HBO has created many ofthe greatest dramas of all time, and they’re not done.
In this case, it’s Sofia Falcone.
Things aren’t looking good for Oswald, who claims that the Maronis are responsible.
As it’s staged as revenge by the competing mafia family, Sofia lets Mr. Cobb go.
Vic proves himself as an accomplice, and the theme of Oz barely escaping death is clearly established.
Well, guess again.
It’s interesting that Viti disagrees with her about changing the family name before he meets his maker.
It’s a nice touch, showing how she’s truly grown into the role of crime boss.
Unfortunately for him, Sofia has kidnapped his mother and wants to make a deal with him.
When a vehicle arrives, the driver runs away, and he gets a call from Sofia.
For a guy with a bum foot, he runs away fast.
Sofia is playing hardball, and essentially wipes out Oswald’s sewer crew just like that.
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Another thing that’s particularly interesting is that the guy doesn’t even warn the rest of his people.
It’s a great twist that helps set up Oswald’s desperate position in the finale.
The episode has been building to this the entire time.
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He definitely proves himself here, marking a significant point in his character arc.
Oz is caught stealing from the Falcones, and caught by none other than Alberto himself.
The two of them talk, and Oz tries to convince the man that they can work together.
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Alberto laughs at him, calls his dream pathetic, and gets shot in the head for it.
This sets up several significant things about The Penguin’s character.
Suddenly, Sofia becomes a tragic character, rather than an outright antagonist to Oswald.
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Suddenly we want vengeance for Sofia more than anything else.
The discovery of her innocence helps make this possiblythe best episode of the series.
At the end of the episode, Sofia tells off her family at a fancy dinner in their mansion.
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It’s clear that she can’t trust anyone anymore.
Tired of getting treated like a criminal, she decides to kill her family members first.
Sure enough, Oz strangles him to death right there.
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We also think about how he has betrayed every single person who decided to trust him throughout the season.
Well, that changes in episode 7’s “Top Hat.”
It turns out he has an Oedipal complex.
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The fact that his mother had always known that he killed his brothers and pretended that she didn’t.
As if we weren’t stunned enough, we learn that she almost had her surviving son killed.
But then she decided against it, and tried to move on as such.
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Suddenly, she becomes an incredibly tragic figure torn between maternal obligation and suppressed rage.
More than any other twist, this makesThe Penguinone ofthe best TV spinoffs ever made.
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