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Cristin Milioti is one name fans have been hearing a lot recently after her role as Sofia Falcone inThe Penguin. It was one of her most noteworthy roles after playing the Mother, Tracy McConnell, inHow I Met Your Mother. In the emotionally charged and visually intense fourth episode of the Max series, Milioti perfectly portrayed the slow unraveling of her villain.
InCent’Anni, the focus was on Sofia Falcone’s time inside the Arkham Asylum. Rather than portraying her as mentally unstable, the show explored how Sofia faced brutal torture after being sent to the Asylum. The viewers essentially witnessed the breakdown and rebirth of a villain.
Cristin Milioti SaysThe PenguinChanged One Aspect About Associating Mental Illness WithBatmanVillains
Cristin Miliotiand showrunner Lauren LeFranc appeared at the New York Comic Con recently to promote their Max series,The Penguin. Milioti is currently receiving praise for her role as Sofia Falcone. Milioti’s Sofia in the Batman lore is the daughter of the villain Carmine Falcone, who is a powerful mob boss.
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In the comics, the character is also revealed to be the Hangman, the murderer who targeted and killed members of the Gotham City Police Department. In the fourth episode ofColin Farrell‘s series, Sofia is sent to Arkham Asylum whereshe is psychologically tormented. Milioti was able to capture the sheer brutality of Sofia’s experience which slowly changes her into the antagonist.
During her NY Comic Con appearance, Milioti opened up about the portrayal of mental illness in the series. She shared that the series showed how pain drove Sofia to do terrible things. She shared that Bruce Wayne and the villains of the Batman world were trying to make sense of the horrible things that happened to them. Milioti shared withDC blog:
You get to see how Sofia’s driven mad. And how the world can drive someone mad, and how pain can drive people to do terrible things. I think that’s why I’ve always loved Batman. I’ve always felt that the villains of the world, and Batman himself, they’re attempting to make sense of these horrible things that have happened to them. And it comes out in these larger-than-life ways.
Milioti admitted that earlier Batman films tried to explore the difference in response of both Gotham City’s hero and its villain to their horrible experiences in life. According to Milioti, it was a fine line between the good and the evil. However, she credited her showrunner LeFranc for accurately depicting“how someone can be broken”through her DC series.
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Matt Reevesis currently developing a sequel to his 2022 filmThe Batman. The earlier film cast Barry Keoghan in a cameo role of what can be assumed as The Joker. While fans continue to debate whether or not Keoghan plays a major role in the second film, Milioti’s remarks hint at a step in this direction.
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She shared that the original 1989Batmanfilm saw Jack Nicholson’s Joker go slowly mad and the Christopher Nolan film left outHeath Ledger‘s character’s past. While the narrative in these films shifts around their backstory without actually delving into them, Milioti felt thatThe Penguindove right into Sofia’s story and showed her full descent into villainy. She shared:
I guess in the [Nicholson] Joker, you see him sort of go slowly mad. The Heath Ledger Joker, his past is a mystery, which is also what’s delightful about it. So, it kind of shifts around a bit, but I love that we got the opportunity in this to show someone’s full descent. You understand the villainy.
According toRotten Tomatoes, the series has an average Tomatometer score of 94% and an average Popcornmeter score of 91%. The website consensus shared thatColin Farrell provided the needed gravitasfor a grounded crime saga from the Batman universe, while also praising Milioti’s“scene-stealing”performance.
The Penguinhas yet to release its final two episodes, which will hit Max on November 3 and November 10 respectively.
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