As Renfield is steadily hypnotized, he becomes receptive and responsive to Seward’s requests. Let’s walk there, shall we?” and they enter his mind. The way this scene was written, as well as Lupone’s performance, are both stellar. Seward (Patti Lupone) uses the rhythm of Sir Malcolm’s (Timothy Dalton) cane to induce a state of hypnosis in Renfield (Samuel Barnett). On the positive side, one of my favorite moments in this episode was when Dr. And further, if anyone were to be named as the main character, it would certainly be Vanessa Ives. Then, referring to the end of the plague and Dracula’s reign, Kaetenay says, “Only one man can stop this!” The story starts to feel more and more clichéd, and this comment also doesn’t make sense because there has never been a singular hero in this show. Ethan rages about all of the people he has murdered and screams, “Their blood is on my soul!” I think I actually laughed the first time I saw this scene because the line feels so forced, and again, has no effect. He and I shall write the ending in blood, as it was always going to be.” Again, if he was Dracula’s singular enemy, then why would he allow this potential interloper to live?Īs Ethan awakens, he confronts Kaetenay about having turned him into a werewolf. He’s foretold as my singular enemy.” Vanessa says, “Fear not all prophecies. Then, we see all of the vampire children prostrate before Vanessa as she slowly walks the corridors of Dracula’s fortress. In short, this moment really has no emotional impact.
Also, if Dracula was aware of the prophecy, why wasn’t he expecting Ethan? It would have made more sense to keep them separate from each other until the final episode, because now they’ve already had a confrontation, so this moment with Dracula feels like it’s a forced attempt to build toward something that has already happened. But this doesn’t quite make sense since Vanessa (Eva Green) told Dracula about Ethan already. Dracula responds, “So he comes for me…” he looks surprised, as if he is just discovering something.
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Ethan shapeshifts into his werewolf form, and-joined by Kaetenay (Wes Studi)-tears his way through a horde of vampires.ĭracula conveniently leaves before this battle occurs, so that in the beginning of the series finale, “The Blessed Dark,” a young vampire tells Dracula about the fight that took place after he departed. After Dracula briefly chokes Ethan, he throws him into a wall and leaves. In “Perpetual Night,” Dracula (Christian Camargo) could have easily killed Ethan (Josh Hartnett) during their confrontation. The series’ penultimate episode (“Perpetual Night”) included one major flaw that carried over into the final episode.
The series finale is riddled with narrative flaws, cringeworthy dialogue, and heavy-handed sentimentality. The Flaws of “The Blessed Dark” Vanessa (Eva Green) stands in an illuminated chamber as Ethan (Josh Hartnett) approaches. However, Penny Dreadful’s abrupt and mostly unsatisfying ending did nothing to diminish my enjoyment of this series, which I still love to rewatch and revisit. The third season, however, often felt awkward and inconsistent, and was disappointing overall. I think that most of the first season is perfect, and although the second season did not have a strong start, it eventually found its footing and had a satisfying conclusion. However, when I discovered Penny Dreadful, I was hooked by its supernatural forces, famous literary figures, brilliant actors, poetry, and powerful score, amidst the backdrop of Victorian London.
I was also studying clinical psychology and working with adults and children who had experienced various traumas, so any extra drama or stress was actively avoided. For years prior, I had been uninterested in anything with an ongoing story and preferred to watch shows that didn’t require any real commitment. Before I dive into why I thought this series finale was so disappointing, I have to begin by saying that Penny Dreadful was the first show in several years that I followed obsessively.
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