[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Penguin , Season 1, Episode 3, “Bliss.”] The Penguin dug into Victor Aguilar’s ( Rhenzy Feliz ) backstory with the latest installment, “Bliss,” as Oz ( Colin Farrell ) aligned himself with Sofia Falcone ( Cristin Milioti ) to expand business with the titular new drug. Results were varied though as in the episode’s final moments, Oz was confronted by Nadia Maroni ( Shohreh Aghdashloo ) and associates outside of the club they were selling bliss in.
Oz is called out for his antics, but there isn’t much time for his metaphorical dirty laundry to be aired because it’s the same time Victor is driving up to the club. Seeing his boss on the ground with a gun pointed in his direction, the kid takes initiative, the kind of ambitious move Oz previously accused Victor incapable of as he drives directly into the threat, saving Oz and leaving Sofia behind. Racing away in the streets, Victor makes his choice regarding the life he wants to lead, which is quite different from the one he was raised in.
In the episode’s opening moments, fans get a peek into Victor’s family life with his parents and sister just as he’s heading out to meet his girlfriend, Graciela (Anire Kim Amoda). Hanging out on a roof together, he witnesses the water rushing into his neighborhood as the seawalls are destroyed by the Riddler’s ( Paul Dano ) planted bombs as previously revealed in The Batman . The sequence offers a different perspective .