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Penny Dreadful [Showtime/Sky Atlantic] [** Spoilers **]

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  • #202
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,258 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/natalie-dormer-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-showtime-1203145661/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

    Natalie Dormer joins Penny Dreadful.


  • #203
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,912 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Finally got around to watching and finishing this after a number of failed attempts.


    All I have to say what a powerhouse of a performance by Eva Green throughout the 3 seasons.


  • #204
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,258 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    Green really carried the show at times. Would have liked one more season so that the conclusion for her arc wasn't rushed.


  • #205
    cdgalwegian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,972 ✭✭✭cdgalwegian


    conorhal wrote: »
    The show really lost me in episode six.

    It's utterly disjointed, wildly inconsistant and filled with bizzare moments when plot points are raised, dropped and picked up again mostly to remind you they are still there, while characters stand around explaining their utterly contradictory motivations which rarely make sense.
    A prime example was malcom last night, he wants Mina to find his daughter, no wait, he's off to africa on safari, no wait he's wracked with guilt over his sons death but really he's not, he's prepared to let Mina die, no wait he isn't, but damn it if John Logan isn't going to write a long monologue, something he clearly loves doing, in which the character blathers utter nonsense to try and reconcile the inconsistancies of the plot.

    The show is an utter mess held together largely by Eva Green's mesmerizing performance and Dalton's scenery chewing.
    Bambi wrote: »
    It was all about the sets, fx and acting for me, plot was often paper thin.
    Nody wrote: »
    The feeling I'm getting is that the season was cut short; I'd guess they planned for 12/16/20/24 episodes and was told to cut it down to 9 which forced the arcs to be (and feel) rushed.

    Some special humans are friends or foes of a menagerie of well-known supernatural characters; it's the show that 'The League of Extraordinary Gentleman' had tried to be. Penny Dreadful, though, had far more positives than negatives. Despite its many flaws, I absolutely loved it, apart from the rushed ending.

    Luscious.


  • #206
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,125 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi2h1Zfr7fs


  • #207
    Slydice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    Feels so different without the other characters .. and with the sunlight


  • #208
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,125 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Slydice wrote: »
    Feels so different without the other characters .. and with the sunlight
    Yeah looks completely different, should it be a new thread then ?


  • #209
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Well that looks like some current year woke bull****


  • #210
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,335 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    It feels like the only reason is to try to get the name recognition in there because it seriously lack a connection; will probably watch an episode or two to see if the series is worth it on it's own.


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  • #211
    kerplun k
    Registered Users Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭kerplun k


    Haven’t watched the trailer but John Logan is writer / producer, so I’m holding out some hope it can be at the same standard as Penny Dreadful.


  • #212
    Slydice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    EoinMcLovin wrote: »
    Yeah looks completely different, should it be a new thread then ?

    Well.. that took me longer to think about than I was expecting. My take: Yes! :)

    The example I just thought about how Stargate would probably get separate threads for it's shows like Stargate, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe


  • #213
    The White Wolf
    Registered Users Posts: 5,258 ✭✭✭The White Wolf


    I was expecting a different aesthetic but that is quite jarring. One of the strengths of Paddy Dreadful was that it was always atmospheric.


  • #214
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,125 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Slydice wrote: »
    Well.. that took me longer to think about than I was expecting. My take: Yes! :)

    The example I just thought about how Stargate would probably get separate threads for it's shows like Stargate, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe


    New thread created for the show



    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=112248727#post112248727


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