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was just about a sleazy underboss attempting to make his way to the top, but perhaps with a heart of gold. But in you know, Batman world. His foil would be the different crime families he played, but also Sofia Falcone in particular, hiding the fact that he killed her brother and attempting to use her. She would claw at power herself after her time in Arkham when she had been convicted as a serial killer.
The scene where Sofia is turned from mob socialite into Arkham inmate almost instantly, complete with stripping, hosing and cavity searches is harrowing, and I now fully understand why there was originally a plan to do an entire series based on her time in Arkham, now relegated to this flashback. Funnily enough we are briefly introduced to another minor Batman villain, Magpie, who Sofia eventually beats to death after believing her to be a spy .
The episode concludes with a wild moment where Sofia kills her entire extended family with carbon monoxide poisoning in her uncle’s mansion, sparing only her cousin’s young daughter and Johnny Vitti, presumably to help cement her rise to power. Incredible sequence. Incredible episode. Now, of course, she will seek revenge on Oz, and there’s certainly no going back for that relationship now that she knows he killed her brother. But after last night I don’t understand how we…don’t want Sofia to win? She deserves to, and Oz is a self-serving traitor.But that’s sort of the point, isn’t it? He’s The Penguin.
I think this is great. I don’t need Oz to be the misunderstood gangster hero. I don’t need Sofia to be some evil mafia queen. Changing those dynamics like we saw last night was excellent, and I cannot wait to see more. I am growing more and more convinced that The Penguin may be the single greatest superhero TV show we’ve ever seen, if it can stick the landing.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.
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