But previous betrayals make her wary of making a wrong decision and hurting those she cares for.
That’s evident after the failed Specters attack on the witch Reina Miti (Sasha Frost)last episode.
Pan confirms that Lyra feels the same.
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Eventually, Lyra confesses she overheard the discussion, and they reaffirm what they mean to each other.
She will do whatever it takes to keep Lyra safe.
And if that means summoning an army of Specters to her side to do it, so be it.
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But before she makes a decision, Ruta Skadi arrives and meets Lyra for the first time.
While Ruta trusts Asriel, Serafina trusts the prophecy.
Ruta leaves as Reina returns from her scout.
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Since the way is clear, Serafina says it’s time to find Will’s father.
But the Magisterium has already found them.
They start running, but Lee quickly gets hit in the ankle.
And fight he does.
As Hester reminds him about the cloud-pine Serafina gave him, he takes it out and summons the witch.
The summoning works but Serafina is too late to reach Lee in time as he takes a fatal bullet.
The light goes out of his eyes as Hester disappears into the air he loved so much.
What ensues is two parental reunions, but neither one of them ends happily.
And Will and his father are in for their own shock as they meet again after so long apart.
He doesn’t much care about ending tyranny, he just wanted a father to be there for him.
He looks over his wound and ponders his role in what’s to come.
Serafina is in the air flying back to where she left Lyra.
Iorek Bynison is watching as the glaciers in his world melt.
Asriel continues to talk until we see James McAvoy himself on screen in a surprise appearance.
In return, he tells them to prepare for war.
Where is Lyra in all of this?
We see once Mrs. Coulter unlatches the trunk: inside lies the drugged forms of her daughter and Pan.
And unfortunately for Lyra, she’s not getting out of the trunk until she gets there.
