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also, you guys are wrong about young oz. Specifically you're pointing at the wrong right kid. In 21:16 , oz is on the right of the picture frame, not the middle. Same goes with 21:07 , Oz is the one on the left, white shirt kid. The episode 2 trailer for The Penguin confirms will be getting flashbacks of young oz and the actor who plays young oz is that same kid. Also, no AI was involved in this lmao.
I enjoyed how there wasn’t a single scene without Oz. Even if Victor is the audience surrogate, this is all about Oz and understanding who he is and what makes him tick
Just wanna mention this but they do have 1 mistake in the video about about young oz. Specifically they were pointing at the wrong right kid. In 21:16 , oz is on the right of the picture frame, not the middle. Same goes with 21:07 , Oz is the one on the left, white shirt kid. The episode 2 trailer for The Penguin confirms will be getting flashbacks of young oz and the actor who plays young oz is that same kid. Also, no AI was involved in this lmao. Just wanna share that to people
@@markson810it's definitely way darker than Nolan's and that's why it feels way more grounded tbh. All the characters in Nolan's were just as realistic
If there’s a shot of Batman in the background tiny on a building, just watching, I’d lose my shit. Like the Riddler shot in the movie early on in the top left corner.
Idk, it would've been pretty rad for him to swoop in and dismantle one of the rival crime bosses operations. Unknowingly helping Penguin achieve his goals, and letting Vic experience Batman for the first time.
The decisions they made with the character and story direction were actually genius. He’s a villain but he’s someone you can empathize with and see some good in. And the world building/details + cinematography + score are all elite.
1. Oz wasn't thinking of the women in his life, he was starting to think of a scapegoat. 2. Victor wasn't feeling empathy. He was showing he could analyze a situation, see the problems and find the solution. Qualities that will help him & Oz.
@@dialm4masala718nah, probably from birth, this series happens right after the 2022 movie and if the crash did that to his foot, he would be in a hospital and not walking for a while
And you have people saying Agatha was better lmfao they have to be snowflakes there is no way in hell that Agatha is better than penguin people are delusional as hell these days
Another great thing about this episode is that we get to see the people of Gotham's perspective about the events that happened in The Batman 2022 movie. Normally in other Batman media once Batman saves the day, everything goes back to normal, we are never shown the effects of the chaos that happened during Batman's encounters with the villains from Gotham citizens POV.
The Knights have been used as the named for Gotham's Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, and Footballs teams at different times in the comics. The football team was only called the Rogues in the Nolan films.
I think the thing that makes Cristin milioti’s performance so great is the eyes. Wide, expressive eyes typically imply an innocence, so seeing them on a cold blooded killer is particularly uncanny
penguin hops in a volvo 240 because volvo 240s are actually indestructible, would be a safe car to get hit in and these old volvos are know for being surprisingly fast. plus its a perfect working class vehicle so it fits the vibe of that part of the episode/his origin
I liked how they used Danny Elfman's music from Tim Burton's Batman Returns as a leitmotif for Penguin, in the first part of the episode. Anyone else notice that unsettling violin note?
I also spotted that funnily enough, The Penguin gives Victor a cigar and he smokes it. It's funny because Penguin's actor Collin Farrel asked for his character to smoke on screen due to it being an iconic Penguin thing, but the producers didn't let him because Warner banned smoking from their own movies
The newspaper article mentioning Alberto Falcone coming out of a Chinatown nightclub could possibly be an Easter Egg reference to THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, in which Michael Zegen’s character, Joel, owns… a Chinatown nightclub.
I also felt like in the Blame it on Mame scene, the underlying significance is that the word Mame is usually used to mean to disfigure etc, and penguin is disfigured in his face and foot so the meaning would be like" blame what you do on whatever traumatic events made you do it" even though it may just be an excuse to do bad things, which makes sense because when Vick asks who mame is, he said it doesn't matter because "MAME" is the same scapegoat for everyone just with a different face and this grounded iteration of the penguin may have been physically mamed by violence in the past resulting in his injuries/disposition.
When Alberto first mentioned revolutionizing the drug trade I immediately thought that it could be a version of Venom, which in the comics and one of the 90's movies, is the stuff that makes Bane super strong. Maybe it's a toned down version of that?
