re: 'The Penguin' Season 1 Discussion Thread - Spoilers allowed

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"Over the course of writing the season, we discussed many times whether or not there might be some cross-through that would feel earned," Reeves tells EW in a separate interview about referencing Pattinson's Batman. "We tried a few different ideas conceptually, nothing that was ever written ultimately, but nothing seemed to quite gel in a way that felt earned." One idea they toyed with was having Bruce Wayne appear before Vic (Rhenzy Feliz), Oz's righthand guy. "But even that ended up throwing things off too much," the filmmaker adds.

"We wanted our characters to be the predominant people that you're following in this show," LeFranc explains. "Anything that started to detract from that wasn't servicing the type of show we wanted to do."

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But the ending signals — quite literally, in fact — that the game isn't over. While in her Arkham cell, Sofia receives a letter from Selina Kyle, Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman of Reeves' The Batman. She hopes to connect, acknowledging that both of them are half sisters. Jayme Lawson also reprises her role of Gotham City's new mayor, Bella Reál, for a brief appearance on the show. Then, in the final shot of the hour, as Oz dances with Eve Karlo (Carmen Ejogo), who's dressed as his mother, the Bat Signal blazes in the night sky in the distance. Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight will soon join the fray.

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"We are, in a very preliminary way — me, Lauren, [Reeves' producing partner] Dylan [Clark], and Colin — starting to talk about what would be the way," the director confirms. "For me, what's really important is that we earn it. The idea of revisiting means that we have to keep that same bar. I know that none of us wants to go back and just do more. We want to go back and do something great. So that's what we're talking about now. We do believe that there's going to be something in there, but it's just beginning. It's exciting though. It's very gratifying."

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