Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 1. HBO's The penguin Episode 1 sets the bar high for The Batman Spin-off, opening DC's new take on Gotham that feels disarmingly familiar. Colin Farrell's Oz may be a new take, with a changed origin and radically different power to Penguin's other live-action pictures, but his Gotham embraces him like an old friend, building on ideas written in DC lore for decades. The opening episode of The penguin Just yet The Batmans ending, with Gotham in limbo. The Riddler's gang has destroyed most of the poorer neighborhoods - especially Crown…
Author: Simon Gallagher
Among the subtle DC Comics references in HBO The penguinIt's an interactive mystery that leads to a huge revelation about the Riddler. The spin-off is the first DC TV show to be released under the DC Studios banner – though not as part of James Gunn's main DCU timeline, with the drop-out of The BatmanIt's the end. And it seems there are some significant loose ends beyond Oz Cobb's story. The penguins Easter eggs include a QR code confirming that while Batman caught the Riddler, he never won. Gotham's destruction is a very tangible indication of this, but on top…
After an excellent opening episode, The penguin Episode 2 settles into its groove. It's a slower burn, consciously removed from the usual pulp of DC comic book adaptations, but which continues to hit its premium TV marks. It still feels like Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb is positioning chess pieces around the board, though The penguin The end of episode 2 sets an explosive new direction for the show. Picking up right after the grim discovery of Alberto Falcone's body at the end of The penguin Episode 1, the newest episode of The BatmanThe first spin-off takes a small step back…
In the same week as the CD Joker: Folie à Deux Released to critical apathy and a disappointing box office take, The penguin Episode 3 - "Bliss" - continues to remind everyone that there is actually a way to tell great stories that rewrites established lore. Even if Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb is very different from his DC Comics counterpart, his spin-off story builds heavily from his comparatively brief appearance in the batman, With no room for accusations of provocation. It helps, of course, that The penguin Has eight episodes to explore him more. Episode 3 isn't traditionally the blast…
The penguin has bucked the trend of most comic book TV shows by refusing to bend in the middle. The inspired move that makes this possible is shifting focus away from Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb for a chapter dedicated almost entirely to Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), who has so far proven to be a revelation. If you weren't convinced of that already, this episode will be the clincher. It's easily one of the most impressive episodes of DC TV I've ever seen. Episode 4 takes a detour away from Oz's attempts to consolidate his rising power and wants to build…
It is always going to be difficult for The penguin Episode 5 to reach the same stunning high of the previous chapter, but DC's best live action show continues to soar. Showrunner Lauren LeFranc could be forgiven for easing off, but instead the story draws even tighter to Oz's precarious position, with a major development setting up an exciting arc for the rest of the season. this time, The penguinThe action returns to the present after episode 4 explores Sofia Falcone's backstory. It's very much a set-piece episode, as you'd expect from the midseason point of any show, but that…
With the show pulling impressive ratings and viewership numbers, The penguin Star Colin Farrell has spoken about two of the most notable design changes to the iconic DC villain. The show is notable for its loose relationship with DC Comics lore, which has drawn divided responses from fans of the original character. Appearing at New York Comic Con to promote the show, which has just reached the mid-season point, Farrell was asked if his take on Oz would be seen wearing a monocle and top hat in later episodes. His good-humored response suggests that any talk that happened about a…
Summary Agatha All Along's Kathryn Hahn wants to team up with Tom Hiddleston's Loki in the MCU. Hahn praised the dynamic in the WandaVision spin-off and sees potential for more mischief with Loki. Agatha All Along, premiering on Disney+ on September 18, will explore the story of Agatha Harkness. The star of Marvel's next TV show has revealed that she would like to team up with Tom Hiddleston's Loki in the MCU. Kathryn Hahn, who debuted as the wicked witch Agatha Harkness in WandaVision and returns Agatha all along On September 18, confirmed that the god of mischief would be…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 1After 3 years WandaVision Opens the MCU's TV division, spin-off Agatha all along returned to Westview and brought more secrets. The first two episodes set the scene for Kathryn Hahn's returning Marvel villain, exploring not only the fallout from Scarlet Witch's spell cast in WandaVisionending, but also forcing her to face demons from her own past. The most immediately compelling of the demons is Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal, a formidable green witch who announces herself and their shared history in Agatha all along Episode 1 by trying to kill Agatha.…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 5. in Agatha all alongThe marketing of Audrey Plaza Rio Vidal is seen saying "The bodies are really piled up", and the latest episode of Marvel's WandaVision Spin-off really delivers on this ominous promise. Not only does another of Agatha's coven die on the perilous Witches Road (and by Agatha's own hand, no less), but the episode seems to end with Joe Locke's Teen thinning the herd even more. In the wake of the discovery of Tin's true identity, the fact that death is all over Agatha all along May…