"The Penguin" is one of the best things to come out of DC characters in some time (which is saying something considering Warner Bros. has been on a roll recently ). This is a show that, on the surface, does feel a lot like "The Sopranos" but set in Gotham , complete with a mobster with mommy issues. Still, it quickly became clear that "The Penguin" was its own thing, even standing out from the previous Baman show without Batman — aka the underrated gonzo show "Gotham" — and an excellent character exploration that avoids the typical TV antihero problem of making the character too sympathetic for audiences. No, Oswald "Oz" Cobb (Colin Farrell) is pathetic and sociopathic, a loser who lies, cheats, and murders with ease and without remorse.

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