All Good Things…
by Christian A. Brown | June 26, 2016 | No Comments
Penny Dreadful aired its final episode last week. I’m sure you all know how smitten I am with show: its themes, actors, and script. From the first episode to the last, the grandiose story involving Devils, Dracula and fantastic creatures of nearly every known myth, unfolds with hardly a wrinkle. Rather than be sad, I’ll be grateful that the show came to its natural conclusion—as revealed by the director/ writer in series of post-mortem videos and interviews. Knowing that the show wasn’t simply canned takes much of the sting out of its departure. I wanted to thank the cast, director, and other creatives involved in such a magnificent production. We had three wonderful years together, Penny Dreadful and her fans. I don’t know that we’ll ever forget you. I only hope that another production as moving and human rises from the ashes of your greatness. In honor of the monsters we are, and the ones we strive to not be: my poetic tribute to Penny Dreadful.
As I Walk into the Twilight
What Whispers
Cannot find my faith
What creeps through thoughts
Like blackest ivy
I speak of the Dark
It speaks to me
A struggle unending, ever be
Though I stand in time
My hand in thine
We howl, together, at the moon
And think of monsters gone
Friends, passed on
Brother devils cast down
The Great Fallen Crown
Mantle I shall not wear
A choice
My choice
At last a rest
My gentle beast
At last the grace, the sleep, the peace
If I do not wander
Should you forget our darkest bliss
Wander forever,
Stalk in Darkness
Trouble the moon, for a kiss
Scorn not the sun
As it warms
Your fur
In murky dawn
As you crawl from time
Know that while I am gone
I am forever
And that you were loved
(From the diary of Vanessa Ives)
I have yet to watch the final few episodes, so I’m not certain how it all wraps up. I feel, though, it will be something bittersweet—which has been the flavor of the show all along. Penny Dreadful…You were an experience.
All my love,
—C