Penny Dreadful (Showtime) -- Season 3 Thread -- 5/1/16
05-22-16, 02:31 AM
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Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
Vanessa convinces Dr. Seward to use hypnosis to take her back in time.
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05-23-16, 08:40 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
I can't believe people aren't raving about this episode.
That might've been the best television performance since Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad. Eva Green is just a master at her craft. Wow. Three people talking in a room for an hour and your completely blown away. Wow again.
That might've been the best television performance since Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad. Eva Green is just a master at her craft. Wow. Three people talking in a room for an hour and your completely blown away. Wow again.
05-23-16, 10:17 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
Oh, yeah. The episode was basically an hour of Eva Green and Rory Kinnear in an empty white room and they both killed it.
05-23-16, 10:35 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
I thought the start was slow and repetitive but that was the point. The ending was amazingly good.
05-23-16, 10:43 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
I swear this show at times makes me feel lost... till I re-watch the episodes again. Great show...
05-23-16, 11:43 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
I had a hard time getting through this ep. But I agree the acting was good. Pattie Lupone was also good in her limited capacity.
The reveal that
Forgive this question... but was Pre-Frankenstein Orderly Dude really from her past or was he just manifested in her hypnosis?
The reveal that
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Forgive this question... but was Pre-Frankenstein Orderly Dude really from her past or was he just manifested in her hypnosis?
05-23-16, 07:21 PM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
Simply amazing episode. How Eva Green has not won awards for her portrayal in this show is beyond me. She is just incredible. Rory Kinnear did a wonderful job as well. As much as I like others shows on TV, this is the one that stands above the rest for me. Such high production values and great story telling that does not feel the need to rush or treat its audience as idiots.
Also, I think the monster character may very well have been the orderly, but it's not so far been confirmed. Maybe just easier to have Kinnear play the role, but I think probably is the monster in his life before resurrection. The stories about his family seemed to slide to this.
Also, I think the monster character may very well have been the orderly, but it's not so far been confirmed. Maybe just easier to have Kinnear play the role, but I think probably is the monster in his life before resurrection. The stories about his family seemed to slide to this.
05-25-16, 04:25 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E04) -- "A Blade of Grass" -- 5/22/16
It's been pretty confirmed since he was remembering them and went looking for where they used to live; the question is who was involved with his death and when he will remember that.
This was a bottle episode but easily the best thing I've seen on TV since Mad Men, this show is great.
This was a bottle episode but easily the best thing I've seen on TV since Mad Men, this show is great.
05-30-16, 12:41 AM
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Penny Dreadful (S3E05) -- "This World is Our Hell" -- 5/29/16
Hecate and Ethan struggle to survive in the harsh desert wasteland.
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05-31-16, 03:05 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E05) -- "This World is Our Hell" -- 5/29/16
Just watched this. A excellent episode. I was surprised they spent almost all of the time in the west. I think it might have been better to stay completely in the west and give the doctor his own episode.
I thought Ethan was going to turn back in the end after that horror story but I guess he is all in on team evil. Hmmm or something like that because other side seems to be on team evil also.
I thought Ethan was going to turn back in the end after that horror story but I guess he is all in on team evil. Hmmm or something like that because other side seems to be on team evil also.
05-31-16, 04:33 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E05) -- "This World is Our Hell" -- 5/29/16
not sure on why ethan is so willing to throw in fully with a part of the evil that was the problem last season
05-31-16, 06:29 AM
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Maybe she's using her powers to influence him?
05-31-16, 11:27 AM
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05-31-16, 01:25 PM
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05-31-16, 01:53 PM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (Showtime) -- Season 3 Thread -- 5/1/16
She let him "hit it"...Doggystyle.
06-01-16, 06:34 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (S3E05) -- "This World is Our Hell" -- 5/29/16
Ethan had an internal battle with his good and evil side. He wanted to be good but has given up the fight and sees himself as evil. He's attracted to Hecate because he now sees her as just like him. Kindred spirits.
06-01-16, 02:19 PM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (Showtime) -- Season 3 Thread -- 5/1/16
Not quite sure why he has hooked up with that demon woman from season 2, but i am happy to go along for the ride.
Another great episode. The writing, music and cinematography of this show are top notch. And just when i think they cannot make this show any greater they bring in Brian Cox. Always great to see him.
Another great episode. The writing, music and cinematography of this show are top notch. And just when i think they cannot make this show any greater they bring in Brian Cox. Always great to see him.
06-07-16, 11:43 AM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (Showtime) -- Season 3 Thread -- 5/1/16
Yeah i was getting a vibe for the Mummy at some point, which in this series could work amazingly well.
It was another good episode. Nice to see some movement in the Womens Army uprising and Dorian realizing that maybe he isn't as much a leader in it as he believes. Frankensteins character continues to be weedy, and getting caught in this episode felt repetitious. But it will obviously lead to his debt to Dorian being returned at the expense of the bride.
So by the next episode i am guessing that the team in the US will head back to London to catch up in the finale with Dracula. It would be a shame to kill off the character of Dracula at the end of the season. They should try keeping him around longer as he will prove a great adversary.
This show continues to be the best TV out there for my money. It will be a long wait for season 4, but already looking forward to it.
It was another good episode. Nice to see some movement in the Womens Army uprising and Dorian realizing that maybe he isn't as much a leader in it as he believes. Frankensteins character continues to be weedy, and getting caught in this episode felt repetitious. But it will obviously lead to his debt to Dorian being returned at the expense of the bride.
So by the next episode i am guessing that the team in the US will head back to London to catch up in the finale with Dracula. It would be a shame to kill off the character of Dracula at the end of the season. They should try keeping him around longer as he will prove a great adversary.
This show continues to be the best TV out there for my money. It will be a long wait for season 4, but already looking forward to it.
06-09-16, 05:32 PM
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Re: Penny Dreadful (Showtime) -- Season 3 Thread -- 5/1/16
I've been getting caught up on this show over the past couple of days. It's been good and I agree with another poster about The Mummy possibly popping up on this show. Eva Green is terrific actress and needs an Emmy nod.