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Binary Logic posted:But both this show and GoT feature a strong woman with 3 female assistants (Ellaria + 3 Sand Snakes) and so far the Penny Dreadful nightcomers are more entertaining - and dangerous. They are creepy and they way they're using them is visually effective - but every time they HISSSSSSS I find it a little goofy.
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hepscat posted:They are creepy and they way they're using them is visually effective - but every time they HISSSSSSS I find it a little goofy. The hissing and the wigs are pretty atrocious.
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May 20, 2015 05:40
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hepscat posted:They are creepy and they way they're using them is visually effective - but every time they HISSSSSSS I find it a little goofy. What I find goofy with Penny Dreadful is the opening credits that feature a spider, a scorpion, and this:  It's a ball python; I know because I have one as a pet. They're non-venomous, docile, and cute. Far from scary or creepy or dreadful.
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May 20, 2015 11:15
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Binary Logic posted:It's a ball python; I know because I have one as a pet. They're non-venomous, docile, and cute. Far from scary or creepy or dreadful. A person who willingly hand feeds live mice to a snake probably isn't in the best position to determine whether something is "cute."
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May 20, 2015 11:52
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Binary Logic posted:It's a ball python; I know because I have one as a pet. They're non-venomous, docile, and cute. Far from scary or creepy or dreadful. It's a pretty snake that was easy to find and work with, don't think too hard about it.
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Irish Joe posted:A person who willingly hand feeds live mice to a snake probably isn't in the best position to determine whether something is "cute." Oddly enough I'm a vegetarian. And I only feed it frozen/thawed rats, not live mice. Were you aghast at the treatment a rabbit got on the episode? Killed and then the hide stripped off it in one pull. Pinky Artichoke posted:It's a pretty snake that was easy to find and work with, don't think too hard about it. Binary Logic fucked around with this message at 23:10 on May 21, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 13:28
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Patti LuPone should just go ahead and make room on her mantle for the best guest star Emmy, because that was an incredible turn.
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May 23, 2015 09:28
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I loved the chameleon effect.
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May 25, 2015 07:16
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Penny Dreadful Season 2: The adventures of the perfectly normal human male and the definitely real female cousin
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May 25, 2015 11:26
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As fantastical as this show is, the most unbelievable thing in this episode was the assertion that Billie Piper's bust is larger than Eva Green's.
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May 25, 2015 12:31
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qbert posted:As fantastical as this show is, the most unbelievable thing in this episode was the assertion that Billie Piper's bust is larger than Eva Green's. Bust takes in account the full circumference of the torso, right? If so, I could see it, Miss Green is slender than Billie Piper. Though I wouldn't being proven wrong.
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May 25, 2015 16:27
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Lilly is awfully whiny for the reanimated corpse of an Irish whore.
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May 25, 2015 22:18
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Irish Joe posted:Lilly is awfully whiny for the reanimated corpse of an Irish whore. New thread title?
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The show is a weird mix of stuff that's pretty great and stuff that's just awful. And then sprinkled with stuff that doesn't quite fit, but isn't exactly bad either. It comes from trying to fit all these horror stories together with very different monsters , which is why you have stuff like Gray and Vanessa on one hand, with their themes of the Devil and near Paranormal Activity stuff, and then Frankenstein which is all about just trying to figure out life and the interactions between creator and created. Followed by a gunslinging werewolf and the investigator on his trail. It means the show goes on a massive rollercoaster ride of quality and tone all through each episode, despite there being a central antagonist and story they're trying to resolve, all their little personal stories interfere at every step. It'd actually fit better if they just made a Twilight Zone thing out of it, but at the same time trying to ram them all together creates a kind of interesting trainwreck that's still somehow, overall, good. Or at the very least interesting to watch unfold.
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I find everything with the exception of Dorian to be interesting. Really don't see how they are gonna tie him back into the main plot.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I find everything with the exception of Dorian to be interesting. Really don't see how they are gonna tie him back into the main plot. I assume he'll get back around to trying to reconnect with Vanessa eventually.
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May 26, 2015 04:47
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Solice Kirsk posted:I find everything with the exception of Dorian to be interesting. Really don't see how they are gonna tie him back into the main plot. Vanessa has a weakness for Dorian. My guess is that eventually their paths will cross again, one of the witches who's constantly monitoring her will observe it, Mrs. Poole will discover Dorian's 'secret,' and they'll use it against him in exchange for his wearing her down. She doesn't have faith in Mr. Lyle's worth save for him being a decent snitch.
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May 26, 2015 10:33
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Solice Kirsk posted:I find everything with the exception of Dorian to be interesting. Really don't see how they are gonna tie him back into the main plot. Dorian's job is to have sex with every cast member until the end of the series where his sexual experience and prowess is finally called upon to save the day. He'll need to gently caress the devil
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May 26, 2015 11:58
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Kegslayer posted:Dorian's job is to have sex with every cast member until the end of the series where his sexual experience and prowess is finally called upon to save the day. Think bigger. Think God.
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May 26, 2015 15:51
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Kegslayer posted:Dorian's job is to have sex with every cast member until the end of the series where his sexual experience and prowess is finally called upon to save the day. It's like a modern reinterpretation of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" except with dick instead of violins.
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May 26, 2015 16:11
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“Undergarments” might just be my new favorite line from any television series ever.
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May 26, 2015 19:22
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Can every episode have Vanessa and Victor shopping for ladies' undergarments? PLEASE?
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May 26, 2015 21:46
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Mouse Dresser posted:Can every episode have Vanessa and Victor shopping for ladies' undergarments? PLEASE? It was just great watching them be giant weirdos out in public. Like constantly living under threat of supernatural violence has left then incapable of normality.
