Written by Breannah Gibson And Shaye Ogbonna
Directed by Helen Shaver
Sofia (to Sal): "Ten years ago, some measly driver spun a bullshit story about me. He betrayed me, the daughter of the Falcone Don and he got rewarded for it. And now here we are, both of us suffering at the hands of the same man."
If there was a man who could bond two warring families together, that man would be Oz Cobb/Oswald Cobblepot. I mean, he really fucked up here because even I think he's going to be out of his depth with this pairing.
In the comics, we know that Sofia Gigante (more on that in a bit) and Salvatore Maroni were romantically involved and I'm hoping the show can continue to sidestep that aspect. Anyways here, their mutual hatred for Oz turned out to be the thing that would band them together.
Already Oz murdered Alberto and gaslit Sofia into believing the Maronis did the deed until Nadia clued her in. This week, Oswald kidnapped Sal's son, Taj (Aria Shahghasemi) in order to regain control of the Bliss operation. Then he decided to burn both Taj and Nadia, which he succeeded with. Getting Mikey to kill Sal on the other hand was a failure.
Now with Sal out of prison and willing to work with Sofia to take down Oz, the latter found everything else going wrong for him. Eve rejected him and no amount of vase smashing changed her mind while Francis pretty much told Oz he was a failure when he needed her the most.
The only reprieve Oz managed to get was finding the abandoned underground trolley station. It was the perfect place to start up his Bliss operation and Victor himself also seemed pleased for Oz after being mostly relegated to babysitting Francis for most of the episode.
As for Sofia, even without getting Sal on board she was making a lot of moves in establishing herself as a threat to Oz. She kept Johnny Viti long enough to be useful and dispatched of him when he served his purpose. I can't say I'm going to miss the guy and had Sofia spared him, he would've been a future problem for her.
Another thing I loved about the Sofia story this week was her rejection of the Falcone heritage while also reclaiming her Gigante legacy. Yes, the speech she gave was a bit heavy handed but it had the desired effect and got a lot of people willing to fight for her. Having a lot of Falcone cash was another added incentive.
- This week, it was Chief Mackenzie Bock's (Con O'Neill) turn to appear, with him being suspicious of Sofia murdering her family. Where was Gia during this episode?
- Julian Rush really is like a puppy dog for Sofia. He knew what she did to her family and still willingly joined up with her.
- That abandoned trolley station Oz and Victor station. It's funny that Bruce and Alfred have commandeered one and Oz/Victor this one.
- Oswald told Victor about the Rex Calbrese story as well as talking about his dead brothers.
- Standout music: St Vincent's Reckless.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off.
Homecoming wasn't fucking around. The Sofia story upped it's game as did Oz's and depths he'll sink to in order to come out on top certainly knows no bounds. Isn't it great that this show has truly embraced Oz as a villain, even with the occasional glimpses of his humanity on display?
Rating: 9 out of 10
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