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Directed by Creator/JohnBehring
Written by Creator/JordanHaper & Creator/MeganMostynBrown
Written by Creator/JordanHaper & Creator/MeganMostynBrown
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* BadassBoast: Subverted. Penguin utters an angry threat as he is strapped in for a treatment session, but is utterly unable to follow through on it.
-->'''Penguin:''' Nobody yet has failed to regret vexing the Penguin. And you are ''vexing'' me!
-->'''Penguin:''' Nobody yet has failed to regret vexing the Penguin. And you are ''vexing'' me!
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* GunSafety: When Jeri asks why Bruce isn't threatening her with his revolver, he states he was instructed never to point a weapon at someone he doesn't intend to shoot.
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* NotWorthKilling: Bruce finally comes to this realisation when he meets Matches Malone.
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** She at one point even forces Bruce to point the gun in his hands directly at her forehead, just like the Ledger Joker did during his conversation with Harvey Dent in the hospital.
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* NonIndicativeName: "Ball of Mud and Meanness"? Surely that means Clayface will be introduced in this episode, right? Nope.
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** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during the fight between 2 members. It isn't shown whether that was their names, or just the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").
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** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during Two members of the Mutants fight between 2 members. It isn't shown whether that was their names, or just each other, with one member blindfolded and trying to find his opponent with a game of Marco Polo, only they use the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").name "Solomon Grundy" instead.
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* IllPretendIDidntHearThat: Bullock complains that Alfred is flatly admitting on planning to commit murder in front of ''police detectives''.
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* IllPretendIDidntHearThat: Bullock complains that Alfred is flatly admitting on planning to commit murder in front of ''police detectives''.
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** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during the fight between 2 members. It isn't shown if that was their names, or just the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").
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** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during the fight between 2 members. It isn't shown if whether that was their names, or just the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").
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* TheParanoiac: Nygma convinces himself that Gordon suspects him of Miss Kringle's murder and that Gordon's denial of having done anything to look further into her disappearance is a trap to catch him, even though Gordon was telling the truth; he'd spent the time chasing after Bruce and other than idle curiosity hadn't yet had any real reason to look into the story of her running off with her boyfriend.
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* TheParanoiac: Nygma convinces himself that Gordon suspects him of Miss Kringle's murder and that Gordon's denial of having done anything to look further into her disappearance is a trap to catch him, even though Gordon was telling the truth; he'd spent the time chasing after Bruce and and, other than idle curiosity curiosity, hadn't yet had any real reason to look into the story of her running off with her boyfriend.
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** "The Mutants" was the name of an apocalyptic gang in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. Alfred's fight with their leader, in fact, mirrors one that an aged Batman had in the comic.
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** She asked "[[Film/TheDarkKnight what time is it?]]"
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** She asked "[[Film/TheDarkKnight what time is it?]]"it?]]" Overall her twitchy manner and scarred clown makeup make her something of a DistaffCounterpart to the Ledger Joker.
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* SuicideByCop: It becomes pretty clear after a while that Matches wants Bruce to kill him.
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* TheUnreveal: We never learn who hired Malone.
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* TheUnreveal: We never learn who hired Malone.Malone to kill Bruce's parents.
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** She asked "[[Film/TheDarkKnight what time is it?]]"
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* TheUnreveal: We never learn who hired Malone.
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* CallForward: Nygma starts to use a green question-mark as his trademark.
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** Nygma uses what will become his signature emblem, the green question mark.
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* BadassBoast: Subverted. Penguin utters an angry threat as he is strapped in for a treatment session, but is utterly unable to follow through on it.
-->'''Penguin:''' Nobody yet has failed to regret vexing the Penguin. And you are ''vexing'' me!
-->'''Penguin:''' Nobody yet has failed to regret vexing the Penguin. And you are ''vexing'' me!
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** Nygma uses what will become his signature emblem, the green question mark.
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* MythologyGag: Strange uses the fear serum in his treatment of Penguin. In the comics, [[OlderThanTheyThink he actually used the fear toxin before Scarecrow ever did]].
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** Strange uses the fear serum in his treatment of Penguin. In the comics, [[OlderThanTheyThink he actually used the fear toxin before Scarecrow everdid]].did]].
** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during the fight between 2 members. It isn't shown if that was their names, or just the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").
** Jeri resembles Harley Quinn, particularly the ''Arkham'' video games version of Quinn.
** Strange uses the fear serum in his treatment of Penguin. In the comics, [[OlderThanTheyThink he actually used the fear toxin before Scarecrow ever
** Cupcake's gang, "the Mutants", yell "''Solomon!''" and "''Grundy!''" during the fight between 2 members. It isn't shown if that was their names, or just the gang's own fight cheer (like "''Marco! Polo!''").
** Jeri resembles Harley Quinn, particularly the ''Arkham'' video games version of Quinn.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Malone won't kill babies. He'll kill women and children, but he'll charge a lot more for that.
** Goes even further as he reveals that he has become suicidally depressed over all the evil he's done and his lack of punishment for it.
** Goes even further as he reveals that he has become suicidally depressed over all the evil he's done and his lack of punishment for it.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Malone won't kill babies. He'll kill women and children, but he'll charge a lot more forthat.
**that. Goes even further as he reveals that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he has become suicidally depressed over all the evil he's done done]] and [[KarmaHoudini his lack of punishment for it.it]].
