Oh man.....
Just watched the nail-biting season closer of PENNYWORTH on Epix.
Quick background on the series--
It's set in a alternate timeline Great Britain. A young Queen sits on the throne, WW2 seems to have never happened, and a Britain torn by secret societies has a draconian legal system (their capital punishment is nightmare fuel).
Enter Alfred Pennyworth, newly resigned from the SAS and bush wars across the Empire. Alfred dreams of using his skill set to start a security consultant business. His father wants Alfred to drop that nonsense and become a butler like he is.
Alfred's first client is Dr. Thomas Wayne, an American looking for his hard-partying sister. Turns out she's involved with Aleister Crowley's cult.
Alfred's second client is another American Martha Kane, supposedly a photo journalist.
By associating with them Alfred is targeted by the two main secret societies.
And the homicidal Sykes sisters.......
The actor Jack Bannon as Alfred plays him as a cross between '90s Jude Law and '60s Michael Caine in a Charles Bronson role. GOTHAM devotees will see him as the early days of the Alfred played by Sean Pertwee.
Be warned this is probably one of the most violent TV/web series based on a comic book. Less violent than THE PUNISHER, more about the level of DAREDEVIL. But the violence in PENNYWORTH is more shocking because of its suddenness and its realism. This is not formalized combat between costumed foes, this is a resigned "Eff it" and shooting someone in the forehead.
This is NOT a show for kids !!!!!!!!
The actor Jack Bannon as Alfred plays him as a cross between '90s Jude Law and '60s Michael Caine in a Charles Bronson role. GOTHAM devotees will see him as the early days of the Alfred played by Sean Pertwee.
Be warned this is probably one of the most violent TV/web series based on a comic book. Less violent than THE PUNISHER, more about the level of DAREDEVIL. But the violence in PENNYWORTH is more shocking because of its suddenness and its realism. This is not formalized combat between costumed foes, this is a resigned "Eff it" and shooting someone in the forehead.
This is NOT a show for kids !!!!!!!!
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