The Penguin is the BEST DC show | Review

[@michealmahmoud6391]

Cobblepot changing the name makes sense. He doesn’t have a wealthy lineage like the other counterparts or from a British/Posh background . But more an Italian American mobster, who never had wealth or privilege. I don’t think anything about his name change makes it objectively bad in any way

[@omoefeasiemo3601]

Agatha All Along and the penguin are what villain lead projects should be like from now on

[@execuwutie_YT]

Fr! I'm so glad we've gotten the best marvel and DC shows in the same year

[@WholeShebangYT]

Absolutely! It's really nice to see villain lead projects actually treat them as such

[@sircart1er]

agatha sucks imo predictable ass plot subverted by a stupid ass twist

[@execuwutie_YT]

@@sircart1er hey we get it, you're different, you're special. good for u :)

[@sircart1er]

@execuwutie_YT im not tryna be different fam, im stating my opinion, if u like it good 4 u thats why i said imo

[@milkiassamuel780]

The best thing about this show is how they actually commit to making Penguin a villain and as irredeemable as possible. This will make Batman's beating of him feel all the more satisfying. You see, Sony, this is how you do a good villain-focused project! Oz is a textbook delusional pathological liar and narcissist, and the lengths he went to believing his own lies and finally rising as the kingpin of Gotham show how he truly is a monster. No matter how much we think there's something redeeming about him, just like Victor, we hope there's something good we can believe about Ozwald Cobb(lepot)... but nope! No matter how we try to look at it, *the Penguin is rotten to the core* . Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Deirdre O'Connell, and Rhenzy Feliz all deserve Emmys for giving such phenomenal performances. 10/10 This show is up there with Daredevil as arguably the *BEST COMIC BOOK SHOW!!!* 🐧☂🎩🧐🚬

[@themadtitan7603]

Exactly! This is how pure evil villains should be done. Nuanced while still fully painting them as absolutely vile & despicable supervillains. In superhero-related media it feels like they're either generic plot devices who're evil just for plot's sake or they have to fall back the sympathetic, justified antagonist to make nuanced. This does the former properly & if there's more of this characterization in future comic-book media, then I want all the unabashedly evil villains that we can get. It's also how to properly do a supervillain project that's a character study of an evil person who turns into a supervillain not an anti-hero or broken, misunderstood soul. Seeing the Bat-Signal now has never been as satisfying as it's here imo. If future villain led movies follow in its footsteps, then we're maybe in for an exciting & refreshing subgenre within comic-book projects where the protagonists are truly villains & the heroes are the antagonists.

[@harryfleutv666]

Arkham Doctor: tell me about your childhood, Oswald? Oswald: uhh…*thinking* y’know I never had much as a kid, just a loving mother, brothers who were getting all the attention, as well as stability and a nice house…useless crap like that… Arkham Doctor: 🤦‍♂️

[@WholeShebangYT]

LMAO yeah he really had the best upbringing compared to every other Batman villain

[@themadtitan7603]

I'm guessing he came from an economically fledgling economy & neighborhood but his childhood was still a lot better off than I imagined going in.

[@Sebboebbo]

I haven't watched The Penguin yet but I already know it's a classic

[@Leahcimmichael]

The Penguin is worse than GTA protagonists combined. Vic went to hell for him, and was sent there by him. Hope he saves him a seat. Rhenzy Feliz with the best on screen stutter, he had a stutter coach who had an actual stutter. Seriously, all the main characters were fantastic. Deirdre O'Connell did a deep dive on youtube watching vids of people dealing with her condition. Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell, unstoppable force meets immovable object. Even minor characters like Eve and Link. Just class all around. I never thought Daredevil season 1 and 3 would be taken off my top spot, but here we are.

