The Penguin 1x1 REACTION!! "After Hours"

[@BlindWave]

EVERYONE can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwave.com/video/the-penguin-1x01-full

[@Hybrid980]

So Idk if y'all genuinely don't know, but Penguin has a genuine disability called 'clubfoot'. It's a foot deformity which develops at a very young age.

[@ondrej_hrdina]

I think the disability is a large reason why he likes Vic.

[@Nichole-1989]

Same disability that Larys Strong has on HOTD.

[@geordiemc4571]

Sad seeing a lot of people sleep on The Batman. I thought the first live action mystery noir Batman movie that actually put us in the pov of Batman the whole movie was genre defying for Batman in cinema. Reeves has achieved what no other Batman director had done

[@ameliacraiig4193]

Same. Brilliant film.

[@rakoonshampoo2608]

The Batman is the best movie about Batman. The Dark Knight is the best movie that has Batman in it.

[@RandyReviews1990]

i agree, they just want the same playboy batman/bruce wayne we have seen a million times already smh!

[@alexm4163]

@@rakoonshampoo2608maybe Dark Knight is better in terms of script and performances, but I think The Batman is far superior with other elements of filmmaking like cinematography, color grading, sound design, and plot.

[@noelmontoya1535]

The batman by Reeves was the best showing of early career batman in live action cinema. Especially with the detective story.

[@doodoo5594]

that close up of him laughing when he hears her scream was where i was fully sold, i had the biggest smile on my face

[@wavesinthe5112]

NAh the Batman movie was freaking awesome. One of my fav next to the dark knight. But I respect the opinion lol

[@HeroesofHeaven.]

Facts.

[@SandraMorris51]

This show blew me away. How in the world did Colin Farrell turn into a totally different person? He is genius! I can’t wait for the next episode 😮

[@jkm1458]

Unfortunately that’s part of the reason we might not get a season 2. The makeup is such a long and intensive process and he already said he doesn’t know if he’d come back for another season.

[@SandraMorris51]

@@jkm1458 Well I saw in a magazine interview he said give him a year and he might consider it

[@smittyjjensin558]

​@@jkm1458since this series feeds into Batman 2, I do wonder if they even planned on a season 2.

[@roxtechs]

@@jkm1458I’m sure a couple hundred million from Warner gonna change to it.

[@dinmavric5504]

@@jkm1458 It's a limited series anyway, and that's totally fine. But he's returning for the next Batman. Hope Matt Reeves keeps up the good streak though.

[@Lavon927]

Crazy that they sleep on The Batman. Thats one of the best comic book movies of all time no bs. The Penguin is starting off Faaaantastic. One of the best pilot episodes ive seen to a show

[@z00pac]

it definitely requires a second viewing to truly appreciate (at least that was the case for me) and i dont think any of them bothered to watch it again

[@UncrownedKingDante]

@@z00pac i was blazed first time i watched it, went in with mid-low expectations and it got me thinking of being the best movie in years period.

[@Mr_Snifflez]

They aren’t sleeping on it they just didn’t like it that much

[@tunasub7727]

Yall are sleeping on The Batman. Easily the best version of Gotham City we have ever seen. Its so nice to see a truly dark grim feeling city after the Nolan trilogy where gotham just felt like another random city in America. Great movies, but Reeves has absolutely nailed the vibe we need for an extended batman universe. Edit: Also I love that Penguin basically gets his own Jason Todd lol. Jason was trying to steal a wheel off the batmobile when him and batman first met. Victor's a fun spin on that i like it.

[@akshayhere]

When you say sleeping, what do you mean?

[@jackmayall5413]

@@akshayhereIt means not really taking notice

[@Macapta]

Nah, The best Gotham we’ve ever seen is the Goomba city in the 80s Mario movie.

[@jaylenjayden9305]

Agreed

[@akshayhere]

@@jackmayall5413 Then the comment doesn't make sense cause if it's directed towards the channel, they have literally reacted to it and liked it. If it meant for us, the film was well received as well. Who exactly is sleeping on it?

