However, there’s a reason that Sofia spared her nemesis/cousin Johnny Viti, as well as her second cousin Gia (Kenzie Grey). In the case of the young girl being sent to Brookside Children’s Home in The Penguin Episode 5, the showrunner played with that character’s fate in a way that even I have to admit caught my attention.

The Penguin Episode 4 “Cent’anni” takes us back ten years in the past, when Sofia was less an unhinged mob boss and more the Audrey Hepburn of Gotham. As the society front of the Falcone family, it’s young Sofia’s job to host charity luncheons and attend major galas. It’s Oz Cobb’s ( Colin Farrell) job to drive her to these events.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Penguin Season 1 Episode 4.

To this point, it felt like The Penguin was just about a sleazy underboss attempting to make his way to the top, but perhaps with a heart of gold. That's changed.

So happy to report my most anticipated show of 2024 continues to be my FAVORITE show of 2024 Diving into Episode 5 Homecoming - This ain’t a light and fully John Hughes tinged Spider-Man homecoming! As we look to be heading into a gang war between Oz Cobb / Penguin and Sofia Falcone / Gigante (& the Maroni’s?

After an epic finale to the previous installment of The Penguin featuring Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) murdering her family, Episode 5 picks up with another exciting addition to the series.