Penny Dreadful: Resurrection (2014)
Season 1, Episode 3
5/10
The first-born wants a wife!
15 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Victor Frankenstein's flashback shows his early life's interest in the questions of life and death. Another one reveals the history of Victor's first monster that he created. It tells him about how cruel mankind can be and what a tough road he has had after Victor abandoned him. We get to see how Alun Armstrong (always a delight to see him in a show) as actor Vincent Brand 'rescued' him and gave him a job working as a stage rigger in the local theater. All he wants from Victor is a wife.!?

Vanessa and the gang head to the zoo (she had a vision of Mina again) where they have an encounter with some wolves. They almost fight them but Chandler convinces them not to. Later they pick up a 'child' eating some dead animals in one of the zoo cage areas. Apparently werewolves are next to be introduced.

A few uninteresting side plots so far: Frankenstein's creature story line is somewhat ridiculous and not compelling at all at least for me.

At least there is no Dorian Gray in this one. Not sure how he fits in to the whole plot but his smugness is very annoying and his scripted lines also bore. No Vanessa do not fall for him!

Like other series I will let this one go for the first season but so far it's not looking like very compelling watching.
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