[@jasonmarbach]

Yeah just give Cristin Milioti her Emmy now. What a master class from her and from Collin Farrell

[@5stargaming193]

She was incredible. Can't believe I haven't seen or recognized her in more things.

[@hellfish2309]

Big fan of her work: “Palm Springs” and “Black Mirror” come to mind; she shops really weird, interesting projects and finds great choices

[@martophrenia]

Gotham is probably THE campiest tv-show dc had, Eric's comparisson of the two depictions of the city is spot on

[@amiccus_]

Yeahhh, it gets campier as it goes on too. And I love it for that, don't get me wrong. But when she was defending it and saying that Eric was wrong, I was confused. How do you watch all of Gotham and not realize how campy and corny it is?? It's not gonna win a whole lot of awards, but damn it's fun

[@monsterking1973]

Incredible first episode

[@hakeemsesay15]

Oh I didn’t think they be watching glad this is part of their schedule

[@eggs904]

yeah thankfully the community over on twitter recommended it when they posted their schedule and it wasn't on it

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Haha of course they would, they are big Batman fans.

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

Colin Farrel is unrecognizable; he’s absolutely nailing this role.

[@Dan_G.R.S.]

The Batman is the absolute closest any movie has ever reached in getting the same feeling as reading a Batman mini series, straight out of a comic. Not a surprise they don't like as much since they are not avid readers. Despite Eric's passionate defenses that he was once a reader and his love for the Animated Series, those are not the comics. Matt Reeves' film is a comic brought to life. What truly baffles me is when people say that Reeves' vision is too grounded when, to me, it is substantially more fantastical than Nolan's uber-realistic version ever was.

[@lockekappa500]

Can you explain in what ways The Batman is more "fantastical" than Nolan's? Sure, I can see that Batman is shot as more of a mythical being than in Nolan's, but the tone alone makes The Batman much more grounded imo. I think tone sets the standard for everything that is happening in the world.

[@akshayhere]

Are you serious? The Batman is much more realistic than Nolan's ever was.

[@williamsundesten4327]

@@akshayhere The Batman has a more comic book vibe and feel to it and is closer to the source material, I think that’s what he meant

[@akshayhere]

@@williamsundesten4327 Umm, TDK literally pulled a lot from the Long Halloween. The source material has itself has had many contradictions too.

[@Dan_G.R.S.]

What I mean by The Batman being more fantastical is a mix of many things. The dialogue and structure of the story just has that comic book flair that Nolan's just doesn't. It feels like reading a long miniseries. The art direction and cinematography likewise. Nolan's movies have this ultra realistic photography and dialogue that treat everything that's happening as if it was a real life event. Greig Fraser's version of Gotham does not feel like a real place, it feels constructed to be in a movie, that's a positive thing to me. Nolan's is a lot more sci-fi with the gadgets and vehicles, sure, but in the internal rules of that universe they are all treated as perfectly logical. I sincerely argue that Pattinson's Batmobile is a more campy and fantastical adaptation than all of Nolan's hard sci-fi military vehicles combined. I love Nolan and his movies, I just couldn't care less about his Batman ones.

[@zedxx]

I think what Eric was trying to say at 29:00 is that The Penguin is a character-driven narrative, as opposed to most comic movies having plot-driven narratives. The Penguin also uses third-person limited POV, which is why the camera stays with him all the time and we don't jump into scenes where other characters interact among themselves without him (which is third-person omniscient POV).

[@moses4583]

Now the Sopranos must be reacted to. Forget everything else

[@katieee1203]

Yaaaas

[@indifference1015]

Absolutely a must watch.

[@KS-qc3pr]

Especially considering how they didn't seem to dig The Batman all that much I'm pleasantly surprised they're actually reacting to this. Which is good, because from what I hear it's going to definitely play a big role in the sequel.

