The Penguin
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The route to Robbinsville is a straight shot; no highways, all neighborhoods.
The Maronis can waste everyone in the lead car and truck but leave the follow car be.
This is where some of the seams of this show start to become more pronounced.
Then again, so do some of its strengths.
Oz is there, too, casting blame on Vitis route for the hijacking.
But Oz didnt do shit to protect the Drops, Viti argues back.
And thats where Sofia chimes in.
Justice is what matters, and that is what her brother deserves, she urges.
Whats more, theres clearly a rat in their outfit, working with the Maronis from the inside.
He ends the meeting and gives Oz andSofia the cold shoulder.
Sofia doesnt buy it, but she doesnt seem to suspect Oz of being the rat either.
In the meantime, Sofias going to make some moves on her own.
She starts with Detective Wise a particularly dependable informant for her father.
We didnt have a service for my brothers.
My ma said she didnt want to deal with the pity, Oz divulges.
We danced all night.
Its how we celebrated them, Oz says.
Id like to think it was me, I dont know.
She died a few years back, I never asked.
Its better to get weird with your feelings and pop off with some strategic, albeit animated, carnage.
Hes sedated, but hell talk soon.
The only thing to do right now is get him into the basement for safekeeping.
Meanwhile, Oz is called in by Nadia Maroni to answer for Ervads capture.
(My JACKET POCKET!
I dont know why, but that delivery had me howling!)
Nadia is satisfied enough, but she still wants the Maronis man back.
Alas, Victor gets caught trying to make the slip and bolts when questioned by Vitis guard.
Oz now needs someone else to pin as the rat.
Castillo (Berto Colon), Sofias right-hand man, will do.
Ozs improvised B-plan works, jewels safely stashed in Castillos apartment in time for the Falcones to find them.
Now Sofia doesnt know who she can trust other than Oz.
Shes ready to dance, team up with Oz, and take over the family.
Next week: The Penguin and the Hangman take on Gothams aging fathers of organized crime!!
Under the Plum Hood
If my sons a nothing, what am I?
That said, Im open to something more illuminating between Oz and his ma down the road.
A small detail, but a weird and amusing one nonetheless.
He forces Victor down in the pit, horizontal and face-to-face with the fresh corpses of Castillo and Ervad.
Lay down where you belong.
You want to survive?
You gotta adapt; you gotta be quick.
Whatever Carmine threw at me, I delivered on.
You understand what Im saying?
Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti continue to have a blast with these characters.