** Malone won't kill babies. He'll kill women and children, but he'll charge a lot more for
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* MythologyGag: Strange uses the fear serum in his treatment of Penguin. In the comics, [[OlderThanTheyThink he actually used the fear toxin before Scarecrow ever did]].
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* CallBack: The first view Bruce has of Malone is his shoes, the sight of which was very important in the pilot episode.
** Professor Strange's fear serum is apparently part of the "treatment" that Strange is subjecting Penguin to.
** Professor Strange's fear serum is apparently part of the "treatment" that Strange is subjecting Penguin to.
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* CallBack: CallBack:
** The first view Bruce has of Malone is his shoes, the sight of which was very important in the pilot episode.
**Professor Strange's Dr. Gerald Crane's fear serum is apparently part of the "treatment" that Strange is subjecting Penguin to.
** The first view Bruce has of Malone is his shoes, the sight of which was very important in the pilot episode.
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** Professor Strange's fear serum is apparently part of the "treatment" that Strange is subjecting Penguin to.
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** Miss Peabody has no problem psychologically torturing people or with the experiments Strange is running in the basement, but even she questions the wisdom of putting the Penguin back on the streets without even informing the police.
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* TheParanoiac: Nygma convinces himself that Gordon suspects him of Miss Kringle's murder and that Gordon's denial of having done anything to look further into her disappearance is a trap to catch him, even though Gordon was telling the truth; he'd spent the time chasing after Bruce and other than idle curiosity hadn't yet had any real reason to look into the story of her running off with her boyfriend.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Malone won't kill babies. He'll kill women and children, but he'll charge a lot more for that.
** Goes even further as he reveals that he has become suicidally depressed over all the evil he's done and his lack of punishment for it.
** Goes even further as he reveals that he has become suicidally depressed over all the evil he's done and his lack of punishment for it.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Malone has killed so many people that he doesn't even remember the Waynes until Bruce prompts him with a few details of the event.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Strange tests the effect of his treatment by putting Penguin in a room with a knife and a bound inmate who had beaten him up earlier. Penguin uses the knife to free the other inmate from his bonds.
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* WouldHurtAGirl / WouldHurtAChild: Malone, but only if he gets paid extra.
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* WouldHurtAGirl WouldHitAGirl / WouldHurtAChild: Malone, but only if he gets paid extra.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Bruce leaves to live with Selina on the streets as he's realized that if he wants to have justice in Gotham, he has to know all of Gotham, not just the parts of it his privileged background gives him access to.
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* WouldHurtAGirl / WouldHurtAChild: Malone, but only if he gets paid extra.
* WouldHurtAGirl / WouldHurtAChild: Malone, but only if he gets paid extra.
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* CallBack: The first view Bruce has of Malone is his shoes, the sight of which was very important in the pilot episode.
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* IGaveMyWord[=/=]MyWayOrTheHighway: Cupcake insists that Alfred fight him before he'll give up the information on Malone. When Alfred wins the fight, he keeps his end of the bargain.
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* GunSafety: When Jeri asks why Bruce isn't threatening her with his revolver, he states he was instructed never to point a weapon at someone he doesn't intend to shoot.
* IGaveMyWord[=/=]MyWayOrTheHighway: Cupcake insists that Alfred fight him before he'll give up the information on Malone. When Alfred wins the fight, he keeps his end of thebargain.bargain.
* IllPretendIDidntHearThat: Bullock complains that Alfred is flatly admitting on planning to commit murder in front of ''police detectives''.
* WalkingTheEarth: Bruce leaves to live with Selina on the streets as he's realized that if he wants to have justice in Gotham, he has to know all of Gotham, not just the parts of it his privileged background gives him access to.
* IGaveMyWord[=/=]MyWayOrTheHighway: Cupcake insists that Alfred fight him before he'll give up the information on Malone. When Alfred wins the fight, he keeps his end of the
* IllPretendIDidntHearThat: Bullock complains that Alfred is flatly admitting on planning to commit murder in front of ''police detectives''.
* WalkingTheEarth: Bruce leaves to live with Selina on the streets as he's realized that if he wants to have justice in Gotham, he has to know all of Gotham, not just the parts of it his privileged background gives him access to.
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* AteHisGun: How Malone kills himself after talking to Bruce.
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* DeathSeeker: When Bruce finally has Malone at gunpoint, he realizes that Malone ''wants'' to die, which dissuades him from going through with it.
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* DeathSeeker: When Bruce finally has Malone at gunpoint, he realizes that Malone ''wants'' to die, which dissuades him from going through with it.it.
* IGaveMyWord[=/=]MyWayOrTheHighway: Cupcake insists that Alfred fight him before he'll give up the information on Malone. When Alfred wins the fight, he keeps his end of the bargain.
* IGaveMyWord[=/=]MyWayOrTheHighway: Cupcake insists that Alfred fight him before he'll give up the information on Malone. When Alfred wins the fight, he keeps his end of the bargain.
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Hugo Strange continues to subject the Penguin to his [[PsychoPsychologist "therapy"]]. Meanwhile, Alfred and Bruce follow their lead to Matches Malone.
!!Tropes in this episode:
* DeathSeeker: When Bruce finally has Malone at gunpoint, he realizes that Malone ''wants'' to die, which dissuades him from going through with it.
!!Tropes in this episode:
* DeathSeeker: When Bruce finally has Malone at gunpoint, he realizes that Malone ''wants'' to die, which dissuades him from going through with it.
