Effie’s Meta for His Dark Materials: a Masterpost
Per an anon request (sorry for the delay, I actually write A LOT lmao) here’s a masterpost to all the meta and analyses and other stuff I’ve written for HDM and TBOD in the past two years. Usually I add spoilers when I write analyses (and I point out which books are being spoiled), but be warned that there may still be some hints about The Book of Dust in these posts.
This will be updated in case I write new things, so you can bookmark it if you want to.
Analysis and other meta posts about His Dark Materials & novellas.
Why Asriel requires no redemption arc?
Thoughts on ‘Uncle’ Asriel.
Oakley Street during His Dark Materials.
The Three Satans: Mary, Asriel & Xaphania.
Why Marisa lied to Lyra about their relation?
Thoughts on Lyra and Asriel’s similarities.
Lyra’s relationship with Asriel.
Thoughts on Ruta Skadi.
Thoughts on the Witches.
More on Witches in Serpentine.
Mary’s role as Serpent.
On Jordan College being conservative.
Analysis and other meta posts about The Book of Dust.
Marcel’s plans during The Secret Commonwealth
Thoughts on Pantalaimon’s feelings during The Secret Commonwealth
Islam (and other religions) in Lyra’s world.
Some thoughts on TSC.
The work of La Maison Juste.
Thoughts on the New Master of Jordan.
Is Simon Talbot very gay for Marcel? (the answer is yes. ok maybe. possibly. very likely.) (2)
The timeline for Lyra’s world. (2)
Did Lyra and Will have sex? (the answer is no)
The Magisterium’s power in Lyra’s world.
Lyra’s future career.
Is the Patriarch a creep? (very likely)
Lyra’s loss of her reading skill.
Does Lyra’s world have Christmas?
The Kings in Lyra’s world.
The New Alethiometer reading method.
Is Lyra’s portrayal sexist? (2)
Asks with specifics questions/prompts for meta and analysis.
How much influence the King has in Lyra’s world?
Thoughts on Marcel and Marisa’s similarities
Thoughts on Marisa and Asriel raising Lyra.
Does Asriel love Marisa?
Magisterium in the Americas.
Marcel’s Hobbies.
Faithful people in Oakley Street.
How I imagine the La Maison Juste building.
Asriel as a politician.
Marcel meets Asriel.
How Asriel perceives Marisa. (2) (3)
Asriel & the Golden Monkey.
Asriel’s age.
Asriel’s last name.
Asriel’s title. (2) (3) (4)
How poor was Asriel?
If Northern Lights never happened.
Marcel vs Godwin.
Does Jesus exist in Lyra’s world?
Asriel as a narrative tool. (2)
Is Mrs. Coulter a true believer?
Asriel’s (dead) brother.
Lord Asriel vs John Parry.
Nugent vs Godwin. (2)
What happened to Delamare, the father?
Is Jordan College Asriel’s alma mater?
Mrs. Coulter and the Delamares.
Agatha van Helsing/Dracula vs Masriel.
What are the best and worst thing Asriel has ever done?
Shift of political power in Lyra’s world.
Asriel’s degree.
Lyra’s zodiac sign. Mrs. Coulter’s zodiac sign. Lord Asriel’s zodiac sign.
Bud Schlesinger’s Doctorate.
Worldbuilding in HDM.
Why does Marcel idolises Marisa?
Malcolm as an Historian.
Does Marcel believe in God?
Why Hannah doesn’t live on St. Sophia’s grounds?
Marcel’s accent. (2) (3) (4) (5)
Marisa in The Collectors.
Is Marcel religious?
Thoughts on Dr. Carne & Lord Asriel. (2)
Thoughts on Thorold.
Thoughts on Marcel Delamare. (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Thoughts on Madame Delamare.
Thoughts on Lyra & Pan.
Thoughts on Lord Asriel. (2) (3)
Thoughts on Malcolm Polstead.
Thoughts on Glenys Godwin.
Thoughts on Hannah Relf. (2)
Thoughts on Hannah Relf/George Papadimitriou. (2)
Thoughts on George Papadimitriou. (2) (3)
Thoughts on Charles Capes.
Thoughts on Father MacPhail.
Thoughts on Dr. Carne. (2)
Thoughts on Lord Nugent.
Thoughts on Malcolm and Lyra.
Hannah Relf’s messy timeline.
Theories concering all the published works.
Thuringia Potash belongs to the Delamares
Dust is Actually Harmful
The unspoken rule of visible daemons in Lyra’s world.
Mrs. Coulter is separated from the Monkey (aka Water is Wet lol)
Mrs. Coulter is separated from the Monkey, part 2 (feat. @cozcat and @the-blog-of-dust )
Lyra’s world for independent daemons.
Parallels between The Book of Dust & Roda-Viva.
Daemon Forms Analysed (from a book perspective, not daemonism).
Snow Leopards.
Birds of Prey.
Cats.
Coyotes.
Emperor Tamarin.
Wolverines.
Marcel Delamare’s owl.
Glenys Godwin’s civet cat. (2) (3)
Lord Asriel’s Stelmaria.
Madame Delamare’s lizard.
Father MacPhail’s lizard. (2)
Pierre Binaud’s daemon. (2) (3)
Mrs. Coulter’s golden monkey.
Marisa & the Golden Monkey. (Follow up with Book of Dust spoilers.)
Malcolm Polstead’s Asta.
Ruta Skadi’s Sergi.
Dr. Carne’s raven.
Marisa & Hannah’s similar daemons. (2)
Schlesinger and Marcel’s similar daemons.
What daemons portray.
The change in relationship with the daemon as one grows up.
Daemon touching.
Physical Appearance of Daemons. (2)
Cat daemons on the series.
Same gender names.
Some daemon headcanons.
Stelmaria, the monkey and the owl’s settling.
What daemons represent.
Asta, Sophonax & Kirjava.
Daemon’s different personalities. (2)
Are people attracted to specific types of daemons?
Different reactions to separation.
Does the enviroment affect daemon settling?
Do daemons’ personalities also affect their form?
What Songbird daemons mean?
Crows & Ravens
Questions and critiques for the show, film and other adaptations.
Lyra’s colour palette for the film and show.
Masriel in the BBC Show.
If the Film had not been cancelled.
Thoughts on the Film. (2)
More thoughts on the Film.
Lots of thoughts about the Film.
I Have Too Many Thoughts About The Golden Compass 2007 dir. Chris Weitz
The Film’s colour palette.
Mrs. Coulter’s lie.
“Who is Lyra Belacqua?” (aka weird dialogue in the show).
Things I prefer from the film.
Things I hated about Lord Asriel in season 1.
Too much Will in season 1. (2)
The show’s poor worldbuilding.
Asriel’s original casting for the show. (2)
Apparently I have a soft spot for the film and it’s true.
MacPhail not being the head of the CCD in season 1.
Costumes in the Film.
Marisa’s costumes: film vs show.
John Faa & Ma Costa.
How well did the show do on season 1? (this was prior to the s3 announcement btw)
Season two costumes. (2)
Should you watch His Dark Materials? (for non-book fans).
Bird daemon gear on the show.
The cloud pine twist on season two.
The Cardinal in the show.
Main problems with the show.
All my issues with the BBC adaptation.
Asriel’s pinky ring.
MacPhail on the show.
Unifying the Magisterium in the show.
How the show portrays Lyra.
