The Penguin - Series Review

[@jb8280]

Don’t forget the mother. Her acting was right up there with Colin and Cristin. She was so amazing with love and hate towards Oswald and her dementia and need for attention. An epic first season.

[@wahn10]

Dierdre O'Connell was insanely good. Her performance alone merits an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress.

[@kickass2117]

Sophia was great but some of the best acting scenes are the one shared between Oz and his mom.

[@grahamsiebring5227]

Wow great point. She was very good.

[@BicuriousGeorge-fk8kq]

The best thing was, he couldn’t admit he killed his brothers to her even when she was a vegetable showing he doesn’t truly love or care about her. He just wants her as a prop to show him pride.

[@mursaleensaleem1806]

so true

[@ankansharma4897]

Its like penguin manipulated us all. He carefully crafted the world to make us feel sympathy for him. But by the end of series, he shown the true color. It is such a deeper level of story telling. MASTERPIECE.

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

He didn't just lie to the characters, he lied to the audience as well.

[@Ja90b1]

Idk why people keep saying this, he’s clearly a massive piece of shit the entire time

[@TheDRODOR]

​@@Ja90b1exactly lol Also, bringing The Sopranos inspiration, i think Oz has his "Tony killing Fabian" moment when he burns Nadia and Taj

[@stephendarcy9803]

@@TheDRODOR Man that was brutal wasn’t it.

[@TheDRODOR]

@@stephendarcy9803 yeah, really messed up

[@godfatherofcinema]

Colin Farrell should win the Emmy easily. Unforgettable character acting. Ending devastating. Oedipus complex. Twisted.

[@rayromano6249]

Chris should put spoiler in title but he wants the views. Greedy scum move. No wonder this channel has gone downhill

[@EsotericOrderJ]

​@@rayromano6249video starts with a spoiler warning what are you talking about.

[@trol68419]

He and Cristin Milioti gave the performances of their lives. I hope they both win.

[@projectgraham414]

​@@rayromano6249dude literally gave a spoiler warning within the first five seconds. Stop being a troll

[@flataffect]

Spoilers bruh

[@ozybeastias8893]

The first 30 minutes of The Batman: Part II NEED to just be Batman giving Oz the biggest beatdown in human history. Great fucking show.

[@themadtitan7603]

I've never hoped to see Batman come after a villain or found the appearance of the Bat-Signal to be as cathartic as it was here. That cemented the idea that Batman was hope at the end of his film when we look for him to deliver justice in the face Oz's now absloute depravity.

[@WallySoto-yi8fz]

Agree! What a masterpiece this series was! Definitely, perfection doesn't need sequel.

[@Roman-tu3vh]

Just 30 minutes of ground and pound to coma

[@BicuriousGeorge-fk8kq]

Tbh I couldn’t give a shit about the next Batman. This universe is made for gripping crime dramas like this one. It fits the theme of this Gotham and I love how we got a little exploration into the falcone Maroni rivalry and we should get more series/movies that are centered around organized crime in Gotham. The batman was a boring snoozefest but was centered around the same concepts as this show with a Batman storyline. It doesn’t work as well. This universe is meant for exploring the seedy underbelly of Gotham with Batman as a backdrop

[@AidilAfham]

I honestly think Oz can out maneuver or at least manipulate circumstances that he can’t be touched by Batman. He’s already making moves towards politics.

[@CheneColdchain]

Justice for Vic! They made sure the penguin didn’t have one redeeming quality lol

[@Wheretheportlandorarealadiesat]

Hahahhaha loooo

[@Mebirduwine]

yep i was on Oz side but after Vic nope

[@shashankmlrj]

Why did he kill Vic¿

[@maxvanvijfeijken2699]

@@shashankmlrj I interpreted it as he killed Vic because he genuinely cared for him. Oz sees this as a weakness for himself so he takes out the source of that weakness

[@brucelau2023]

Cristin Milloti and Colin Farrell should be winning EMMYS for this show absolutely 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@emanuelcarmona9930]

Agree! They were both soo good! I hope we see Sofia in future movies or shows

[@nostradamusbotanicus4907]

Review begins at 2:15

[@peterg1044]

Not all heroes wear capes ❤

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

❤

[@TheGhostlyGrizzly]

Goat

[@votdfak]

Real MVP

[@dicekolev5360]

Thanks mqn, can't stand these ads after ads, and the ad in the video another ad follows 😂 KZbin is begfin for uninstallation...

