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Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 2×10: ‘And They Were Enemies’

July 6, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

It all comes down to this. After nine episodes of build-up, Penny Dreadful ends its second season by destroying the status quo.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Douglas Hodge, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Sarah Greene, Season Finale, Showtime, Simon Russell Beale, Tamsin Topolski, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 2×09: ‘And Hell Itself My Only Foe’

June 29, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

Penny Dreadful doles out cruel and unusual punishment in an excellent penultimate episode that builds to a series of stunning cliffhangers.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Alex Price, Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Douglas Hodge, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Sarah Greene, Showtime, Simon Russell Beale, Stephen Lord, Tamsin Topolski, Timothy Dalton

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 2×06: ‘Glorious Horrors’

June 8, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

Who doesn’t love a good ball? Witches, apparently. Seriously, these ladies are absolutely no fun.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Jonny Beauchamp, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Sarah Greene, Showtime, Simon Russell Beale, Stephen Lord, Tamsin Topolski, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 2×04: ‘Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places’

May 25, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

It’s date night on a slower than usual episode of Penny Dreadful that plays up character pairings like the calm before the storm.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Jonny Beauchamp, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Sarah Greene, Showtime, Tamsin Topolski, Timothy Dalton

Quick Take review – Penny Dreadful 2×02: ‘Verbis Diablo’

May 11, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Showtime

In only its second episode of the season, Penny Dreadful is killing it (both figuratively and literally)

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Billie Piper, Douglas Hodge, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Sarah Greene, Showtime, Simon Russell Beale, 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

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