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If Dorian Gray and Frankenstein's monster gently caress someone in the world is going to be so happy.
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Jun 16, 2014 07:22
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Frankenstein's monster as inspired by goons.
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Jun 16, 2014 07:38
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I was mostly enjoying the episode but that voiceover during the Ives/Gray sex scene was laughably bad, it completely destroyed any sense of atmosphere. This show has a lot of potential and sometimes it realizes it (the Ives-centric flashback episode, the seance, the night out at the Grand Guignol) but it is so uneven and makes so many missteps it can be really frustrating. With only 2 episodes to go I figure I'll watch the rest of it, but I'm not sure relly where they can or will go for season 2.
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Jun 16, 2014 11:21
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Well drat Caliban that was not very nice of you.
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Jun 16, 2014 14:26
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I didn't really mind the voiceover and I thought the foreshadowing (when Caliban and the girl talk about Lucifer) was pretty cool. The dialog in the harbor was great too: - Why this ship? - It came from Cairo four months ago and has been in quarantine since, for what they're vaguely describing as "typhus or an unknown foreign disease". You recall the hieroglyphic tattoos we discovered? Those were Egyptian. That, and the fact the ship's in quarantine, is suggestive. - Of what? - Chicanery.
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Jun 16, 2014 16:44
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CHICANERY!
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Jun 16, 2014 17:05
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Killing off a character like Van Helsing in such a way really looks like some poor attempt by the writers to pull out some GoT-esque "Gotcha!" death and it came off as really half-assed and stupid. I really just wanted more David Warner and less obnoxious Asperger's Frankenstein, you fuckin' pricks 
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Jun 16, 2014 17:16
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They were sparing Van Helsing a sex scene. It's better this way.
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Jun 16, 2014 17:44
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At this point is there anything stopping Dr Frankenstein from just going to the police and saying "I am a well-to-do doctor in the employ of a wealthy aristocrat and that creepy weirdo from the theatre has murdered two of my friends" Caliban literally told you where he lives Victor, either borrow Sir Malcolm's goon squad or call the cops on the murderous emo arsehat.
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Jun 16, 2014 18:00
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Man, Caliban really is a monster. And a goony one at that! I felt a little bad for the guy when he got rejected because, you know, that sucks regardless of who you are/how horribly pathetic you are. But killing David Warner like that? t You can go straight to whatever hell is in store for you, Caliban. This episode's cliffhander ending was pretty fun too. Eva Green goes for a spin!
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Jun 16, 2014 22:48
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Abner Assington posted:Asperger's Frankenstein Friendzonestein. I was laughing my rear end off when he was hiding in the wall watching her through the vent and feeling pissed off that she apparently doesn't "like him like him".
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Jun 16, 2014 23:15
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That was good, I mean overall theres not been a really super bad episode. I do not like though at how sympathetic they made Dr. Frankenstein.
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Jun 16, 2014 23:31
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nutranurse posted:This episode's cliffhander ending was pretty fun too. Eva Green goes for a spin!
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Jun 16, 2014 23:49
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KasioDiscoRock posted:I kept wanting to edit that scene with "Jump in the Line" like the end of Beetlejuice. This is something I never knew I needed until you suggested it.
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Jun 17, 2014 00:24
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nutranurse posted:Man, Caliban really is a monster. And a goony one at that! I felt a little bad for the guy when he got rejected because, you know, that sucks regardless of who you are/how horribly pathetic you are. But killing David Warner like that? I watch the show with friends and none of us can stop laughing at the Caliban scenes, he brings on such gusto and vitriol when he's describing the torments he's suffered to Victor, but every time we see his life it's really not that bad, he's got friends and the staff of the theatre clearly aren't shunning him even if they don't immediately fall wildly in love with him after 4 sentences and a book. 'A co-worker came in, had a brief friendly chat as I did my work and then didn't immediately swoon into my arms EXISTENCE IS TORMENT! BETTER MURDER A PENSIONER!'
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Jun 17, 2014 03:04
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Yes Caliban is basically a cross between a 30-something goon and an angsty teenager only with immortality and superhuman strength and fortitude.
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Jun 17, 2014 03:13
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If Victor wants to make him really happy instead of a woman he'll get him a trench coat and a fedora.
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Jun 17, 2014 03:33
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and a reddit account
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Jun 17, 2014 05:02
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Jerusalem posted:Friendzonestein.
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Jun 17, 2014 05:48
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...so, with only two episodes left, I'm guessing this isn't going "True Detective"-style with a brand new cast and story next season? Because they still have way too many threads hanging out there for this to resolve this season. Including the "No way, totally normal, not a werewolf, nuh-uh" inevitable Ethan reveal.
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Jun 17, 2014 07:52
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I believe the whole Mina plot is supposed to be resolved by the end of the 8 episodes. Anything else ... probably up in the air.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:07
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Squidster posted:Can someone gif the Vanessa helicopter? It was simultaneously horrifying and deeply hilarious. Unfortunately they don't QUITE do the full 360, so here are a couple of different versions  
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Jun 17, 2014 08:14
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The big next-seasonish plot hook I remember being dropped so far has been Sir Malcolm's expedition to find the source of the Nile, which he said he'd like to take Ethan along for.
