In the same week as DC‘s Joker: Folie Deux released to critical apathy and a disappointing box office take, The Penguin episode 3 – “Bliss” – continues to remind everyone that there actually is a way to tell great stories that rewrite established lore. Even though Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb is very different to his DC Comics counterpart, his spin-off story builds out strongly from his comparatively brief appearance in The Batman, with no room for accusations of provocation. It helps, of course, that The Penguin has eight episodes to explore him more.
