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As London grieves the death of "the last great poet" Alfred Tennyson, all the characters are scattered around the world. A distraught Vanessa fights a severe depression with the help of an alienist; Frankenstein seeks revenge with the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll; Sir Malcolm meets a mysterious man in Zanzibar; Ethan Chandler is escorted home to his father, with Hecate in tow; and the Creature - stranded in the Arctic - sets off on a journey after his past memories begin to return. A new threat hangs over London in the form of Count Dracula.

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As London grieves the death of "the last great poet" Alfred Tennyson, Creator/AlfredLordTennyson, all the characters are scattered around the world. A distraught Vanessa fights a severe depression with the help of an alienist; Frankenstein seeks revenge with the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll; Sir Malcolm meets a mysterious man in Zanzibar; Ethan Chandler is escorted home to his father, with Hecate in tow; and the Creature - stranded in the Arctic - sets off on a journey after his past memories begin to return. A new threat hangs over London in the form of Count Dracula.
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* BadassBeard: Malcolm has regrown his, although it's a bit on the shaggy side.
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* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: A whole bunch of new characters step in to bring the main characters back into the fight against evil.

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* CharacterTic: Vanessa has developed a nasty habit of scratching her right hand when nervous. Doctor Seward calls her on it.



* NervousTic: Vanessa has developed a nasty habit of scratching her right hand when nervous. Doctor Seward calls her on it.
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* NervousTick: Vanessa has developed a nasty habit of scratching her right hand when nervous. Doctor Seward calls her on it.

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* NervousTick: NervousTic: Vanessa has developed a nasty habit of scratching her right hand when nervous. Doctor Seward calls her on it.
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* BreadEggsMilkandSquick: Jekyll proposes to Victor that instead of killing Lilly, they should save her from the evil that has consumed her. Then he turns around and talks about "domesticating her" and promises to have her "purring like a kitten" in Victor's lap.

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* BreadEggsMilkandSquick: BreadEggsMilkSquick: Jekyll proposes to Victor that instead of killing Lilly, they should save her from the evil that has consumed her. Then he turns around and talks about "domesticating her" and promises to have her "purring like a kitten" in Victor's lap.

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* BigBad: In one scene, Dracula seems to be setting himself up as this.
* BreadEggsMilkAndSquick: Jekyll proposes to Victor that instead of killing Lilly, they should save her from the evil that has consumed her. Then he turns around and talks about "domesticating her" and promises to have her "purring like a kitten" in Victor's lap.

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* BigBad: In one the final scene, Dracula seems to be setting himself up as this.
* BreadEggsMilkAndSquick: BigDamnHeroes: Kaetenay pops up just in time to rescue Malcolm.
* BreadEggsMilkandSquick:
Jekyll proposes to Victor that instead of killing Lilly, they should save her from the evil that has consumed her. Then he turns around and talks about "domesticating her" and promises to have her "purring like a kitten" in Victor's lap.lap.
* CloudCuckooLander: Doctor Sweet is this in a charming way, when he starts a conversation with Vanessa, a complete stranger, about the deadliness of scorpions, then goes off on a tangent about other fascinating animals.



* CreepySouvenir: Kaetenay keeps the scalps of the people he kills, then snarks about it being an old tradition.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Dr. Seward has absolutely no interest in pleasantries or friendship, yet is still a brilliant psychologist in a time when the science was in its infancy.



* HoneyTrap: An African prostitute tries to pull this on Malcolm, but when he declines she tries to have her cronies rob and murder him.



* NervousTick: Vanessa has developed a nasty habit of scratching her right hand when nervous. Doctor Seward calls her on it.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Jekyll gives off quite an eerie vibe, especially when he tries to 'reassure' Victor that they can save Lilly by basically lobotomizing and enslaving her.



* PintsizedPowerhouse: Dr. Sweet is thrilled at Vanessa's interest in the "Death Stalker" Scorpion, and explains to her that their small, albino appearance usually make most visitors dismiss them in favor of the larger species.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Creature, once his flashback provides motivation, quickly resolves the sailors' moral dilemma by carrying out a MercyKill and then leaves them to their fate. ''He'', at least, doesn't have to worry about freezing or starving to death.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Creature, once his flashback provides motivation, quickly resolves the sailors' moral dilemma by carrying out a MercyKill and then leaves them to their fate. ''He'', at least, doesn't have to worry about freezing or starving to death.death, but lacks any way to rescue them, and doesn't want to watch them die.



* TheFaceless: Dracula is only heard at the end of the episode.
* TheRenfield: We meet the trope namer in fact, shortly before he made a thrall of Dracula.

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* TheFaceless: Dracula is only heard at the end of the episode.
episode, after spending the previous two seasons as TheGhost.
* TheRenfield: We meet the trope namer in fact, shortly before he is made a thrall of Dracula.Dracula.
* WalkingTheEarth: This is apparently John Clare's plan to get back to England, as he starts walking there from Antarctica.
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* BadassBeard: Malcolm has regrown his, although it's a bit on the shaggy side.


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* BreadEggsMilkAndSquick: Jekyll proposes to Victor that instead of killing Lilly, they should save her from the evil that has consumed her. Then he turns around and talks about "domesticating her" and promises to have her "purring like a kitten" in Victor's lap.
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* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Ancestor]]: Dr. Seward's family is descended from the Claytons, and she is played by Patti LuPone - the same actress as ancient Joan Clayton the Cut-Wife.

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* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Ancestor]]: Dr. Seward's family is descended from the Claytons, and she is played by Patti LuPone [=LuPone=] - the same actress as ancient Joan Clayton the Cut-Wife.
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* The Renfield: We meet the trope namer in fact, shortly before he made a thrall of Dracula.

