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Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 2×08: ‘Memento Mori’

June 22, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

Can an episode of Penny Dreadful survive without the presence of its greatest asset, Eva Green? ‘Memento Mori’ strives to answer this pressing question.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Douglas Hodge, Graham Butler, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Jonny Beauchamp, Noni Stapleton, Olivia Llewellyn, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Sarah Greene, Showtime, Simon Russell Beale, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 1×08: ‘Grand Guignol’

June 30, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

The stage is set and the players assembled for the final act of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. Who will emerge from the ‘Grand Guignol’ theatre alive?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Josh Hartnett, Olivia Llewellyn, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Season Finale, Showtime, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 1×05: ‘Closer Than Sisters’

June 9, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

It’s time to learn about the sordid history of Mina (Olivia Llewellyn) and Vanessa Ives (Eva Green).

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Eva Green, Olivia Llewellyn, Showtime, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 1×03: ‘Resurrection’

May 26, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

Not content to take the long weekend off, Penny Dreadful capitalizes on the Memorial Day weekend to tell us an origin story.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Josh Hartnett, Olivia Llewellyn, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Showtime, Timothy Dalton

The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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Podcasts:
> Horror Queers
> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Recent Posts

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