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Last week's episode saw Penguin and Ivy launch a mission to assemble an “army of freaks” to take on Riddler, Barbara and the rest of the reigning criminal underworld. Now, 'The Primal Riddle' sees both Penguin and Riddler ready themselves for the battle ahead, as the latter closes in on the Court of Owls.
Oswald Cobblepot learned the truth behind his beloved father's demise and reverted to his Penguin-ish ways; after being released from Arkham, Barbara Kean immediately visited an old psychotic break-inducing friend; and Ed went full Riddler despite having the upper hand against Gordon during his hunt for the man who framed him." [12]
Smith is now essentially playing 'Riddler' going forward. Let’s just hope Riddler is ready for Penguin's revenge, as improbable as his survival is anyway." [22] Kayti Burt of Den of Geek wrote, "Gotham is back! The midseason premiere is a strong start for the second half of season three, showing the further evolution of Ed into the Riddler.
This means that "The Penguin" takes place in the immediate aftermath of "The Batman," and it'll explore how the events of the film drastically changed Gotham and its inhabitants. "The Penguin ...
Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "good" 7.6 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "'Beware the Green-Eyed Monster' was a decent fall send-off for Gotham, focusing heavily on Jim and Lee's tortured love story. Last week, it seemed like Mario's blood rage might be the thing to bring these two back together.
As originally conceived, Gotham would have served as a straightforward story of Gordon's early days on the Gotham City Police Department. The idea eventually evolved to not only include Wayne's "transformation" into Batman but also to explore the origin stories of several of his villains such as Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman.
In Tony Daniel's "Life After Death", Riddler appears early in the story at a gala party attended by Arkham, Dick Grayson, Huntress, and Oracle, hired by Penguin to find the Black Mask. As he chases Catgirl away from her robbery of the venue, the Riddler is rocked by a bomb detonation, the trauma re-awakening his psychosis.
As originally conceived, the series would have served as a straightforward story of Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department. During the course of the series, 100 episodes of Gotham aired over five seasons, between September 22, 2014, and April 25, 2019.