[@MysteriousJojo]

I think this is the first Penguin since Batman Returns that I felt actually deserves to be in Arkham. I think he genuinely deluded himself into thinking his mother still loved him and that final scene with the prostitute dressed as her was wild. This man is not right in the head, every other incarnation I've seen was just a mob boss that ran a club and walked funny

[@themadtitan7603]

Usually it's because Penguin is one of the sane villains despite all his depravity who ends up locked somewhere like Blackgate. But this Oswald one could make the case that he belongs with the rest of the freaks at Arkham. They talked about him having this crazy intuition for rejecting reality & accepting his lies as the truth. In his mind, his mother didn't mean what she said, maybe she's having a bad day & that was her disease talking. Just like he really didn't kill his brothers & his mother's tear was one of happiness for his accomplishments. This could potentially make him the most dangerous Batman villain in this universe because of the combination of his ambition, the power he now has, his propensity for violence, and his ability to totally delude himself into his reality.

[@recoveringintrovert717]

See, I disagree. Oz was asked by his mother to kill her before she slipped into a state where she was essentially a vegetable and no longer in control of herself. Him keeping her alive is her punishment from him for what she said. The version of his mother that Eve was dressed up as, that's his way of deluding himself into still thinking he's a good guy. That he's looking after his mother, who is proud of him. That way he gets the praise he always wanted and he gets to punish his mother for not giving it to him at the same time.

[@itzsamic]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@recoveringintrovert717that’s not how I read it at all. He thinks his mom is happy where she is.

[@luciazaviacicova3594]

​@@itzsamicyou clearly didn't understand the ending then.

[@itzsamic]

@@luciazaviacicova3594 according to what?

[@horiwake]

Immediately wanted Batman to bring Oz to justice by the end of the season.

[@themadtitan7603]

Same. Seeing the Bat Signal has never been as satisfying to me in live-action as in that last shot.

[@kickass2117]

I was kinda ok with Batman not showing up at all but when Oz was strangling Vic, I was praying for Batman to somehow show up and save him. Wouldn't work narratively but it was so hard to see Vic go out like that.

[@ogataisshinsai8354]

Who knows he could be alive for some reason ​you've seen plenty charactes coming back to the death@@kickass2117

[@artiemedley9369]

After Vic killed that Drop thug, and Oz confirms that Vic "took care of business", Oz then notices that Vic isn't ok with what just happened. Oz brings him in for a hug and whispers, "It gets easier." That horrible foreshadowing made me hate his character when he strangled Vic on that park bench, then mugged his corpse. Vile and despicable. Well done!

[@七百七十七]

A fine season of television 🐧

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

Hopefully season 2 is a musical comedy

[@pegcity4eva]

​@@Bingo_the_PugLol good one

[@thechevyferrari9559]

I think the moment I realized this show was clever was when Vic was trying to steal Oz’s rims, but Oz takes him under his wing. Which is literally Jason Todd’s origin story as Robin. And seeing Vic’s journey through the show is so heartbreaking but fascinating.

[@gevoian]

minor spoilers it was very unpredictable and i loved it, i thought either the kid leaves, or betrays oz but he remained loyal, and then 10 minutes before that scene in the finale i knew what was coming, but it still was so satisfying because u realize the kind of person oz is in the last 2 episodes, he doesn't truly care about anyone except himself and how people will view him. he didnt even care if his mother would lose her finger since he wants his image to remain as that neighborhood gangster that helps people around like rex/ who was his idol prob.

[@4u2nvHock3y]

Your right. I never even thought of that. Not to mention both feel betrayed which vic and Jason did in their moments of death. It isn't me suggesting Vic will come back. But it does set up a come back story for Vic to take vengeance on who betrayed him.

[@luisfaraudo2953]

Probably one of the best comic book-related TV shows ever made, if not THE best. Kudos to Matt Reeves and showrunner Lauren LeFranc for creating such an incredible season of television

[@Mopark25]

Legion.

