This review contains spoilers forThe Penguinepisode 8.
By the end of the eighth and final episode ofThe Penguin, Sofia has become a very different person.
But the story also fits a show calledThe Penguin, and not just because its about a flightless bird.
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To be clear, this is a good thing.
He could waddle and shout and callBatmanMr.
Vengance, and it provided a comic book break from a heavy film.
plays on the soundtrack.
How will Sofia Gigante be different than Carmine Falcone?
LeFranc pairs this theme with the culmination of Ozs storyline with Frances.
The Penguinpresents Francess final fate as a EC Comics style twist of fate.
Of course, Oz didnt really want to do anything to Frances.
Instead, he wanted a woman he could control, and Frances was the only one available.
A Great or Little Thing elegantly brings the two storylines together and pairs their themes.
But not everything works so well.
But when Oz suffocates the kid, he proves that he was never like Vic at all.
He wasnt a good kid forced into a bad situation.
He was just evil.
But heres the thing: we never really doubted that he was a monster.
In the end, Victor best represents whatThe Penguincould have been the show, not the person.
And, to be clear,The Penguinsometimes was that empty series.
To the credit of LeFranc and her collaborators,The Penguinproved itself much more.
All eight episodes of The Penguin are now streaming on Max.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
