girlfailure but in a non-binary way

HE IS SO NERVOUS,,,, HE IS SHAKING.

How can a woman be so beautiful??

I want her...i NEED her

I would do crazy things for her...

The way you can empathize with Oz throughout the first part of the series, how they gradually reveal his sociopathy, how this gradually builds with what happens to his brothers—but still leaves a hint of doubt, a reflex to justify him, something that’s completely shattered when you see that his narcissism is capable of letting his mother be harmed just to avoid facing his own mess, and then they fully solidify him as an irredeemable villain with what he does to Vic—it’s brilliant. The Penguin doesn’t try to make you understand Oz or justify him; it doesn’t humanize the character. Instead, it begins with him already humanized, slowly peeling back the layers, the very same layers of deception, lies, and false appearances he uses to manipulate everyone around him. Underneath, there’s nothing but absolute darkness, and by the time he’s at his lowest point, you’re just wishing Batman would actually show up and take him down, punish him ruthlessly. You end up thinking it can’t end like this—he deserves punishment. Not because you believe good should triumph over evil but because you’ve been made to empathize with and care for a character throughout the series, and Oz has destroyed that character in the most cruel and vile way possible.

The script makes you see Vic as a reflection of the city itself: the impoverished side, the vulnerable, the one fighting to survive, the wronged, the hopeful, the one who makes poor choices not from a bad heart but from the need to get by—and you see how Oz takes advantage of that need, giving Vic hope for a future only to betray him and destroy it all. And that’s when you feel, when you shout: this guy has to be stopped. Oz isn’t just a thug, a mob boss, or the ruthless but entertaining scoundrel anymore; he’s a true supervillain. And supervillains have to go down.

It’s absolutely masterful. I tip my hat to it; I’m still in shock, but I hope I’m making sense—what an incredible script, performances, characters, everything. They’re not deconstructing the villain; they’re deconstructing the deconstruction of the villain. It’s pure screenwriting poetry.

Rialto - Laura Veirs

Sofia Gigante, you deserve so much better

they probably cant love me back in a human or even mammalian sense, but my goldfish with their smooth pea-sized brain have learned to trust that i will make them better when they are sick. i feel like crying about this often

Maybe Princess the tarantula never had anything resembling what we as humans know as emotions, but she still came out of her burrow and up to the glass when we’d talk to her and used to stare at the drawing I’d tape to her terrarium. Maybe she couldn’t even comprehend what we were, but she knew we were there to take care of her. And even if she never showed that sort of curiosity or trust we’d still love her.

Idk if Munchie the praying mantis felt love for me, but I do know he trusted me enough to climb onto my hand when offered and was comfortable with allowing me to carry him places despite me being absolutely massive in comparison to him. So that's close enough in my book.

Also I just gotta say, Cristin Milioti (Sofia) was hands down the star of the show. If this was called “The Hangman” instead of “The Penguin” I wouldn’t bat an eye. Collin and Rhenzy did great to, but it’s no contest tbh.

Every time she was on screen I was so captivated; between chilling, angry, soft it didn’t matter. Sofia was so unapologetically Weird(affectionate) and I loved every second of it. She slayed in every outfit, even when she was alone (gotta dress to impress #1) and I really hope she at leeaast cameos in Batman2

Mommy's boy

I have been rotating in my mind some headcanon's of the Orb and its influence on Gale's body, because I feel like its design could be improved + I really like his early concept where his hand was bandaged

Gaza today on the Land Day

sofia falcone gigante outside the iceberg lounge: *lighting a cigarette* "i killed the rest of my family and have been instutionalised twice"

me, so drunk i cant stand straight: "can yuo put that out on me"

My friends and I would've killed hiruzen with hammers i can tell you that much

some (kinda risque) computer-loving pins from the 80s

in the club wondering if people can tell i’m traumatized by the way i carry my body

Cristin Milioti as Sofia Gigante THE PENGUIN (2024) S01E08 | "A Great or Little Thing"

*girl on the brink of self destruction* i miss academia