And this is what you get from hiring actually talented writers and producers etc that actually care about what they’re working on WHAT A MASTERPIECE OF A SHOW
@@SaintxNio Eh, once they ran out of RR Martin material in Game of Thrones they really went downhill. Now if you get lesser show runners than that, it's even worse.
@@VVoude I didn't. I said that when the writers ran out of original material, GoT got bad. Then I said that you can't expect lesser show runners to be better writers.
@@nicolasdiez7688 it was cool but if you think about it lacks sense. Like, didnt Mrs Maroni smell the gasoline? Or when she saw that her son was on fire, why didnt she move away from him? For me it was anti climatic that while the fire was coming to them they were standing in the place, even unnatural idk. Good episode tho
@@recoil53 Except Oz' speech would be the same one populists use to galvanize the masses and then become autocrats. Sophia seems to understand that working with making most of her base of support happy, she can have a stronger group that won't turn on a dime like she seen things under the Falcones. She probably learned that from observing Oz and how he was mistreated by her father.
I thought my spotify started playing for a second I had to double check if it was actually from the episode! A Forest is one of my favorite songs by The Cure
I just finished watching it and wow, we saw everything about "Sofia Grande" before, now it's where Oz overshadows him again and the tension increased when Maroni, Eve and his mother make him lose hope, showing that his plans [as his mother said are just like his father's... fail] but always finding a light in the way. Clancy Brown is a great actor, but Milioti, what more can I say? She's extraordinary.❤
@@jasonbourne5142 What feminism? Can't handle it when a woman accomplishes something? There's plenty of guys accomplishing great things in this show too. Including you know, the main character Oz.
Maroni is a true jabroni. A word I was taught at a young age. (dont become a jabroni) like the kid sista, as she is exactly that. Not Falcone. the irish wanna be trash queen!
Love that Sofia as she comes into her own power purposefully starts showing of the scarring on her neck and shoulder instead of hiding it away like she did in earlier episodes.
Honestly I’ve loved watching these dissections of the choices made my production. You really so how much care and thought they’ve put into every shot, prop, set, and hair design. It’s such an amazing show and I live for seeing the amazing decisions made by the crew.
The best Series of 2024 now .... Penguin is always a special character.. Collin makes it soooo good to watch ... i wish there will be more seasons of it
After episode 5 i am almost certain that Sofia will appear in the next productions, Sal Maroni will be survive this season (since he is the one that turns Harvey into two face). I enjoy Colin Farell as the penguin but Cristin Milioti has been killing it and has shown the best acting so far (maybe because the last episodes were focused more on her character), i hope she is offered more jobs when this show ends.
@@weshurst4895 Yes, they are like mirror images. Wayne is a billionaire orphan who chooses to fight crime. Oz has a family but was poor, so he saw crime as the only way up. Batman the picture of health, Oz a clubfoot. Etc.
Omg can we have season 2, we can make a whole series about him without any relevant to batman or James gordon. Only about war between criminal families in Gotham
Milioti has reached Heath's Joker level of incredible. She steals every scene she is in. This show as a whole had no right to be as good as it's been but it's absolutely wonderful.
I dont know if Milioti is that level of iconic yet but she definitely reinvented the character for the better. She's gonna get a lot more high profile work because of this.
Congratulations for the show! It's a masterpiece! Finally, something worth watching that has real characters and a story and not visual effects and wokeness.
Great example of women directors and show runners doing amazing work, but not having to make a huge song and dance about them being women. Marvel and Lucasfilm may want to take notes.
You said it. Also diversity done right with the Persian mafia making sense due to the actors performance instead of just being there without moving the story forward
They're just using the word to describe that it's now being run by a woman not a man, no need to get up in arms about it. It's notable because a female-run mafia is basically unheard of irl
I didn't want to believe it... as I think 1 through 4 were masterpieces.... but the treatment of Sal... and the communist Sofia girl boss. I think you are right, and I think this show is about to fall of a cliff in terms of writing. Sal magically escaping from prison, how convenient.
Yeah, Sal busting out and his wife not smelling the gas let alone not moving her son away from the flame was a big stretch. I've liked the show so far but I hope this isn't a sign of mediocrity to come.
