Written by Erika L. Johnson
Directed by Craig Zobel
Oswald: "What's the difference between the mafia and the government? One of em is organized."
It was a long ten days between episodes of this spin off series and while I had plenty to occupy myself with, I was wondering if this second episode would successfully build on the momentum of the first one. Fortunately it did.
The rivalry between Oswald and Sofia continued to build up beautifully here. Sofia might be convinced that the Maronis killed Alberto (looks like we've been spared a certain comic hook up), she's still savvy enough not to trust Oswald as far as she could throw him. Unfortunately for Sofia, Oswald wasn't her only problem throughout this episode.
Her reputation as the Hangman naturally had the citizens of Gotham disgusted with her parole and even at Alberto's funeral, there was people protesting against the decadence of her family. Even people within her family are starting to pose a problem for Sofia.
Throughout the episode, both Johnny Vitti and her uncle, Luca Falcone (Scott Cohen) went out of their way to undermine and freeze her out of family business. Also thanks to Oswald, she was convinced that Castillo (Berto Colon) was a traitor. By the end of the episode, Oswald had Sofia exactly where he wanted her.
Yes, both Sofia and Oswald entered into a partnership in order to seize control of the Falcone operations, notably the Drops business that Sofia and Alberto were going together. Yet again, Oswald just about managed to get exactly what he wanted, even when the odds were stacked against him.
Oswald certainly liked playing with fire this week. Getting into bed with the Maronis meant also having to deal with Sal's wife, Nadia (Shohreh Aghdashloo) and she wasnt easily swayed by Oswald. That didn't stop Oswald from also causing problems for the Maroni clan too.
As for Victor, I get that he wants to make something for himself but that kid really does have a casualty sign hanging over his head. I'm convinced he's not making it out of the season alive and even Oswald lost his patience with Victor's bumbling this week. Oswald told Victor to toughen up but I don't think Victor will.
- The show made a point of telling us that Sofia murdered seven women as the Hangman. Eve and Francis are future targets because of Oswald.
- Theo Rossi popped up as Sofia's Arkham therapist, Julian Rush. He tried to get Sofia to unlock past trauma, which she didn't want to do.
- Sofia even threatened her cousin Carla and the latter's daughter, Gia when Carla dropped her friendly facade.
- Francis has dementia, which is getting worse. Oswald played music to help soothe her.
-Standout music: A version of Happy Together played at the end of the episode.
- Chronology: It's November 2022 and winter is starting to hit Gotham.
Inside Man absolutely maintained the high quality of the first episode. The constant back and forth between Oswald and Sofia, the continued ramifications of Gotham being flooded, the absence of a certain vigilante. It's all adding to a gripping series.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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