[@WholeShebangYT]

Rhenzy deserves all the credit for his work this season, his stutter felt SO authentic and I appreciate all the work he put in

[@Stinkydew1996]

Aight IDC if it makes sense, IDC if it works in lore. Bring Victor back as zsasz to kill penguin

[@don_dozee]

I completely agree, the show is easily one of the best things to have released this year. I particularly love it when comic book projects colour outside the lines and The Penguin does this masterfully, you'll almost forget you're watching a show based on comic book characters. Just Peak TV❤❤

[@TevyaSmolka]

the penguin show is fantastic

[@MrHero17]

If I’m not mistaken Reeves said that he’s going to do this with other villains in Batman’s rouge gallery and will be connected to he overall universe. Matt reeves is building something

[@WholeShebangYT]

Yes! He said they wanna keep expanding and are already talking about more

[@sheriff_woodie]

"Chen-tah-ni" if that makes sense lol

[@WholeShebangYT]

I was rewatching the episode to get clips and when they said it out loud I felt so dumb 😭

[@ProjectMathesar]

Fun Fact: The actor who plays Chief Bock also voiced Lord Mohg in Elden Ring

[@morganskelly1119]

My Fan Cast, Dave Bautista to be cast as professor Hugo Strage, Anya taylor-joy as harley quinn, John Ham as Harvey Dent, Tom Hiddleston as joker, Jackie Earley Haley as Mad Hatter.

[@ihspider08]

17:05 Um technically ☝🤓 they dont exist yet bc the show is set in 2022

[@WholeShebangYT]

NOOOOOOOO YOU’RE RIGHT this is so sad

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

It was changed from Cobblepott because that name implies old money but that simply isn’t his background here so Cobb makes more sense. Nothing “objectively” bad about it, more than you didn’t think about why the choice was made

[@The_Phantasm]

I really love the show and how it reinforced that Penguin is not at all a misunderstood character. He's a vile monster. The only thing I would say didn't work for me is the character of Dr Julian Rush played by Theo Rossi. I didn't feel like the character was ultimately terribly necessary and often felt like he was there for the sake of being there. I just found him extremely uninteresting. Also I think this might be a me thing, but I personally was actually hoping that Sofia would actually die in the end. That's because I'm honestly extremely exhausted of the Falcone family constantly being adapted in Batman media as opposed to actual Batman characters. The Falcones were always in the comics just a generic crime family from the olden days of Gotham that were there to show Batman transition from fighting regular gangsters to actual supervillains and yet we keep revisiting them. To me they are just placeholders for the real villains.

[@themadtitan7603]

I didn't care for Julian Rush either & I thought he felt like a nothing character that I kept waiting for them to do something bigger with him or reveal as a bigger villain. The Scarecrow theories each help didn't help as I didn't see anything him to be that character or any larger-than-life memorable villain. I didn't dislike him & thought he served his role fine, but rather how much he featured despite being a bland character I felt neutral about. I'd prefer he only appeared in Eps 2 & 4 to establish how Sofia knows him & that they're still in touch & later in the last two episodes to use the red light therapy on Francis. Or ideally, it'd be Johnathan Crane from the start & he'd be written very differently, maybe even played by a different character. On the other hand, I don't quite agree about the Falcones. From what I've seen they do tend to be used in adaptations as just that, mobsters in Batman's early years which is the case in The Batman & The Penguin. I'm not a fan of when they're still shown as an influence in later year like in The Flash, though. Besides, in The Long Halloween & Dark Victory, particularly in Sofia & Alberto's case they were the central Holiday killer & Hangman - so I feel they had more to contribute than just the crime family from those handful of Batman stories.

[@James-ev6dk]

I'm glad somebody said it. I've felt this way about the Falcone's for years. However, I'm bout to contradict myself here, I actually liked the Carmine Falcone performance in the Batman and the extent of the hold he had on the city and I freakin *LOVED* Sofia and getting to know the family then experiencing her kill them all cos I hated how they treated her. I'm glad she survived and I'd like to see more of her and hope they continue to develop her in natural and interesting ways. I do agree that Julian was a bit lame tho. There're internet rumours going around that he might turn out to be the Scarecrow which I hope to heaven are not true!