[@Humanbeing4real]

what about the og Daredevil?

[@luisfaraudo2953]

@@Humanbeing4real I love it and its been my favorite for years now, but this is just as good in my opinion

[@gevoian]

@@Humanbeing4real i think they are about equal in terms of season 1 but the acting of colin farrell is easily the best acting of any comic book tv show we've ever seen. not to say the others are bad, jon berthnal and charlie cox are fantastic, but this penguin performance was just another level, I think he should win an emmy for this.

[@enterthebruce91]

​@@gevoianAs much as I loved The Penguin I'd rather it stays as a limited series and doesn't get a 2nd season. The Batman 2 is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

[@simonlegosson7082]

I think the characters in this show were the perfect mix of realistic Sopranos-type evil and Disney Villain-type evil. The show shifts seamlessly between these uncomfortable moments where you can see parts of yourself and people you know in characters committing these heinous acts, and the horrisatisfying scenes where you just enjoy watching a truly despicable villain commit evil in the most extravagant way possible.

[@mrcheesemunch]

To sum up my thoughts on The Penguin in this show "I hate the things he does but I love to watch him do them!" So refreshing to have a series about a bad guy who is just bad but in a way you can actually understand, without being cheap sympathy bait. I like a misunderstood villain on paper but good lord it's done wayyy too often now. The only thing misunderstood about Penguin is whether or not he's even really human under that shell, holy crap my dude.

[@themadtitan7603]

@simonlegosson7082 It's the right middle ground between a grounded crime drama depiction & heightened action superhero evil type nefarious that gets crossed over into the latter when Oz cements his status as mythological, evil supervillain.

[@stuartbagley2586]

They named him as a villain rather than anti-hero. Can’t really think of any other shows or movies that have done that. Usually there is antagonist worse than the protagonist, but not so much here.

[@themadtitan7603]

​@@stuartbagley2586 Even in The Sopranos, the antagonists almost each season would be more overtly despicable and/or hostile than Tony. Even in S6, Phil might not be as bad as Tony, but fits the latter & it makes the audience root for Tony against him to get it.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Loved how Oz's arc with us, the audience, mirrored exactly what he did to all the other characters in the story. We watched him do it all and rooted for him the entire way because "He has a good heart, he's doing it all for his family and Vic even though it looks bad on the outside." Only in the end, when it's far too late, we realise, oh no, he's just an egotistical psychopath when it should have been obvious the entire way. Made me empathise a lot more with those people who fall in love with charmers like him. Never fully understood it until now.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

that was the part I liked even though it made for a depressing ending. It didn't try to make it seem like he was justified for his terrible behavior, his brothers didn't come off as abusive or even mean, just normal brothers. No mother that was controlling and abusive, just what looked like a loving family living in some tough times but still nothing out of the ordinary and he was just an awful person and always was kind of that way. He had some aspects of his personalities that were admirable but overall, just an awful person that makes him a great villain.

[@fablejoey3666]

I actually haven't seen Criston since "How I Met Your Mother" & she absolutely murdered every scene she was in.

[@themadtitan7603]

I've been aware of her for years but only watched watched her brief work in The Sopranos priorly (where she also plays the daughter of a mob boss) but after seeing the first episode & watching clips of her work in other shows it quickly became clear how much talent I've been missing out on for years.

[@DHynes5]

She gives a wonderful comedic performance in Palm Springs with Andy Samberg.

[@arceyes]

Honestly the first time I’ve seen her acting. She is haunting and brilliant and if she does comedy too that makes her all the more talented

[@AjayBlanco]

@@arceyes Go watch Palm Springs. Also, she good in The Resort.

[@rodycaz8984]

The Black Mirror episode she's in is one of the best of the show.

[@BF-dq4zb]

Oh my, this was a fantastic show. After 10mins of ep1 I went back and watched the Batman to get up to speed. I was worried the show-runners were trying to humanise the penguin, oh how I was wrong…awesome.

[@themadtitan7603]

I thought they humanized him in the sense that he came off as a nuanced, 3-dimensional person while not making sympathetic or some misunderstood anti-hero at all. And that's what makes him being a pure evil supervillain even better.

