Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched The Penguin’s latest episode, “Cent’anni,” so be warned!
After three tension-strapped episodes that built up Sofia Falcone’s struggles with life as a free woman, The Penguin gave viewers a look back at the myriad obstacles Cristin Milioti’s character was already dealing with before being wrongfully incarcerated for a decade. The DC crime drama’s ensemble cast grew a bit bigger, including Mark Strong as the recast Carmine Falcone (whose biggest sin was revealed), but perhaps the most shocking introduction involved Batman baddie Magpie, as…temporarily portrayed by Marié Botha.
Let’s look at exactly what went down inside the blood-splattered walls of Arkham Asylum during “Cent’anni,” and then we’ll get into what showrunner Lauren LeFranc told us about why Sofia made it so that this Magpie never shows up in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II or any other upcoming Batman projects .
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How The Penguin Introduced And Executed Magpie
For someone born into the Falcone family, Sofia didn’t seem to be all that hatefully villainous earlier in life, when Colin Farrell’s Oz was merely her duplicitous driver. But after landing on her very powerful father’s bad side regarding her mother’s alleged suicide (but actually a murder), Sofia was utterfuly fucked out of a normal and humane existence for a full decade of her life, getting framed as the Hangman murderer ahead of being locked up in Arkham Asylum.
After her harrowing arrival, Sofia was put into a drab cell where she was rather quickly called to by her next-door neighbor, who introduced herself in a pretty spot-on way that addressed both her
The Penguin Gave One Batman Villain A Shocking Outcome, And The Showrunner Told Us Why Sophia Made That Brutal Choice
