For the entirety of its eight-episode run, The Penguin managed to avoid the big bat in the room. Despite being a direct sequel of Matt Reeves’ The Batman and centering around the scene-stealing villain of the 2022 comic book movie, low-level mob enforcer Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell), The Penguin very much existed in its own little corner of Gotham, to the point that it had fans wondering: where was Batman during all of this?
But with its jaw-dropping finale, the absence of the Caped Crusader was finally acknowledged — and one of his allies from The Batman was also given a hat tip. Could all these tiny little references be a hint as to what to expect in The Batman II? The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc is tight-lipped on the answer but spoke to Inverse about the finale’s final moments and what it means for fan-favorite character, Sofia Gigante (Cristin Milioti).
