Saturday Surprise: Gay Kissing Scene in 'Penny Dreadful'

In one episode of 'Penny Dreadful', Dorian Gray (played by Reeve Carney) treats Ethan Chandler’s (played by Josh Hartnett) wounds and plies him with absinthe and played the “Tristan und Isolde” Wagnerian opera. It’s the only music that still excites Dorian, specifically the “Liebestod” aria with its theme of erotic love and death.

Overwhelmed by alcohol and horrific memories, Ethan unexpectedly grabs Dorian and kisses him hard on the mouth — swapping a tuberculosis-ridden and terminally ill lover Brona Croft (Billie Piper) for one untouched by time.

* More photos after break...