Wow who knew how dense the references were? And the breathless urgent delivery is always a pleasure to take in. Thank you for your hard work I'm a big fan of your Tshirts! 🎉Remember it🎉
Love the review! I have no problem with the name and totally agree the backlash is lame. Penguin has been the same for damn near 80 years in the comics. Change is good. I like that they did try to change the Joker in the Suicide Squad (although it wasn’t good) but change is good. I trust Matt Reeves.
a good detail btw is that now you mention the fact Vic was thinking about the trachea/spine he is more like nurse/surgeon with how Penguin lied to his mother about Victor.
I think instead of Victor Frias, Vic could become Zsasz. The detail in which he describes cutting up Al is pretty weird. It’d be cool to either see him break away from Oz are have Victor Zsasz be the Penguins main enforcer, I don’t think we’ve seen that in an adaptation before.
I'll eventually make my way back on to MAX after I finish my Stargate marathon. Definitely looking forward to this series. I like this version of the Penguin.
Colin Farrell's nods to Burgess Meredith's performance is super classy. The OG Penguin is Meredith for me. Collin just over-took DeVito as #2 best The Penguin.
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oz has clubfoot, just like larys from hotd
also, you guys are wrong about young oz. Specifically you're pointing at the wrong right kid. In 21:16 , oz is on the right of the picture frame, not the middle. Same goes with 21:07 , Oz is the one on the left, white shirt kid. The episode 2 trailer for The Penguin confirms will be getting flashbacks of young oz and the actor who plays young oz is that same kid. Also, no AI was involved in this lmao.
Also the car fight song from When in Rome. When in Rome is a sequel to Long Halloween with Catwoman in Rome.
The fact that Oz’s only comfortable getting rid of bodies in broad daylight because of the Batman is so funny 😂
Didn’t even think about that 😂
what happened...? did their balls fall off 🤡
@kaotickonvos4019 dude, what 🤣
@@AnjelMartinez-cl8mjJoker reference
@@kaotickonvos4019lol guardian of the galaxy reference
I enjoyed how there wasn’t a single scene without Oz. Even if Victor is the audience surrogate, this is all about Oz and understanding who he is and what makes him tick
Just wanna mention this but they do have 1 mistake in the video about about young oz. Specifically they were pointing at the wrong right kid. In 21:16 , oz is on the right of the picture frame, not the middle. Same goes with 21:07 , Oz is the one on the left, white shirt kid. The episode 2 trailer for The Penguin confirms will be getting flashbacks of young oz and the actor who plays young oz is that same kid. Also, no AI was involved in this lmao. Just wanna share that to people
27:53 The iconic Comic Penguin smirk 😊
@@Bluewolfzer Yeah and it's pretty obvious, I dunno how he got it wrong in the first place
Pretty much like The Batman then, he was pretty much in every scene
@@owensanfordstuffyup
I absolutely love this Universe.
A street Level Rated R Batman Universe with no Aliens or gods or Multiversal Bullsh*t.
I hope they continue with this universe. This feels even more grounded than Nolan's trilogy.
@@markson810it's definitely way darker than Nolan's and that's why it feels way more grounded tbh. All the characters in Nolan's were just as realistic
It is antisemitic
@@Squadron_Bodron 🙄
@@markson810 nolan's universe feels more grounded to me, especially when compared to The Batman
Sofia’s character is hella intimidating 😭
REAL
I'm scaroused tbh
It felt real and it was hot, I'm sorry to say
How I met your mommy.
RREEAALL
I love how Matt Reeves said Batman will be a spectre. He’s always watching & we the audience can feel what that’s like from a Gothamite’s perspective.
If there’s a shot of Batman in the background tiny on a building, just watching, I’d lose my shit. Like the Riddler shot in the movie early on in the top left corner.
I like Batman not being in this, keep him as an Easter Egg as long as we keep having movies
It’ll be a trilogy
Idk, it would've been pretty rad for him to swoop in and dismantle one of the rival crime bosses operations. Unknowingly helping Penguin achieve his goals, and letting Vic experience Batman for the first time.
@@really-Now nah, it works way better to have him in the shadows to better focus on the characters of this series.
