11-22-2024, 05:42 AM
Finished The Penguin. A couple of nice teases at the end to set up The Batman part 2 and there are now whispers about a sequel series though nothing is written or signed as yet.
Thought it was cleverly done, the guy has no redeeming features, he's shows you that over and over, to the very last scene and you're still pulling for him. Perhaps in this case it's because he's going up against other villains and so not akin to Day of the Jackal and before that the likes of Narcos, Ozark, Better Call Saul etc. It's definitely a bit paradoxical casting these awful characters in the role of the protagonist but this antihero trope is putting out some of the best shows of the last decade imo.
Thought it was cleverly done, the guy has no redeeming features, he's shows you that over and over, to the very last scene and you're still pulling for him. Perhaps in this case it's because he's going up against other villains and so not akin to Day of the Jackal and before that the likes of Narcos, Ozark, Better Call Saul etc. It's definitely a bit paradoxical casting these awful characters in the role of the protagonist but this antihero trope is putting out some of the best shows of the last decade imo.