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REVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 7, “Top Hat”
“Top Hat” packs in enough story and character development for half a season, but the writers of The Penguin keep it from feeling rushed. Admittedly, part of that is because it’s following a bunch of stellar episodes that made the characters complex and the story a winding road of plotting, po...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 6, “Gold Summit”
The war for Gotham’s underworld heats up in “Gold Summit,” yet another fantastic episode of The Penguin that manages to add layers to some already well-drawn characters, humanizing the show’s array of monsters and graying conflicts that were beginning to look fairly straightforward. Sofia a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 5, “Homecoming”
In a way, it’s unfortunate that “Homecoming” is following the outstanding “Cent’Anni,” as it was all but destined to suffer by comparison. But it’s another great episode of The Penguin, rocketing the story forward on multiple fronts, bringing all the major characters into the next leg ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”
The Penguin’s trend appears to be one-upping itself every week, but I don’t know if it will be able to pull that trick again; although it’s following the excellent “Bliss,” “Cent’Anni” is even better than its immediate predecessor and the best episode of this series yet. This week fo...
Read MoreBuilding a Mountain: Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux
One of the most enticing elements of Joker: Folie à Deux in the lead-up to its release was the promise of another version of Harley Quinn making the leap to live-action. This time, she would be embodied by singer Lady Gaga, which seemed to fit because the film would include several musical scenes....
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 3, “Bliss”
“Bliss” slows things down just a bit so that The Penguin can focus on the characters, and that’s good because one character desperately needed this episode. “Bliss” is primarily about Victor, Oz’s sidekick who, until now, was more or less there to be a sounding board for the lead. This...
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