Diego Ramos Bechara editor SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points from the series premiere of “The Penguin,” now streaming on Max.
The climax of the premiere episode of HBO’s “The Penguin” sees Colin Farrell‘s Oz Cobb being stripped nude and tortured by Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone.
Falcone does this because she rightfully suspects Oz is responsible for the murder of Alberto Falcone, who’s her brother — and the son of notorious crime boss Carmine Falcone, who was killed by Paul Dano’s Riddler in Matt Reeves’ 2022 film, “The Batman.” The scene is squirm-inducing and chilling, made all the more grotesque by the fact that Oz is bare and exposed.
Farrell’s makeup and prosthetics team doubled down on their commitment to capturing Oz’s, ahem… physicality as accurately as possible.
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