The Subtle Knife, Chapters 13 & 14 (Patreon)

Hello again, Patrons! Owen and I had a lot of scheduling issues when trying to record this one, and I'm sorry that it's been over a week since the last episode. It's a combination of factors, but I think that most of all it's because this is a book and because if that, it's inherently less exciting and "doable" for Owen. However, the good news regarding this is that when the BBC series finally gets going, covering that will be right up our alley. 

These chapters start off kind of odd, because Ruta Skadi is back and Owen can't deal with her fangirling over Lord Asriel and fantasizing about "what if Lyra was my daughter". He thinks it's undignified that she would be so ready to throw her people into a war for someone that is basically an asshole, which I can't really argue with but whaddaya gonna do. 

However, then we have a super-tense and moving chapter, a low-speed pursuit with zeppelins, and Lee Scoresby watches as John Parry single-handedly takes out three whole zeppelins all on his own, using a thunderstorm, a spectre, and birds. And then we watch Lee single-handedly take out twenty-five dudes before blowing up the zeppelin, laying his head against Hester's, and dying. 

*endless sobbing*

Thanks so much for listening, everyone! I will see you tomorrow. <3