For the dead travel fast.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Photographs are so ironically impermanent. They capture one moment in time to perfection. A painting can capture eternity.
Do you believe in God?
SSambene
I believe in everything.
[shooting bottles] Again?
Go crazy, Dr. F.
You have very clean hands.
Yes, I suppose so.
Do you value cleanliness?
I suppose I do.
That's why you're a virgin. [Victor looks startled] Or maybe not. Who can tell about such things, such hidden things. Such secrets we all have, don't we, Doctor? [pretends to almost bite his thumb] There's a line from Shelley that haunts me, a single line from "Adonais". I can't seem to get it out of my head. "No more let life divide what death can join together." [Victor stands, shuddering] Your clean hands are trembling. Are you afraid?
N-Not of you.
You think you know a greater demon? Tell me of him. Or shall I tell you? [Victor walks to his bag] Is the examination over?
It has not yet begun. [leaves the room]
[about Vanessa] What's wrong with her?
She's been possessed by the devil.
[under his breath] Fuck me.
Or a devil. Who can say. There is a pantheon, I believe.
[to Victor] Well, you're a doctor, do something!
This is a bit beyond my usual practice. [pointing up to Vanessa's room]
What dreams I had of my mate. Of another being, looking into these eyes, upon this face, and recoiling not. But how could that happen? For the monster is not in my face, but in my soul. I once thought that if I was like other men, I would be happy and loved. The malignance has grown, you see, from the outside in, and this shattered visage merely reflects the abomination that is my heart. Oh, my creator, why... Why did you not make me of steel and stone? Why did you allow me to feel? I would rather be the corpse I was than the man I am. Go ahead. Pull the trigger. It would be a blessing.
PPriest
Before we continue our conversation, my dear, there is one thing you must understand. Even if it can be verified, this is a long, grueling and dangerous thing you ask. It could take months, or years, or always, or never. But before we say another word, you must look into your heart and you must answer me a question. Just one. If you have been touched by the demon, it's like being touched by the back hand of God. Makes you sacred in a way, doesn't it? Makes you unique, with a kind of glory. The glory of suffering, even. Now, here's my question. Do you really want to be normal?
[about Mina] If I can save her, I will. If I cannot, I will end her suffering.
And will that bring you peace?
Don't be naive. It doesn't suit you.
MMina
[After being shot by Sir Malcolm] I am your daughter!
[Looking at Vanessa] I already have a daughter. [Shoots and kills Mina]
GGladys
[to Sir Malcolm as they stand over Peter and Mina's graves] We have no more children for you to kill.
Mina's dead, the creature's dead. We lost.
That was only a battle. Do you think the dark forces that converge on our heads can be vanquished so easily? Do you honestly believe you can escape them?
And the other ones? The ones inside us?
Inside me you mean?
No, that's not what I mean.
What would Dr. Frankenstein be without his creature?
This is something I never thought I'd see.
What?
Here's a woman who faced down that creature in the theater without blinking. And held her ground against Satan himself, but now... I've never seen her frightened.
Is this what it is to go mad. Your darkest fears made manifest before your eyes.
You're not a neurotic, Vanessa.
Then tell me where am I to find peace! Not even my prayers are safe! Do you know what that's like?
No. But I understand the fear of twisting things that move at night.
Tell me I deserve peace.
I'm a poor minister for that, Vanessa. That's not been my life. But this I do know. I'll not leave your side. Wherever we walk, we walk together.
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