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On 10/22/2024 at 6:36 AM, Buzzrock said:

IMDB says it’s a miniseries, so I think it’s done after one season. Maybe the story ends with Oz’s rise to power and then we get a new Batman movie with Penguin as the villain.

This would be so cool and smart of DC to use HBO as the demand generator for the next movie.

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On 10/24/2024 at 9:16 AM, MissingInAction said:

Wheelhouse. She reminds me of my Colombian gf from many years ago.

So fucking crazy. I miss her.

The character honestly reminds me a whole lot of MFC Danger Girl from way back when. 

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On 10/24/2024 at 9:31 AM, thrillhammer said:

i know.  never have i been so attracted to a stone cold serial killer.

I agree.  She is so hot and they dress her to reflect her mindset.  The yellow dress, the leopard lingerie, etc.

she is so hot and dangerous.  I believe Dr Rush’s infatuation will move from the current hard bdsm to him eventually having his dick chopped off and put in his mouth while he bleeds out.  She will exact his revenge for his actions at the asylum.

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4 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

I agree.  She is so hot and they dress her to reflect her mindset.  The yellow dress, the leopard lingerie, etc.

she is so hot and dangerous.  I believe Dr Rush’s infatuation will move from the current hard bdsm to him eventually having his dick chopped off and put in his mouth while he bleeds out.  She will exact his revenge for his actions at the asylum.

I don't think so. It's like the inverse of the Joker/Harley Quinn lore. The male doctor fell in love with the inmate woman. And I think he helped her get out, etc.

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Weakest episode for me. I guess there was a massive time jump from last episode to this episode and that sewer system is now connected and online better than a Fortune 500 business and they have grown millions of shrooms from the two buckets, there was a massive exposition dump in the first 30 seconds, and the Falcone's and Gigante's are just drinking wine and eating Persian food for months until finally doing something?

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Weakest episode for me. I guess there was a massive time jump from last episode to this episode and that sewer system is now connected and online better than a Fortune 500 business and they have grown millions of shrooms from the two buckets, there was a massive exposition dump in the first 30 seconds, and the Falcone's and Gigante's are just drinking wine and eating Persian food for months until finally doing something?

Agreed.
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I think we can all see what's coming; Sofia/Rush help the mom via therapy realize Oz killed her other little boys and lied about it for 40 years and upon realization, right before she dies, she calls him a monster and has deep, moral and existential regret for her entire life (and his) and that emotional torture is delicious to Sofia, and it hardens Oz and makes him look even more horrible and villianous as his origin story nears completions.

Bonus points if, with Vic who she disdained upon first meeting, she has built some sort of redemption relationship with and grown on him and she warns him to run away or have nothing to do with her son Oz, blah blah.

Lazy and contrived plotting if this is what we get. The acting better be off the charts to make it work.

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2 hours ago, Vegas64 said:

I think we can all see what's coming; Sofia/Rush help the mom via therapy realize Oz killed her other little boys and lied about it for 40 years and upon realization, right before she dies, she calls him a monster and has deep, moral and existential regret for her entire life (and his) and that emotional torture is delicious to Sofia, and it hardens Oz and makes him look even more horrible and villianous as his origin story nears completions.

Bonus points if, with Vic who she disdained upon first meeting, she has built some sort of redemption relationship with and grown on him and she warns him to run away or have nothing to do with her son Oz, blah blah.

Lazy and contrived plotting if this is what we get. The acting better be off the charts to make it work.

Well, we'll know who to blame if this comes to pass.

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What a finale.  Everyone not kilt gets fucked in some way.  Penguin affects the burgess Meredith New Yorker top hat and tails.  
 

a masterpiece gangster story.  Hellacious acting, writing, directing.  Award in costumes for dressing Sofia.  Yellow dress alone does that. 

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On 11/3/2024 at 11:39 PM, bolverk said:

I usually hate childhood flashbacks as a cheat code, plus kids are usually really shitty actors, but that was done beautifully.

I watched the penultimate episode last night so I'm not reading any of the posts from after last night's finale until I watch it. That scene was brutal. My question, though, when Oz kept looking at the window while it was raining, was he not getting anxious that his brothers hadn't gotten home -- or did he want them to die? If the latter, then they didn't do a good enough setup to show how he got to the point where he hated his brothers and the attention his mom gave them over him to justify doing what he did. I know they've got to tell the story quickly but what we saw made the brothers seem like good kids who didn't have any real animosity toward Oz.

At any rate, this has been a fun ride. Saw a story hit last night that Farrell is open to doing another season of The Penguin if the showrunners/HBO want to.

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2 hours ago, Red Five said:

That black dress should get an Emmy as well.

Loved it. The placement of that red scarf and the absence of one over the other breast were distractions.

Though the scene was intense, given the setting, thoughts of Liza Minnelli did cross my mind. So, I kinda had another distraction floating in the back of my mind:

Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome!
Fremder, étranger, stranger
Glücklich zu sehen
Je suis enchanté
Happy to see you

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43 minutes ago, RPM said:

It was billed as a "limited series." This was the best DC spinoff I've seen. They should continue working the saga.

That's what I remember.  I think another season of The Penguin would be disappointing.  Maybe the next limited series will be The Catwoman or maybe The Batman II movie as mentioned above.

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