Written by Lauren LeFranc
Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
Sofia: "Oswald Cobb: man of the people."
It's been a hell of an eight weeks. On paper, this felt like yet another Batman adjacent show in the space of a decade that could've gone either way but in reality, it might be the best Batman adjacent show to date.
I really wanted this finale to stick the landing after such an impressive build up and it certainly managed to do that. There was some genuinely shocking moments and even the one moment I expected to happen all season still managed to be shocking. What the actual fuck, Oswald?
Let's talk about Victor Aguilar, shall we? Rhenzy Feliz has been incredible throughout the series with him being more than able to hold his own with the acting heavyweights here. I knew Victor wasn't making it out of the series alive. I even knew that Oswald would be the cause of his death. I don't actually like being right but even I didn't guess the nature in which Victor would die.
Victor spent most of this season constantly having Oz's back and because Oswald allowed himself to behave like an actual human being in front of Victor, the poor lad ended up dying as a result. Sofia was telling us all season that Oswald was a monster. She was absolutely spot on in that assessment.
Speaking of Sofia, I did worry that destroying Oz's relationship with his mother would've sealed her fate. He managed to turn the tables on her with Zhao and it did look like he was going to kill her. In fact, I'm really shocked that he didn't.
I do think having her framed for all of his crimes this season and having her sent back to Arkham was a suitably nastier fate than death. On the plus side, at least we know that we'll see her again and now that Selina Kyle has made contact with her, I can't wait to see these two sister cause absolute chaos.
Then there was Francis Cobb. I knew she knew that Oz killed Jack and Benny, I just knew it. I didn't expect that she initially considered getting Rex to kill Oz before changing her mind. Her stabbing of Oz before ending up in a vegetative state was also shocking.
Even when Oz claims to love someone, he can't help him. He's punishinh Francis by keeping her in her current state in his new penthouse. Also having Eve cosplay as Francis added an even creepier layer to that whole dynamic. Oz came out on top but he better watch his back because he's making even more enemies for himself.
- We might not have physically seen him but I did cheer when the Bat Signal lit up during the last scene.
- Bella Real has set up an anti crime squad and I bet we can guess who'll be heading that up, yes?
- Mackenzie Bock also returned to arrest Sofia while Julian rejoined Arkham to be close to her. He's a bit clingy, isn't he?
- Monroe's was the bar that Oswald set up his new operations. I wonder will it become the new Iceberg Lounge.
- Standout music: A nice cover of Nirvana's Where Did You Sleep Last Night while Sofia set her own home on fire.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off and also a nice lead in for The Batman Part II.
A Great Or Little Thing (Oscar Wilde reference) absolutely stuck the landing as a finale. A brilliant way to end this series as well as a fantastic set up of sorts for a certain sequel. Everyone involved should be proud of this show.
Rating: 9 out of 10
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