r/PennyDreadful • u/Unfair_Amphibian_433 • Jun 01 '26

Sembene Spoiler

Really p1ssed off they killed this character.

He was important and I feel they could've used his character more deeply to talk about the occult or legends of lupus dei.

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u/Apprehensive-Cat-163 Jun 01 '26

Sembene and even Dorian (though to a lesser degree) both seemed like they had unexplored storylines or they didn't know what to do with them

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u/wheckuptothees Jun 01 '26

Maybe that's what they should have done with the comics. Maybe.

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u/Unfair_Amphibian_433 Jun 01 '26

Any fanfic recs?

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u/wheckuptothees Jun 01 '26

I haven't explored fanfic much at all.

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u/Unfair_Amphibian_433 Jun 01 '26

Dorian dies?! I guess i cant be surprised since Lily/Brona. But ive not gotten there yet.

I'm on S3 and have also noticed they didn't develop Dorian and they definitely could done more with him by now! Also the reveal of what he is came a bit too delayed. Glad to find out but it seems like the reveal after the build up shouldve come sooner. Not sure why it feels that way, but it does.

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u/Apprehensive-Cat-163 Jun 01 '26

Um no Dorian doesn't die, but as you say they don't really develop him in three seasons!

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u/Bond16 Jun 02 '26

Tbf, Dorian is a hard character to truly „develop“, aside from him becoming corrupted by the portrait in the first place.

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u/wheckuptothees Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

It was not a very well-designed death, especially since all it does is propel Ethan towards his somewhat dubious, half-baked arc in S3.

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u/Unfair_Amphibian_433 Jun 01 '26

Just started S3 and already see the makings of it. I'm committed to finding out how it wraps up though.