Finally an A. I must admit, I didn't think Deborah Ann Woll was capable of acting as well as she did in this episode, she killed her scene at the table, killed it! After watching her act so campy and soap-operaish for so long on True Blood I just wasn't expecting to be so drawn in by her performance in that scene with…

Have to agree, Penny Dreadful is an A show, Salem is a B show, but it's still a great show that knows how to poke fun at itself.

It was really cool to watch Helen in a totally different role than she plays on Peaky Blinders, who knew she had a witchy villain character hidden inside of her!

No objection at all! I love both series. Why in the world isn't AV Club reviewing S2 of Penny Dreadful though? The show is stacked with great actors and actresses and had hundreds and hundreds of comments under the reviews during S1. Makes no sense! I absolutely adored S2 Ep1 of Penny Dreadful btw, it picked up right…

It's almost to be expected that directors and actors might be using uppers and/or opiates to work as intensely as they do, shoots can be grueling 12-18 hour days for 1 to 3 months total. There's no way to get all that done in time with so much pressure and stress to meet producer's demands and keep projects under…

Interestingly enough, the car they used in Pulp Fiction was Tarantino's own vehicle at the time. I'm surprised he decided to allow the car to be handled so roughly in the shot where Travolta wrecks into the front yard of the dealer's house. This is a great article on the making of Pulp Fiction, you might enjoy reading…

The etymology of the word barbecue dates back to at least the 1500's-1600's. This show takes place after that, so the word barbecue isn't anachronistic necessarily, but fucking is in this show's world.

I didn't feel like this was a strong episode. At no point did anyone mention to people that Geillis was carrying a child. Claire should've been the one to save Geillis, not the other way around if they were willing to deviate this much from the novels. She got to live and a woman and her child she was carrying had to…

I'm really enjoying watching Lucy Lawless do her thing on Salem . She can play such a delicious villain, I missed seeing her in Spartacus! I did have one problem with this episode though, George Sibley in S1 would've told on his wife in a heartbeat if he could get all the most important townspeople in a room for…

The scene with the dog that begins to morph into many other things still haunts me to this day because of how long the effect lasted and how bizarre it became, a masterpiece of practical effects work to be sure and it does indeed still stand the test of time, the only thing that doesn't are a couple of scenes…

Yeah, S2 was a freaking mess. I nearly bailed on it, but I'll give S3 a shot.

It seems strange I guess to review a show that so clearly was meant to be what is essentially a 13 hour film/character study. It would be the equivalent of taking like the movie Jaws and reviewing a segment of the film every 20 minutes. lol. I can't watch it like I watch a regular series, I binged straight through…

I certainly wasn't expecting a string of A's for this show, don't get me wrong, but I at least expected the finale and the previous episode to get an A. This isn't a B- show which is what it's going to average out to, Banshee's latest season was an A show, and this show is far superior to Banshee in every way. I'm…

Idk. He just gave Shadows in the Glass which I found to be the best episode of the series along with the finale a B-, which to me is like giving True Detective episode 4 a B-. People would've gotten out the pitchforks and the torches if that had happened. lol.

…and yet another B grade. Oliver clearly isn't very impressed with this series. These grades are beginning to annoy me greatly because I think DeKnight and Goddard hit it out of the park. Personally, I couldn't be happier with how Daredevil turned out, but all I see on AV Club are lackluster reviews and snarky…

I think cinematic television is a superior method for exploring characters than film by a country mile. After watching the Knick, True Detective, and now Daredevil I'm even more convinced that this is the best medium.

Couldn't disagree more. This episode was my favorite of them all.

Honestly, I'd prefer a different reviewer if he's going to continue to give average grades to such a groundbreaking series like this that got almost everything right. That's like giving a B- to True Detective episode 4. If the finale doesn't get an A I'm done. I mean a B- for Kingpin's origin story? Oliver doesn't…

Ragnar will not die this season. When he dies it'll be in England, probably in S4 or S5.

Not a chance. Also, Hirst is incredibly manipulative when using teasers, just as bad as Sons of Anarchy was…