The Penguin's Episode 4 Receives Highest IMDb Ratings With 1.7 Million Viewers

Colin Farrell’s The Penguin has been steadily building its narrative around a sleazy underboss navigating the Batman universe. However, Episode 4 dramatically shifted the dynamic, leaving audiences abuzz with excitement. Farrell’s outstanding performance as Oz Cobb was complemented by Cristin Milioti’s surprising twist as Sofia Falcone, which injected new energy into the series. This pivotal episode not only captivated viewers but also skyrocketed the show’s ratings, achieving the highest IMDb rating for a TV episode. According to Discussing Film, the fourth episode of The Penguin boasts an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10.

Additionally, the episode has also attracted 1.7 million cross-platform viewers in the US, marking the season’s highest for premiere-night viewership, stated Warner Bros. Discovery. This takes up from the series premiere on September 19, which scored around 1.4 million viewers upon debut. Even the viewership for Episode 4 was higher than Episode 2 (1.6 million). In just a month of its release, The Penguin’s premiere episode has climbed to 13 million US viewers.

What Happens In The Penguin’s Episode 4?

As the events unfold, Sofia Falcone ends up discovering that Oz killed her brother and that he was tricking her from the start; her character also goes through an evident change, seemingly coming up as the actual protagonist. Viewers got to know her full backstory, with Sofia finding out about her late father’s crimes and affairs, including the purported murder of her own mother.

One of the biggest revelations in the episode was that Sofia was not the ‘Hangman,’ proving that she did not kill anyone before being sent to Arkham Asylum. Amid all this, Sofia decides to take control and seeks revenge. With an intense climax building in, Sofia is shown releasing poisonous gas into the air, killing everyone at the family table except Johnny Vitti.

The reason? We’ll have to wait till the next episode.

Next are some calm yet haunting scenes where Sofia walks through the house, opening every door to confirm the deaths.

Speaking to USA Today, the actress said that she had been waiting for her whole life to be a part of the universe. “I seize up and shake my hands and watch through (my fingers). But I was definitely able to have these moments where I was like, ‘Whoa. That’s some villain. That’s cool,'” she added.