The Penguin is shining a light on the parts of Gotham the movie didn’t have room for, from its social makeup to the big crime families in town and the power vacuum left behind after the loss of Carmine Falcone. But it’s also showing the devastation caused by the events of The Batman, when the Riddler set off explosives along the sea wall and flooded the entire city.
The Penguin shows how Gotham is recovering from the damage, but one line in Episode 2 sneakily references one of Batman’s darkest eras, and could reveal how it’s only the first step in a bigger plan.
