lyra continues her adventure, and the story allows her to leave the original world and come to a "new world", which is the "Castle in the Sky" that constantly appears in the first season.
However, at this time, Lyra does not know that she is the girl in the prophecy, and she does not know that the whole world is looking for her.
It's clear that the creative team has put a lot of effort into creating this whole new world, which resembles a Mediterranean landscape area, full of bright colors and intricate architecture.
But the creepy thing is that although there are still restaurants, cafes and food stalls, and washed clothes are dried outside, they are empty and there is no trace of humans, and Lyra wanders here as if she has entered the game set.
Later, Lyra meets several unusually alert children who say that the adults of the city have been attacked by "ghosts" who only eat post-adolescent adults and suck their humanity dry, and children cannot see them, but are always followed by invisible ghosts who will wait for them to grow up and catch these "mature" prey.
In the new season, Lyra finally meets her future partner, Will, who has experienced the variables of life before coming here, and Will says that she came here through a gap in the air.
Of course, they can't understand each other in many ways, just like the two races, such as Lyra has her own guardian elf "Pan", "Pan" is the embodiment of a part of her soul, and Will is more similar to the children of our consumer society, he pays for everything, and Lyra and Will's every move shows the operation of the world to which they belong.
However, they also come here on their own missions, Will is going to find out about his missing father, and Lyra is to learn about "Dust", a mysterious object related to the death of Lyra's best friend, the Church says that "Dust" is original sin, but Lyra wants to solve these mysteries herself.
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Meanwhile, Ruth Wilson's Mrs. Coulter is also looking for her daughter, the cruel mother of Lyra, who is still as mean and fierce as the first season, but also the best part of the series, where she meets left and right, using power and human weaknesses to achieve her own ends.
In the first episode, she tortures a poor witch, wondering what the prophecy about "Lyra" means, and also wants to find out Lyra's whereabouts.
This story line ensures that the rhythm of the whole episode does not drop with a tense atmosphere, and even occasionally has a bit of a thriller flavor.
Mrs. Coulter is anxious because the witch world is already in action. In order to prevent her from extracting any secrets about prophecy from her victims, the Witch Queen walks through the storm, which is completely a rock star in the sci-fi world, and this special effect really burns money on the blade, which is very cool.
Will and Lyra are now stringing together clues in their own way, such as when they find out that they are both from "Oxford", for example, Lyra was fostered by her uncle Lord Asriel at Jordan College in Oxford.
In addition, you can see the golden compass that Lyra got in the first season, which is a truth detector that can solve various problems, and only Lyra can interpret, she tries to trust Will, and uses the golden compass to reveal Will's past, it turns out that he has killed people, but he is also a "good man" who has killed people.
This episode not only sets the stage for a tense pre-war atmosphere, but also shapes the different personalities of Lyra and Will very well, and there are many awkward fun points used to show each other's run-in.
For example, Will's personality is warm and tolerant and wise, he makes omelets for Lyra and fixes the shower, and Lyra has a brave and reckless side in her personality, and she will protect Will when she is in danger.
Before more monsters and adventures arrive, the passage Lyra and Will becomes a rare warm interlude in a cold-hearted story, and this "ghost town" without adults becomes the perfect backdrop for their encounter, and they quickly form a partnership and prepare to explore this new world together.
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One change in this season was the absence of the participation of the famous British director Tom Hopper, but this was not a loss, because he brought a mistake to the first season, that is, the obvious theater style.
So in the second season, you can find that the scenes are starting to become more spectacular, and perhaps this season is finally going to realize the epic pattern that the Dark Matter Trilogy series should have from the beginning.
However, the money-burning "visual effects" continue from the first season, and the graphics of the Dark Matter Trilogy always have a sense of thick refinement, and the stunt fights and CGI techniques are quite in place, and the magical world here can be convincing.
In addition, Mrs. Coulter is still one of the biggest attractions of the show, she is dressed in red, has the seductive instinct of the devil, and exudes the charm of Heidi Rama... She would pretend to be a fake compliment, and every time she walked into a room, the audience would have the urge to collapse and scream, and Wilson's performance was so stunning that it was breathtaking.
Young actors Daphne Keane and Wilson also sparked from the beginning, both young but not without experience, three years ago, Keane played the eye-catching little wolf girl in Wolverine 3: The Battle of the Dead, and Wilson also shot another medieval series, they are a good interpretation of the carefully developed intimate relationship between the two characters in the play.
In fact, from the only episode now, its content is more introductory, many details have been exposed in an orderly manner, even if the ending is abrupt, but buried a lot of foreshadowing, it seems that many important plots are behind, although there is no beauty in this season, but there is also Mo Niang and Lin Juju, from the cast point of view is undoubtedly the top match in recent years. It's so exciting, let's catch up.