Penguin makes a new friend.
Last week, we were officially introduced to the Riddler, a.k.a.
the new Ed Nygma, endless font of wacky wordplay.
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Heres how this weeks installment ofGotham the directorial debut of series star Ben McKenzie went down.
Frank begrudgingly gives the final yes vote, and in theory it makes sense.
Frank informs him of the Courts plans to decimate the city with the unnamed weapon.
And the rest of Gotham, for that matter.
Barbara plays her usual games about the request but ultimately comes through with a torture team.
For a split second, it seems like he might.
Gabe is happy to sell his old boss, alive and well, to the highest bidder.
See, Penguins still not convinced that his former follower has completely flipped the script on him.
I only followed you out of fear.
We all did, he says.
But fear is not respect, hes quick to clarify.
No one ever respected you.
We always saw you for what you really are, a tiny freak who used to hold an umbrella.
Everything is a maze, Bruce.
The only difference is whether we realize our place within it, the man tells him.
Its time to pick a direction.
The mind can do far more than recall memories.
Gotham needs something I believe only you might provide, he says.
A protector, Bruce.
If you were to become a symbol, a symbol against fear, then Gotham can be reborn.
Unless, of course, hes the weapon theyve been waiting on all this time…