[@4u2nvHock3y]

They humanized him to the point where it feels real. But also made him a villian to the point it feels real. If Oz keeps Vic alive. It goes against who he is. He kills him at the end. Getting the most out of vic and finishing him off at the very end when he serves no value. But if penguin just killed him at the start it would be too evil and dumb.

[@bencampbell7662]

I can’t put into words how happy it makes me to see you appreciate this show (and amazing actors) as much as I do.

[@WaterHazard86]

4:44 this statement goes so hard lmao

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

6:45 you know it’s really funny about that scene with Oswald’s girlfriend I thought for a moment he was hallucinating seeing his mother but then it got closer I realized that it was actually his girlfriend and it really got me like ‘what the hell?!’

[@themadtitan7603]

She got the voice & the bent hip thing going alongside the dress. Collin Farrell even suggested Carmen Ejogo watch clips of Deidre O'Connell to match her physicality.

[@brilliantbabies]

I was shocked by how good this entire series was. Great acting, world building and storytelling. Absolutely outstanding.

[@MooneShadow]

This show is a Masterpiece of Story telling and acting. Bravo!

[@jasonmcmurtry7812]

Incredible show finally didn't make a Batman villain into an anti-hero or sympathetic one. The Penguin is rotten to the core and they nailed that along with Colin Farrell's performance. 9/10.

[@MuMu124]

Man I forgot the penguin was a villian. This was phenomenal and reminded me of a graphic novel. This is how you write a good story

[@l.sdarkholme7559]

He killed Victor was the most heartbreaking scene.

[@swai-gu6620]

That fuckin look on his face... And the way it mirrored the first time they met, when he grabbed his ID. So dope

[@justinsanegaming9724]

Maybe put a spoiler warning first Jesus christ

[@wiljamvandijk152]

@@justinsanegaming9724 You coicked on a series review video ICANT

[@justinsanegaming9724]

@@wiljamvandijk152 you do realize some people check reviews to see if a show is good or to get an idea of what the series is like right?

[@farahmiari9446]

@@justinsanegaming9724this is a spoiler review, chris literally says that the 1st minute, chill.

[@Hechab]

This show turned the "relatable villian" trope on its head and used it against the audience in a brilliant way!

[@Noctis198]

This makes me even more excited for Batman Part II than I already was. Masterpiece!

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

The show was indeed amazing, best thing in years. But the movie was a pretty broken mess. Dunno what to think about the sequel movie. Hope they do better.

[@jonyoung1768]

I don’t think the film was a mess I thought pretty good not great this show was amazing

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

@jonyoung1768 :) was too tired for 3hrs in theaters and didn't think much, but then watched the show (loved it) and watched the movie again afterward. It really is a goofy, meandering and badly written movie. Beautiful looking, though, and the acting all around was great.

[@iSummonedTay]

@@interdimensionalsteve8172 What makes you think it was "badly written" lmao

[@themadtitan7603]

@@interdimensionalsteve8172 I'm genuinely curious what makes you think it's badly written & especially goofy?

[@IVIR808]

This show is easily in my top 3 all time for a tv series. Cristin and Colin deserve all the awards! The whole cast and crew was phenomenal. I wanted to root for Oz then episode 4 happened lol.

[@faizbaloch353]

Been watching you for years and I look forward to your reviews of stuff I just watched 😭

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

This is how you do a Villain TV Series

[@albertptran]

Colin Farrell as The Penguin is awesome

[@SarveshNanjee]

Through out the series people around the Penguin usually underestimated him for what he was capable of. The series finale gives us a feeling that we too might have underestimated Oz.

[@ngs2683]

Woaaah that Inuyasha shirt. Chris, I've been watching you since 2012 and now you have earned some mad respect here. Cheers!

[@adambenko6696]

Finally a good villian that has the same-ish "authentic" feelin as Heath Ledgers joker, WE NEED MORE!!🤩

[@RichD2024]

Best show in years and most importantly, it sticks the landing! So many great shows fail to stick the landing *cough GOT*. This show delivered from start to finish. Brilliant!