[@taquitobandito6054]

I don’t think anyone’s seeing Batman 2 after what’s going on with the whole James Gunn situation unfortunately. Sorry kid

[@KS-qc3pr]

@@taquitobandito6054 I think I will definitely be seeing The Batman Part 2 kid! Speak for yourself. Not sure what situation you're talking about considering Gunn attended the Penguin premiere last night and Reeves just announced that the script is finished and they're gonna start shooting the movie early next year. There is no 'James Gunn situation'.

[@bot-dl6ek]

@@taquitobandito6054 lmao🤣

[@Okdenbruh]

@@taquitobandito6054 ew a snyder bot

[@jackdonohue7893]

@@taquitobandito6054yeah, no, everyone is hyped for it

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

The Batman movie slander is wild

[@TylerDavis-y4x]

It wasn’t that great.

[@VersaucerCoff]

@@TylerDavis-y4xbest batman movie by far lol

[@TylerDavis-y4x]

@@VersaucerCoff Batman begins

[@Mr_Snifflez]

They didn’t slander it lmao they just didn’t like it that much

[@dannyk3059]

Could not disagree more about the Batman. To me it’s the most faithful adaptation of the character and one of the best comic book films of the last decade.

[@CloneMalone]

To me the reason why I loved The Batman so much was just because I saw how the universe was oozing with potential. It definitely feels like one of those movies that you go back to after the sequels and realize how good of an introduction it was, something like Mass Effect. Can't wait for the rest of this show, and I really hope they can keep it up for the next couple movies as well. I'd love to see a big arc with Bruce's character in particular.

[@jingleballs9935]

Same. The city Gotham and how they portray it is enough to draw me in. There so much potential for this Batman and this world. This show is proof of that.

[@Dookieman1975]

11:10 it’s clubfoot. However his limp/waddle didn’t seem as bad in the Batman. I got a feeling it got worse overtime. Prob from the car getting flipped by the Batmobile

[@burnt-croissants]

Sofia has been set up as such a good villain. Her presence has this quality of a quiet menace and I can't look away from her no matter how uneasy it makes me feel--genuinely a little terrifying. I hope she gets an Emmy nom for this.

[@angelohernandez6060]

I believe Penguin has a club foot. A birth defect.

[@taxesjuicebox]

i thought it was from the car crash in the batman when he hits him witht he batmobile and his car flips like 20 times

[@angelohernandez6060]

@@taxesjuicebox Don't know if that's how it was written in this version of Batman but in the comics he always had that "waddle". Cruel bullying kids where the first to tease him with the name "Penguin". If it wasn't for rotten bullying poorly raised kids the world probably would have alot less villains in it.

[@parkerboy795]

​@@taxesjuiceboxI actually thought his legs were cuffed then.

[@dutchdario635]

@@angelohernandez6060 SPOILER he most likely had it since birth in episodes after this there are scenes of what happened in the past and he also gets called penguin for his limp so he definetely had it before the movie

[@ZacThompson]

Farrell has gone on record admitting that by the end of shooting the series he was indeed fed up with the prosthetics lol

[@Slicedude2004]

The thing that surprised me the most about this show is how much heart there is for such a dark tone.

[@LianSchwarz]

Your lighting really improved lately. It makes your reaction even higher in quality! I love it and you guys, been watching for years (found you because of your doctor who reactions).

[@techmaster9123]

Aaron and Melanie seem like fun parents to have, btw great start for the show

[@Sheija]

Eric is on point about the tone of the universe I think she just took it as an insult. Gotham is way more fantastical and I'd say it has a fair bit of camp/CW vibe, if not nearly to that extent.

[@pliniohf_]

The opening scene with the city footage just reminded me immediatly of Batman Arkham Games. Even the music looks similar.

[@GalaxyGeeks]

This show is absolutely incredible! I knew I was gonna love it but really had no idea I was gonna love so much! Awesome reaction this was a fun one!

[@nirvanafan21191]

If you haven't seen The Banshees of Inisherin, definitely check that out. Colin Ferrell is awesome in it as he is in Penguin.

[@REDANDSILVER741]

Eric is 100% right. Arrow verse and Gotham don’t get close to the tone that The Batman hits. This is real, dirty yet the city feels unique with its gothic inspirations. This is Gotham, and we haven’t seen this in any other show.

