This also points to the fact that his tissues are healing and regenerating, that for all intents and purposes this is a living man, not a reanimated corpse frozen in time. We see that sometime has passed as the creature now has a bit of scruff on his chin. In his workshop, Frankenstein is teaching his creation how to eat, taking meticulous notes all the while. How she will fit in to the demimonde with the rest of our cast will be interesting to see. She is educated, in a worldly sense at least, knowing a trade though she can't employ it. I was worried I would be annoyed with this character that she would present as a simple caricature with an Eliza Doolittle accent. What we see in Brona Croft, whose name she tells us means "sadness", is a worldly woman making her own way. She subtly refers to her current trade, propositioning Ethan, who declines. The two bond over their "breakfast", Brona explaining that she came to London for factory work, only to have her job taken by the new-fangled machines of the Industrial Age. Within the first moments of their meeting, Brona steals a swig of Ethan's whiskey and talks a mile a minute. Ethan is soon joined by Brona Croft, a lady for hire with an accent thicker than the fog outside. Breakfast of champions and I'm surprised he is able to produce enough money to entice the barkeep to leave the bottle. Chandler far more interesting.Įthan stumbles into a seaside pub and orders whiskey first thing. Well, so much for my orangutan/ The Murders in the Rue Morgue theory, but this could prove to make Mr. I wonder if the moon has been full recently. Heightened hearing, eye sight, and reflexes are all part of the shape shifter package and would aid a sharpshooter's skills nicely. It could also explain his almost superhuman abilities with a gun. That might explain why the woman at the scene of the first episode's murders reacted so strangely to Ethan. If I know my horror movies, and I'd like to think I do, this bears all the hallmarks of a lycanthropy hangover. Ethan is filthy and appears to have some puncture wounds on his hand. The scene jumps to daytime at the wharf, where we see Ethan Chandler, resident American, collecting himself from under a dock after clearly being passed out for some time. One can barely make out a figure of a man emerging from the fog as the prostitute reacts in terror before she is forcibly parted with her limbs. He neglects to light the lamp above the prostitute's perch and skulks off into the fog, not going far before we hear the clatter of his pole. Startled by an eerie metallic scraping in the distance, a lamp lighter is revealed, making his way down the lane, sporting a beard that would probably consume small children if they got too close. It might be reaching to consider her choice of snack, an apple, as a representation of the carnal temptation she peddles, especially since it is obvious this woman won't survive long. Not the best place to be with a killer on the loose, a fact cemented by the prostitute's choice of wrapping on her lunch, a newspaper with headlines screaming that the Ripper is stalking about once again. We open the episode on a lady of the night, sitting by herself on a bench in the dark. Joseph Conrad can be attributed to the quote that the "ocean has.no memories" and we will see if this indeed holds true. Water is a source of life, but can also flood and suffocate, obliterating creation. The motif of water is very present in this episode, as well as that of the sea. And speaking of characters, new introductions have been made, with relationships wrapping around themselves, each player in this drama becoming further connected in a web of supernatural suspense. The more we learn, the darker this story gets. The pace seemed odd, but that may be due to the various twists and turns our characters' stories are taking. I have to say I was shocked and surprised throughout the episode. Disturbing new information has come to light regarding Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, and even Victor Frankenstein. Well, I don't know about you, but this episode certainly has cemented my intrigue surrounding the mysteries of our various protagonists in Penny Dreadful. The big question every television viewer asks themselves when watching the second episode of a series is "will this hold up to the pilot?". Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
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