SummaryIn Victorian London, Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) and Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) encounter Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney), Dr. Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway) and his creature (Rory Kinnear) in this psychosexual horror series created by John Logan.
Created By:John Logan
❮ Penny Dreadful
Season 2
Season Premiere:
May 3, 2015
Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
93% Positive
13 Reviews
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7% Mixed
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May 1, 2015
83
On the strength of its cast, the beauty of its design, and the sheer joy it gets from its homages, it’s the sort of dreadful that’s mostly a delight.
May 4, 2015
80
This is a sumptuously produced, beautifully executed show, and if the story doesn’t always make sense, the metaphysics always does.
User score
Universal Acclaim
87% Positive
172 Ratings
172 Ratings
7% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
6% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Jan 10, 2017
10
Perfect dialogues, scenes and pictures. You become one with this dreadful world. Don't expect horror, its not scary and it is mostly a spiritual dreadful journey in a world of famous characters. It is just one of a kind. Season 2 is simply perfect.
Feb 9, 2016
10
Arduous, Malleable and Transfixing is how I would describe Season Two of Penny Dreadful. The second season has permanently cemented why this is my new favorite show of all time. I'm mesmerized by anything and everything Horror related and this is right up my alley. I will begin my review and I have my review for Season One on other review sites entitled "The Bloodborne Equivalent Of A Macabre Horror Masterpiece." if you're interested in checking it out. I will delve into the story which takes place literally the next day after the Season One finale. I won't divulge what happened as that would ruin the first season but without saying much it picks up very quickly with new threats and predators around every corner. The deadliest of them all would be each other and how they intermix with one another and each of them having their own agendas and emotions which play a ginormous role this season. I loved the story this season even more so then in S1. I will now move onto the acting which as in my review for S1 I cited that the acting is what really enticed me to keep watching. I never in all my years have seen such a cast of actors and actresses that could make me get so emotionally invested in each individual actor and actress as I have with this show. I should say that is also due to magnificent writing by John Logan who is also the creator. I will carry on with the action and drama segment of this review and as it stands S2 is paramount to any other show that I have ever watched and I watch a ton of t.v. along the lines of GOT and The 100 to name a few. The action is just as brutal and relentless as S1 and far more demonic. The drama is far meatier then the action but that only lends a helping hand for when the action does finally unfold throughout the season. I will round out my review with the Cinematography and Location which were superfluous and I mean that in the most genuine way possible. I mean everything is shot with such authenticity and care that you truly feel like you're there yourself. Bravo to the production teams that deal both in the sets and the decor. I will close out my review by saying that if you have not seen this show yet then please don't dawdle. You need to go out and buy the first 2 seasons or watch them elsewhere but buying them would support this much beloved and prodigious television show. I promise that if you love anything drama and or horror related then you will not be disappointed in the least but you will be pleasantly delighted.
May 1, 2015
80
Beyond the elaborate production design and the stately but genuinely gory and frightening Gothic bloodletting, Penny Dreadful is a fairly typical story of troubled people--all the main characters are hiding something, in their pasts or in their bodies--who manage to do the right thing. That it’s the best of its kind on TV right now, along with “The Strain” on FX, has to do with Mr. Logan’s ability to render over-the-top action and emotions in human terms and to choose actors who can see what he’s trying to do.
Apr 28, 2015
80
Awash in gothic atmosphere and tasty performances, Penny Dreadful puts a face on evil in its second season, and feels considerably richer for it.
Apr 30, 2015
75
Whether or not this builds to something greater, as hinted at in Season 1, Penny Dreadful has provided more than enough reasons to join its camp.
May 4, 2015
60
It’s a show rife with bad decisions, though only people who can take several steps back are likely to find the humor. The characters themselves rarely run into much occasion for merriment.
Jul 28, 2015
10
This show is so well done and the acting is perfect from many of the characters. Characters are real and raw and human. This is the way it's done American Horror Story.
Feb 2, 2017
3
This is not horror show but a boring soap with characters that scream construction and emptiness and only exist in artificial disjointed scenes. The most boring result ever. It is telling that the most interesting episode is the one of the first meet of Penny with a witch, in the past, where all other characters are thankfully absent from the episode. The rest is pseudo fantastical religious mumbo jumbo based on latin words and a myriad of objects and symbols that are ridiculously void of any weight to any person wit the slightest bit of critical thinking.
Jun 11, 2015
2
This season has little story, little pacing plodding along that in often quite bizzare in an utterly boring story. Excluding episode 3 where the show actually took a break from this ridiculous story. The season has been utterly uneventful.. Last season built up towards a 5 minute ending, a gapping anti-climax that was over in most of those 5 minutes. This season builing 5 minutes towards the ending.. The rest of the time is about everything else that most do not care about at all, containing plotlines and characters that serve no functioning purpose. 12 century monks had clay tablets, not feces, engraving on metal could have translated better, stenciling.. The wonderbra hasn't been invented so quit using a bicycle pump for padding. Those catsuits are grim.. Who makes the dolls I mean where does she go shopping for the moulds. The devil a puppetmaster makes **** So they get naked and make dolls. WTF