[@twentyoneplusvideo0472]

Whatever happened with Shelby Oaks? I contributed to the special effects. I did the movie ever come out? What about the crowd finding?

[@Boomstck]

Neon bought the rights to the movie, and will probably get a theatrical release next year or something…who knows. A lot of people are wondering what’s going on with the movie, especially after not getting rewards from contributing on kickstarter two years or so ago.

[@MasterMind-xr2qr]

Love this review, maybe wish it was longer

[@ameliacraiig4193]

The _absolute_ revelation to me was Deirdre O'Connell as Oz's mother. Just an amazing performance which had to navigate the gamut of being fully lucid, to displaying the extensive symptoms of dementia. Phenomenal.

[@bensneb360]

The final episode proved why Oz is called The Penguin… because he is cold 😂

[@swai-gu6620]

Nah, it's because penguins mate for life. Too bad his mom was his first love 🤣

[@shashankmlrj]

@@swai-gu6620it’s bcos the way he walks

[@britt_readsxox]

The first episode had me so hooked on this show. Colin needs all the praise and love and so does the make up and wardrobe team bc damn. They killed it

[@artLopez24]

It’s so great seeing amazing writing in 2024…rarely see anything on this level anymore

[@GoB1996]

I’ve never hit a banner notification so fast in my LIFE😂

[@joeltallic5503]

Same lol

[@MarnelGarcon]

This show gave hope for good tv again. Every episode was a masterpiece

[@yosofbadr]

9:14 you broke the fourth wall for me here.

[@seanbrazell7095]

You could show this to your mother along with clips of Colin Farrell in other rolls along with other similar looking actors and their equivalent clips and she (and everyone else) likely also wouldn't realize it's him! Amazing work from a FORMERLY criminally under appreciated actor.

[@swai-gu6620]

Oz whimpering "Mah!", after she confesses that she never loved him.. That look in his eyes, the shame and horror of realizing that he caused the very thing he feared most.. You'll never see that look again. Batman II Penguin's gonna be a fuckin PROBLEM for Bruce yo! Brilliant acting (and writing and directing) across the board. Really hope we get a season 2 😁

[@musicman2569]

Chris in the book Penguin Pain and Prejudice He kills his brothers similar. Kills his father too. No sure if you read the comics but worth checking out. Great review as well looking forward to seeing your film soon.

[@jamescampbell9236]

Such a great season of tv. DC has a gem in this version of The Batman universe

[@MegaClogger]

Your shirt just reminded me of that Robot Chicken episode where the dad pretends to be obsessed with Inuyasha so that he can kick his daughter off of the tv

[@Krubba]

Colin and Cristin deserve to win Emmys.

[@JROTCBALL]

My mom was so impressed with the make up she asked if I could find her a video of the transformation process xD

[@yogeshsharma4823]

The fact that Oz ends up with a woman who despises her just like her mother did is just so poetic.

[@nikirrae8495]

I’ve watched a lot of movies with people in prosthetics I feel and you can always tell who the actor is in some kind of way. Watching the show, I forgot that it was Colin Farrell. I was totally submerged in the universe. Really impressive in my opinion. I don’t know if they’re planning on a second season, but more I’ve read it was meant to be a one off. If they do, I hope it keeps the same energy.

[@FYGUnkleUrple]

3:50 My mom is literally still amazed it's Colin Farrell and my mind just thinks In Bruges, Phone Booth, The Lobster, Seven Psychopaths. Yeah this fits but it is great to see him take it this far.

[@jonathanharris5101]

Here is a reason I tell people to watch the show that aren't interested. My mom is a therapist and an adorable dork when it comes to psych evaluations. This was our weekly show as it gave me an excuse to hang with her for an hour or two. After the finale, we talked for about two hours about the psychology of the Penguin, and she gave a full fledged psych evaluation of the character. There were so many times we forgot we were watching a tv show because Colin's performance is incredible! It felt like real people trying to accomplish real things.

[@themadtitan7603]

Did she talk about whether she thought Oz was a psychopath or a sociopath or neither? And how that manifested in his relationship with Vic & in his realization that he has to (in his head) kill him.

