The Penguin Episode 3 Recap & Ending Explained

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Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Penguin episode 3The Penguin episode 3 ends on a major cliffhanger while also setting up Oz Cobb"s next big challenge as he seeks to take control of Gotham"s underworld. Set one week after the events of The Batman, the new Max series starring Colin Farrell as The Penguin has seen Oz consistently having to be on his toes as he navigates new foes and threats from all sides. Now, his latest alliance in The Penguin episode 3 may have already ended despite having just begun.
In episodes of The Penguin released thus far, Oz Cobb has predominately been dealing with and two-timing both the Maroni and Falcones, playing each side against the other in a bid to claim greater power for himself. To that end, he"s just recently joined forces with Sofia Falcone in particular, an outsider to her own family due to her complicated past in Arkham. Keeping that in mind, here"s our recap of The Penguin episode 3 and its surprising ending explained.
The Penguin Episode 1 Spoilers & Key Story Takeaways

A key flashback reveals the fate of Victor"s family during Riddler"s flood.
Sofia brings Penguin into her new drug operation, Bliss.
Victor considers leaving Gotham (and Oz).
Johnny Viti gives Sofia two days to leave Gotham, threatening to kill her if she doesn"t.
Penguin sets up a distribution deal with Gotham"s Triads.
Penguin and Sofia blackmail Viti to get a meeting with the Triad"s dailo, Feng Zhao.
Penguin and Sofia do a trial run for Bliss with the Triads.
Sofia confirms bliss was used on patients at Arkham.
Victor leaves (and angers) Penguin, planning to leave Gotham behind.
Penguin admits all his power with the Falcones came from ratting out Sofia.
The Maronis confront Penguin and Sofia, Victor returns and saves Oz.

Penguin Admits He Doesn't Regret What He Did To Sofia Falcone The Source of What Little Power He Had With The Falcones Close Despite their alliance against the Falcones by kickstarting a new drug operation together, Sofia is still having a hard time trusting the man who was her former driver, especially considering Oz was the one who sold Sofia out as "The Hangman" to her father and got her institutionalized in Arkham State Hospital. In Penguin episode 3, Oz admits that he had no idea Carmine was going to put his own daughter in Arkham. However, The Penguin also confirms he doesn"t regret his actions either, and that he"d do it again considering all that it got him.

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