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Frankly after the curve ball they threw with Mr. Proteus, I'm not so sure Ethan Chandler will turn out to be a werewolf, it's too blatant. Brona's going to be the werewolf, the wolves at the zoo left Chandler alone because he carried her skanky scent on his fingers.
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Flesh Forge posted:Frankly after the curve ball they threw with Mr. Proteus, I'm not so sure Ethan Chandler will turn out to be a werewolf, it's too blatant. Brona's going to be the werewolf, the wolves at the zoo left Chandler alone because he carried her skanky scent on his fingers. And he just happened to want to stick his hands in a wolf's mouth on the off chance the girl he's been banging is a werewolf?
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May 26, 2014 15:38
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Maybe it was pretty skanky indeed and he was hoping the wolf would wash it off for him iunno
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May 26, 2014 15:59
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Where the hell is Van Helsing? I wish Tim Dalton was playing him.
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May 26, 2014 15:59
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I like Hartnett and I like Piper's awful accent because she seems to be having so much goddamn fun with the character. This is a show full of scenery demolishers.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I like Piper's awful accent because she seems to be having so much goddamn fun with the character.
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Soothing Vapors posted:I want so badly to hate her for that accent but she's just so charismatic Pleasing on the eyes as well, let's be honest. What's getting me so far is...I don't know how to describe it, but Eva Green's performance is...detached? Bored? Aloof? Just the way her character carries herself is mesmerizing in a way I can't put my finger on.
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She has poise, she's very regal. I was actually surprised she was apparently being enticed by Dorian's seduction attempt even before the seance scene left her completely unbalanced and she grabbed that random dude off the street for a little bit of how's your father.
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May 27, 2014 01:57
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In line with the LoEG inspiration, I'm still expecting "Ethan Chandler" to be a pseudonym for Tom Sawyer or somesuch. Quick, which American folk heroes would be believable as a wolf-charmer?
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Halloween Jack posted:Quick, which American folk heroes would be believable as a wolf-charmer? Weedon Scott! Hell, just flat out make him Jack London.
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May 27, 2014 04:17
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There are way too many actual Englishmen involved here to let this get hosed up THAT badly.
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CobiWann posted:Pleasing on the eyes as well, let's be honest. Unhinged
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I'm surprised that this show hasn't gotten a lot more goon-fanfare. The writing is exceptional, the characters are nuanced and interesting and the show keeps you on your toes without the use of cheap tricks and cliffhangers. I would've expected something of this quality from HBO, and I definitely get an almost *gasp* Deadwood vibe from the series so far. Time will tell if the show can maintain it's quality, but I know I'm down for the ride. In for a penny, in for a pound 
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TheOmegaWalrus posted:I'm surprised that this show hasn't gotten a lot more goon-fanfare. That's very over the top praise (I guess Frankenstein's monster appearing at the end of an episode and splitting a dude in two isn't a cliffhanger apparently?), but yeah it is a fun show. It's very silly and shamelessly unoriginal but Eva Green and Timothy Dalton are obviously having a lot of fun chewing all the scenery.
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Its pulp television, not prestige television. Pulp doesn't have to be bad. Its fun and Green especially is doing great work but it's not going to draw the praise and attention of shows like Sopranos and Breaking Bad when it has more in common with True Blood. But that can be a good thing. It keeps people from building up ridiculous expectations and getting snooty about the show's flaws. The crowd we have seems capable of recognizing the show's flaws and just shrugging and enjoying it a strengths. I was hoping the Hartnett/werewolf thing was a red herring but it does seem hard to deny after that zoo scene. It could still be a distraction but the show doesn't seem very subtle. The Dorian Gray/Dracula theory is interesting. I don't really buy it. Dorian wasn't turned on by blood, he was turned on by death. But I'm not really sure where he fits into the story and they seem to be taking enough liberties with the Ahmet/vampire thing that I could see them getting creative with Dorian's immortality. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 00:01 on May 30, 2014 |
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TheOmegaWalrus posted:I'm surprised that this show hasn't gotten a lot more goon-fanfare. Interesting I guess but exceptional really? There have been some great shows in the past few years I don't see this standing along side them.
