Sorry, Twisty. You are a great character with an emotionally gut-wrenching story. But this Fall TV season belongs to the Penguin.
Robin Lord Taylor has done a brilliant job bringing this character to life. You can see traces of the Burgess Meredith and Danny DeVito incarnations of the character. He evokes sympathy while demonstrating his uncanny knack for manipulation.
(Spoilers for S1E7 Penguin’s Umbrella)
It all made perfect sense when Fish commented that Falcone seemed too composed with the chickens in the warehouse. Birds of a feather and all that. Looking back, I’m sure Penguin and Falcone orchestrated the Arkham Indian Hill deal together. What a beautiful manipulation it was. At the end of the episode, we see Falcone embrace Penguin. Falcone respects him and will most likely go to great lengths to keep him safe.
Penguin wouldn’t be nearly as interesting had he not been played by such a charismatic actor. There are not many characters on television right now that are as captivating as Penguin is. This could make casting the Joker even more of a challenge.
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