Look. We all knew it was only a matter of time before an episode opened with a Dorian Gray orgy. And it didn’t disappoint. You know what they say: ain’t no orgy like a Dorian Gray orgy cuz a Dorian Gray orgy don’t stop. Except, eventually it does, and Dorian is able to grab a […]
As with pretty much all my write-ups, there are spoilers ahead. Be ye warned. You can read my thoughts on Part 1 here. Part 1 ended with the infamous rape scene, in which Rosemary is drugged and impregnated by a blue-eyed devil (“Equinsu ocha! Equinsu ocha!”) while a gaggle of vaguely bored partygoers look on. […]
Before I get started on this allow me to proclaim my undying love for Eva Green. There. I said it. 1. -I was wrong – I mentioned last week that this is going to be a hit or miss show from episode to episode and if the quality keeps up, I’m going to look like a […]
We start this episode with more Wordsworth. There’s nothing quite like hearing quotes from “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” while watching a child find his dead dog, then have his mother cough up blood all over him. Frankenstein’s devastating childhood gives us a window into why he loves the flowery language of […]
This episode was infinitely more enjoyable than the first one. With the exception of perhaps the ending, I found the pilot episode to be incredibly slow. Beautiful, but slow. This episode ups the intensity and does a much better job of making me care about what happens to these characters. A huge stand out to […]
“Pay attention to me!” Like the first episode, this one moved along pretty slowly, revealing just enough to keep interest up. A slow start does not mean a disappointing start. I loved this episode every bit as much as the first one. These first two episodes feel like the set-up of bigger things to come. […]
Before I get started, I think it’s important to get a couple things out of the way. I don’t really care for Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby. I can appreciate it for what it did for the genre, but I never found it particularly scary or interesting. I love the atmosphere, but, in the end, it […]
I was a little late in watching this but I’m really happy that I finally gave it a chance. This may be a strange way to start this, but of all the Horror shows currently on TV this one has my favorite costuming. There’s something about the Victorian feel and setting that I’ve always been […]
Before we get to the fun stuff, let’s talk a little history. A penny dreadful was a 19th century British pulp magazine, filled with serial fiction, often of the violent crime or adventure variety. A handful of recognizable characters originated in penny dreadfuls, the most famous being Sweeny Todd. (It’s also worth noting that “Varney […]
How does that quote from Jurassic Park go? “Hold on to your butts.” They should have shown that before the season finale started. We’ve been hearing all season long that this finale was going to be particularly brutal with a crazy ending. Well, it was certainly brutal, but the ending ….we will talk about later. […]