After The Penguin took a detour into Sofia Falcone’s past, episode 5 brings The Batman spin-off right back into the present drama. Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb and Sofia are on two sides of a war for power, as Gotham deals with the fallout of the murder of the Falcones. Add into the mix more drug trafficking, another criminal family on the rise, and plenty of betrayal, things are seriously heating up as we pass the halfway point of the season.
Below, we get into all the major details in our recap of The Penguin episode 5, as well as diving into some of the Easter eggs that we spotted in The Batman spin-off. Although, needless to say, we’ll be getting into spoiler-heavy detail from here on out, so make sure you’re up to speed with the superhero crime drama before venturing on. While you’re here, why not check our guide to The Penguin release schedule too.
The Penguin episode 5 recap Oz Cobb is going underground in the latest episode of The Penguin. We pick up with the gangster in the aftermath of him escaping the altercation outside of the Iceberg Lounge. He burns his purple car, as he and Victor kick off their new alliance.
Their next target? The Maronis – and in particular their son, Taj Maroni, who the pair kidnap. Oz wastes no time heading to Blackgate Prison either, blackmailing Salvatore and Nadia. It’s here he finds out what’s happened to the Falcones.
Sofia is seen exiting the destroyed house as Chief Mackenzie Bock approaches her, suspicious about her invol.