Episode 5 of ‘The Penguin’ hit 1.8 million viewers on Sunday, reaching a series high.

  • @itsAsin
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    131 day ago

    this show is so so good. i am impressed every single week.

    • @InverseParallax
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      217 hours ago

      Putting Colin Farrell on a TV show is like swatting flies with a predator drone.

    • @acosmichippo
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      51 day ago

      it is a good show, and Colin Ferrel is great. But, to me, the character just does not feel like “Penguin”, despite the obvious physical cues. Maybe that will change by the end.

      • @InverseParallax
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        317 hours ago

        That’s funny, to me he does.

        It’s the constantly bottled rage that sells it.

        • @acosmichippo
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          13 hours ago

          yeah it’s very well acted, but I guess to me that could be just about any gangster.

          SPOILERS

          maybe it’s because very little in this show has to do with the batman universe outside the occasional reference to the flood and the Falcones (who don’t even exist anymore). Arkham was the closest they got to making it feel like a batman show, but that was one single episode and about Sophia, not Penguin.

        • @[email protected]
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          215 hours ago

          It’s amazing. Even when he’s outwardly angry, it still seems like he’s holding something back

          • @InverseParallax
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            215 hours ago

            It’s crazy, you almost never FEEL acting like that, because he’s trying to hide it and you know he just can’t, and you’re watching him fight the world and his rage at the same time while losing.

  • Dr. Wesker
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    31 day ago

    I have a singular complaint about the show. I know that I’m supposed to empathize with Vic, but I just don’t like the kid. Other than that, amazing show.

    • @MimicJar
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      521 hours ago

      The Oz/Vic relationship is my favorite part of the show. The (no spoilers) nightclub bathroom conversation two episodes ago, how can you not empathize with him?

      • Dr. Wesker
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        221 hours ago

        The character isn’t the hangup for me. The actor doesn’t sell it, IMO.

        • @InverseParallax
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          117 hours ago

          That’s what sells it for me, Farrell is spitting fire and this poor schmuck is trying his best to keep up.