What Can Fans Expect From 'His Dark Materials' Season 3?
Had the team behind His Dark Materials had their druthers this morning, you would be reading a recap of Season 2's final installment, Episode 8. But like many things in 2020, things didn't go as planned. The production never finished the season's final installment. At first, the producers talked about going back and making it, releasing it as a stand-alone bridge between Seasons 2 and 3. But that plan is now scrapped. So what can fans expect from Season 3?
The good news is that the final episode had been something of a one-off. It was supposed to be a deep dive into the history of Cittàgazze, the Subtle Knife, the alethiometer, and a way to put Lord Asriel front and center heading into the final season. So the show finished fine (roughly) without it. But the lost episode will stay lost, with the information it would have held that was not redistributed into Season 2 will be cycled into Season 3.
Hardcore fans might find that a bit disappointing, but in the end, knowing the information that the episode planned to drop is being worked semi-organically into the forthcoming season is probably a relief. The production's instincts were right to do an explainer episode since there is quite a bit of mythos that the show has not delved into. What is Cittàgazze? How did all these windows get here? Why do these windows lead here at all; why can one not cut directly from Lyra's Oxford to Will's Oxford without passing through this waystation of an abandoned place? And what is this prophecy everyone keeps talking about?