Just as long as they don't pull a Sony Venomverse and have a bunch of series/movies without the hero
@@marce.t8732 I don’t see this being like Gotham
I was hyped for the show but man what a fucking pilot episode. Def worthy of sum awards
yeah,like agatha was so much better like
@@paatagigolashvili9551 lmao 2 episodes was a chore. I’ll continue to watch but yeah hope it gets easier.
i agree
The decisions they made with the character and story direction were actually genius. He’s a villain but he’s someone you can empathize with and see some good in. And the world building/details + cinematography + score are all elite.
Huh was mid at best
'Does he know?' Top tier meme
yeah the amount of memes
The Penguin is the best Comic show on right now. Best comic show in a long time.
No. THE best. One episode crushed a decade of crap.
It's a tight run between this and watchmen fr both just peak original comic book series
Oh and sandman
The boys and daredevil still top it
@LeoDenton-d1p only season 1 of the boys really and daredevil yes very good lol
X-Men 97: that's a cute opinion, did your husband give it to you?
The penguin foot followed by “cmooooon what are you showing me??” 😂😂 brilliant
Exactly 😂😂😂
It’s a clubbed foot
08:50
If they keep this up this show is going to be one of the greats! This show does not need Batman.
Colin Farrell is giving the performance of his life
Yeah he did amazing with this character!
DOES HE KNOW?
WHAT WAS HE COOKING?
DID HE KNOW WHAT HE WAS COOKING
6 MONTHS?
DID HE KNOW??!?
WILL HE KNOW?
1. Oz wasn't thinking of the women in his life, he was starting to think of a scapegoat.
2. Victor wasn't feeling empathy. He was showing he could analyze a situation, see the problems and find the solution. Qualities that will help him & Oz.
Except his mom and he did seem to have a softer tone with the sex worker he paid off.
“Put the blame on Maimmmmm”
That foot is horrifying
Was it due to the aftermath of the 2022 The Batman car chase?
@@dialm4masala718nah, probably from birth, this series happens right after the 2022 movie and if the crash did that to his foot, he would be in a hospital and not walking for a while
@@dialm4masala718 birth defect
Looks like a bunion’s final stage.
More looks like clubfoot birth defect to me. Which is probably related to antidepressants use or (abuse) during pregnancy
@@sarkastikleader4708
Good God.
For any TV execs reading this, you should know that This Is How You Premier A Fuckin Series!
Points away from PERFECTION, It was glorious.
Definitely
And you have people saying Agatha was better lmfao they have to be snowflakes there is no way in hell that Agatha is better than penguin people are delusional as hell these days
I love how the penguin watches the sunrise like real penguins
any time I hear about a drug changing formula in Gotham I expect to see Scarecrow
There was a chemist...
I just realised the only reason all these crimes bosses are moving around during the day is because Bruce is torturing them at night
Another great thing about this episode is that we get to see the people of Gotham's perspective about the events that happened in The Batman 2022 movie. Normally in other Batman media once Batman saves the day, everything goes back to normal, we are never shown the effects of the chaos that happened during Batman's encounters with the villains from Gotham citizens POV.
Love the sopranos vibe. Ans that oz is a middle man not a boss yet.
I like that he's from the hood too lol
So far the best pilot episode for a tv show in 2024
I’m liking the tone so far. Colin Farrell is killing it. Hoping to see more villains and more violence
My money is on the fact that the mystery drug is Venom and we can get a tease towards an eventual Bane existing.
i second this, better yet i feel like this will Segway into a broader introduction of the rogue gallery bleeding into Batman 2
I think it's fear toxin.
Maybe getting venom could lead to a titan formula and could get a Arkham asylum live action… reaching but I can dream
Scarecrow and some drug of his
@@unknownvoid2321bro….that be insane and amazing
colin ferell is playing this role to perfection
Glad they are covering this! I have high hopes for this and the rest of “The Batman Epic Crime Saga”
I hope Harvey Dent appears at some point in this series and at least one film before becoming two-face
The Knights have been used as the named for Gotham's Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, and Footballs teams at different times in the comics. The football team was only called the Rogues in the Nolan films.
I think the thing that makes Cristin milioti’s performance so great is the eyes. Wide, expressive eyes typically imply an innocence, so seeing them on a cold blooded killer is particularly uncanny
The Gotham Knights are Gotham’s basketball team
The shipment is definitely electric scooters. The kids love their electric scooters. Oz is gonna make a mint.