The writing was absolutely terrible. Felt like a parody of the previous episodes. The mommy penguin thing is getting tired, its the same conversation over and over.. Its silly.
Except that Gigante was also a male surname. It was just the surname that her mom took when she married her husband. It's his surname and that of his father.
Sal Maroni surviving the gut stab was pretty far fetched but other than that I didn't have a problem with the episode. Remember it's only an 8 episode mini series, so at some point they were going to have to cram a bunch of stuff in and advance the plot at a faster pace.
@@Tre.Anthony2025 My explications were based of how well grounded and paced the first four episodes were. They could have achieved the same outcomes, written in a much more competent way. Its jarring how off tone this episode was compared to the others
@@David-sl6xf Everything revolving around Sal, the way in which is family was " COOKED" like really? Its lazy to me, I has me worried... Surviving the stab, and then simply getting the guards keys and escaping a high security prison? Like really? They could have spent couple extra minutes to get the same outcome and have it written in a way that actual makes sense. Like an inside guard working with Sal, catching the other guard attempting the hit. And Sal had having an escape plan already.
Marvel is for grownups. A single episode of Agatha is better than all DC Movies and shows combined.DC is only for teenage girls like you. Get a life, DC Princess, sorry Maid. 😂😂
@@ray24051 Marvel is for grownups. A single episode of Agatha is better than all DC Movies and shows combined.DC is only for teenage girls like you. Get a life, DC Princess, sorry Maid. 😂😂
OK, I'm getting bored now. We all know the Penguin is just a prop in the Batman story. So, where is Batman? The back-story of the Penguin is great and really well acted etc, but surely he must be attracting the Bat's attention by now?
@@vasvas8914 But...but, can't we just see the bat-sign on the clouds, a silhouette on the gargoyles, or a caped shadow. Just so we know the Batman is around somewhere. Jeez, is that too much to ask for ;-)
Attention span isn't that long is it. It's called story build up. The show and other shows are a bridge for The Batman. I swear yall are so impatient smh
And this is what you get from hiring actually talented writers and producers etc that actually care about what they’re working on WHAT A MASTERPIECE OF A SHOW
It’s so crazy to think that House of The Dragon S2 failed while The Penguin is succeeding.
@@SaintxNio Eh, once they ran out of RR Martin material in Game of Thrones they really went downhill. Now if you get lesser show runners than that, it's even worse.
@@recoil53 .... tell me you haven't read books without saying it outloud. Why are you comparing GOT to HOTD lmao
@@VVoude I didn't. I said that when the writers ran out of original material, GoT got bad. Then I said that you can't expect lesser show runners to be better writers.
She's a feminist. She better be careful before she ruins the show.
Man, I did NOT expect to see Oz burn to death Salvatore's wife and son. That was SAVAGE !!
well you should watch more tv then lol
It lacks sense tbh
@@andresvalerio4621 why?
@@nicolasdiez7688 it was cool but if you think about it lacks sense.
Like, didnt Mrs Maroni smell the gasoline? Or when she saw that her son was on fire, why didnt she move away from him?
For me it was anti climatic that while the fire was coming to them they were standing in the place, even unnatural idk. Good episode tho
Penguin 🐧: Bye ✌️
Colin Farrell absolutely crushes this role, he deserves a Emmy
i honestly can't believe its him, incredible
he can crush me too
Wasnt expecting sofia to be a proletariat matriarach but i like it she taking her power back after what her father and family rob her.
What's funny is that this past week, I imagined that kind of speech. Except for Oz to rally his troops instead of Sophia.
It's feminism bs, her mother's last name is from her father a male. Lauren Lefranc clearly has daddy issues.
you can just see chaos unravel more with matriarchy
@@recoil53 Except Oz' speech would be the same one populists use to galvanize the masses and then become autocrats. Sophia seems to understand that working with making most of her base of support happy, she can have a stronger group that won't turn on a dime like she seen things under the Falcones. She probably learned that from observing Oz and how he was mistreated by her father.
@@recoil53 That's coming in ep6
maroni's out and penguin just burned his wife and son to death ! This episode was crazy by a minutes.
I knew Sal was gonna survive the moment I saw who stabs him, Clancy Brown is a huge dude.
