The emotional core of the episode is Lyra’s discovery of the "ghost" the alethiometer warned her about. Guided by the device, she and Iorek travel to a desolate fishing village where she finds . But it isn’t the Billy we remember; he is hollow, unresponsive, and—most horrifyingly— without his daemon , Ratter. 'His Dark Materials' recap: Lyra finds the lost boy

In Season 1, Episode 5 of His Dark Materials , titled the show moves beyond the whimsical adventure of the first few episodes and plunges into pure, heart-wrenching horror. This episode finally reveals the terrifying reality of what the "Gobblers" are doing to children in the North. The Heartbreak of Billy Costa