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Night Work

Episode aired Apr 28, 2014
TV-MATV-MA
52m

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London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for s... Read allLondon 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.

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Director
- J.A. Bayona
Writer
- John Logan
Stars
- Reeve Carney(credit only)
- Timothy Dalton
- Eva Green

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Josh Hartnett and Eva Green in Penny Dreadful (2014)

Timothy Dalton and Eva Green in Penny Dreadful (2014)

Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, and Reeve Carney in Penny Dreadful (2014)

Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, and Harry Treadaway in Penny Dreadful (2014)

Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, and Harry Treadaway in Penny Dreadful (2014)

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Trivia
Approximately 21 mins into this episode, as Dr Frankenstein peels back the creature's exoskeleton, hieroglyphic tattoos are revealed that will later be described by Dr. Lyle as coming from the Egyptian Book ofThe Dead. The hieroglyph on the right side of the creature appears to be a stylized "42", which is the answer to "Life, the Universe, and Everything" according to Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

Goofs
00:8:21.00: Close-up on Ethan Chandler's cheap battery-powered pocket watch, whose brand name "Jean Jacot" was first registered in 2015 and belongs to a German company offering advertising gifts. The watch's quartz movement is obvious even to the layman on account of its jumping seconds hand. This watch could not have existed in 1891.

Quotes
[Victor Frankenstein tells Sir Malcolm where he shall plant his flag in medical science]
Dr. Victor Frankenstein: There is only one worthy goal for scientific exploration: piercing the tissue that separates life from death. Everything else, from the deep bottom of the sea to the top of the highest mountain on the farthest planet, is insignificant. Life and death, Sir Malcolm. The flicker that separates one from the other, fast as a bat's wing, more beautiful than any sonnet. That is my river. That is my mountain. There I will plant my flag.
Sir Malcolm: You have the soul of a poet, sir.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein: And the bank account to match.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Charlize Theron/Josh Hartnett/The Roots (2014)

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Demimonde
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Written by Abel Korzeniowski

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Quartz watch inexcusable.

"Goofs 00:8:21.00: Close-up on Ethan Chandler's cheap battery-powered pocket watch, whose brand name "Jean Jacot" was first registered in 2015 and belongs to a German company offering advertising gifts. The watch's quartz movement is obvious even to the layman on account of its jumping seconds hand. This watch could not have existed in 1891."

I noticed the quartz movement too. OK, OK it's a trivial detail but even so I'm shocked that the producers couldn't be bothered to rent or buy a timepiece of the period. This seems inexcusable when you consider the money they spent on period costumes, set design and special effects. How much would it have cost? I can't believe this was just a a mistake when the direction called for a such a tight closeup of it. I know that there are always nerds who can point out historical inaccuracies with costumes, military insignia, weaponry and what have you. Those require a certain amount of study and specialized knowledge. But c'mon, everybody knows what a quartz watch movement looks like even if they don't recognize the modern maker's name. It's insulting in an otherwise quality production to think that the director assumed the audience would be too dumb to notice.

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