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His Dark Materials•Season 2•Episode 5

The Scholar

8.4/10 · 2,436 votesDec 6, 202048 min

Ranked #2 of 7 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

Discussion

Will and Lyra plan to steal the alethiometer from Boreal but are set back by an unforeseen guest. MacPhail takes decisive action, and Mary takes a leap of faith.

Directed byLeanne Welham

Written byFrancesca Gardiner

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Seasons3

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Season 2 Episodes7

The City of Magpies

The Cave

Theft

Tower of the Angels

The Scholar

Malice

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Cast9

Dafne Keen

Lyra Silvertongue

Amir Wilson

Will Parry

Ruth Wilson

Mrs Coulter

Ariyon Bakare

Lord Carlo Boreal

Simone Kirby

Mary Malone

Ruta Gedmintas

Serafina Pekkala

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lee Scoresby

Jade Anouka

Ruta Skadi

Will Keen

Father/Cardinal MacPhail

Crew3

Leanne Welham

Director

Francesca Gardiner

Writer

Joel Devlin

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Scholar" is episode 5 of His Dark Materials season 2. It scored 8.4/10 from 2,436 votes, ranking #2 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Leanne Welham and written by Francesca Gardiner, it aired on December 6, 2020.

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