A Great or Little Thing

What an episode finale, took such a long time to finally have a finale worth enjoying since breaking Bad, absolutely loved the entire cinematic experience since ep 1 to 8 and the way the characters evolved and the arcs finally concluding in the end, what an amazing setup, kudos to the team and i hope this show gets its due dividends in the upcoming emmy"s AMAZING The way colin and the entire crew has acted plus the theme of the bat universe was just so good to watch, i recommend watching "THE BATMAN" once to set the tone right, the music too was on point, plus the ending and a perfect setup for THE BATMAN 2.

Just cant wait fir the next instalments in this new REBIRTH OF THE DC UNIVERSE.

Following the show from day 1, I had very high expectations from the finale and it does delivers on all the front. The writing, direction, twists, character arches, acting are all exemplary. Oz Cobb, Sofia, Francis & Victor all these have one thing in common that they won something what they yearned for throughout the show but lost everything. And the great thing about the show is that they didn't have to represent it with dialogues and rather with shear acting prowess and gigantic writing skills. I am just in the awe for this whole series. It's the quality that you see once in a decade. Sony serving all the Spider-Man villains crap to us, should take home tuitions from the writers on how to make a movie/show about a comic antagonist.

My intrigue for 'The Penguin' was based on my love for its preceding counterpart: 'The Batman'. Prior to delving into this show, I admittedly had very high expectations. These expectations built up inside of me, due to my love for the world Matt Reeves built and me thus craving more. After seeing Episode 8 ´A Great or Little Thing´, I can only give the Directors, Showrunners and the Cast a private standing ovation, accompanied by a round of applause. This finale is everything I, as a fan of this universe, wished for and perhaps needed from this miniseries. The way Oz´s rise to Power is portrayed, through his digusting and immoral ability to lie, deceive and manipulate his enemy's and the people in his circle, gives us one of the best portrayal´s of any live-action comic book villain, ever. If you need these reviews as convincing, please give this show a chance, I highly doubt you will be left feeling unsatisfied.

And so, we reach the end of The Penguin with an episode that finally answers the question echoing throughout the season. Oswald Cobb's journey, better known as Penguin, is a striking example of how far someone can distort reality to justify their actions, and this final chapter fully embraces that concept with disturbing scenes, often wrapped in hazy and subjective memories.

Right at the beginning, the episode dives into a sequence of flashbacks from Francis's perspective, showing a version of Oz's childhood that raises the question of whether he was born evil. In these moments, Francis relives the loss of two of her three sons, making her an essential character to understanding Oz's psyche. It's especially interesting that they chose to keep Deirdre O'Connell, who plays adult Francis, in these flashback scenes too, creating a subjective vibe where events are seen through the bitter lens of a mother who has lost so much.

The Penguin's ability to play with this ambiguity is what makes the episode so gripping. The series doesn't try to give any definitive answers, and that's crucial to building Oz as a character. He's the type who lies to himself, bending reality to suit his own convenience. When Sofia confronts him, demanding that he take responsibility for his brothers' deaths, he responds with this almost twisted conviction that he's innocent. Oz genuinely believes that "the city took" his brothers-a line he repeats until it becomes his personal truth. This moment not only shows his manipulation skills but also reveals his total lack of empathy and moral awareness, highlighting Oz's own talent for self-sabotage.

The episode's psychological horror is a huge win: we watch Oz weave his way through Gotham's society with carefully crafted lies, gaining power and respect while manipulating everyone who crosses his path. The episode wisely doesn't ask us to sympathize with him. Instead, we feel a kind of fascinated disgust as he climbs higher through lies, exploiting others' weaknesses, including Vic, whose fate was always tragically set as Oz's disposable tool.

The actors' performances, especially Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti, bring a unique depth to the episode. Colin, with his skill for making Oz's most absurd lies feel believable, finds a purpose in his portrayal, while Cristin gives a powerful farewell, setting the Falcone mansion on fire in a highly symbolic scene. Her role as Oz's antagonist comes to a fitting and unforgettable end.

Yet the episode's most disturbing and memorable moment comes in the final scene, where Oz finds a twisted, sick kind of satisfaction by establishing a "new family." When he enters his new apartment, which represents his kingdom of lies and delusions, the scene is chilling. Seeing Eve dressed as his mother, dancing to the music he associates with her, reveals the extreme level of mental distortion Oz has reached. He's so lost in his own narrative that he can no longer distinguish between reality and illusion, and the series nails it by leaving us solely with his perspective, without showing us how Eve feels about it.

In the end, this is a dark, powerful conclusion to a series that was meticulously crafted from the beginning. The Penguin wraps up on an even stronger note, delivering a subtle critique of how power and manipulation go hand in hand and showing the tragedy of a character who's become so corrupt he's incapable of recognizing his own monstrosity. Oswald Cobb is now the "king" of Gotham, but his crown is stained by horror and the loss of everything that could've made him human.

Wow, Thats the way you end a season! Excellent episode that gives us everything we wanted: detail unraveling of the story, even more characters depth and their interactions, as well as few cliffhangers and twists.

I enjoyed this series from the begining to the end so much that every Sunday I was eagrly waiting for the new episode to come out to see how the story goes on and I must say I am very pleased how this one turns out to be.

At the begining of the series I was afraid because I didnt know what to expect (there wasn't Batman in the story), but Colin was fabulous in The Batman movie so i give it a chance. And I am so glad I did. These characters were so interesting, acting was top notch (especially two mains Colin i Cristin with sublime preformances) and casting was briliant.

Very excited for season 2 (that last scene of last episode was devine). 💪🏻