[@AtelaLafford]

love how the show lolls you into a false sense of security in the first few eps before doubling down to levels you couldn't have imagined

[@giagianomk2618]

Great review! This show was incredible. Colin was fantastic as usual and I’m now a Cristin Milioti fan. Btw, have you checked out Look Back yet?

[@Mclovin-bs7mk]

The Penguin was sooooo good. Maybe the best villain origin story I’ve ever seen. Cant wait to see more in the next movie, and hope they keep going with the show!

[@simonlegosson7082]

I hope they keep doing more stuff with this universe in general. They have done such a brilliant adaptation of the Batman mythos where they manage to capture the essence of each character while still very much making their own thing with it.

[@themadtitan7603]

​@@simonlegosson7082 Agreed. This is a version of that dream Batman universe adaptation I've wanted to see on-screen for years. Thankfully, they've said they're discussing the next spin-off alongside the already announced The Batman Part II & nearly inevitable III.

[@MovieRatsOfficial]

One of the best this year! It will be in one of my top for sure!

[@999dawnfm]

the argument that batman should be aware of all this is really thin when you also take into account the toll that the riddlers game took on him. Alfred was severely hurt in the hospital and you can argue he was taking the time to work on himself and tend to Alfred while the underbelly was going thru a crime war

[@terryandjoe]

Sweet, I was hoping you'd review this series, it was fricking amazing. Cheers, Chris!

[@devynkumar1997]

2:10 to skip ad

[@BJXAJ]

Hey Chris ,l know people are excited for Sonic 3, but you gotta remember Kraven is also coming to theaters December 13; A movie that not a lot of people are willing to watch. We should give Kraven a chance, especially with its director and the number of reshoots they had; to make it more "comic accurate". Hopefully it's good, and I, for some reason, have a feeling that it's going to be decent. My question is: "Do you think Kraven, although the speculation of it's Box Office Opening, has a chance to be one of the better Solo Villain Spider man movies?". Hopefully that's the case. Final thing: You are great, you make my day every time you upload videos. Thanks.

[@antonvitus8024]

Your best review in a while! Nice thoughts and perspective on things!

[@TheFarthan]

7:11 I loved her in the second season of Fargo as well. Fargo is my favourite live-action TV series of all time. 👍

[@crystare_]

Favorite show this year and quite possibly the last few years! Loved it, and glad it stuck the landing 👏

[@jamessmith-db2is]

The scene when vic was dancing with oz's mother i was like damm oz would love to see that made you actually care for him then they make you hate him in the end

[@nethinduwarapitiya5497]

8:41 When you are vengeance and wants to rid the city of criminals but you are a chill guy so you let the criminals rid them themselves

[@OBSDCC7]

That fact that Oz steals every scene he’s in in The Batman, and then Sofia basically bareknuckle brawls him for the viewers attention in his show says all you need to need to know about both of their performances

[@shinjiikari1989]

It was such a rollercoaster watch Oz going through everything

[@Brando-p4r]

This show deserves every award!

[@aaronmauer7225]

The only nod to Batman is the bat signal in the finale

[@patb00y]

Didn’t think you would review this, but you reviewed Midnight Mass... and I’m so glad you did 👍🏾

[@tsunamirider9895]

love your reviews man keep it up

[@justiceflynn6297]

Hope this comes out on physical media 🤞🏽🐧

[@namdhonpa]

Emmys for the entire main cast🙌🏼

[@criley8594]

This is one of the best shows I've seen in a long time my favorite comic book show ever. I love christen and Colin s performances they deserve at the very least a emmy nomination

[@HunterTalksMovies]

THIS is how to do a villain show!

[@qui3tstorm793]

This was the best series I've seen in years. Good story that doesn't drag and is fast paced. It's so good that I forgave the convenient plot devices. It's also near stand-alone in that as a newcomer to Batman it doesn't need much backstory explanation.

[@glennlittle124]

Such an amazing show! One of the best comic related shows, including movies, that I have seen in a very long time! I can't wait to see what this team can do next!!

