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The Penguin – Limited Series, Episode 8 A Great or Little Thing

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The next chapter in The Batman saga, this crime drama follows Oz Cobb’s quest for power and control in Gotham City.

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William Hughes AV Club 11/11/2024
A-
Tonight, in its occasionally silly, but also genuinely horrifying, finale, The Penguin goes for the gold: striving to answer once and for all exactly what kind of monster Oswald Cobb really is and how he got there. Go to Full Review
Andy Andersen New York Magazine/Vulture 11/11/2024
4/5
In its final chapter, The Penguin holds a mirror to the Oz Cobb lurking inside every American: a sad, deformed child with no viable path in life except the false one leading back to the comfort of the womb. Go to Full Review
Maria Lattila Film Stories 12/19/2024
Lauren LeFranc’s show is not just a new high for comic book adaptations but an impressive feat of storytelling and character development. Go to Full Review
Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu 11/13/2024
The Penguin is more gangster epic in the Catholic shades of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola or Brian De Palma, than a comic book villain origin story. Go to Full Review
Daniel Chin The Ringer 11/12/2024
“A Great or Little Thing,” which at 68 minutes is the series’ longest episode, neatly ties up just about every character arc and plotline introduced across the season in a way that makes the end of this story feel final. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba 11/12/2024
The season’s arc feels inevitable, echoing the origin-story fatigue in today’s media landscape. Still, I appreciated how showrunner Lauren LeFranc blended mafia drama with comic-book themes and portrayed trauma inflicted. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis The next chapter in The Batman saga, this crime drama follows Oz Cobb’s quest for power and control in Gotham City.
Director
Craig Zobel
Executive Producer
Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Daniel Pipski
Screenwriter
Lauren LeFranc
Network
Max
Genre
Action, Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 10, 2024