Dafne Keen

Lyra endured a big loss on His Dark Materials, and actress Dafne Keen opened up about it as the final season hits the halfway point.

I think fans can agree that she definitely didn’t do a bad scene in the break between Lyra and Pantalaimon. Will not time travel, but will sneak references to The X-Files into daily conversation. Interestingly, “Lyra and Her Death” gave Keen the opportunity to actually work with Kit Connor for the first time. She confirmed that it was a first, and explained how his on-set performance affected her in the pivotal scene: That said, prior to Season 3 and the scene of Lyra and Pan being split, the actor was never actually on set to work with Dafne Keen. Readers of The Amber Spyglass have an idea of what’s next after the split, although the show already made [His Dark Materials](https://www.hbo.com/his-dark-materials) returns with two new episodes on Monday, December 19 at 9 p.m. [an exciting two episodes per week](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/why-his-dark-materials-fans-should-be-excited-about-getting-more-than-one-episode-per-week-according-to-the-ep), how will losing that bond with Pan affect Lyra in the land of the dead? [read Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass before the adaptation](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/his-dark-materials-executive-producer-opens-up-about-adapting-the-amber-spyglass-and-adding-fun-extra-details) could have guessed that something tragic would happen in an episode called “Lyra and Her Death,” but meeting her death ultimately wasn’t what caused the immeasurable pain. The episode ended with Lyra screaming in agony about her heart as they were separated, Pan standing at the edge of the dock while she crumpled into Will’s arms. And how will Will be affected, since the boatman said he’d lose something as well, even without a visible daemon like Lyra's? Dafne Keen, who plays Lyra, spoke with CinemaBlend about how this loss will continue to affect them, and the impact of Kit Connor’s performance as Pan.