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I just got caught up and I am amazed how much better this season has started compared with last. It's goofy, sure, but it owns that well. They handle multiple storylines in a very satisfying manner. Eva Green is amazing and deserves some nonshit films roles. Josh Hartnett seems to have taken acting lessons; Billie Piper being freed of that accent and Patti Lupone are huge pluses.
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Yudo posted:I just got caught up and I am amazed how much better this season has started compared with last. It's goofy, sure, but it owns that well. They handle multiple storylines in a very satisfying manner. Yeah I really liked this entire episode. The tranquil night at home shattered by Nightcomers was amazing, as all the brave adventurers & protectors of Miss Ives were tossed around by them. Hard to believe Production set up that entire ping-pong game room and all the extras involved just for The Kiss between Dorian and his new friend, who are so far completely separate from the main storyline. Also enjoying the man building waxwork tableaux with his complaining wife and blind daughter. That sort of exhibition was quite popular back in Victorian times. 
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May 27, 2015 11:04
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And it sounds like he is setting up a freak show as well. Jack of Trades that one.
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I am just chiming in to say that I am still watching this show religiously. I wish there was more swashbuckling and gunfighting, but the bald naked women make up for it.
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Binary Logic posted:Yeah I really liked this entire episode. The tranquil night at home shattered by Nightcomers was amazing, as all the brave adventurers & protectors of Miss Ives were tossed around by them. That sheet is amazing, I mean a tableau of a daughter succoring her father, the Turkish slave market, then the REV. JOHN WESLEY. Shockers! I agree about the ping pong room. I love that they went to that much trouble simply to have Angelique trump Dorian at ping pong. Honestly, I think Angelique is pretty hot and I'm down with this storyline. But I admit it doesn't make any sort of sense to the main story at all.
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Seriously, what the gently caress is Dorian still doing there? Unless Angelique is a demon or a witch or hell, someone else with a magic portrait, I have no idea what Dorian still contributes. Also, looking forward to them using the hair to finish the voodoo puppet doll thing with the baby heart. Kinda hope either the flagrantly flamboyant historian cracks and tells Sir Malcolm his honey on the side is a witch or they all go on an epic quest to the cut wife's cabin and there, somehow, they realize the lady is a witch whilst getting the book.
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Pan Dulce posted:Seriously, what the gently caress is Dorian still doing there? Unless Angelique is a demon or a witch or hell, someone else with a magic portrait, I have no idea what Dorian still contributes. Also, looking forward to them using the hair to finish the voodoo puppet doll thing with the baby heart. Kinda hope either the flagrantly flamboyant historian cracks and tells Sir Malcolm his honey on the side is a witch or they all go on an epic quest to the cut wife's cabin and there, somehow, they realize the lady is a witch whilst getting the book. Dorian is Vanessa's kryptonite. He's the only individual she knows she can't resist, and when he seduces her, the Devil's able to find a foothold.
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Pan Dulce posted:Seriously, what the gently caress is Dorian still doing there? Though part of me agrees with this, Dorian is not exactly taking up much screen time and if they want to use him in the future they can't exclude him from the entire season.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Dorian is Vanessa's kryptonite. He's the only individual she knows she can't resist, and when he seduces her, the Devil's able to find a foothold. I think it'd be redundant to bring up that plot point again. She rejected him, point blank. I think he's moving on the way Dorian does, with pretty distractions, and it's kind of following his novel. He feels something, it's novel for a bit, then he moves on to the next exciting adventure until something changes him for the better. I don't think Vanessa is that yet, if ever.
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Pan Dulce posted:Seriously, what the gently caress is Dorian still doing there? Unless Angelique is a demon or a witch or hell, someone else with a magic portrait, I have no idea what Dorian still contributes. Pretty sure the whole point of Angelique is to shock/disturb viewers. The show is called Penny Dreadful, after all.
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Irish Joe posted:Pretty sure the whole point of Angelique is to shock/disturb viewers. The show is called Penny Dreadful, after all. I HIGHLY doubt this. More likely it's a chance to shine a spotlight and normalize what would be considered an unconventional relationship. The show's creator/head writer is gay, after all, and has done a bunch of interviews on how dealing with his own sexuality has influenced him creatively.
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It's gotta come back to the main story though. Maybe they'll run into Lily somehow. That could be funny.
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Solice Kirsk posted:It's gotta come back to the main story though. Maybe they'll run into Lily somehow. That could be funny. I think the key link is when Frankenstein rocks up with Billy Piper who both Dorian and Werewolf Josh know to be dead. They should rewrite Dorian as Raymond Reddington, the concierge for the supernatural armed only with his little black book.  Dorian we need to find a Catholic Priest of Persian descent who can also read Sanskrit to take part in our ritual and translate this old scroll for us. Oh yes, you'll want Father James from Manchester, we met in the summer of 24 on a delightful cruise down the Nile. Not much of a talker but by god that mouth of his could sate you for hours and hours under the African sun.
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Kegslayer posted:I think the key link is when Frankenstein rocks up with Billy Piper who both Dorian and Werewolf Josh know to be dead. Someone get this slayer of kegs a writing credit!
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While not explicit in the original story the power of Dorian's portrait could be the result of a deal with the Devil or a witch, which would pull him back into the struggle our heroes are facing.
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Binary Logic posted:While not explicit in the original story the power of Dorian's portrait could be the result of a deal with the Devil or a witch, which would pull him back into the struggle our heroes are facing. Yeah, that being the original story, and it works well enough within the confines of this one. He hasn't really been defined as either a villain or a hero at this point, just a sort of nice person who's all into experiencing every delight. Which might make him fall later on, as per the stuff it was based on.
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