HBO’s The Penguin Is So Excellent, I May Just Like Colin Farrell’s Villain More Than Robert Pattinson’s Batman

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As excited as I am for all the upcoming DC movies and DC TV shows comprising James Gunn’s revamped DCU, the stoutest stretch of my fandom is wholly invested in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II, even though I’ll be two whole-ass years older when it finally arrives. Thankfully, HBO’s spinoff The Penguin is almost here to fill the void with a Gotham City crime saga like no other, and at the risk of engaging in rampant blasphemy — Bat-sphemy? — Oswald Cobb puts Robert Pattinson’s Batman to shame.

Well maybe not “shame” exactly, since I’m not sure if Pattinson’s brooding Bruce Wayne is still capable of feeling such emotions. But after having watched the entire season of The Penguin, I feel weirdly secure in this belief: nothing that will happen in any The Batman sequels will make me genuinely enjoy watching the Caped Crusader in action more than I loved getting down and dirty with Farrell’s Oz. Two gnarled thumbs way up.

The Penguin’s Oz Is DC’s Most Well-Rounded Live-Action Villain To Date

(Image credit: HBO)

Batman movies and TV shows have always succeeded in giving audiences engaging and chaotic villains, and we’ve seen plenty of excellent versions on The Penguin before. From Danny DeVito‘s weird li’l bastard in Batman Returns to Burgess Meredith’s top-hatted sitcom cackler to Robin Lord Taylor’s more youthful Gotham crime boss. But as far as character studies go, even those couched in comic book movie spinoffs, very few superior format exists than “an eight-hour HBO series.”

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