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The Penguin breaks its rhythm in episode 4 with an outing thats almost entirely a flashback.
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Thankfully, Victor Aguilar arrives in time, knocking Nadia down and allowing both of them to escape.
We then get a flashback to Sofias story in the lead up to her Arkham incarceration.
All of the women worked at the Iceberg Lounge, which her father owns.
However, the tone quickly escalates when she mentions that she never remembers her mother being sick.
Sofia is clearly doubting her memories of this time.
Oz drives her home, but theyre stopped on the way by the cops.
Sofia is being taken to Arkham for the crimes of the Hangman.
She cant do it, but the inmate instead takes the fork and kills herself.
But Sofia is now paranoid, thinking that shes been spying on her.
She kills Magpie, slamming her head against the canteen table.
We then cut to the present day when Sofia is recovering on Rushs couch, revealing the Oz betrayal.
She then asks him about their time in Arkham.
“What did it feel like to watch a person unravel?”
Sofia questions him, revealing she was in Arkham for 10 years.
Men are always lying to her, she says.
Carmine Falcone:Carmine Falcone returns from the dead for a series of flashbacks in The Penguin episode 4.
However, he looks a bit different this time around.
Hes played by Mark Strong instead of John Turturro in the show because the original actor had scheduling conflicts.
Dr Ventris:Sofias psychiatrist Dr Ventris has some potential comic book links.
Magpie:Another character who Sofia encounters in Arkham is Magpie, a DC supervillain who targeted jewels.
However, after she meets an untimely end here, it seems her criminal days are over.
The Penguin airs weekly on Sky and NOW in the UK.
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