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I really hope we don't get any further back story elaborate from Frankensteins first createion and Caliban really just is a massively overly dramatic douchebag. "I learned the depths of human cruelty and depravity in London... I was beaten up by three guys, then some guy i'd never met cleaned me up, bought me dinner, gave me a job and a place to live. I've been working there every since and looking for you. YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW I HAVE SUFFERED!"
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See, I thought that this happened after he spent a long period of time wandering in the wilderness, accidentally throwing little girls into ponds and having an old blind monk light his nose on fire.
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Why didn't we get this show as a sister-show to Dracula, dammit. That would have been an interesting thing. Still, the show's cute.
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I want to like this show but it's not grabbing me so far. Writing and story are going all over the place. Feel like they have way too many story lines going on. Love Eva Green though
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TONIGHT ON PENNY DREADFUL: Ethan Chandler is not told what's going on. Sir Malcolm and Miss Ives share significant looks. Brona's accent continues to manipulate the fate of humanity from the shadows to bring about the end of the world. An NPC is messily disemboweled.
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eriktown posted:TONIGHT ON PENNY DREADFUL: I'm down with that... 
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Oh, me too. I love this show to little pieces. But I'm not above snarking about it.
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eriktown posted:TONIGHT ON PENNY DREADFUL: Dorian Gray continues to act as a Victorian creeplord while Frankenstein's monster Caliban delivers another lengthy speech on the nature of evil. Scenery is chewed, Brona is incomprehensible and Ethan remains a lovable dullard. Egyptologist Lyle remains fabulous.
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I hope we get some more Lyle tonight. I missed him last week.
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Also on tonight's episode: One episode of raunchy, consequence-free sex is had! e: I suspect it will be Sir Malcolm's turn at the helm since all of the other principals have had theirs, except gay widower Dr. Frankenstein who is in mourning/being courted. Flesh Forge fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Jun 1, 2014 |
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This show should be on Netflix so we can watch all the season in one sitting and judge it as a whole. I feel like I am reading a sprawling old novel a chapter a week. The kind of story that doesn't feel the need to fully stimulate me every moment. I almost want Timothy Dalton to Ferris Beuller the audience. "Don't worry, chap. We'll get to it eventually. Here, have some more lush cinematography."
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At least it's moving faster than Agents of SHIELD did!
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eriktown posted:Oh, me too. I love this show to little pieces. But I'm not above snarking about it. Me too. Caught up on the 1st 3 episodes and really enjoying the Victorian sets; the characters are great so far and the acting suits the time period really well. Looking forward to seeing where the story goes. oneof27 posted:This show should be on Netflix so we can watch all the season in one sitting and judge it as a whole. I feel like I am reading a sprawling old novel a chapter a week. Binary Logic fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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Binary Logic posted:The term Penny Dreadful refers to sprawling, tawdry and salacious stories often filled with the occult and dished up one chapter each week. This, the name of the series and the whole way it is constructed is as intentional as it is elegant.
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Well that was not quite the combination of sex partners I expected.  also Brona is totally going to be Bride of Frankenstein e: Alas poor Mister Fenton, they keep killing off characters they I like. 
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We get David Warner as Van Helsing. We are not worthy.
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I dearly hope he'll be a regular. I do.
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Never drink absinthe with Dorian Gray.
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David Warner, you are under arrest by order of David Warner!
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Memnaelar posted:We get David Warner as Van Helsing. I would literally watch David Warner do anything, if we get Timothy Dalton and David Warner (more than like, once) we are beyond lucky.
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eriktown posted:Oh no, poor kitty Poor kitty, but the way that scene was framed made me crack up. Sembeni (spelling?) owns. Also echoing the David Warner love, suddenly a lot more excited about this show.
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