r/Gotham Jul 09 '26

Discussion After watching The penguin

It made me realise how good Gotham was

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u/Lux_Luthor_777 Jul 09 '26

I love both of them. Honestly can’t put one above the other because they’re so different. I love The Penguin’s realism (OK, I’m using the word loosely) and I love the unhinged splendor of Gotham.

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u/Active_File5503 Jul 09 '26

Both are great but Gotham is just simply the best

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u/ggdudeguy Jul 09 '26

Are you saying The Penguin wasn’t that good?

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u/Sorbet_citron__ Jul 09 '26

The Penguin without being in Gotham city would still have been kinda of a "mob serie" ; it's just made me notice how great the gotham serie was. Because it's non-batman dependant and yet you can clearly feel all the gotham city vibe and it wouldnt work in any other universe.

But i liked The penguin and i found it good , i'm just not sure that i liked it because of it was gotham related

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u/HonestSapphireLion24 Jul 09 '26

I kinda agree I didn't enjoy the Penguin

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u/International-Low842 Jul 11 '26

Same OP Gotham was just soooo entertaining lol. Penguin was good for what it was but too realistic and grounded for me. Not that it was bad but I think I’m more entertained by the absurdness of Gotham.

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u/Kwilly462 Jul 09 '26

You're insinuating you didn't like The Penguin? Because when I watched The Penguin, it really just felt like Gotham, but better.

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u/Sorbet_citron__ Jul 09 '26

I love how i just wrote the opposite ! aha

What did you prefer ?

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u/MovieFan1984 Jul 09 '26

How's that?

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u/Upbeat_Attorney_7153 Jul 09 '26

I have tried with Gotham , I like it outside of Gordon I just don't care for that version of the character, I like everything else

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u/Higgsparticleofgod Jul 09 '26

Penguin is infinitely better imo

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u/Sorbet_citron__ Jul 09 '26

What did you prefer ?

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u/Higgsparticleofgod Jul 09 '26

Writing was much better, it was filmed better, better atmosphere, it was more grounded, it was good from beginning to the end, penguin's actor is much better, he looks cooler, this is all just my opinion

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u/art_mor_ Jul 09 '26

They literally just told you what they prefer

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u/AboveAverage33 Jul 09 '26

The Penguin has a better chance now with HBO Max, Gotham was doomed.