The end of the season leaves Gotham Tremando and opens the way to the Matt Reeves sequel
When we believed it The penguin It was just another spin -off inside the dark universe of Gotham, The series has proven to be a key piece for what will come. With a first season that has closed strongly, a suffocating atmosphere and brilliant performances such as Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti, the Showrunner Lauren Lefranc clarified that this has done nothing but start.
The final episode, A great thingHe leaves us with a more ruthless and disturbing OZ Cobb than ever. The death of Vic by the hand of his own headMasked by murder, it marks a point of no return. But the most disturbing is not the blood: it is the psychological transformation of Oz, who dances with Eva dressed as a mother while asking her to tell her that she is proud of him. A grotesque moment that reveals that the new king of Gotham crime is completely broken inside.
The penguin and its connection with The Batman 2
What looked like a closed story, according to Lefranc, could have a second part … if there is something new to tell. The Creator insists that it is not a question of lengthening for lengthening: They would return only if they found a story richer than the one already told. In the meantime, the series has performed a strategic function: to pass the witness to The Batman 2 Elegantly, according to the words of Lefranc herself.
Batman’s absence on the screen was not a mistake, but a calculated decision. Lefranc and Matt Reeves discussed whether to include it or not and concluded that their presence would eclipse the rest. But his shadow plans at any time, and when in the end the Batsenal illuminates the sky, we know that the dark gentleman has already set his eyes in Oz. It is his way of telling us that Gotham will no longer be the same.
In addition to Oz, there are juicy details that could sow future plots. Sofia, closed again in Arkham, receives a letter from her half -sister: nothing less than Selina Kyleplayed by Zoë Kravitz in The Batman. This wink is no coincidence. Could be An Ajar door for Catwoman’s return Or even for a new spin -Off with its protagonist. For now, it’s just a promise. But in Gotham, promises usually explode.
As if this were not enough, the return of Dr. Rush, played by Theo Rossi, adds a disturbing new factor. The character could become the link between what is happening within the psychiatric hospital and the streets of GothamSomething that Lefranc has dropped as possibility for future stories within the criminal universe that Reeves is building.
While HBO and DC Studios appreciate the new proposals, Lefranc confirms it There are ideas on their way to other derivative projects. Although there is nothing official, we know that this universe is designed to expand beyond the bat. And if The penguin It is the model to follow, we can’t wait to see what is coming.
After all, which does The penguin The highlight is not just his violence or aesthetics. AND The portrait of a broken mind that seeks power, affection and validation in an environment that offers only betrayal and chaos. The evolution of OZ is more than a history of crime: it is a Shakesperian tragedy with cloaks and scars.
Colin Farrell transformed the penguin into a complex, grotesque and charismatic character, very far from the cartoon they remembered. AND The Batman He showed us the darkness of the city, The penguin takes us directly to your bowelswhere blood and ambition run without brake. And to judge in the end, Gotham only started burning.