![]() Vanessa is still a tormented soul, Malcolm is still stern and forbidding, Caliban is still darn cute. To those familiar with Series 1, there's nothing new here. However, neither he nor Dorian (Reeve Carney) are seen in "Fresh Hell." We also get a new police inspector who presumably will actually do something this year. Besides McCrory, the show has brought in Simon Russell Beale as a main character, in his role as eccentric Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle. As for Sambene (Danny Sapani), who knows? His character remains a profoundly-speaking enigma. Now that she's in danger again, he's sticking around to help. Ethan (Josh Hartnett) was going to leave the country but he has a thing for Vanessa. Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) has separated from his wife, but we never saw them together much in the first place except in flashback. Not much time has passed since the end of Series 1, so we don't really find out much about the others. In the meantime, Caliban has gotten work at a waxworks where the owners plan to use his disfigured face to promote their failing business. However, he seems to have a romantic interest of his own in her that will no doubt put him at odds with Caliban (Rory Kinnear). Victor (Harry Treadway) has acquired the prostitute's body and at the end of "Fresh Hell," brings her back to life. In the meantime, Evelyn bathes in virgins' blood and sings Irish ballads. ![]() They seem determined to make sure Lucifer marries Vanessa (Eva Green), and kill anyone who gets in their way. "Fresh Hell" is basically a reintroduction to the series, and fully introducing Evelyn Poole (Helen McCrory), a psychic who is actually a devil worshipper Evelyn has a coven of pale bald nude witches covered in claw marks, including her daughter Hecate. Malcolm was forced to kill his own daughter when she threatened Vanessa, Ethan turned into a werewolf for the first time and killed an inn full of sailors, and that was the end of Series 1. Mina was apparently created by the Master, not this vampire, so the Master-Dracula, presumably-is still out there somewhere. They spent most of their time fighting a pale bald vampire with Egyptian hieroglyphs tattooed under his skin, who was creating a nest of vampires. The Master may or may not be Dracula, because it wasn't clear if they actually met him. They've hired Victor and American Ethan Chandler to help, and Victor's creation (Caliban) just wants his creator to make a bride for him and pick off anyone who gets too close to the young doctor. The manservant, Sambene, works for Malcolm and wields a mean kiri knife. Series 1 featured the big-game hunter, Sir Malcolm, trying to rescue his daughter Mina who had been turned into a vampire by a mysterious "Master." The possessed woman, Vanessa Ives, was childhood friends with Mina and is using her connection to demons to help. umm, prostitute (Billie Piper) but she died of consumption and is going to be resurrected as the Bride of Frankenstein. There's Victor Frankenstein and his creation, there's a big-game hunter, there's a woman with ties to the Devil, there's an American sharpshooter (and werewolf), there's a mysterious native African manservant, there's Dorian Gray. ![]() If you've read or *shudder* watched 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen', you have an idea of what you're getting into. What is Penny Dreadful'? Good question! It's basically a 19th century horror/supernatural mashup. If you want to catch it before the premiere, it's probably still there minus the nudity. For those who missed it, Showtime released a TV-14 version of the premiere episode "Fresh Hell" on their website and on Youtube. So Series 2 of 'Penny Dreadful' starts this Sunday.
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