We got characters from the Dracula novel, though they were moved and changed around, and we got Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney). We did, however, get representation from vampires and Dr Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway, The Disappeared). In many respect this Monster Mash series was reminiscent of the league of Extraordinary Gentlemen though the steampunkiness of the Alan Moore series was gone. I stick by that, indeed the series had a huge amount going for it – though it might have been better in some ways. We will say no more.When I reviewed season 1 (and only) of Dracula I had seen episode 1 of this series but was moved to say, in comparison to the older series, “ the dark, griminess of Penny Dreadful’s London was a million time more effective”. Proteus (Alex Price)įrankenstein happens, almost by accident, to reanimate this guy. Even so, the fact that she has consumption means that a) she is dying and b) she is vulnerable to creeps like Gray. Brona Croft (Billie Piper)īrona, the aforementioned Irish woman who gets it on with Dorian, definitely has more street smarts than Ethan Chandler. ![]() He for now is the ugly American trying to steer clear of the baddies. We strongly suspect he is a lot more than that, and that's why he lands somewhere in the middle Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett)Ĭhandler, a sharpshooter who Ives initially finds in an old West show, has talents with a gun, but is ultimately way out of his depth among these monsters, monster hunters and monster makers. In the first two episodes we just know Sembene as someone who works for Malcolm. His talents, however, make him a pawn for other people, and, well, things, putting him lower on this list than you might expect. The Penny Dreadful Frankenstein is a young, attractive man with literary inclinations. There is a whole lot of mystery to his relationship with Ives, though she also likely has something over him. But even though he has the power to assemble, he is weakened and quite literally haunted by his devastation. Frankenstein, more on that later, and Chandler, to help find his missing daughter. Murray, an explorer, sets the plot in motion, attempting to recruiting the likes of Dr. When he meets Ives, he seems to influence her in a way few others do. He relishes when Brona Croft, a consumptive Irish prostitute coughs blood on him. "I've never fucked a dying creature before," he says. The one thing everyone knows about Dorian Gray is that he has a beautiful face- Reeve Carney certainly brings the goods in that department-and an ugly soul, both of which are on display when we meet Gray in the second episode. ![]() She also has the odd ability to seemingly quell a vampire with a rigid stare. By the second episode we know that sometimes that power wields her. In the first episode, she lets little on as she tries to recruit the American Ethan Chandler, but she clearly wields enormous power. Vanessa Ives (Eva Green)īasically, we are never ones to underestimate characters played by Eva Green, and her Vanessa Ives-a medium who is terrifyingly beautiful, dangerously obscure, and sometimes, well, possessed-is easily the most interesting in the series. So who comes out on top when you have the likes of Victor Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and more on screen? Taking into consideration their talents, smarts, and ability to be the thing that goes bump in the night, The Wire is ranking this motley cast of characters. Though the show, which comes from Skyfall screenwriter and playwright John Logan, can sometimes get bogged down in portentous speeches and its convoluted plot, it is for the most part good, grotesque fun, buoyed by Eva Green's ability to steal most any scene. Showtime's Penny Dreadful, which takes a whole mix of Victorian characters and creatures to make its pulpy stew, debuts Sunday. This article is from the archive of our partner.
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