This was such a good premier, hopefully it’s only up from here.
Minor easter egg I love: the penguin peak in the letter G on the shows title card!
5:33 parade thrown in his armor ?? Lmaooo
reading off a script with typos 💀
4:30 costuhm designer
I rewound that part twice lol
I've seen a theory that Victor could be the future Victor Zsazs, a famous mass murderer in Gotham
Yo!!! That'd be nuts you already denied you came up with this theory but thank you for sharing that'd be wild
Ehhhhhhhh
@@ThefrayentersI mean I can’t see another point to the character
@@YK-rs8pm I mean.. Would you think the same if his 1st name was John?
@@Thefrayentersyea kinda
penguin hops in a volvo 240 because volvo 240s are actually indestructible, would be a safe car to get hit in and these old volvos are know for being surprisingly fast. plus its a perfect working class vehicle so it fits the vibe of that part of the episode/his origin
I liked how they used Danny Elfman's music from Tim Burton's Batman Returns as a leitmotif for Penguin, in the first part of the episode. Anyone else notice that unsettling violin note?
Yea and that setting looks similar to the gangster penthouse suite from Batman 89
Most perfect hour of TV I have ever seen in my life. Period.
I think the circles framing Oz’s head are also references to igloos.
Maybe top hats
That kid isn’t young Oswald lmao. It’s the chubbier one
You know its good when the audiences are just so invested in the story from ep 1
Razor wire is what goes around the perimeter of a prison. He gets tortured with a fishing line
It's piano or guitar wire most likely. Fishing line isn't usually thick metal cord.
@@Terrible0x0Triviumor cheese slicer wire
it's just floss
@@Terrible0x0Trivium could also be the hair of an aging giant
@@richfromqueens lmao
The Gotham Knights were also a basketball team in the comics
I’ve always liked penquins relationship with his mom in the comics i’m glad they incorporated it
Some of the best writing and acting I’ve seen in a long time. Damn good start.
isnt Victor Agular and him talking about how he was figuring out cutting his viticms a easter egg for him being Victor Zazzz
when oz goes to visit his mom i was like ohhh this def pulling from the sopranos
I actually love this series so far, its LIKE KINGPIN I wanted in the DareDevil series
I also spotted that funnily enough, The Penguin gives Victor a cigar and he smokes it. It's funny because Penguin's actor Collin Farrel asked for his character to smoke on screen due to it being an iconic Penguin thing, but the producers didn't let him because Warner banned smoking from their own movies
I think young Victor might become Victor zazz... After he over comes his stutter. He seemed to know a lot about the human body and ware to cut it
😅
"A parade thrown in his armor." - How did this sneak past QA? haha
I would say that it's a weird Freudian slip but he probably plays a lot of DnD lol
Imagine the cargo the penguin wants so badly is laughing gas💀
Agatha & Penguin same week is TIGHT!!
Wow, wow, wow, wow.... wow
Super easy, barely an inconvenience
So how bout you get all the way off my back about it
Going from skittles to steak
@@TheVenomousBeetleSkittles are yummy. Steak is yummy. Broccoli is yummy. I like food.
Giancarlo Esposito would be excellent as Mr. Freeze for Batman 2.
I’ll take him anyway I can get him
Holy crap Collin Ferrell killed it. Emmy worthy
Sofia has gotta be my favorite character so far. Cristin (I swore it was Christina) is amazing in every scene she’s in…
This feels like it's we are watching the Sopranos again.
The newspaper article mentioning Alberto Falcone coming out of a Chinatown nightclub could possibly be an Easter Egg reference to THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, in which Michael Zegen’s character, Joel, owns… a Chinatown nightclub.
0:15 “what was he cooking”
I think that Victor Aguilar, who is working with Penguin, will become Victor Zsasz
I like the grillz teeth and the gritty aesthetic of Penguin. Don’t get me started on those feet.
Awesome first episode. Colin Farrell is amazing and Sophia was terrifying.
I got whiplash from cristins performance. I just rewatched himym and watching that first episode showed that mental flexibility.
So excited for every update that comes out, you're doing great!
