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The Penguin Showrunner Lauren LeFranc address the theory that Dr. Julian Rush ( Theo Rossi ) is on the road to becoming the Scarecrow .
In term of fan speculation , this one had some serious merit . From his psychiatric background and shady way to that very interesting masquerade and glove he has in his will power , it makes perfect sentiency that Dr. Julian Rush ( Theo Rossi ) would be " The Batman Crime Universe ’s " version of Scarecrow . But is that really the subject , or are fans looking for something that is n’t there ? That was a question that was asked ofShowrunnerLauren LeFrancduring Sunday nighttime ’s 82nd one-year Golden Globes – with LeFranc offer a moderately classical answer . If theColin FarrellandCristin Milioti - starringThe Penguindoes rejoin for a second season ( with the hazard look better every twenty-four hour period ) , andifScarecrow does appear ( who know ? ) , it wo n’t be Dr. Rush . " Well , Ican say he ’s not the Scarecrow , " LeFrancresponded jolly definitivelyto the theory .
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At the end of " A Great of Little Thing , we see Oz and Eve ( Carmen Ejogo ) celebrating Oz ’s new status – but it ’s one that came with a painful price for a lot of folks . For Sofia , it was a destiny spoiled than last : arrested and returned to Arkham State Hospital . But when Oz head over to see his mamma with Vic ( Rhenzy Feliz ) to share the good news show – and to seek her approval – he learns that Francis ( Deirdre O’Connell ) suffered a major solidus , leaving her in a vegetative state but with her eyes opened . believe that family makes him watery after a kernel - to - centre with Vic , Oz murders his ripe - hand man , urinate the criminal offence calculate like a slaying before walk off ( with a whole ton of symbolisation in that scene where Oz tosses Vic ’s ID into the river ) .
But some very interesting thread stay . Though back in Arkham , Sofia appear to be under the care of a retrovert Dr. Rush ( Theo Rossi ) , who shares with Sofia a letter from her half - sister – Selina Kyle ( Kravitz ’s Catwoman inThe Batman ) , who ’s look to connect . Meanwhile , with his female parent being cared for in his individual residence on another story , Oz plays out some serious mommy progeny while dance with Eve ( even experience her dress like his female parent ) , talk to her and postulate her to speak to him like he wanted Francis to – that she love him and is lofty of him . But just when Oz is at his second confident , a very familiar Bat Signal get off up the sky . It looks like someone has see the attention ofRobert Pattinson ’s Batman .
" That ’s something that we cipher out early on . It matte like an elegant handoff to the movie , " LeFranc shared withDeadline Hollywood . " That was always a conversation that Matt Reeves and I had . Should Batman be in our show or not ? I cognise it became sort of a controversial thing to say that he should n’t , but it really just feel like it was detracting from our reference . Batman takes up a lot of space . So , in that compliments , it just did n’t feel appropriate for the characters in our show . If Oz has now achieved a level of power where Batman is remark him , that ’s really what we want to intend in the terminal . "
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