Man I always forget it's Colin Farrell as Oz. Incredible performance, not just in this but in Batman too.
Whatta great song during the end scene when Oz brings Victor down to there new hide out!! Love the Cure! This show is so good👍👍10/10
100% sure this will evolve into a new iceberg lounge
@@Bluewolfzer remind me of the iceberg lounge from Arkham games
I thought my spotify started playing for a second I had to double check if it was actually from the episode! A Forest is one of my favorite songs by The Cure
I just finished watching it and wow, we saw everything about "Sofia Grande" before, now it's where Oz overshadows him again and the tension increased when Maroni, Eve and his mother make him lose hope, showing that his plans [as his mother said are just like his father's... fail] but always finding a light in the way.
Clancy Brown is a great actor, but Milioti, what more can I say? She's extraordinary.❤
They need to stop the feminism bs
@@jasonbourne5142 What feminism? Can't handle it when a woman accomplishes something? There's plenty of guys accomplishing great things in this show too. Including you know, the main character Oz.
@jasonbourne5142 Grow up and respect the women in your life.
Cristin Milioti is definitely the best thing to ever happened to this show.
What a funky hideout 😉
Penguin 🐧: Surprise 😯
Her character is too over the top. Idk.
@@kimdracula95 the entire episode just ruined the show... its all absurd, its a like parody of itself now. Show ruined
@@WhatisReal11huh
Give Cristin all the awards
Maroni is a true jabroni. A word I was taught at a young age. (dont become a jabroni)
like the kid sista, as she is exactly that. Not Falcone. the irish wanna be trash queen!
Love that Sofia as she comes into her own power purposefully starts showing of the scarring on her neck and shoulder instead of hiding it away like she did in earlier episodes.
6:20 I feel like Alberto with those boom sound effects.
😂😂
THE PENGUIN🐧: the best series of the year that expands Matt Reeves' Batverse🦇 to masterful levels. (DC STUDIOS/HBO/MAX).
Penguin is finally in canals under Gotham where his kingdom will thrive.
Honestly I’ve loved watching these dissections of the choices made my production. You really so how much care and thought they’ve put into every shot, prop, set, and hair design. It’s such an amazing show and I live for seeing the amazing decisions made by the crew.
This show just gets better with every new scene. The worst part of the show is that it ends. Season 2 has to happen.
the batman 2
@@etano1701 Penguin is definitely going to show up in Batman 2. I'd want season 2 to be after Batman 2.
When Oz said," You know what thrives in a place like this?" my first thought was "Bats".
we them bros 😂
Both kills were kinda brutal. We see their dark side come out a bit. Ruthless to say the least. Goes to show what oz is ready to do to get to the end.
Kinda... honestly it's pretty sickening. The whole tone of the episode was chaotic... not in a good way.
The best Series of 2024 now .... Penguin is always a special character.. Collin makes it soooo good to watch ... i wish there will be more seasons of it
Cristin Milioti our new Health ledger❤ now we are Joker and Sophia Falcone.
Don't even compare the two please
People where saying that about Paul Dano's Riddler AND Joaquin's Joker. Its not even close...
Lauren LeFranc seems like a genuine comic book nerd, she should run nore DC projects
After episode 5 i am almost certain that Sofia will appear in the next productions, Sal Maroni will be survive this season (since he is the one that turns Harvey into two face). I enjoy Colin Farell as the penguin but Cristin Milioti has been killing it and has shown the best acting so far (maybe because the last episodes were focused more on her character), i hope she is offered more jobs when this show ends.
Just watched Episode 5,Oz going underground,does that hint towards Court Of Owls in Batman Part II,the series is brilliant
Oz deserves more airtime after cooking 2 very important characters!!
Cristin Milioti does it again. This series gets better and better by the minute of each episode
Are we getting an homage to tim burton's sewer dwelling take on penguins with the introduction of these tunnels??
More like homage to the subway tunnel from the Batman; the batcave is in a abandon subway underneath Wayne tower
Penguin 🐧: I’ll Be Back!
@@weshurst4895 Yes, they are like mirror images. Wayne is a billionaire orphan who chooses to fight crime. Oz has a family but was poor, so he saw crime as the only way up. Batman the picture of health, Oz a clubfoot. Etc.