[@charlesprovencher6918]

I cant be the only one who sees a parallel between Oz / Victor and the batman / jason todd relationship? He finds him stealing his tires, take him under his wing.. It's clearly intentional.

[@SoCalE2024]

I concur with Eric. I had no expectations for this show and it was one of the most intriguing first episodes I've watched in a long time. I'm looking forward to this show now. Colin Farell and Cristin Milioti are great.

[@anthonyramos9232]

Im with Eric, didn't expect much from this show but i like what im seeing so far

[@xaiyab6892]

If this version of Penguin has an umbrella, I'd like it to be one that sprays a noxious/poisonous/deadly gas. If I remember correctly, the Penguin in the OG batman tv series used a gas umbrella.

[@Subasschin]

3:27 best transition ever

[@marvinthefilmnerd9259]

You are crazy for not liking The Batman. It’s a masterpiece

[@aidangeverdt320]

meh

[@lockekappa500]

It's really not.

[@theguyz786]

​@@aidangeverdt320 it is its more than wut u see

[@akshayhere]

point where they say they did not like it. Eric literally said he like it.

[@Tony_stark3000-f4s]

Cry about it

[@madisonbadger9454]

I was blown away by how amazing this show was. Hands down the best show of the year.

[@flaggerify]

It's only one episode.

[@zeroomens9438]

Oh, piss off, it's been ONE episode! Yes, one outstanding episode but yeeesh, keep your penis in your pants until the season is over b4 throwing "best show of the year" loads

[@jesserosales261]

Shogun is pretty great

[@Alex-zy6yc]

Fallout

[@burnt-croissants]

arcane season 2 is coming out this year. don't be too hasty.

[@madisonbadger9454]

This pilot was the best pilot episode of a show since Breaking Bad.

[@Mrs.Garrison69]

Hazbin hotel

[@flaggerify]

Steady on.

[@stackofpancakes9383]

@@Mrs.Garrison69get out of here w hazbin

[@JohnnyOneil]

Not even close buddy Breaking bad suckss btw😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mrs.Garrison69]

@@stackofpancakes9383 one of the most watched and highest rated tv pilots of all time… I can “get outta here” but math never lies

[@botz77]

Cristin Milioti (Sophia) is so damn good in this.

[@RicardoBalcazar-f1g]

When Oz tells Victor, that there's time for improvement, I got a feeling that he is going to become Victor Zsasz from the comics.

[@joaolucasgomes3033]

What Matt Reeves is doing with Batman is light years ahead of anything done with the character in live action. It's a shame some people don't like it. But that's okay, I don't see the appeal in Nolan's version, which you probably really like. I mean, I thought it was the best thing in the world when I was 14, but it lost its charm as I got older.

[@victororozco6903]

I’m glad Melanie is appearing more!

[@craigshipway6926]

I think because of ricks condition

[@Smurfmanr6]

@@craigshipway6926what happened? Is he ok?

[@Wolfhunter5607]

@@craigshipway6926what happened?

[@Mojj2099]

@@Smurfmanr6they have a video awhile back, Rick talks about it.

[@Smurfmanr6]

@@Mojj2099 so instead of briefly explaining you give a vague answer that doesn’t help 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@michaeljeacock]

Vic is Oz's Robin. He even has the Jason Todd origin, stealing the hubcaps off the Batmobile.

[@K-wars]

Didnt even connect the dots to that. That's so cool

[@diegoluna2549]

Moving away from Batman, but still keeping their connection, I think it's awesome to see more than one villain maintaining their own ways of living, which makes everyone feel like they're stepping into a way of living their life. And Collin Farel's Penguin really brings that to the fore. With this, he now achieves this tone in Matt Reeves' world.

[@ericb9252]

Cristin Milioti better win an Emmy next year

[@IlkaaufdenBock]

What's up with that Profile picture?

[@ericb9252]

@@IlkaaufdenBock What of it?

