TV Review: “His Dark Materials: Æsahættr” (S2, Ep. 7)

And so we come at last to the season finale of the second season of His Dark Materials. As I’d been expecting for quite some time now, the whole affair utterly broke my heart, even though I knew what was coming. Still, like many others, I found myself caught up in the surge of emotion and action, as Lee Scoresby sacrifices himself so that Jopari can continue his pursuit of the bearer of the Subtle…