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Recap / Penny Dreadful S 3 E 7 Ebb Tide

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Kaetenay is left deeply disturbed and visibly shaken when he experiences a vision of imminent destruction that could have dire consequences for the people he trusts; Vanessa is confronted with an unsettling truth that will affect her future.


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  • An Arm and a Leg: Lily instructs her prostitute army to track down "bad men" (cheaters, abusers etc.), and bring her their severed right hands. There's quite a pile of them on the grand dinner table later.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Justine invokes this by pointing out Dorian and Lily wanted to make her a killer, as Dorian clearly expresses his dislike for Justine's increasing fanaticism for Lily's cause.
  • Bittersweet Ending: The Creature is happily reunited with his family, for now. Malcolm and Ethan have somewhat reconciled and are returning to England. On the other hand it may be all for nothing, now that Vanessa has submitted herself to evil.
  • Do Not Taunt Cthulhu: When Justine gets a little too bold for Dorian's liking, he angrily grabs her by the throat, drives home how easily he could dispose of her and points out that whatever sins Justine has committed, she has literally nothing on him when it comes to depravity.
    Dorian Gray: Listen, child. I can toss you out like the baggage you are whenever it pleases me. And don't think for one moment your tiresome sapphic escapades shock me. You think you're bold? You think you know sin? You're still learning the language. I wrote the bloody book!
  • Dude, Where's My Respect?: Lily's and Dorian's idea of their revolution has drifted apart. Now his house is filled with lowly working girls that not only clash with his highbrow sense of aesthetics but also treat him more like an attendant than their generous host.
  • Enemy Mine: Victor and Dorian haven't exactly been fond of one another. But now that each of them has his own reason to dislike the turn Lily and her little revolution have been taking, they team up to kidnap her.
  • I Need a Freaking Drink: After her conversation with Catriona, Vanessa goes straight for the whisky decanter.
  • Internal Reveal: With Catriona's help, Vanessa realizes who Dr. Sweet really is.
  • Henpecked Husband: Dorian shows signs of it as Lily keeps filling his estate with new recruits for her army. Eventually he's so put off that he seeks Victor's help.
  • Neck Lift: Renfield is on the receiving end of it when he gets too close to a sleeping Vanessa.
  • Please Kill Me if It Satisfies You: Said by Dracula to Vanessa. She doesn't.
  • Rousing Speech: Lily gives one to her new flock of working girls, calling for cruel vigilance against abusive men. While the ladies eat it all up, Dorian looks slightly terrified of what Lily has become.
  • Spiteful Spit: Vanessa spits on Dracula when he proposes to serve her.
  • Talking to the Dead: Lily visits the grave of her long-dead infant daughter and has a brief talk with a fellow grieving mother.
  • Then Let Me Be Evil: Dracula successfuly convinces Vanessa to embrace her alleged "real self", her evil within.
  • Wham Episode: Vanessa surrenders to Dracula.

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