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By Thomas M. Sipos
Rumors abound that
Penny Dreadful creator John Logan outlined four seasons, but that at the end of Season Two, Showtime decided the third would be the last. Thus Logan condensed two seasons into one. He denies these rumors, yet, like the last season of
Game of Thrones, the third season of
Penny Dreadful feels rushed and incomplete. But despite its flaws, Season Three has its moments and a closure that is both beautiful and profound.
We open several months after Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) defeated Satan by speaking the Verbis Diablo. Feeling that she has forsaken God, she is an emotional wreck. She lives in darkness, windows covered. Months of dirty dishes, pots, and utensils lay strewn about the mansion, upon tables and floors, crawling with insects. She sits on the floor, eating like an animal.