That first scene with Victor Aguilar was so powerful! Great acting!
Incredible first episode. This looks like it could be the best comic tv adaptation yet.
Absolutely got Sopranos vibes. His mannerism his thinking his mom. I'm liking it.
Penguin > Agatha
Agatha>Penguin
I'd watch Penguin over agatha. Only because I want to be entertained and thrilled
Not a competition just want good writing and both look promising for comic book fans
Happy to watch and enjoy both
@@IceCold_Carter just accept that penguin is better than agatha , both are amazing but the penguin is defo better
I was hoping to see the, “glass bottle monocle” on one of Penguins eyes. After seeing this character, I won’t say a word about it. 👏👏👏
I really enjoyed the Burgess Easter egg. It was always funny to me as a kid that Penguin was also Mick from Rocky. 😂
I also felt like in the Blame it on Mame scene, the underlying significance is that the word Mame is usually used to mean to disfigure etc, and penguin is disfigured in his face and foot so the meaning would be like" blame what you do on whatever traumatic events made you do it" even though it may just be an excuse to do bad things, which makes sense because when Vick asks who mame is, he said it doesn't matter because "MAME" is the same scapegoat for everyone just with a different face and this grounded iteration of the penguin may have been physically mamed by violence in the past resulting in his injuries/disposition.
This first episode was so amazing making me yearn for more of Collin farrell performance💯
When Alberto first mentioned revolutionizing the drug trade I immediately thought that it could be a version of Venom, which in the comics and one of the 90's movies, is the stuff that makes Bane super strong. Maybe it's a toned down version of that?
Wow who knew how dense the references were? And the breathless urgent delivery is always a pleasure to take in. Thank you for your hard work I'm a big fan of your Tshirts! 🎉Remember it🎉
I love the walk...soo penguin like
Love the review! I have no problem with the name and totally agree the backlash is lame. Penguin has been the same for damn near 80 years in the comics. Change is good. I like that they did try to change the Joker in the Suicide Squad (although it wasn’t good) but change is good. I trust Matt Reeves.
a good detail btw is that now you mention the fact Vic was thinking about the trachea/spine he is more like nurse/surgeon with how Penguin lied to his mother about Victor.
Absolutely loving the penguin, hooked from the first few scenes and top actors with fantastic script and storyline. ❤❤
Mr. Krabs is Salvatore Maroni 😂
Watched the first episode and fell in love, it's gonna be an amazing series!
The actor who played victor is from The Runaways...just thought i'd point that out
Shows so good so far I’m pretty excited to see it play out
Watching this after watching the series. The kid in the picture wasn’t Oswald so was he just 👁️👁️ naturally😂
Clancy Brown also played Lex Luthor in the justice LEAGUE
Great FIRST episode 🙌🏾👏🏾
damn i just saw that first episode, and boys we´re in for a treat
I think instead of Victor Frias, Vic could become Zsasz. The detail in which he describes cutting up Al is pretty weird. It’d be cool to either see him break away from Oz are have Victor Zsasz be the Penguins main enforcer, I don’t think we’ve seen that in an adaptation before.
Marvel take note! This is how you make a series worth watching
Disney Please learn from this.....Agatha I'm looking at you. Lol
It was really good. Couldn’t believe that was Farrell in there. Method to a tee.
Where?!?!
@@Terrible0x0Triviumhe’s the penguin
@@xanmarino9643 what?! NoWay!
That's not what method acting is lol
I have to rewatch it.
fax
This series seems like it’s gonna be good !!
I believe Gotham Knights were the city’s football team in BTAS
I went into this expecting Penguin to be the big standout character, and he's certainly one of them, but Sofia is straight up terrifying.
Sofia reminds me a lot of Gip Rossetti from Boardwalk Empire. You always gotta walk on eggshells because they take things too literally/personally.
Plot Twist... Victor Aguilar is going to devolve into Victor Zsasz... bet money
This was fantastic
I'll eventually make my way back on to MAX after I finish my Stargate marathon. Definitely looking forward to this series. I like this version of the Penguin.
Colin Farrell's nods to Burgess Meredith's performance is super classy. The OG Penguin is Meredith for me. Collin just over-took DeVito as #2 best The Penguin.