When speaking with The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc at the start of the new HBO show, she made it clear that the show – while creating its own story – was working to create a bridge between Matt Reeves ’ masterful The Batman and his anticipated sequel, The Batman: Part 2 . So, while audiences enjoy the introduction of the diabolical Sofia Falcone and chew over the expansion of the Gotham turf war between Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) and the rest of the crime bosses, we also pay close attention to any teases that might point to the direction of Reeves’ sequel..
. which still won’t arrive until 2026 . With all of that in mind, one particular line of dialogue caught my ear in The Penguin Episode 2.
Oz is still trying to distract Sofia from the scent of the fact that he murdered Alberto Falcone, Sofia’s brother. Oz needs to set up a patsy for the death, which he manages to do by episode’s end. But throughout the episode, we continue to see how the devastating flood created by The Riddler ( Paul Dano ) at the end of The Batman affects the different communities in Gotham.
When Oz hosts Eve Kaerlo (Carmen Ejogo) and her squad at his apartment – to eat tacos loaded with cilantro!!! – one of the sex workers asks Oz’s protege Victor (Rhenzy Feliz) where he’s from. He mentions he’s from Crown Point, a neighborhood seriously affected by the flood. And she responds that it’s like “no man’s land” down there now.
If you happen to be an avid reader of Batma.