In its fifth episode, The Penguin becomes the heightened superhero show it was always meant to be.

The Penguin Episode 5, titled “Homecoming,” just aired on HBO and is now available on Max. In this episode, things suddenly turn for the worse for Oz (Colin Farrell), and he is forced to return to the impoverished area of Gotham City he once called home.

In the way that only a Fast & Furious movie could ever me cry, episode 5 went straight for my very soul. After Oz burns his wrecked Maserati, he turns to Victor (Rhenzy Feliz) and thanks him for coming back to save his life.

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The following review contains spoilers for the fifth episode of The Penguin, “Homecoming.” Stories about villains are weird. These evil characters are given the protagonist treatment, which means their goals are our goals,

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