Grand Guignol
- Episode aired Jun 29, 2014
- TV-MA
- 56m
After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater - only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater - only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater - only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.
- Vampire
- (as Robert Nairne)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe pistol that Sir Malcolm purchases is a Mauser C-96, (broomhandle Mauser) which was modified and used to great effect as Han Solo's pistol in Star Wars.
- GoofsOne of the Pinkerton men suggests they will play Canasta, which was not invented until 1939, forty years after the period in which the series is set.
- Quotes
[the Creature asks why he was created to feel as Victor Frankenstein holds a gun to his head]
The Creature: What dreams I had of my mate. Of another being, looking into these eyes, upon this face, and recoiling not. But how could that happen? For the monster is not in my face, but in my soul. I once thought that if I was like other men, I would be happy and loved. The malignance has grown, you see, from the outside in, and this shattered visage merely reflects the abomination that is my heart. Oh, my creator, why... Why did you not make me of steel and stone? Why did you allow me to feel? I would rather be the corpse I was than the man I am.
The Creature: Go ahead. Pull the trigger. It would be a blessing.
[the Creature breathes shakingly, as Victor uncocks the gun]
- SoundtracksO Come, O Come, Emmanuel
(uncredited)
Plainsong melody, 15th century
Latin lyrics, 13th century
I personally have no interest in any Vampire shows, there is an excess of them in both movies and television. This show really surprised me because it didn't make that to be the center of its theme. It's hard to compare this show to anything, it's unique in it's story telling and it's about a ensemble of characters whom all have some trouble secret and inner conflict in their lives; yet their friendship is what unites them. I was really surprised of the sexual encounter between "Dorian Gray" and "Ethan Chandler" in one of the episode yet it really added a layer to how unpredictable the show is. I have seen almost every version of "Dorian Gray" but this actor (Reeve Carney)is probably the among the best to play this role.
This is probably one of the best casting, rich intelligent dialogue shows I have seen in years in a TV show. It really takes you back to classic TV shows where it feels like a theater; it's the actors who elevate the show with their performances. Eva Green's performance in the second episode was just outstanding and she really is the center point of the show, but I feel almost everyone in the show is just superb. There is a unique atmosphere to this show, it's mystery is not to scare you but maybe to question you and draw you more to its characters.
Characters like Frankenstein's monster are developed into deeper people, his quest and need for love and acceptance is almost like the opposite of Dorian Gray's avoidance to feel something but yet he wants the experience to love. Ms. Ives demon inside is a mirror of her inner turmoil for her guilt of past as is Chandler's demon Werewolf whom hides inside of him as his self-loathing for his own secret past. Frankenstein's defiance to God and religion is to prove it wrong with his own found science to give life but the irony is his turmoil of his actions. These are troubled people who carry a sense of pain and guilt inside them and seek redemption in their own quest; they crossover from the traditional fiction.
Tonight's last episode was great and how it ended was well suited to the show's pace. It was not some cliff hanger, the quest to find Mina ended, what direction the show takes in the second season is really unknown and that's what makes this show compelling !
- BirdmanT7
- Jun 30, 2014
Details
- Runtime56 minutes