Warning! This post contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 3The penguin Episode 3 ends on a major cliffhanger and also sets up Oz Cobb’s next big challenge as he seeks to take control of Gotham’s underworld. Set one week after the events of The BatmanThe new Max series starring Colin Farrell as the penguin saw Oz constantly having to be on his toes as he navigates new enemies and threats from all sides. Now, his last tie in The penguin Episode 3 may have ended despite having just begun.
In episodes of The penguin Released thus far, Oz Cobb has mostly been dealing with and two-timing both the Maroni and Falcones, playing each side against the other in a bid to claim greater power for himself. To that end, he has just recently joined forces with Sofia Falcone in particular, an outsider to her own family due to her complicated past in Arkham. With that in mind, here’s our recap of The penguin Episode 3 and its surprising ending explained.
The Penguin Episode 1 Spoilers and Key Storyline
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A key flashback reveals the fate of Victor’s family during Riddler’s Flood.
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Sofia brings Penguin into her new drug operation, Bliss.
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Victor continues to leave Gotham (and Oz).
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Johnny Vitti gives Sofia two days to leave Gotham, threatening to kill her if she doesn’t.
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Penguin sets up a distribution deal with Gotham’s Triads.
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Penguin and Sophia blackmail Witty into getting a meeting with the Triad’s Dailo, Feng Zhao.
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Penguin and Sophia do a trial run for Bliss with the Triads.
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Sophia confirms that luck is being used on patients in Arkham.
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Victor leaves (and angers) Penguin, planning to leave Gotham behind.
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Penguin admits that all his power with the Falcons came from ratting Sophia.
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The Maronis confront Penguin and Sofia, Victor Kurt and saves Oz.
Penguin admits that he does not regret what he did to Sofia Falcone
The source of what little power he has with the Falcons
Despite their alliance against the Falcons by kickstarting a new drug operation together, Sofia still finds it hard to trust the man who was her former driverEspecially considering that Oz was the one who sold Sophia out as “The Hangman” to her father and got her institutionalized at Arkham State Hospital. in Penguin Episode 3, Oz admits that he had no idea that Carmine was going to put his own daughter in Arkham. However, the penguin also confirms that he does not regret his actions, and that he would do it again, considering all that it gave him.
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at the end of The penguin Episode 3, Oz definitively answers Sophia’s questions about whether it’s worth turning her in. For Oz, it was certain to see how he would become Carmine’s right-hand man. Not only that, but he was also given the Iceberg Lounge and 44 Below to run, along with the Falcons’ first drug operations with drops. All the power Penguin has with the Falcones under Carmine came from turning in Sofia. While Oz tells Sophia that he regrets what happened to her, he confirms that the better life he got as a result was really worth it.
Why the Maronis are looking for revenge on Penguin
He promised them Sophia’s drug operation
At the end of Penguin Episode 3, Oz and Sophia seemingly find common ground despite Sophia’s struggle to trust Cobb. Essentially, Oz promises that he will continue to show her how to trust him by continuing to prove himself going forward, seemingly supporting her and their shared interests with the new drug operation. However, it is more than likely that the interruption of the Maronis will change all that.
While Salvatore Maroni may still be incarcerated in Blackgate Prison, his wife still runs the Maronis on his behalf. To this end, Nadia arrives with armed men at the end of Penguin Episode 3, guns drawn on Oz and Sophia. Acknowledging that they have been watching Oz, the Maronis are not happy with Oz making new deals with Bliss When he already promised the new drug to Salvatore in exchange for taking credit for Penguin’s murder of Alberto Falcone. As such, their intention to kill Penguin for his betrayal is certainly bad news, although Oz does end up surviving the altercation.
Why Victor left Oz (and why he decided to come back)
His ambitions won over his morals
As seen above The penguin episode 3, Victor is struggling with his work for Oz as well as the trauma of recently losing his family during the Riddler’s Flood. Knowing that his father will not be proud of his new job with Cobb, Victor strongly considers leaving Gotham with Graciela who was with him on a roof when the flood hit Crown Point. When Penguin discovers this, he grows bitter and angry, feeling like he’s giving Victor the chance of a lifetime.
Although he leaves the club and heads to the bus station where Graciela has been waiting for him, Victor never leaves the car. Instead, Victor Aguilar decides to stay in Gotham and return to Penguin, Probably because Victor’s ambition is higher than his previous moral convictions. As such, Victor returns just in time to save Oz from the Maronis who have a gun to the penguin’s head, presumably meaning that all is forgiven between the duo in the episodes of The penguin What are yet to come.
Why did Oz leave Sofia at the end of The Penguin episode 3
There are several different options
While Victor rams Oz’s car into one of the Maronis and drives off with Cobb jumping into the passenger seat, Penguin tells Victor to leave Sofia behind. Remarkably, this was followed by gunfire, the implication that something bad might have happened to Sophia off-screen. however, Sophia dying at the hands of the Maronis is an extremely unlikely outcome Considering future footage of The penguins Trailers and how much of Sofia’s past remains a mystery.
That Oz left Sofia to the Maronis more than likely means their brief alliance The penguin Has come to the end…
instead, It is more likely that Sophia was either captured and/or something that was said to or by the Maronis went unheard to viewers.. Perhaps the Maronis exposed Oz and what he did to Alberto, or perhaps Cobb himself bought out Sophia again for his own survival. In any case, Oz leaving Sofia to the Maronis more than likely means their short bond in The penguin has already come to the end.
The penguin Streams new episodes Sunday nights on Max.
Created by Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin is a crime-drama spin-off television series from the 2022 film The Batman. Set shortly after the events of The Batman, Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin, begins his rise in the underworld of Gotham City as he contends with the daughter of his late boss, Carmine Falcone, for control of the crime family’s empire. .
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