Frankenstein continues to pull from the Universal and Hammer incarnations by combining Peter Cushing’s scientific and proper demeanor with Colin Clive’s energy and madness. Our other returning characters aren’t finding themselves much better on the other side of town. Whether that means he actually doesn’t know he is a werewolf or not remains to be seen. While dealing with his own inner demon, Chandler confides in Vanessa revealing to here that he has “black outs” and doesn’t remember things but that he usually wakes up covered in blood. The final scene of last year’s season finale revealed what most already knew to be true, Chandler on the brink of a classic looking werewolf transformation.

Opposite Green is Hartnett’s lonesome werewolf, Ethan Chandler. This season promises to dive further into the black arts and sorcery which implies some serious Devil interaction from Green as well as our “big bad” for the season, Madame Kali (Helen McCory) who’s back as the leader of a vicious coven. Josh Hartnett and Eva Green continue to dazzle in their performances, being the main focus in the return. For the first time in years, the art of possession has unlocked the secret to being scary again. How can I be when everything I would want in a reboot is already happening on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful”. After last year’s compelling season finale, “Penny Dreadful” instantly became one of my most anticipated Summer returns. Delightedly, “Fresh Hell” doesn’t wait around to address major cliffhangers and get right into telling the tragically beautiful stories of our characters. I’m no longer upset about the inevitable train wreck that is going to be the rebooted Universal Monster franchise.

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