Mr krabs tripping
May god bless Matt reeves
Oz is a good man at heart ❤️ he has a heart of Gold 💛 he cares about people less fortunate than him
ANYONE ELSE HEAR THE CURE? Yesssssssss! Best show on TV
Omg can we have season 2, we can make a whole series about him without any relevant to batman or James gordon. Only about war between criminal families in Gotham
HBO nailed this what a masterpiece
Its amazing what hapoens when you hire ACTUAL writers and directors. You get ART. And guess what Disney? They're WOMEN! And they're BRILLIANT.
Not just Cristian M but every one on this show deserves an award
Milioti has reached Heath's Joker level of incredible. She steals every scene she is in. This show as a whole had no right to be as good as it's been but it's absolutely wonderful.
I dont know if Milioti is that level of iconic yet but she definitely reinvented the character for the better. She's gonna get a lot more high profile work because of this.
She’s good, but not that level
Shut up no she has not
Eh, people where saying that about Paul Dano's Riddler AND Joaquin's Joker. Look what happened there. 👎
Feminism bs will ruin the show. The writers better be careful. Lauren LaFrance clearly hates men.
Congratulations for the show! It's a masterpiece! Finally, something worth watching that has real characters and a story and not visual effects and wokeness.
It was fantastic
Best show on television. EP 5 flew by. Good stuff #DC #MAX 👍🏾
What’s the song in the end called?
St Vicent reckless.
A forest by The Cure
Never gonna give you up by Rick Astley
Penguin 🐧: Hey 👋 I Love ❤️ This Song 🎵
What is it just me or did anyone else expect him to start swearing after the generator / light blew up at the ending scene ?😂
I haven't seen Helen Shaver in such a long time!!
really great show man!!!
God-tier show!
I really wish HBO woulda cut this season down to 6 episodes! Just think of the SAVINGS!
Was the apartment supposed to be a dump? Looks nice, actually.
Was thinking the same.
it was nice apartments recently destroyed by the riddler flood.... so yes and no
Great example of women directors and show runners doing amazing work, but not having to make a huge song and dance about them being women. Marvel and Lucasfilm may want to take notes.
Yes, a pleasant surprise. I hope Lauren continues working with DC, this show got the right spirit.
You said it. Also diversity done right with the Persian mafia making sense due to the actors performance instead of just being there without moving the story forward
Long short story it’s not woke
Everyone has a heavy smoker aunt like nadia's actress
Everyone ?
Please don't kill off Sofia, she is amazing!
Todd Phillips must be weeping his eyes out, stacks of cash and booze bottles scattered all over, as he stares intensely at a loaded gun.
I thought Kingpin with the car door was a hardcore bad guy. Oz just upped the ante.
WHY have both batman AND penguin have their home base in an abandoned subway
what happens when they bump into eachother on the way to work???
They start a carpool
This is how you do a show about a villain. Take notes Disney!
HBO reup this show for future seasons NOW!
❤❤❤
Oz got that DAWG in him.Sofia is nothing but a SAVIGE.And Victor will be the GOAT.
Im glad penguin cooked mrs.maroni. she was annoying and it made his character that much more savage.
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Crazy to think Jonah hill was offered this part b first
Johnny viti is NOT making it to the finale
Well
This is some Game of Thrones stuff... this is how "The Batman-verse"s should be!
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Hollywood Mirzapur. Mannnnn
Here comes the girl boss episodes , "down with the patriarchy "
They're just using the word to describe that it's now being run by a woman not a man, no need to get up in arms about it. It's notable because a female-run mafia is basically unheard of irl
I didn't want to believe it... as I think 1 through 4 were masterpieces.... but the treatment of Sal... and the communist Sofia girl boss. I think you are right, and I think this show is about to fall of a cliff in terms of writing. Sal magically escaping from prison, how convenient.
There is no Penguin without Batman
Where’s Batman ?? Two ppl been burned alive a whole family killed in a house & shrooms have hit the streets
He’s busy the city was flooded
@@vbar964 oh that’s right and car the can’t get around ahah he needs the batboat
@@vbar964 Yet people invovled in all this... are at dead center of were the city was FLOODED?!!! hmmmm weird
@@christiancasas5468 penguin and Viktor are dead center of where most of the water damage or Flooding took place. SOOO.... ya
My least favorite episode was 5
Yeah, Sal busting out and his wife not smelling the gas let alone not moving her son away from the flame was a big stretch. I've liked the show so far but I hope this isn't a sign of mediocrity to come.
