Also, the dialogue isn’t always sharp (“we all have our curses don’t we”) and it can get a little hokey. Chandler is a very familiar character at this point. Hopefully, the show is able to effectively balance this as it moves forward.įor now, pretty much everything is clicking with Penny Dreadful. So there are a lot of characters and is a lot going on. Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway) and Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney) in the first two episodes. Murray tells the inspector that the killer is a beast and not a man.As if the missing daughter and the murders aren’t enough, the show also introduces Dr. A conversation between Murray and a police inspector lets us know that there are many unsolved murders in the area and the killer is taking murders. We catch a glimpse of someone in the shadows, but it’s impossible to see who (or what) it is. The second episode opens with a man and woman (not together) murdered in a park late one night. While Ethan, Malcolm, and Vanessa search for Malcolm’s daughter, the gruesome murders continue. The show wastes no time in establishing the fact that this particular London is a weird and violent place. There are piles of dead bodies and creatures with Hieroglyphics underneath an exoskeleton. This involves a trip to what Vanessa describes as a “half-world between what we know and what we fear.” Whatever kind of world it is, it is dangerous and creepy. She represents Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), who is desperately searching for his missing daughter. He gets a chance to do something different when he is approached by a mysterious “spiritualist” named Vanessa Ives (Eva Green). He also drinks too much and has a weakness for the ladies.Ĭlearly, Ethan is not exactly thrilled about his current career. He is part of a traveling Wild West show where he shows off his shooting skills and brags about all of the danger he’s encountered in the U.S. The murder is followed by an introduction to an American named Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett). After a woman is savagely attacked (she is literally torn to pieces), the papers wonder if the Ripper is responsible. Residents are on edge about Jack the Ripper. Granted, other recent shows have showed a lot of promise only to completely fall apart ( The Following), but it’s hard to imagine this show suffering a similar fate.It is London, September 1891. Based on the first two episodes, Penny Dreadful is must-see TV. Throw in a cool premise, and expectations are pretty high, as they should be. Bayona, who helmed The Orphanage and is attached to the forthcoming World War Z sequel and A Monster Calls. And the first two episodes are directed by J.A.
Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes ( Skyfall, American Beauty) is another executive producer. Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan ( Skyfall, Gladiator) created and executive produces it.
PENNY DREADFUL REVIEW SERIES
Few TV shows can boast of the pedigree behind Showtime’s new series Penny Dreadful.
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