Tag: dorian gray

schmergo:

Concept: A Dorian Gray inspired Richard III production, where Richard looks like he did historically, but every time he does something evil, a portrait of him on the wall is further defaced or distorted, until at the end of the play, it depicts the hunch-backed, withered-armed, limping, unattractive and monstrous Richard traditionally seen in the play. The whole production would symbolize how his legacy has twisted and warped into a mythic villain, each murderous act separating Shakespeare’s Richard further from a ‘real’ person. After defeating Richard, Henry Tudor tears the painting off the wall and takes it offstage with him, ready to use it for propaganda.

Things Penny Dreadful NEVER ADDRESSED

twinsand:

  • Ethan never found out about Victor and Brona!Lily, there were so many moments where they could have been reunited !! WASTED
  • Lyle in Egypt they CLEARLY set that up some kind of Mummy storyline could be introduced in a season 4. I was really hoping for it.
  • Vanessa is the Egyptian goddess Amunet, another part of season 4 that would have been explained/tied into the Egypt storyline more I’m sure. (along with the scorpion which  was never really explained!!!)
  • Dracula vs the Devil, they never went further in explaining more about how they’re brothers and their relationship with God and each other. I would HAVE LOVED to see more about that. Them fighting over Vanessa. Plus more of the cast could have got the chance to play the Devil too!!
  • Catriona Hartdegen, they introduced a new character that I JUST STARTED to like in the season finale but we literally knew NOTHING about her. WHO WAS SHE?? VAMPIRE HUNTER?? TIME TRAVELER?? It would have been nice to explain a little bit more about the Thanatologist.
  • Dracula and Vanessa, he did say that they were past lovers and that he was searching century after century for her… that could have been interesting to see in flashbacks and know more about! Was he also in love with Amunet as well?? Ugh I’ll never know. 😦
  • Hecate, I heard her backstory, felt really bad for her, she started to grow on me… and then… :/
  • Dorian Gray, I honestly thought at some point Lily or Justine would have seen his portrait and he’d have to take SOME kind of action to keep his secret.. but no. AGAIN another wasted opportunity and I would have loved to seen the show do more with. More with Dorian guarding his secret of immortality.
  • Jekyll and Hyde, just SO MUCH built up to it his character and his motives and backstory and ALL those monologues… aaaaaand then nothing. MAD.
  • Ethan and his father and Kaetenay, both his father storylines were wrapped up so quickly. They didn’t use Brian Cox enough, and I really enjoyed his scenes with Timothy Dalton.
  • Lilys storyline made out to be so epic…  then went no where.
  • Patti Lupone and Christian Camargo both had amazing scenes and are SUCH incredible actors and could have had so much more screen time in season 4.
  • PATTI LUPONEEEEEeEEEEeeEEEEEEeE need I say more?
  • John Clare, I wanted to know how he died!! AND I WANTED HIM TO FIND LOVE AND HAVE CLOSURE. ALSO JUST MORE SCENES WITH RORY AND EVA IN GENERAL!!!!
  • Vanessa, deserved better...  she started the beginning of the season in bad place in this season and started to grow and enjoy life again.. just for it to end like that…

Agree…but also it was somehow open and tragic and beautiful. We saw what we saw and the rest is what it is.