Cristin Milioti with a drink in her hand as Sofia Falcone with her comic counterpart in the background
In Episode 4 of the hit new HBO showThe Penguin,"Cent' Ann," the audience gets to dive deeper into Sofia Falcone's origin story and how she became the black sheep of the most prominent crime family in Gotham. The Colin Farrell-led drama also explains how she received the dubious moniker"The Hangman.
The reality of being pinned with a mental illness diagnosis in modern society is closer to Sofia's horrifying experience in Episode 4 of The Penguin. When someone with more influence can manipulate the bureaucracy of the cold psychological industry/complex and throw you into the meat grinder of the state's system, it is a cruel form of abuse that takes advantage of vulnerable people who may or may not require institutionalization.
The Stigma of Mental Illness Follows You Forever in Today's Society The audience has witnessed how Sofia's involuntary commitment to Arkham has affected her relationships with virtually everyone in The Penguin. The only ally she had, her brother Alberto , is dead, and the rest of her family treats her like a pariah. They walk on eggshells around her as if she has some contagious disease.
Sofia's Trauma Created by Her False Commitment Comes Home To Roost Of course, killing her family the way she does at the end of the episode is poetic because it reinforces the adage about mental illness and places like Arkham,"If you're not crazy when you go in, you will be by the time you get out." The Falcones found out that they created this frightening version of Sofia after her time in Arkham.
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