Ruth Wilson Please Hurt Me

Caitlin, Anya, Francis, and Alan wrap up the first season of His
Dark Materials by reading all the emails we’ve gotten. We love
Ruth Wilson, pick daemons for each other, love Ruth Wilson, and-
oh did we mention we love Ruth Wilson? We go over our favorite
moments, music, and knitwear of the season and discuss the letter
“U” much more than anyone would have guessed!


British Brevity is certainly a feature of Commonwealth shows, as
compared to American TV.


Musical Episodes are a thing.


Lani Diane Rich is a Story Expert who has said that Characters
should drive Story, not Plot or Theme, if you want an audience to
be emotionally involved.


There is a Golden Compass movie?


The Empty Child is an award winning episode of Dr Who.


Ariyon Bakare is awesome in all the ways that you can be- and he
also makes Lord Boreal awesome.


The UK isn’t a part of Europe?


Caitlin’s daemon picks: Alan = Border Collie, Anya = Raccoon,
Francis = Pheasant


Anya’s daemon picks: Caitlin = Hedgehog, Alan = African Grey
Parrot, Francis = Tamarin


Alex the Grey Parrot helped to demonstrate that Avian
Intelligence is comparable to Mammal Intelligence.


What is Alan’s actual daemon?


Alan’s daemon picks: Francis = Charlotte the Spider, Anya = Texas
Coral Snake, Caitlin = Kinkajou


Francis’ daemon picks: Caitlin = Weaver Bird, Alan = Elephant/
Tortoise, Anya = Serval


Caitlin’s friends said she was a goldfish?


What’s a Parasitoid Wasp?


Ermines!


Lyra the Constellation


The Good Place is about the afterlife and is pretty funny!


On the Marionette Theatre by Heinrich Von Kleist was a direct
influence on Phillip Pullman according to what he says in his
book Daemon Voices.


Jason and Vivian have a great podcast called Forkin Bullshirt
about The Good Place


Aunt Viv from Fresh Prince


Star Wars Fan Edit: Dawn of the Empire


Houseboats are a thing


Caitlin and Jennifer have a Star Trek podcast called A Command of
Her Own


Brutalist Architecture is a thing


Why don’t Americans spell with British “U”s?


Ruth Wilson also stars in Luther


What is L33T?


There is a creepy (but cute!) puppet of Lyra!


YouTube version of HDM Soundtrack


Follow Francis on Twitter: @franciswindram


Our theme song is Clockwork Conundrum by NathanGunn


Follow us on Twitter: Anya @StrangelyLiterl Cailtlin
@inferiorcaitlin The Podcast @MoTPod


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