Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Penguin episode 7The Penguin episode 7 ends by setting up a final confrontation between Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) and Sofia Gigante (Cristin Milioti). In the penultimate episode before the new DC series' finale, significant truths are revealed, and major character deaths are featured before the credits roll. Likewise, key flashbacks reveal the dark truth about Oz's past and the events that shaped his future as a Gotham gangster seeking the throne.
As seen in The Penguin episode 6, Oz gets his brand-new Bliss operation up and running beneath Gotham itself, using the abandoned trolley systems and its multiple access points to move his product all over the city undetected. While Oz also gets the lights back on in Crown Point, Sofia Gigante and Salvatore Maroni (Clancy Brown) learn about Oz's mother, Francis (Deirdre O'Connell). Now, Francis has been taken by Sofia and major truths about Oz's childhood are finally revealed as Sofia decides to turn the entire game on its head. To that end, here's our recap of The Penguin episode 7 and its shocking ending.
The Penguin Episode 7 Spoilers & Key Story Takeaways
- The episode opens with a flashback to Oz's childhood with his mother and brothers Jack and Benny, whom Oz leaves in an underground overflow tunnel during a storm, killing them both.
- In the present, Oz finds Victor unconscious and Francis taken by the Gigantes. Victor leaves just before Salvatore Maroni arrives and attacks Oz, wanting the entire Bliss operation in exchange for his mother.
- Sofia questions Francis about Oz’s past. Learning about Jack and Benny, Sofia enlists Doctor Rush to learn more.
- Oz takes Salvatore to his Bliss operation. During a struggle, Sal dies of a heart attack but Oz claims he beat Maroni and takes his ring.
- Sofia Gigante visits Gia, motivating her to second-guess herself and become determined to stop playing her father's game.
- While Oz offers the Bliss operation to Sofia for his mother, Sofia sends a car loaded with explosives to blow it all up.
- Sofia Gigante takes Francis to Monroe’s, the same jazz club where young Oz promised Francis he'd give her everything she deserves.
- Penguin survives the explosion by going down the same overflow tunnel where his brothers died. He's later knocked out by Detective Marcus Wise to be delivered to Sofia.
Penguin's "Victory" Over Salvatore Maroni Explained
Deluding Himself That He Finally Beat Sal
After Sofia Gigante kidnaps Oz's mother, Francis, Salvatore Maroni and his men arrive to beat The Penguin before telling him that he'll have to give up his drug operations and return the Bliss product to Sofia in exchange for his mother's life. As such, Penguin leads Sal and his men down to the tunnels and underground trolley system where Oz has been able to ship his product all over the city undetected. However, Oz's men shut down the lights and fight back, with Oz and Sal fighting inside one of the trolleys during the resulting shootout.
While Sal gets the upper hand, he surprisingly dies from a heart attack mid-fight. As such, it's a tragic and massively anticlimactic way for one of Gotham's biggest crime bosses to go out, though it's fascinating to see how Oz Cobb responds as he's effectively denied the opportunity to truly prove himself against Maroni. Regardless, Oz seemingly deludes himself that he did indeed beat Salvatore Maroni, shooting the already dead crime boss multiple times in the chest before taking his ring.
The Penguin Show Cast & DC Character Guide
Set to release in 2024, The Penguin will continue to flesh out Matt Reeves' Gotham with Colin Farrell set to reprise his role as Oz Cobb.
While it may not be true, Oz has chosen to accept and maintain the narrative that he was indeed the victor, despite the truth that Sal died all on his own as a dark twist of fate. To that end, it also mirrors Oz's newly revealed childhood darkness compared to everything he's previously said about what happened to his brothers. Rather than the "city taking them", Oz was the one who killed Jack and Benny by leaving them to die underground during a storm. As such, it looks as though Penguin has once again crafted a false reality and truth with Salvatore's demise.
Why Sofia Falcone Decides To Blow Up Oz's Drug Operation
Tired of Playing Her Father's Game
After speaking with both Francis Cobb and her niece Gia Viti who saw the mask in Sofia's bag the night she gassed the Falcones, Sofia Gigante realizes that she hasn't done anything new since leaving Arkham. She's still playing her father's game, and the revelation of that is nearly paralyzing to her, especially after she echoes Carmine's own words to Gia from 10 years prior when Sofia suspected the truth about what happened to her mother. The former Sofia Falcone denied the dark truth of what she did to her family, nearly the exact same way as Carmine.
To that end, Sofia decides to begin a new game, one that is far more brutal and focused on nothing more than pure revenge against Oz Cobb. Wanting The Penguin to suffer, Sofia no longer cares about the drugs, hence her decision to blow up the entire operation with the rigged car. Now, the endgame is ready with Sofia still having Oz's mother captive, having learned more about Oz's childhood thanks to Doctor Rush who spent some time working on Francis.
What To Expect For Penguin's Finale Episode
The Full Truth Will Be Revealed (And A Final Conflict)
With only one more episode of The Penguin to go, Sofia Gigante remains the last true obstacle in Oz's way before he makes it to the top of Gotham's underworld. That said, Sofia is not going to go down without a fight. She also looks to be holding all the cards by the end of The Penguin episode 7, having blown Oz's operations and taking his mother hostage.
"It does seem likely that Sofia reveals the truth about what happened to Jack and Benny to Francis, irreparably damaging that which Oz holds most dear: the love of his mother..."
One can imagine that Oz likely has some more tricks up his sleeve to gain the upper hand. That said, it does seem likely that Sofia may force Oz to reveal the suspected truth about what happened to Jack and Benny to Francis, irreparably damaging that which Oz holds most dear: the love of his mother. At any rate, it's going to be very exciting to see what this final episode of The Penguin has in store.
New episodes of The Penguin are released Sunday nights on Max.
The Penguin
- Release Date
- 2024 - 2024-00-00
- Showrunner
- Lauren LeFranc
- Directors
- Craig Zobel
Cast
Oz Cobb
Sofia Falcone
WHERE TO WATCH
Created by Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin is a crime-drama spin-off television series of 2022's film The Batman. Set shortly after the events of The Batman, Oz Cobb, A.K.A. the Penguin, begins his rise in the underworld of Gotham City as he contends with the daughter of his late boss, Carmine Falcone, for control of the crime family's empire.
- Writers
- Lauren LeFranc
- Franchise(s)
- DC Elseworlds
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming Service(s)
- MAX
- Prequel
- The Batman (2022)
- Avg Episode Length
- 60 Mins
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