Penny Dreadful: The Final Season

The third and last season of the show begins where it left off with all the main characters alone and on their own way feeling depressed and down and slowly picking up the pieces of their minds and hearts.After the devil has failed to claim Vanessa Ives for his mate, this entire season is time for his material brother Dracula to make her his bride.Penny Dreadful's Dracula is completely different from all previous movies and any other show that presented the character so none of the preexisting notions and nuances of the vampire are shown here.New characters include Vanessa's female therapist Dr. Seward, Dr. Henry Jekyll a close college friend of Frankenstein, Ethan's adoptive american indian father Kaetenay, a new friend for Vanessa, Catriona Hartdegen who studies the dead and death and with them new plots are introduced.As the show progresses we yet again see more of Vanessa's most interesting past, this time a more detailed account of her stay at the women's asylum, where (spoiler alert) she meets the would be creature or John Claire. We are also presented with the full story of Ethan's past as many episodes are set in the Old West New Mexico of the USA, including who gave him his werewolf curse and why.As always all performances are top notch as well as all the production values. Sadly the series end too suddenly in finale that seems very rushed and too out of character for the main protagonists (Vanessa Ives and Ethan Chandler), with none of the new characters ever developing their new stories nor seeing more of them. This as far as I can tell was due because Showtime cancelled the show halfway filming this third season, due to low ratings and high costs of production. Originally John Logan meant this show to last more, but being under contract he and the cast had to make these little videos saying this was all there is to it and that was it. This is not the first time Showtime cuts a series short due to their high expectations.In general Penny Dreadful was an unique psychological thriller, a Victorian Gothic horror tale that fused together all the famous literature monsters of the time (Dracula, Frankenstein's creature, Dorian Gray, and many others) in one long tale. Though a Gothic horror show it was never about the gore and blood, which is present and graphic but done tastefully, it was more about the lives of the characters and how they intertwined together. There is action, romance, sex, violence, but also the evil side of the supernatural and questions about being human and the life here and beyond.Even though I hate the ending, hence my 4 stars clearly this show was meant to go on further, I urge all fans to buy all seasons and if you love the music the soundtrack CDs. The show is unique, classy and very rich in its language and Victorian England's poetry. No one has done TV Gothic horror with such class before and I doubt anyone will again. Highly recommend the entire series.Also on a curious note, Showtime has marketed all merchandise for this last season very differently from 1 and 2. Vanessa and Ethan were the poster dandies for most merchandise, all season 3 items have either new artwork or the photo of the naked male figure forming the human skull on the honeycomb tiled floor.

I bought season 1&2 of Penny Dreadful at a location very cheap.... not knowing how much I was going to enjoy this series. Which I found out that it had 3 seasons. So I found the 3rd w you. Which made my over viewing enjoyment. Plus the price was so reasonable. And shipping super quick... thanks for the superb service.

The completion of the series in magnificent order. A quality product with outstanding service and value.

Recently finished watching the season and can say it's one of the strongest out of all three up until the final 2/3 episodes, when it falls apart and flames out quietly. The scale has been opened up tremendously, and the show boasts some of the strongest cinematography of any show for most of its run. The characters get some great development too and we get some new ones which add to the overall tapestry, but...It's clear the show was canceled, with characters introduced only to do nothing with them (Hello Dr. Jekyll). Important characters meet rushed ends while storylines are either resolved quickly or go nowhere. Most of all, the show gives our main protagonists (Vanessa) such a slipshod and weak ending, you'll find yourself hating this show before the last credits roll. They were on to something special and it would've been great to see where this show went with either a longer season or an additional one. Because the show has such a horrible last few episodes, I can't give it five stars but rather four, as it is a strong season up until the "last" stretch.

I have reviewed the first two seasons - this is for the third and final season. Most series end in disappointment - this one did not, to me. It is a very acceptable ending, tying up many loose ends. Some highlights was the addition of Brian Cox and Wes Studi to the cast. Wonderful! There were two problems for me - the setting left London and the at-last appearance of Dracula was a huge disappointment. Dracula was not up to par, even to Renfield. Only character that was a letdown. But as in the first two seasons, the main cast acting remained superb, the settings were lavish, the costumes amazing, the photography was lush, and the museum setting was incredible. There was the usual depravity, sex and blood, but it can just be ignored now. All in all, this is one amazing series and would be hard to surpass. If you can stand a lot of gratuitous sex and blood, then this is definitely worth every minute of time spent in very dark minds.