[@burnt-croissants]

@@IlkaaufdenBock should we...not protect kids? lmao

[@Official-OpenAI]

The show is so good. Colin Farrell always surprises me. I get that it's a lot of makeup, but he can really polymorph into someone else.

[@jordanbielski8443]

Off to a strong start. Oz is playin the game. So smart. Love it

[@RicoSuavae]

Penguins hitman Victor Zsasz finally getting a orgin story on why he works for penguin and admires him so much is dope

[@SE7ENFX]

Can’t wait for the next episode. Been a fan of Colin Farrell since Phone Booth. But this is by far his best performance.

[@lockekappa500]

Kind of funny, I can't see Colin Farrell at all in this makeup, but I was a HUGE fan of Phone Booth, specifically his performance in that movie. And I see little glimpses of him from that movie, and from True Detective S2.

[@rickdaniel3230]

22:48 "What was that? ...Was it Batman?" - most uttered, least likely quote watching this series...I hope. love the review, and Melanie is pitch perfect!

[@Duncan_Idaho84]

I don't see the 'Book of Boba Fett' connection. However, this definitely has a bit of Andor where he has to constantly cover his tracks and can't let people know what he's really thinking.

[@ev1Lsect]

Its crazy how channels like this get a brand new show out hours after release, but Eric just saw Aliens for the first time.

[@MrJerks93]

I know Gotham is inspired by a number of cities, but the connection to the levee in New Orleans hits hard with this iteration. The flooding in the lower districts that leaves the wealthier citizens relatively untouched hits hard.

[@atigersgrin]

Instead of a trick umbrella, he will break an umbrella and use it as a weapon, then give an expression of that gives me an idea.

[@newsiesmario2242]

This was such a freaking good pilot episode.

[@Spottedears129]

This was such a good first episode! I am super curious where Victor's story will go in this show. I could easily just be something like he dies and that is what causes Oz to truly become the Penguin. But I like to think he might grow and become Victor Zsasz! Especially with how he put together the scene with the body at the end, it really felt in line with what Zsasz is known to do!

[@Tominho1022]

This series is gonna be fckin great!

[@stevenmark4407]

The Batman was fire as hell. The Gotham is amazing, it feels well lived in and dark and real. It’s more than ok.

[@Langford-Artist]

That was a damn near flawless episode of TV

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

🔥🔥🔥 start to the season! Can't wait to see the Falcone - Marone Civil War, Oz gonna' be beating the living hell out of then MOFOS! Great reaction Wave Crew!

[@theshadow4887]

This show is reminding me of Gotham, especially the parts focusing on the Penguin. I like it.

[@joebond545]

Gotham was sooo good. Most slept on cbm show of all time

[@K-wars]

Gotham made me realize that the Penguin should not be underestimated. I really.hope they react to gotham at one point.

[@superboyprime515]

Scenes between Collin Farrell and Cristin Milloti were so intense :)

[@reflectionist]

Time to put Justice League: Gods and Monsters on Aaron's watchlist.

[@OofHearted]

I thought the air freshener was going to be a knockout gas or poison or something. I do hope he has more concealed deadly gadgets to get him out of a bind.

[@ShelbyBaby27]

What happened to Oz foot? Short answer is a club foot. Long answer is guessing by Oz age it could be a birth defect caused by Thalidomide, morning sickness meds of that time...

[@WeinsEarp]

Genius series! Fantastic first episode!

[@paddy-1]

So happy they are watching this, I loved this first episode so much

[@mlgnerd13]

I went on the same journey as Eric, I was very meh about the show when I sat down to watch it, but now I'm pissed that I have to wait extra days for the next episode because it was so good

[@darkadia6520]

It was awesome I enjoyed every second of it.

[@JDubbleC]

Eric's beard is looking glorious 😲

[@kinglistertv9524]

Yeah y'all sleeping on The Batman. Not saying it has to be your favorite but maybe rewatch it, bc it's top tier Batman content. And while I love Gotham lol Melanie is wild with her Gotham love...fun reaction guys! Really enjoyed it.

