Penny Dreadful (TV Series)
Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places (2015)
Harry Treadaway: Dr. Victor Frankenstein
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[Lily and Victor Frankenstein discuss his reason for picking out her corset to wear]
Lily : So, women wear corsets so they don't exert themselves?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Partly.
Lily : What would be the danger if they did?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : They'd take over the world.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : [Lily smiles] The only way we men prevent that is by keeping women corseted. In theory... and in practice. They're meant to flatter the figure.
Lily : To a man's eye, anyway. All we do is for men, isn't it. Keep their houses... raise their children, flatter them with our pain.
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[Victor and Vanessa talk over the horror behind the ancient artifacts]
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : You know, once I would have thought all of this impossible.
Vanessa Ives : And now?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : I know nothing's impossible. Whatever we can imagine, far worse is true.
Vanessa Ives : And for better.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : You think so?
Vanessa Ives : [Vanessa smiles] I choose to.
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[Lily and Victor Frankenstein discuss the reason for him purchasing her shoes]
Lily : The shoes are awfully high.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Yes... I picked them for that.
Lily : Why?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : I... like that in a woman. Displays the talocrural region and the leg's dorsiflexion.
Lily : That's flattering.
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[Lily steps out in the light, wearing the dress Victor Frankenstein bought for her]
Lily : [Victor walks to her in silence, staring] I can't believe you've ever been this silent in your entire life.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Lily... you look beautiful.
Lily : I can't breathe.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : That's the corset.
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[Victor Frankenstein tells Lily he doesn't want to cause her pain]
Lily : Does this corset flatter you?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Yes.
Lily : Do you want me to wear it?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : I want nothing to cause you pain. Not for flattery, or... my vanity... or anything under the sun.
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Dr. Victor Frankenstein : You know, once I would have thought all of this impossible.
Vanessa Ives : And now?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : I know nothing's impossible. Whatever we can imagine, far worse is true.
Vanessa Ives : And far better.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : You think so?
Vanessa Ives : I choose to.
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[Vanessa makes a joke to Victor Frankenstein]
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : This is all giving me a headache.
Vanessa Ives : You should talk to a doctor.
[Frankenstein sighs to himself]
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[Victor Frankenstein has Vanessa accompany him to buy a dress for Lily]
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : [Victor nervously explains the situation to Vanessa] It's my cousin, you see, she's coming to visit me and she's a simple girl, not slow, you understand, not retarded in any way... just from the country, you know?
Vanessa Ives : Your cousin, how lovely.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Yes. My cousin. Second cousin. Lily is her name. Lily Frankenstein. Yes, that's her name.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : [Victor bumps into a mannequin] Excuse me. Oh! Not a real woman at all. The mannequin, I mean, not my cousin. She's a real woman.
Vanessa Ives : So your second cousin Lily is coming to visit you?
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Yes. That's it entirely, yes.
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[Victor Frankenstein and Vanessa are mistaken for a couple by the dress shop owner]
Dress Shop Owner : Mr. and Mrs. Ives.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : Oh, God, no. No, we're not married.
Dress Shop Owner : Oh, I see.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : No, it's not like that either.
Dress Shop Owner : I assure you, sir, discretion is the watch-cry of my trade.
Vanessa Ives : We'll look around for a bit if we may, my non-husband and I.
Dr. Victor Frankenstein : This is worse than I knew it was going to be.
