The Penguin fans hail season one ending as ‘the best thing DC has made’ as Colin Farrell gives six-word response to calls for a second series

The Penguin fans were left shocked and desperate for more after watching the series finale of the hit show.

Colin Farrel returned as the тιтular character, a.k.a. Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb in the HBO show, reprising his role from the 2022 film The Batman. 

The series follows the Sugar star as the feared villain and nemesis of Batman and follows his rise to power in Gotham just one week after the events of 2022’s The Batman film.

The highly-anticipated series debuted earlier this month, and fans were quick to share their high praise.

Fans gushed over the 70-minute episode on social media, with some calling it one of the ‘best series of the year’.

The Penguin fans were left shocked and desperate for more after watching the series finale of the hit show which stars Colin Farrel in the тιтular role

The Penguin fans were left shocked and desperate for more after watching the series finale of the hit show which stars Colin Farrel in the тιтular role 

The highly-anticipated series debuted earlier this month, and fans were quick to share their high praise

The highly-anticipated series debuted earlier this month, and fans were quick to share their high praise 

Colinplays The Penguin - a.k.a. Oswald 'Oz' Cobb in the HBO show- reprising his role from the 2022 film The Batman

Colinplays The Penguin – a.k.a. Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb in the HBO show- reprising his role from the 2022 film The Batman

And now, having finished the show, fans are desperate for a second series, describing the finale as one the best thing DC has ever made. 

Fans took to X and wrote: ‘#ThePenguinfinale left me emotionally wrecked. The writing was masterful, the performances heartbreaking. It’s a perfect ending, but it’s one that will linger long in the memory. #TheBatman universe has a bright future ahead.’

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While other said the show should win awards and they had nothing but compliments, commenting: ‘The Penguin S1. 10/10’ and ‘The Penguin has to sweep every award there possibly is.’

Other couldn’t believe the finale, calling it poetry: ‘Bro this ending. the red wedding was pure shock value. This …. this ending is poetry. Like cot damnnnnnnn #ThePenguin’.

Fans might not have to wait long for another instalment of the hit show after Colin revealed he would love to be involved in another series. 

He told The Hollywood Reporter: ‘If there’s a great idea [for season two], and the writing was really muscular and as strong or stronger on the page than it was the first season, of course I would do it.’

He explained that he was convinced to commit to another series after seeing the fan response. 

Fans might not have to wait long for another instalment of the hit show after Colin revealed he would love to be involved in another series

Fans might not have to wait long for another instalment of the hit show after Colin revealed he would love to be involved in another series

The Irish actor previously cast doubt on the possibility of reprising his role, admitting he had an 'outburst' on set and he feared he would not be welcome back but has since quashed those fears

The Irish actor previously cast doubt on the possibility of reprising his role, admitting he had an ‘outburst’ on set and he feared he would not be welcome back but has since quashed those fears 

‘For me, the bar for success is not very high. It’s, “Do most people like it?” — just the simplicity of that. 

‘I love being in things that are critically approved — it’s much better than the alternative — but I’ve been around long enough [to know] that it’s the audience who are really the most important critics.’

The Irish actor previously cast doubt on the possibility of reprising his role, admitting he had an ‘outburst’ on set. 

When asked in September if he would return for another season, during a new interview with Total Film, Farrell said: ‘I don’t know, man.

‘Don’t get me wrong – I loved it – but it got in on me a little bit. By the end of it, I was bitching and moaning to anyone who would listen to me that I f***ing wanted it to be finished,’ he admitted.

‘I tried to remind them that I had “grumpy graтιтude.” I was still grateful, and still honored,’ Colin insisted.

He added that he, ‘grew up’ seeing Burgess Meredith portray The Penguin in the original Batman TV series, adding Danny DeVito from Tim Burton’s 1992 film Batman Returns, ‘was my Penguin.’

And now, having finished the show, fans can't wait for series two, praising the show as one the best thing DC has ever made

And now, having finished the show, fans can’t wait for series two, praising the show as one the best thing DC has ever made

‘So being a part of the lineage of that storytelling, I really did feel privileged. But by the end of it…’ he said with a pause, with the interview claiming he, ‘practically turns purple at the memory.’

‘It’s not like I didn’t know who I was and I was going out and burning cars and s**t, but… if you take what (The Batman director) Matt Reeves created and then what (The Penguin showrunner) Lauren (LeFranc) did and what (prosthetics and make-up designer) Mike (Marino) did and put them all together, it was a really powerful experience,’ Farrell said.

While the prosthetic suit was clearly a cumbersome issue, an equally important one for him was being willing to get back into this villainous character’s headspace again, which he may not be ready to do right away.

But fans of the show will still have to wait a little while until they see the In Bruges star in his Penguin suit once again as he was recently confirmed to return for Reeves' The Batman 2

But fans of the show will still have to wait a little while until they see the In Bruges star in his Penguin suit once again as he was recently confirmed to return for Reeves’ The Batman 2 

‘Lauren said, “Look, if I could find a way that makes sense, would you talk about it?” And I said, “Absolutely.” And maybe in a year I would,’ Farrell admitted.

‘But when I finished I was like, “I never want to put that f***ing suit and that f***ing head on again,”‘ Farrell admitted.

But fans of the show will still have to wait a little while until they see the In Bruges star in his Penguin suit once again as he was recently confirmed to return for Reeves’ The Batman 2.

Despite committing to the film, the star revealed he had yet to even read a script and originally hadn’t expected to be asked back but was excited and nervous to see what filmmaker Matt Reeves has planned for his character.

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