[@ziziozzie8571]

Solid start to the show. Eric anticipating batman to show up, lets hope hbo are holding their cards close to the chest.

[@modsquad3123]

He did roll his Maserati in Batman…… so you think insurance paid it……

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

The Batman was awesome 😎

[@Comiclover90]

I liked Gotham show, and I loved the arrowverse. Both Gotham and the arrow show started off as very grounded and serious tone but as both shows went on they welcomed the fantastical nature of characters and story elements from the comics. Gotham felt like it belonged in Joel Schumacher universe with theatrical elements of villains and characters. This show which in the Reeves universe feels to lean more towards grounded comics of Batman like earth one so this show feels more like an original drama crime series rather than a superhero show. It feels to take itself more seriously than Gotham and arrowverse, everything from the writing, the acting, the way it’s filmed.

[@maxKKKKKKKKKKKK]

To hell with Batman, Oswald is already a damn legend.

[@murkytool]

The music is also definitely one of my favorite parts of this series so far it just feels like it belongs to the penguin

[@leonardcasiano]

Man I love this show!

[@philip07304]

The tone of the show Gotham is very dark and gritty without foul language and I agree you didn’t see enough of it Eric I believe it’s you who didn’t feel like it was like that.

[@Gam3Junkie]

If they do a comic con thing I hope Colin Farrell goes in full makeup and prosthetics.

[@SpockNRoll]

i just finished the ep, so excited to hear you guys' thoughts!

[@pryex8565]

YES! Just got done watching this. I wanna shout out Cristin Milioti for an INCREDIBLE performance this episode.

[@philrm99]

I love how manipulative Penguin is 😊

[@Rickky007]

Colin Farrell is not going to complain about the work every day , Irish people from the old country are really too put in the work , nyc concrete mason guy I know .

[@Panacamanana]

The website is actually from the movie and not anything new. The website makes Batman and Gordan think it's the Penguin who is behind everything. But they had the wrong translation, and the Penguin informs them they were saying it wrong.

[@djnkosi]

Melanie is awesome! Great addition 👍🏽

[@bonparadiso]

A bit of a trivia: the Victor Aguillar actor, Rhenzy Feliz, also did other comic-book character at Marvel: Alex Wilder in the Runaways series.

[@amandaf6101]

Ooh I was excited to see this! Loved the first episode.

[@palpalonpalpalon]

this show is a MASTERPIECE!

[@Xxsyanpes]

Watch from series in prime I’m pretty sure you will like it

[@MrKeeganimal]

I think with how grounded the series is, he'll likely kill someone with a normal umbrella first, before considering a pointed blade for one.

[@frazer4737]

I like Gotham but doesn't even come close to Matt Reeves' Batman

[@ZariDV]

I enjoyed how fleshed out and real these characters felt already. Usually it takes a couple of episodes for me to care about what happens to fictional characters and feel like there's any stakes that I'd be concerned about. These felt solid and lived in for a first episode. And it's fun how endearing they made Oz to be despite him clearly being a villain. He has a kind of charm and charisma that feels unique to him. Each person he interacts with, the scene has a different weight and tension. Sophia is another stand out character as well. Her actress was amazing.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

I'm gonna call this show: How I Met The Godfather 😃

[@MarcLevins]

SUCH a good first episode, really excited for the rest

[@DotK-t9m]

Great episode, accurate to comics too

[@2010josem]

26:32 Eric is such a disney chill that he compared this to the book of bobba fett. It's embarrassing 😂😂😂

[@jaybae5850]

Neatly stacked gift bags for the Disney shills at an all expense paid trip....not many see that often.

[@Alex_Lynch]

“You know what this reminded me of..” “The Sopranos?” “No, the Book of Boba Fett.” Like HUH?!

[@Mari-tc4gw]

@@Alex_Lynch theyve never seen sopranos

[@jaybae5850]

@@Mari-tc4gw is that an excuse?

[@colleenross8752]

He likes Dolly? Awesome