[@VinnyChezni]

One of my favorite details about the ending of this show, specifically highlighting your point of the writers stripping away any "good" in him throughout the series, is at the end when his mom sheds a tear looking out of the window. Oz takes it as her being happy he finally "made it" and gave her what she always wanted. But what she had previously asked for is to be killed if she were to ever end up in that vegetative state. She's not happy. She's miserable. And he keeps her that way for his own pride.

[@seafaringmax3159]

Awesome review Chris, gotta say I 100% agree! I was actually rooting for Oz in a way, but that ending man… that was disturbing. What a villain.

[@johnhall8785]

I had to forward to the end i haven’t seen it and scared to be disappointed!

[@ccarlan98]

Tracy didn't die. She just went to Arkham

[@themtgdude486]

Watched episode 1 and never went back to it. I’ll check out the rest soon.

[@jaKobus914]

If Farrell and Miloti don’t win Emmys I will be shocked.

[@TalkingBook72]

The worst part about this show is that we have to wait until 2026 for The Batman 2 😭

[@Syurtpiutha]

Holy carp, this show was excellent. I am so glad I got to watch these not as a binge, but with a week in between to let the episodes percolate in my mind a little bit. Something to look forward to on the monday morning (they were released on sunday, but because I live in the EU that would usually be very late at night for me). Excellent acting, great writing, and no attempt to make the character actually a 'misunderstood anti-hero'. Nah. Cob is vile. And so much more compelling because of it. He has layers that make him less predictable, but in the end, he's out for himself.

[@VincentAmadeus]

2:20 am here in Indonesia 🇮🇩 Chris!

[@davyjones5361]

Puss N Boots 2 showed that there was still a place for irredeemable evil. The Penguin gave us a great one.

[@williammcfarlane6153]

I think a couple reasons for Batman to be missing from this... 1) they gave an outstanding depth to Gotham City with you having almost a multi-level understanding of how the city runs, which even in the Batman was kind of addressed from the concept that he couldn't be everywhere 2) in a Batman movie it was made explicitly clear that Bruce Wayne was a very underdeveloped person because he only saw himself as Batman. And what does he need to do to build the interpersonal skills to actually come out as somebody who can be a public figure 3) how much work is he having to do to truly grasp the Wayne industry given that he made it clear that he really didn't take much interest in it? These are just a couple things that I thought about while watching it as very realistic and valid reasons why you're not going to be seeing Batman in the day-to-day organized crime operations

[@BrandonCoast]

This show was amazing. The finale topped it off. Oz rose up and got to the position that he and his mom wanted. He even gave his mom the apartment she asked for after she stabbed him. I love how he is a classic honourable gangster. Oz even killed Vic because he was weak and clingy like a child. Vic wasn’t ever going to be a good gangster because he’s a follower and not a pusher so Oz didn’t want to babysit him. His death was satisfying and earned. A lot of people don’t understand gangsters and it’s a shame. Oz is a badass and Collin Ferrell is a great actor.

[@JoePaulHopper]

So glad you reviewed it!

[@luddethoor]

Chris, I hope you didn’t miss the bat signal in the final shot!

[@BOKtober]

Easily the best show ive seen in the last 5 years

[@michaelmoore9518]

Not better them squid game. Penguin is second.

[@gevoian]

Arcane, penguin, severance, squid game, house of dragon season 1, these are the best shows ive seen in past few years in no order.

[@idyllbs]

Shogun was also very good

[@EVHORIA4EVER]

after watching the show i realized that this is DCCU answer to MCUs daredevil in the form of the penguin being the company's KINGPIN. and if you put both characters in comparison you start seeing some similarities.

[@juanky619]

Cristina Miloti as Sofia Falcone was the true MVP of this series.

[@gevoian]

nah, that title goes to colin farrell and Deirdre O'Connell, just cause sofia is hot doesn't mean she was the mvp lmao

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

Colin Farrell deserves the Best Performance Emmy. No doubt about it.

[@SamRiesgo]

I loved this show soooo much!! Vic's ending... that killed me.

[@joewalsh1031]

This was a tremendous show, and I have to admit, but for this review (which I didn't watch all of before finishing the series) I didn't plan to watch it. Sure glad I did so thanks Chris for putting up this review quickly and encouraging people to watch it. The Penguin was an outstanding series!