[@themadtitan7603]

​@@James-ev6dk I thought they fit here & The Batman as prominent antagonists both so far has been inspired by The Long Halloween which make a point to have them be the kings of Gotham during Batman's early years. It'd be interesting now following their demise, to watch them play out the transition from the mob to costumed freaks imo. They build out their own interesting version of Sofia Falcone & I'm looking forward to seeing more of her. Especially how she interactions & maybe finds healing with her half-sister, Selina Kyle. And yes, I hope Julian isn't Scarecrow because he has a bland personality imo & I don't quite get the sense of cold, calculated, but thinly veiled lunacy that I'd picture of the character or any larger than life aspect to the performance.

[@amarimatthews5208]

people really downplay how good a job the gotham series did showing the grittier and more evil side of gotham and arkham asylum

[@ThunderMikey]

This show was head and shoulders above anything Disney plus has produced lately.

[@dox8148]

Excited to see what they do with Andor Season 2, but until then I have to agree lol

[@champcpr]

Batman works best when grounded, historically proven. Comics can have him in fantastical moments, but live action him against someone like clayface would take me out of the world. He’s a man in a suit, not Ironman, or juiced up Cap. Just a man…standing next to the Flash belittles his purpose. Unpopular opinion, but I hope his media stays grounded live action 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Guyverman01]

How would you feel if this show lasted a total of 3 seasons?

[@WholeShebangYT]

I would eat it UP

[@Jb24-o8w]

Are yall ever gonna stop crying about the name change

[@WholeShebangYT]

This is literally the first time I've mentioned it on the channel

[@JohnnyJustice777]

​@@WholeShebangYT i mean, I have two things to say: Oswald Cobblepot is a stupid name and that he is not British in the show. So it makes sense to not have cobblepot as a family name. Cobb fits more with that new jersey mobster

[@kittenscarrotsandmore1636]

X-Men ‘97 is the best show of the year

[@Unbrickable27]

Agreed. The penguin was still great tho.

[@hemantks4353]

That's garbage

[@Maelkor]

batman tas and justice league tas are way above xmen 97 its not even close

[@abdishakoorabdulahe208]

I respectfully disagree, best animated show Maybe but then there’s Vox Machina , Arcane etc …..

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

How can you watch the show and like the show, but say Oz isn’t smart at all? That makes 0 sense

[@Lucascabron]

2:12 what? The guy is a criminal genius

[@WholeShebangYT]

I would say he's cunning and quick on his feet, but he isn't necessarily a genius. He doesn't have a big master plan, he's just good at getting ahead

[@theyusufdotcom869]

Next they need a two-face show after part 2

[@WholeShebangYT]

YES I would love a courtroom drama with him

[@jaylanthompson]

21:55 love the vid but Sofia isn’t the protagonist

[@niveinratnayake668]

Make a review for the loki series pls

[@kittenscarrotsandmore1636]

I will say, Peacemaker is better though

[@themadtitan7603]

I've been wanting to rewatch Peacemaker now but for now I lean on The Penguin being the show overall as it's the more nuanced, complex character study with amazing world-building & interesting themes imo.

[@magicman3163]

Sophia was so lame she’s not even crazy she’s just a victim

[@channe3049]

@@magicman3163 She's crazy, unhinged and ruthless especially when she shot that poor kid in episode 1. No remorse at all.

[@magicman3163]

@ she’s not crazy they showed her family just put her there

[@kafkaesquera]

⁠@@magicman3163she spent 10 years in arkham being abused and dehumanized (having her brain fried with electricity alongside god knows what else) while knowing she was completely innocent and her family framed her to protect her father, who not only killed a bunch of random women but also HER MOTHER. she definitely has a few screws loose. people aren't always born insane, they can be made that way by forces beyond their control

[@magicman3163]

@@kafkaesquera electro shock therapy prevents depression

[@MatthewK122]

I don't see BEST DC show, just alright show

[@Dcuniverse60]

So your saying that beause batman is not in it

[@Kinesis327]

@@MatthewK122 horrible take

[@bleepindeadalienbody]

i really hope Selina and Sofia get along :C i want Sofia to have a sane female friend SO BAD. please get this woman some warmth