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Jun 17, 2014 15:58
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Jerusalem posted:Unfortunately they don't QUITE do the full 360, so here are a couple of different versions
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Jun 17, 2014 16:32
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Squidster posted:Much thanks, sir. Eva Green is consistently the most unsettling part of this show. Eva Green was made for a role like this.
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Jun 17, 2014 18:18
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I love both shows but I get vaguely depressed seeing the volume of posts that go into the GoT threads daily and then come back here to find... 5 or do, on average. I realize we're talking very different volumes of watchers but still... there's got to be more goon interest in this show than this.
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Jun 17, 2014 22:18
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Squidster posted:Much thanks, sir. Eva Green is consistently the most unsettling part of this show. She's absolutely the best part of the show, and I don't know if the show could really work without her (much as I love Timothy Dalton).
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Jun 17, 2014 22:55
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Memnaelar posted:I love both shows but I get vaguely depressed seeing the volume of posts that go into the GoT threads daily and then come back here to find... 5 or do, on average. I realize we're talking very different volumes of watchers but still... there's got to be more goon interest in this show than this. A bunch of people thought it was a vampire show and checked out without giving it a chance.
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Jun 17, 2014 23:28
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smg77 posted:A bunch of people thought it was a vampire show and checked out without giving it a chance. 
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Jun 17, 2014 23:59
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Having Caliban kill David Warner was pretty much the only way for me to resent that character more. I said "resent", not hate. Good characters make me hate them. Lame rear end characters who steal screen time from their superiors or, worse, kill them make me resent them. I hope he's gone by season's end. He's added nothing to the show. Not a drat thing.
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Jun 18, 2014 01:01
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Memnaelar posted:I love both shows but I get vaguely depressed seeing the volume of posts that go into the GoT threads daily and then come back here to find... 5 or do, on average. I realize we're talking very different volumes of watchers but still... there's got to be more goon interest in this show than this. The reason is that Penny Dreadful is just not as good as GOT. My brother and I have the same tastes in shows and he loves PD while I'm still on the fence.
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Jun 18, 2014 01:51
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 I think that Penny Dreadful and GoT try to do two very different things in two very different genres, it's apples to oranges. As to why there's a lack of goon interests? Well we're a pretty fickle lot, and TBH, it's nice to come into a thread and not be overwhelmed with the pointless negativity you find in more popular threads.
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Jun 18, 2014 01:54
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The vampire attack with them shooting etc... was pretty silly. Apparently the only attack vampires know with their superhuman strength is to jump on someones back.
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Jun 18, 2014 02:50
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nutranurse posted:
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Jun 18, 2014 03:07
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v0v I always put off watching GoT in favor of watching Penny Dreadful. I think that PD is just a way more interesting show. But then, Penny Dreadful pushes all of my lit nerd/goth kid buttons, so I can see why it appeals to me specifically more than most. And Continuum is the only show I stay up late to watch on Sunday nights now that I have to get up at 6 AM Eastern for work every morning, because  .
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Jun 18, 2014 04:02
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Hollismason posted:The vampire attack with them shooting etc... was pretty silly. Apparently the only attack vampires know with their superhuman strength is to jump on someones back. Come on man, it's a pulp paradigm. Shooting and loving and stabbing is what this show is about. I don't see how people are trying to compare this show to Game of Thrones, they're so wildly different in just about every way imaginable. Small cast vs. Enormous Goddamn Cast, tiny setting vs. huge sprawling countryside kingdom, tawdry pulp vs. epic fantasy, largely familiar backstoried characters vs. new characters
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Jun 18, 2014 05:23
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We've only got 2 more episodes for Brona to die and become Mrs. Caliban and totally normal human Ethan to reveal that he's a
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Jun 18, 2014 05:37
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Incidentally I really loved Dorian's reaction to Vanessa's freakout in the midst of their loving. He's like, "Huh." and he's so jaded he just goes downstairs to admire his painting. Really a great adaptation of his character from the book.
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Jun 18, 2014 06:03
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Just powerhoused through this show and really enjoyed it. Caliban being a loving sperg is pretty much the greatest thing ever when you consider he's the goddamn Frankenstein monster. In season 3, we'll have a nice flashback where Victor expresses that his greatest regret was creating an MRA. I'm really sad Brona is going to die. I want to hear her accent for all episodes.  I do agree with the notion that it's a little uneven in its awesome moments and more cheesy schlock, and it's very difficult to tell if that was intended or not. I mean, it looks and acts like a really serious show, but then it's called Penny Dreadful and features Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and Van Hellsing, so it kind of throws that billing out of the window. Whatever it is, I think it's ridiculously entertaining. Eva Green really sells it, and I'm honestly happy Josh Hartnett of all actors is doing pretty well in his comeback role. Who would have guessed?
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Jun 18, 2014 08:42
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Caliban really grew on me throughout the season. Yes he's angry and murdery, but mostly he's just misguided. Namely because he was left to completely fend for himself. He's still not my favourite character but I do feel for him and by the end of the season some of you might as well.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:00
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