‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: ‘You Can’t Change What You Are’
By Brian Ives The first season of Showtime original series Penny Dreadful ended with Vanessa Ives, our protagonist (played with incredible intensity by Eva Green) visiting a priest and asking for an...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: New Friendships, New Betrayals
By Brian Ives “Tell me I deserve peace,” Vanessa Ives begged of Sir Malcolm in this week’s episode of Penny Dreadful. She had been haunted by Night Comers in the final scene of last week’s episode....
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap: ‘Scream For Me’
By Brian Ives So, who are those witches anyway? You know, the ones who have been haunting, and hunting, Miss Vanessa Ives on Penny Dreadful this season? And what’s the deal with Evelyn Poole? Who is...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: ‘Don’t Give Up On Life Just Yet’
By Brian Ives (no relation) “Honestly, doctor, this is the last thing I expected,” Vanessa Ives says to Victor Frankenstein in this week’s episode of Penny Dreadful, as they stand outside a boutique...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Let’s Get It On
By Brian Ives (no relation) There was a lot of sex, as well as dancing (literally and figuratively) in this week’s episode of Penny Dreadful. A few pairings of characters got to know each other… in...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: ‘Complications’
By Brian Ives “My cousin and I, it’s not without its complications,” Dr. Victor Frankenstein tells Miss Vanessa Ives in this week’s episode of Penny Dreadful, with quite a bit of understatement. What...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Welcome to the Night
By Brian Ives Can one event forever change someone’s life, and put them on a path from which there is no return, and no redemption? Can you lose your soul through one (arguably) terrible act? Or, are...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Renewed for a Third Season on Showtime
By Brian Ives The heartbreaking gothic horror drama Penny Dreadful will be renewed for a third season, Showtime announced today. Related: Penny Dreadful Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: ‘Welcome to the Night’...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: Welcome to the Jungle
By Brian Ives This week episode of Penny Dreadful is called “Memento Mori,” and looks at how our memories of how we used to be affect us today. How much does Lily Frankenstein’s past life as a...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: Mirrors
By Brian Ives Meanwhile, back at the Cut-Wife’s house…. Last week’s episode of Penny Dreadful was absent of Miss Vanessa Ives and Mr. Ethan Chandler, who dominated the prior week’s installment. But...
View Article‘Penny Dreadful’ Season Two Finale: Recap and Guide to Each Character’s Fate
By Brian Ives Well, there was never going to be a “happily ever after” in Murray Mansion. We knew that even before we found out that Penny Dreadful would be returning for a third season. Related:...
View ArticlePatti LuPone Snatches Audience Member’s Cell Phone During Performance
By Brian Ives Legendary Broadway actress Patti LuPone is fed up with you and your cellphone, and she’s not taking it anymore. The same is probably true for most other stage actors and theatergoers....
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