A bit too rushed to get to the point they want the characters to be but people who already saw the whole seasons says it's amazing, so trust the plan.
@@Sharkfowlcry about it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Penguin 🐧: Hi 👋 Kids 👦
The writing was absolutely terrible. Felt like a parody of the previous episodes. The mommy penguin thing is getting tired, its the same conversation over and over.. Its silly.
2:59-3:01 "It's going to be a matriarchal mob family." Too bad it probably won't survive.
So sad to see this flop bruh
Except that Gigante was also a male surname. It was just the surname that her mom took when she married her husband. It's his surname and that of his father.
its not about male or female, lol.
she just wanted to separate herself from her father's falcone title.
worst episode by far... terrible illogical writing. Show just feel off a cliff. wtf
Sal Maroni surviving the gut stab was pretty far fetched but other than that I didn't have a problem with the episode. Remember it's only an 8 episode mini series, so at some point they were going to have to cram a bunch of stuff in and advance the plot at a faster pace.
@@David-sl6xfReally, lower your expectations a lil bit..remember your watching a comic book series not real life.
@@Tre.Anthony2025 My explications were based of how well grounded and paced the first four episodes were. They could have achieved the same outcomes, written in a much more competent way. Its jarring how off tone this episode was compared to the others
@@David-sl6xf Everything revolving around Sal, the way in which is family was " COOKED" like really? Its lazy to me, I has me worried... Surviving the stab, and then simply getting the guards keys and escaping a high security prison? Like really? They could have spent couple extra minutes to get the same outcome and have it written in a way that actual makes sense. Like an inside guard working with Sal, catching the other guard attempting the hit. And Sal had having an escape plan already.
Glad you are not running the show
Marvel is for grownups. A single episode of Agatha is better than all DC Movies and shows combined.DC is only for teenage girls like you.
Get a life, DC Princess, sorry Maid. 😂😂
You must be smoking something because Agatha compared to this is garbage Lol.
@@ray24051 企鹅人创下马粪DC最低票房纪录，谁看谁傻比婆酿
@@ray24051 Marvel is for grownups. A single episode of Agatha is better than all DC Movies and shows combined.DC is only for teenage girls like you.
Get a life, DC Princess, sorry Maid. 😂😂
@@ray24051 You must be smoking something because the Penguin compared to Agatha is garbage Lol.
@@肺炎武汉-p3v Its not a movie. Are you a bot?
OK, I'm getting bored now. We all know the Penguin is just a prop in the Batman story. So, where is Batman? The back-story of the Penguin is great and really well acted etc, but surely he must be attracting the Bat's attention by now?
If you don't want to watch a show about the penguin then don't watch it, it's called the penguin because it's about the penguin, not batman
Do you... do you see the name of the show?
@@vasvas8914 But...but, can't we just see the bat-sign on the clouds, a silhouette on the gargoyles, or a caped shadow. Just so we know the Batman is around somewhere. Jeez, is that too much to ask for ;-)
@@tb100 Damn I fell for the bait, that was a good one I'll give you that ;)
Attention span isn't that long is it. It's called story build up. The show and other shows are a bridge for The Batman. I swear yall are so impatient smh
Not the best episode but still good has me questioning where everything is this headed
terrible episode to be honest
Thats because Lauren LaFrance is a feminist man hater. She's taking her daddy issues out on the show. She needs to get fired before it's too late.
Not every episode can be a banger some need to just be acted excellently and move the plot forward...
@@WhatisReal11why exactly?
@@lolll3360 I’m not complaining tbh just stating the obvious I still think this a very good show
Every actor and actress the studios selected has been nothing but perfection! Best show on of 2024 so far!
Lauren LaFrance is ruining the show with her feminist agenda. Her eyes tell me she hates men and has daddy issues.
@@jasonbourne5142 her treatment of Sal was the final nail in the coffin... get ready for the show to be destroyed with the coming episodes.