Spoilers ahead for Episode 3 of His Dark Materials Season 2, called “Theft.”
Season 2 of His Dark Materials is based on the second novel in Philip Pullman’s book trilogy of the same name, but the adaptation of The Subtle Knife had yet to put much focus on the actual subtle knife before “Theft.”
Fortunately, one star broke down why the knife is so important for Season 2.
Will dreamed about the knife in “Theft” and continues to be drawn to the Torre degli Angeli in Cittàgazze, and Boreal name-dropped the knife before the end of the episode.