There's so much more to explore in Penny Dreadful, and despite the fact that some of the names and situations are familiar, we don't know what the rules are. His question to Victor (in a menacing tone, for the first time) remain unanswered though, unfortunately, as his second life was cut short by Malcolm's son cutting him in half, emerging through him. There was also a shadow, too, as he remembered his wife and his life before his rebirth. "Séance" had several beautiful scenes that helped visually tell the story of Proteus' awakening, using sunlight (which is ever so rare) to bathe him in a glow of growth and understanding. Victor is not just a mad scientist, he's a true believer and devotee to his undead cause. Similarly, the show did a great job of subverting expectations in the Proteus story. It wasn't a surprise that Vanessa stole the séance show from Madame Kali ( Helen McCrory), but in that the spirit which possessed her turned on Malcolm. There's balance, and there's also the unexpected. Timothy Dalton has lent a gravitas to Penny Dreadful's proceedings that was never more needed than in "Séance." As Eva Green (rightfully) chewed up all of the scenery, Dalton's staid portrayal of Malcolm, whose heart was being torn to shreds while confronted by the ghost of his son and emotional weight of his missing daughter, is what kept things grounded in a scene that could have otherwise devolved into camp.
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