Penny Dreadful
VOD TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 8 (Grand Guignol)
July 8, 2014 | Alex Clements“Do you really want to be normal?”
This is not the end, merely a continuation. Season 2 of Penny Dreadful has already been confirmed by Showtime and will contain 10 episodes. One wonders if the original pitch for Season 1 … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 7 (Possession)
July 1, 2014 | Alex ClementsClaustrophobia isn’t simply the fear of enclosed spaces; it’s a powerful reaction to being contained within them. Sufferers often report an inability to breathe, as if oxygen is running out. Penny Dreadful knows how to do claustrophobia. Almost the entirety … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 6 (What Death Can Join Together)
June 27, 2014 | David Farnor“Do you know the word ‘vampire’? It is not familiar to you in some way?” Van Helsing (David Warner) asks Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway).
It’s only after six episodes that Penny Dreadful finally drops the “v” word, but it really … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 5 (Closer Than Sisters)
June 17, 2014 | Alex Clements“You have to name something to make it come to life,” says Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) in Episode 5 of Penny Dreadful. “Like a witch’s spell.” That’s why she names the all the animals she stuffs and displays. Dead things … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 4 (Demimonde)
June 10, 2014 | Alex ClementsEpisode 4 of Penny Dreadful opens with a shot of Dorian Grey in some dark garret, looking with a detached curiosity at a painting. You know what the painting is, but how far has it progressed? The frame is large … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 3
June 3, 2014 | Alex ClementsDeath is not serene. This is the truth young Frankenstein learns, looking down at a dog, its body emaciated, its eyes crawling with fat, white maggots.
In Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful we get some of the most explicit … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 2
May 27, 2014 | David FarnorIt’s not often that TV is genuinely scary. Whether it’s the small size of the screen or the relative lack of time to build up a spooky atmosphere, horror shows (that aren’t about zombies) seem few and far between. Penny … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 1
May 18, 2014 | David Farnor“With me you will behold terrible wonders,” says Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) to a young mortician in 19th century London whom he is trying to recruit. The mission? To find a missing person. “Why me?” asks the fellow. “Because … Read More