I Loved Seasons 1&2 of Penny Dreadful, a Series That Originally Aired On Showtime That Got Alot of Positive Reviews So Once It Was Available On Blu-Ray On Jumped At the Chance To Check It Out. The Show Is and Was Different But In Such A Good Way!!! Though It's Somewhat Of a Twist Of Victorian Horror "Heroes" Blended Together via The Plot/Storyline It Somehow Comes All Together To Work In An Entertaining Way. I Guess Because I Enjoyed The First Two Seasons So Much That I Personally Set My Expectations For Season 3 Too High, But That's Just Me. Others May Enjoy Or At Least Like How The Final Season Ends. As Far As Picture and Sound Quality Goes This Season 3 Blu-Ray Set Is A Fantastic Viewing and Listening Experience and Ya'll Won't Be Disappointed On That Front.

Even ending show at 4 seasons would of been sufficient, but 3, why?!? It's such a damn, good show. The acting & special effects are amazing, it gets underneath your skin & psyche. They could of at least made the last episode 2hrs long, or better "bonus" extras.I think season 2 was the best, this one, I felt like they were rushing the last episodes where they didn't know how each character will come to a close. Vanessa's & Ethan's destiny was definitely weak, it wasn't what one would expect w/ all the pent-up climaxes w/ the first 2 seasons.To put it simply, the 9th episode was lame, a gun shot really?!?... w/ all the supernatural element to their stories. No need for the werewolf aspect then. It should of been the 007 actor (Sir Malcolm) to end it, if that was the case.

Penny Dreadful es una delicia en todos los sentidos. Desde su primera temporada marcó época y sentó las bases de un argumento sólido, elegante con una temática oscura y delirante a momentos. La segunda temporada consiguió elevar aún más el magnífico estatus de esta historia, agregándole elementos que siempre sobresalieron.La tercera temporada (la última), por su parte, se percibe como la más floja de las tres, en parte porque las otras dos le dieron un peso extraordinario al desarrollo de la historia y en esta temporada final todo se percibe más precipitado a fin de darle paso a la conclusion de la trama. Incluso visualmente hablando es menos glamourosa que las anteriores.Sin embargo, no demerita en lo absoluto la calidad de su hechura e intepretaciones, y mucho menos los ostentosos y magníficos vestuarios que todos los personajes usan.Al acabar de ver esta serie, uno se queda con esa sensación de haber leído un buen libro, del que una vez que cerramos la última página, sabemos que no nos permitirá ser los mismos que antes.ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE AUNQUE EL FINAL NO LOGRA SATISFACER DEL TODO.

Ich habe den Artikel nicht zurückgeschickt, da mir der Aufwand zu groß erschien und die Kosten zu hoch. Man muss folgendes wissen: Die DVDs können auf keinen Fall auf einem Gerät abgespielt werden, dass US-Formate nicht bedient. es ist auch zu überlegen, ob man dafür den Aufwand betreibt, und aus USA bestellt. Ich habe hier schlichtweg nicht aufgepasst, wäre für einen deutlicheren Hinweis des Anbieters dankbar gewesen. Auf den zweiten Blick ist ein entsprechender Hinweis erkennbar, das ist mir jedoch insgesamt zu mühsam und alleine deshalb würde ich bei diesem Anbieter nicht noch einmal kaufen. Der Anbieter hat sich sicherlich insgesamt an die Vorschriften gehalten. Mehr aber auch nicht. Die Kommunikation war entsprechend. Man kann ihm keinen Vorwurf machen. Also: AUGEN AUF VOR DEM KAUF!

Siempre existiran diversas opiniones pero para mi esta última temporada no cumple con lo que se esperaba de la serie. Las primeras dos llenan por completo a los fanaticos pero en aunque ésta última incluye emoción, terror y alma en sus primeros capitulos, un desenlace apresurado deja mucho que desear. El bluray en sí cumple con todos los requerimientos del producto.IDIOMA: INGLÉS.SUBTITULOS: INGLÉS

Llegó en el plazo prometido (1 día), bien empacadas (compre las 3 temporadas, aunque la última solo estaba disponible en inglés con subtítulos en inglés) y a muy buen precio. Mercancía de colección para los aficionados a las series de buena calidad.

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