Penguin Pals Find Common Ground!

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Last week’s episode of The Penguin finally saw Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) and Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) working together to sell a new street drug known as Bliss in an act of rebellion against the new heads of the Falcone crime family. The two ally themselves with the Triad crime syndicate after blackmailing Falcone underboss, Johnny Viti (Michael Kelly), into supporting their move. However, their rivals have been hot on their tails, and the third episode ends with Oz and Sofia being held at gunpoint by Nadia Maroni (Shohreh Aghadashloo) and her men. Thankfully, Victor Aguilar (Rhenzy Feliz) creates a distraction, giving Oz the chance to get away at the cost of leaving Sofia behind. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from last week’s episode was the revelation that Oz Cobb had snitched on Sofia to her father, Carmine Falcone (Mark Strong), who had her locked up in Arkham Asylum as a consequence. Episode 4, titled “Cent’anni,” gives us a closer look at Sofia’s tragic backstory and whether the origin of her moniker as “The Hangman” is even deserved.

The episode begins by recounting the final moments of the previous installment, but this time told entirely through Oz and Sofia’s perspectives. Nadia threatens the two, claiming that she already knows about Bliss and that the Maronis will be taking over the operation. Sofia is completely unaware of Oz’s dealings with the Maronis, but also has very little time to process the information before Victor crashes his car into the scene, leading to an exchange of gunfire before he and Oz take off. Sofia quickly dials her psychiatrist, Dr. Julian Rush (Theo Rossi), but falls unconscious before the call ends.

The episode then flashes back to 10 years prior, where Sofia is speaking at a charity gala about her mother’s mental illness and eventual suicide, as Oz, her driver, watches on proudly. Oz escorts her out of the event, and the two share a cigarette. Their dynamic seems much less tense than what we’d previously seen, Sofia isn’t the unhinged sociopath from the prior three episodes, and…

The episode tackles topics such as the mistreatment of the mentally ill with much more nuance than expected.

The Penguin is available to stream on Max in the U.S.

It follows the transformation of Oswald Cobblepot from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster.

The showrunner is Lauren LeFranc.

Avg episode length: 60 Mins.

Cast: Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, James Madio, Scott Cohen, Michael Zegen, Carmen Ejogo, Theo Rossi

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