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I love Penny Dreadful very much, but it had many faults and missed opportunities that still plague me. We Can Rule Together: Both Lucifer and Dracula try this on Vanessa.One of the very first posts I ever uploaded to my blog was a review of Penny Dreadful, in which I enthused over the Gothic decadence and intriguing introspection of this singular series.Trauma-Induced Amnesia: The reason for Vanessa demanding herself be hypnotized.Traumatic Haircut: Vanessa is subject to one before her surgery.Thousand-Yard Stare: Vanessa's defense against the reality of her situation.They Would Cut You Up: The Orderly tries to convince Vanessa to at least pretend to show mental improvement from the "treatments", or risk the doctor cutting into her brain.Followed by a silent Please Put Some Clothes On. Seduction-Proof Marriage: The Orderly reveals that he has one after he rejects Vanessa's advances.Dracula's becomes a giant bat when he appears. The Shadow Knows: Lucifer's shadow becomes that of a massive serpent, which winds itself around Vanessa before returning to him.Both brothers when Vanessa recites the Verbis Diablo.Lucifer of all people when Dracula enters.Seward when she can't end the hypnotherapy session. Nothing Is Scarier: All of Vanessa's "treatments" take place offscreen, with only the buildup and aftermaths shown.Not Afraid of You Anymore: Vanessa reveals that she no longer fears the Master Vampire anymore, having learned that deep down she is more powerful than him and Lucifer.

No Name Given: Caliban/John Clare's former self is simply known as The Orderly.Names to Run Away from Really Fast: "I am the demon.The Mirror Shows Your True Self: The Orderly tries to convince Vanessa of this, after applying makeup to her face, and showing the results, telling her to not forget who she is.Sweet) has his voice dubbed in when Dracula takes the form of the Orderly. Seward, and The Creature (in his previous life) appear.

Minimalist Cast: Out of the entire cast, only Vanessa, Dr.

Meatgrinder Surgery: The Orderly reveals that the drill the doctor will use on Vanessa isn't even designed for medicine.

Manly Tears: The Orderly breaks down crying to Vanessa after revealing that her surgery is to be the next day.

Internal Reveal: Vanessa finally learns the Master Vampire's name.

Seward pours one for her and one for Vanessa at the end, after Vanessa emerges from her fugue state.

Heroic BSoD: Vanessa spends the episode going in and out of multiple ones.

He also finds the idea of someone living in the frozen north heartbreaking, and is actually decent at applying makeup.

Dramatic Irony: The Orderly doesn't like poetry, and lacks John Clare's Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness.

Gods Need Prayer Badly: Dracula mocks Lucifer, telling him that while Dracula's power is based on feeding on life, Lucifer only can feed on death, and continues to grow weaker as more of humanity stops believing in him.

Death Seeker: Vanessa becomes this in the hospital, attempting to starve herself, but the orderly takes measures to keep her alive, such as force-feeding her, and putting her in a strait jacket.Composite Character: The show makes Dracula a fallen angel and brother of Lucifer, but he also claims to have a tomb, meaning some of his backstory from Dracula is canon here.Bottle Episode: The episode takes place almost entirely in Vanessa's padded cell (with the exception of a brief appearance of Dr.Always a Bigger Fish: Dracula is revealed to be this to Lucifer.Acting For Three: Rory Kinnear plays The Orderly, Lucifer, and Dracula.But the buried memories brought forth from her time in "the white room" reveal far more than her enemies. Seward into using an unconventional approach in therapy to send her back in time. In order to better understand the plight that she has been given to deal with, Vanessa has used her intelligence and cunning to convince the skilled Dr.