The Penguin

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Ya I'm so in.  Great season opener.  I went from not all that interested for the first 30 minutes because I don't really care about the Penguin's backstory, but by the end I was hooked.  Very smart writing.  Colin Farrell at his best, after this ends he might end up being known for this role.

I loved it. A gritty, modern take as opposed to a silly, "comic book" costume thing. I was a little bummed at the last name change (shorten) but I guess I get it after reading their reasons.

Looking forward to continuing.

Agreed... After expecting capes and powers, halfway through the first episode I re-realized this was an HBO show, appreciated the quality of the sets, acting.... everything... And was able to really enjoy the rest of it as the high end show it was.

I always go into a new HBO series with very high hopes/expectations...This one is living up to them so far.

After so many good reviews here, decided to give this one a shot as well. Never bothered much with The Penguin as a DC villain, but damn this is one hell of an adaption.

The most interesting thing is how real they make it feel. Gotham as a City usually felt pretty unrealistic in most on-screen adaptions, but here it looks like it could really exist.

For the first ~10 mins I couldn't have told that it was Collin Farrell without knowing it. Then his gestures became more and more familiar. Amazing performance - equals Heath Ledger as the Joker.
Same goes for Cristin Milioti. Only seen her in comedies so far so wasn't sure at first but she really pulls off th role.

Could not agree more about the car chase. I actually watched the scene twices just to make sure the CGI was actually as bad as I thought. Felt just wrong.

Probably went all towards the make-up department for Colin Farrell's transformation .

Episode 2 keeps the show going strong.

As good as Colin Farrell is playing his role, I think Cristin Milioti matches him evenly.
It's more subtle but her expressions alone are so impactful.

I don't think we will be seeing a superhero appear in this show, which will be absolutely OK.
But I do wanna see at least some easter eggs or a reporter on the tv mentioning Batman or something.