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This post contains spoilers for episode four of "The Penguin."

Over its first three episodes, "The Penguin" included several subtle Easter eggs that allude to wider Batman lore. The character of Rex Calabrese, of whom Oz talks so highly in episode one, is a villain from the "Batman" comics, while that same episode gave us a neat spin on Robin's origin story using the show's biggest supporting character. There are even more hidden nods to Bat-history throughout "The Penguin," with names of writers and producers appearing on documents and areas of Gotham named after prominent "Batman" writers of years past.

But on the whole, the show has tried its best to stay away from overt references to the Dark Knight himself. Prior to its debut, showrunner Lauren LeFranc made clear that she was crafting a standalone series that would not rely on Robert Pattinson's hero from "The Batman...

We're officially halfway through The Penguin, HBO's DC limited series which takes place one week after Matt Reeves' The Batman. I was definitely looking forward to watching this show, but it's blown my expectations out of the water. Not only is the storytelling great, but the performances from Colin Farrell as the titular character and Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone are fantastic. The Penguin is already one of my favorite shows of 2024 and I know I'm not alone in that opinion.

The fourth episode, titled "Cent’anni," picks up during the final events of last week's episode, "Bliss," showing us how Oz managed to escape the Maronis and leave Sofia all alone. We get to see the events through Sofia's eyes and that continues with flashbacks to a decade prior when her father was alive, showing us how she ended up in Arkham to begin with.

Warning: Spoilers for The Penguin episode 4 are below.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Fox really did end Gotham just in time. As much as I enjoyed that particular prequel series, I must readily admit that The CW’s Batwoman would be handcuffed in a sense if Gotham were still around, because the freshman show would be limited to which villains it could utilize. But with Fox’s series now behind us, the door is open for a myriad of evildoers to terrorize the Arrowverse.

As you may have heard, Batwoman is to thank for bringing Hush’s first live action adaptation to life. Oh sure, a teenage Tommy Elliott did appear on Gotham, but that’s not quite the same thing as a full-on Batman villain. Similarly, Magpie has been confirmed to pop up in the fourth episode.

Thanks to TV Line, we can present this first look at actress Rachel Matthews...

Batwoman‘s crimefighting dance card is looking pretty full ahead of the new Arrowverse entry’s Sunday, Oct. 6 premiere.

In addition to Alice, the season-long Big Bad played by Birds of Prey alum Rachel Skarsten (watch video Q&a below), TVLine has confirmed two other villainous castings for the superhero series that stars Ruby Rose (“Elseworlds”) as Kate Kane aka Gotham vigilante Batwoman.

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For years, I’d naturally assumed that Gotham would employ the use of a stuntman when rolling out its version of Batman in the eventual series finale. As it turns out, recent news has revealed my educated guess to be both correct and incorrect.

You see, even though the concluding episode is set to take place ten years into the future, the creative minds behind the show likely feel it’s their duty to assure that David Mazouz ultimately feature as the Caped Crusader in some capacity. As such, it was revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday how the young actor will be seen under the mask, and that he’ll debut his “Batman growl.”

Now, we’re learning that camera trickery will be utilized in order to achieve the desired effect. In other words, the 5’8 Mazouz will be shown in closeups, while a 6’4 fellow will be...

Over the past few years, I’ve repeatedly commended Gotham for bringing a host of Batman villains who’ve never been adapted to live action to the small screen. To list off a few, the likes of Hugo Strange, Professor Pyg, Flamingo, Electrocutioner and Azrael can now say they’ve been welcomed into the same living rooms as Penguin, Riddler, Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.

Next week, we’ll be able to add Magpie to that tally, believe it or not. Previously, most of her mainstream exposure had come via Beware the Batman, a wonderful CGI-animated series that was cut short after only one season.

Fortunately, we don’t have to wait until then to see Sarah Schenkkan suit up as Magpie because the network has released a generous helping of promo images from her debut episode, “13 Stitches.” On the downside, she’s in only one of them, but it...

The next "Gotham" episode is "13 Stitches", directed by series lead Ben McKenzie, airing February 14, 2019 on Fox:

"...'Gordon' (McKenzie) assembles an unlikely team to protect 'Gotham' from 'Eduardo Dorrance' (Shane West) and his 'Delta Force'.

"Then just as 'Lee Thompkins' resurfaces...

"...'Barbara' reveals shocking news that will change Gordon's life forever...

"...while 'Selina' and 'Penguin' team up to outsmart fellow villain 'Magpie' (Sarah Schenkkan)..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: 13 Stitches"...

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Over the past few years, I’ve repeatedly commended Gotham for bringing a host of Batman villains who’ve never been adapted to live action to the small screen. To list off a few, the likes of Hugo Strange, Professor Pyg, Flamingo, Electrocutioner and Azrael can now say they’ve been welcomed into the same living rooms as Penguin, Riddler, Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.

In just a matter of weeks, we’ll be able to add Magpie to that tally, believe it or not. Previously, most of her mainstream exposure had come via Beware the Batman, a wonderful CGI-animated series that was cut short after only one season.

Set to be played by Sarah Schenkkan, this freshly released synopsis for “13 Stitches” gives us our first hint at what to expect from the femme fatale:

Gordon assembles an unlikely team to protect Gotham from Eduardo Dorrance (guest star Shane West) and his Delta Force.