User Reviews

Great opener with stellar cinematography. Not one of HDM's best, but provides enough thrills and excitement for the journey ahead.

Will is excellent in this one, and James McAvoy steals the show. Glad to see him back in a prominent role after not being all that much present last season.

Father Gomez reveals himself to be quite a new addition. You see he is twisted from the jump. The Authority storyline is interesting, and you don't know whether you can trust Mrs. Coulter or not.

It's taking shape slowly. Lyra is still as likable as ever, but doesn't get to do much. The new angels and the commander keep our interest. Oh, and Iorek is here ! Wowza.

Lord Asriel is preparing a war against the Authority, who rules the Kingdom of Heaven in many worlds. Will is seeking out Lyra, who was abducted and drugged by her mother, and sleeping in a house by the coast. Will is followed through the worlds by two gay angels, the Caucasian Baruch and the Black Balthamos. They want him to join Asriel with his subtle knife, but Will tells to them that he may go after finding Lyra, and the angels tell him that they will help him to find her. Meanwhile, Asriel tries to recruit Commander Ogunwe and his soldiers, but the military rebel is reluctant to accept the invitation.

"The Enchanted Sleeper" is the first episode of the Third Season of "His Dark Materials". The best part is the return of Iorek Byrnison. I did not read the novel by Philip Pullman, but it is strange to see the behavior of the two angels. I question whether it is a creation of the author. Further, it is strange to work in a long series with kids turning teenagers: Dafne Keen is no longer a girl, but a teenager, and does not seem to be suitable to perform the girl Lyra. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "The Enchanted Sleeper"