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* The Renfield: TheRenfield: We meet the trope namer in fact, shortly before he made a thrall of Dracula.

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As London grieves the death of "the last great poet" Alfred Tennyson, all the characters are scattered around the world. A distraught Vanessa fights a severe depression with the help of an alienist; Frankenstein seeks redemption with the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll; Sir Malcolm meets a mysterious man in Zanzibar; Ethan Chandler is escorted home to his father, with Hecate in tow; and the Creature stranded in the Arctic sets on a journey after his past memories re-appear. A new threat hangs over London in the form of Count Dracula.

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As London grieves the death of "the last great poet" Alfred Tennyson, all the characters are scattered around the world. A distraught Vanessa fights a severe depression with the help of an alienist; Frankenstein seeks redemption revenge with the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll; Sir Malcolm meets a mysterious man in Zanzibar; Ethan Chandler is escorted home to his father, with Hecate in tow; and the Creature - stranded in the Arctic - sets off on a journey after his past memories re-appear.begin to return. A new threat hangs over London in the form of Count Dracula.



* BigBad: Dracula seems to be this for this season.
* CreepyChild: The "anemic" salesboy already seems a little off before we find out he's one of Dracula's underlings.
* FlashBackEcho: The Creature remember a moment from his past life for the first time as he sings a song to comfort a young boy.
* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Many-Greats-Granddaughter]]: Dr. Seward has Clayton ancestors and is played by the same actress as Joan Clayton the Cut-Wife.
* MadScientist: This episode introduces Dr. Henry Jekyll.
* MercyKill: The Creature comforts a dying young boy amongst the few survivors, and then snaps his neck before leaving to return to England.

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* BigBad: In one scene, Dracula seems to be this for this season.
setting himself up as this.
* CreepyChild: The "anemic" salesboy "anaemic" ribbon-boy already seems a little off before we find out he's one of Dracula's underlings.
* FlashBackEcho: The Creature remember a moment from his past life Creature, for the first time ever, remembers his son from a past life as he sings a song to comfort a dying young boy.
* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Many-Greats-Granddaughter]]: Ancestor]]: Dr. Seward has Clayton ancestors Seward's family is descended from the Claytons, and she is played by Patti LuPone - the same actress as ancient Joan Clayton the Cut-Wife.
* MadScientist: This episode introduces Dr. Henry Jekyll.
Jekyll, one of the most famous mad scientists in modern literature.
* MercyKill: The Creature comforts a dying young boy amongst the few survivors, survivors of the ill-fated voyage, and then snaps his neck before leaving to return to England.



* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: The Creature's ship is revealed stuck in the Arctic ice, with the surviving half-frozen sailors arguing about turning cannibal.

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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: The Creature's ship is revealed stuck in the Arctic ice, with the surviving half-frozen sailors arguing about turning cannibal.eating the dead passengers.



* TheFaceless: Dracula is only heard at the end of the episode.

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* TheFaceless: Dracula is only heard at the end of the episode.episode.
* The Renfield: We meet the trope namer in fact, shortly before he made a thrall of Dracula.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Creature, once his flashback provides motivation, quickly resolves the sailors' moral dilemma by carrying out a MercyKill and then leaves them to their fate. ''He'', at least, doesn't have to worry about freezing or starving to death.
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* CreepyChild: The "anemic" salesboy already seems a little off before we find out he's one of Dracula's underlings.
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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: The Creature's ship is revealed stuck in the Arctic ice, with the surviving half-frozen sailors arguing about turning cannibal.
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* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Many-Greats-Granddaughter]]: Dr. Seward has Clayton ancestors and is played by the same actress as Joan Clayton the Cut-Wife.
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* MythoologyGag: Frankenstein introduces his laboratory to Jekyll as "the House of Pain". Initially the producers had intended for [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]] to play a part in Season 3, but couldn't get the rights to use him.

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* MythoologyGag: MythologyGag: Frankenstein introduces his laboratory to Jekyll as "the House of Pain". Initially the producers had intended for [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]] to play a part in Season 3, but couldn't get the rights to use him.

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* FlashBackEcho: The Creature remember a moment from his past life for the first time as he sings a song to reconfort a young boy.

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* FlashBackEcho: The Creature remember a moment from his past life for the first time as he sings a song to reconfort comfort a young boy.


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* MythoologyGag: Frankenstein introduces his laboratory to Jekyll as "the House of Pain". Initially the producers had intended for [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]] to play a part in Season 3, but couldn't get the rights to use him.
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* Big Bad: Dracula seems to be this for this season.

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* Big Bad: BigBad: Dracula seems to be this for this season.
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* Big Bad: Dracula seems to be this for this season.
* FlashBackEcho: The Creature remember a moment from his past life for the first time as he sings a song to reconfort a young boy.
* MadScientist: This episode introduces Dr. Henry Jekyll.
* MercyKill: The Creature comforts a dying young boy amongst the few survivors, and then snaps his neck before leaving to return to England.
* RaceLift: Jekyll in the original novella was white, while this version of the character is half English and half Indian.
* SherlockScan: Dr. Seward is able to understand all of Vanessa's problems and psychological difficulties based entirely on her mannerisms and a brief conversation.
* TheFaceless: Dracula is only heard at the end of the episode.

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As London grieves the death of "the last great poet" Alfred Tennyson, all the characters are scattered around the world. A distraught Vanessa fights a severe depression with the help of an alienist; Frankenstein seeks redemption with the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll; Sir Malcolm meets a mysterious man in Zanzibar; Ethan Chandler is escorted home to his father, with Hecate in tow; and the Creature stranded in the Arctic sets on a journey after his past memories re-appear. A new threat hangs over London in the form of Count Dracula.
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