Victor Aguilar’s (Rhenzy Feliz) life before he started working for Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) is revealed in the third episode of HBO’s The Penguin.
Victor was one of the few street punks who tried to steal Oz’s plum-colored vehicle in the pilot, and Oz offered him a job, showing a soft spot for the boy, as they both grew up in the same poorer area of Gotham called Crown Point. .
It was hinted in the first two episodes that she didn’t actually have a family, but the opening moments of episode 3, titled Bliss, reveal why.
The opening scene was actually a flashback, during the ending of the 2022 film The Batman, which reveals that his parents died in the flood caused by The Riddler (Paul Dano).
Many fans were quick to praise the latest episode on social media, with one declaring it “The Sopranos in Gotham,” though others felt it was the show’s worst episode yet.
Victor Aguilar’s (Rhenzy Feliz) life before he started working for Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) is revealed in the third episode of HBO’s The Penguin.
Victor was one of the few street punks who tried to steal Oz’s plum-colored vehicle in the pilot, and Oz offered him a job, showing a soft spot for the boy, as they both grew up in the same poorer area of Gotham called Crown Point. .
The episode begins with scenes before Victor met the Penguin, showing his interactions with his family and his girlfriend Graciela (Anire Kim Amoda).
A rooftop party among friends to watch the election fireworks turns tragic when bombs destroy the city’s boardwalk and the streets begin to flood.
Victor watches in horror as the flood hits his apartment complex, ultimately killing his parents.
Victor’s past also merges with his present, when he meets Graciela for the first time since the show began, as she reveals to him that she is leaving Gotham to start over in California.
She asks Victor to come with her, but he tells her that he’s not sure how his boss would react to that, and reveals that he’s a gangster.
He gives her some cash and tells her to buy him a bus ticket… even though she never actually uses it.
Oz finally confronts Victor about the text message he received from Graciela, and angrily tells Vic that he can leave whenever he wants… and Vic finally does.
He takes Oz’s car to the bus station and finds Graciela getting ready to board… but he doesn’t join her and returns… which is a fortuitous moment for Oz.
The episode begins with scenes before Victor met the Penguin, showing his interactions with his family and his girlfriend Graciela (Anire Kim Amoda).
Victor’s past also merges with his present, when he meets Graciela for the first time since the show began, as she reveals to him that she is leaving Gotham to start over in California.
Oz has been trying to play both sides of the Maroni and Falcone crime families in the first two episodes, although he was eventually caught red-handed.
Nadia Moroni (Shohreh Aghdashloo) catches Oz with Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), who reveals that someone is watching him and they know he’s playing both sides.
With guns trained on Oz and Sofia outside a nightclub where they are trying to sell their new drug called Bliss, Victor’s return came at the perfect time.
He decides to use Oz’s car as a battering ram, crashing it into Maroni’s armed henchman, while Oz gets into his car and tells Victor to leave now… without Sofia.
Since Sofia can barely trust Oz as it is, his betrayal may severely cripple their new business relationship, though that remains to be seen.
The episode also shows Oz and Sofia literally barging in on Johnny Vitti (Michael Kelly) sleeping with the new Falcone don Luca’s (Scott Cohen) wife, Tina (Tess Soltau), blackmailing him into going against his own family.
However, now that both the Falcone family and the Maroni family know that Oz is working against both of them… it will present a unique dynamic heading into the second half of the first season.
Fans weren’t shy about holding back their praise, and many still love the show, although some think it’s the worst episode yet.
He decides to use Oz’s car as a battering ram, crashing it into Maroni’s armed henchman, while Oz gets into his car and tells Victor to leave now… without Sofia.
Since Sofia can barely trust Oz as it is, his betrayal may severely cripple their new business relationship, though that remains to be seen.
Many praised the opening scene, like @Duhhky, who said, “Dawg, that opening scene was heartbreaking.”
Others, like @31ygilAlex, think ‘The Penguin is the BEST show on TV right now, while @Sean_DBZ said it’s ‘such an enjoyable DC palate cleanser after #JokerFolieADeux.’
@backhandoftruth said, ‘I love how this show expands Gotham and makes the city feel so real.’ The small details help a lot.
Many praised the opening scene, like @Duhhky, who said, “Dawg, that opening scene was heartbreaking.”
Others weren’t as impressed with the episode, like @MovieFilesLive, who said, “I love this series so far, but episode 3 was my least favorite.”
Others, like @31ygilAlex, think ‘The Penguin is the BEST show on TV right now, while @Sean_DBZ said it’s ‘such an enjoyable DC palate cleanser after #JokerFolieADeux.’
@backhandoftruth said, ‘I love how this show expands Gotham and makes the city feel so real.’ The small details help a lot.
