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re: 'The Penguin' Season 1 Discussion Thread - Spoilers allowed
Posted on 10/28/24 at 11:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 10/28/24 at 11:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Like The Sopranos, the writers have you pulling for these horrible people to come out on top
My wife said last night, "you know, Penguin isn't such a bad guy. I wonder when he's going to turn bad?" Maybe my glasses are tinted by knowing the Batman universe, but I'm thinking, "he's a horrible guy."
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:08 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:His character arc begins with him murdering possibly the "nicest" member of his employer/crime family because the guy mouthed off to him.
My wife said last night, "you know, Penguin isn't such a bad guy. I wonder when he's going to turn bad?"
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:12 pm to Fewer Kilometers
And he burned two others to death last week
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:25 pm to BottomlandBrew
"hmm, he seems like a nice guy"
Posted on 10/28/24 at 1:27 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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His character arc begins with him murdering possibly the "nicest" member of his employer/crime family because the guy mouthed off to him.
Yeah, that plus the burning of the two Maronis speaks to your point about the writers making us root for him. He has done and will continue to do awful things, but we're still kind of going for him. He's the "underdog," however terrible he is.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 5:50 pm to BottomlandBrew
Agreed….it’s actually unreal how the writers make us pull for The Penguin, with us KNOWING he is a horrible person….also, and this has been mentioned before, it’s a little strange that there is no police angle at all. These dudes are all in a big city where they can literally just do as they please without ANY interruption from Johnny Law. Strange.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 10:03 pm to themetalreb
Because they’re all paid off. It’s pretty well talked about through the movie (I think anyway maybe I’m misremembering) and even hinted at in the show with the one drop head dude that Sofia goes to.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 10:10 pm to Pedro
I get that, but like with Sal…he has got to be Gotham’s Most Wanted now that he has broken out of Black Gate. But is he hiding? Laying low? Just for a minute, but now he’s out with Sophia ransacking Oz’s apartment with no fear.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 11:16 pm to RLDSC FAN
Just finished ep6.. frick this show is so damn good...
Posted on 10/29/24 at 9:11 am to DarkDrifter
It really is great…next week’s episode should be fantastic…
Posted on 10/29/24 at 9:39 am to themetalreb
quote:There's some police angle. Oz's instructions to Vic after Vic's interaction with Squid made it obvious that they can't leave evidence for the police.
it’s a little strange that there is no police angle at all. These dudes are all in a big city where they can literally just do as they please without ANY interruption from Johnny Law. Strange.
Posted on 10/29/24 at 8:56 pm to Fewer Kilometers
This is a really great show. Just caught up. There have been multiple scenes that are so intense. And Colin Ferrell is just slaying this role.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 12:13 am to Dingeaux
Helping that guy get out of his parking spot made me laugh. "Keep moving, you've got room" he's a nice penguin
Posted on 10/30/24 at 12:24 am to D_cup
You've got more room than you think
Posted on 10/30/24 at 2:28 am to Dingeaux
He wants to be just like the guy he talked about. He knows he's the bad guy. Its okay as long as hes the bad guy for the good guys. For the little guys.
He's no worse than the political class of eletists. If batman spent half as much time fighting corruption in his own class the worls would be better off than going after drug dealers.
He's no worse than the political class of eletists. If batman spent half as much time fighting corruption in his own class the worls would be better off than going after drug dealers.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 7:43 am to Dingeaux
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You’ve got more room than you think
Already a classic movie line in my book
Posted on 10/30/24 at 9:13 am to Gusoline
quote:They're not too subtle about that, but then this show holds back where other shows would have Penguin saying, "I want to be that guy!"
He wants to be just like the guy he talked about.
It goes back to Vito getting his first respect in Godfather II, the kids in Henry Hill's neighborhood carrying his mother's groceries home for her. Oz wants that glowing memory from his childhood that's had the violence filtered out by nostalgia.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 9:46 am to D_cup
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Helping that guy get out of his parking spot made me laugh. "Keep moving, you've got room" he's a nice penguin
definitely laughed out loud
Posted on 10/30/24 at 9:51 am to Funky Tide 8
Missed opportunity to have harry mack play squid. could have even had some freestyle raps. that's all i could think about in his final scene.
Posted on 10/30/24 at 10:02 am to Dingeaux
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You've got more room than you think
I couldn't stop laughing at that line. His mannerisms and then that line...top notch.
Love this show.
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