The Penguin episode 1 includes a fascinating Batman Easter egg that'll fill The Dark Knight fans with glee or dread

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Full spoilers follow forThe Penguin’s opening episode andThe Batman.

Episode 1, titled ‘After Hours’ reintroduces audiences to Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb, i.e.

Oz Cobb looks at the sun rising on a junkyard in The Penguin

The Penguin is already dropping some big Batman references in its first episode

Talk about a busy night, eh, Oz?

Now, fans of the Caped Crusader don’t need me to discuss the significance of thisDCComics reference.

Who are the Gotham Knights?

A screenshot of Alberto Falcone’s phone showing Gotham Knights in his calendar

Look in the bottom right corner of Alberto’s phone and you’ll see…

And why are they mentioned in The Penguin?

As for why they’re referenced inThe Penguin, I have no idea.

A DC comics issue showing the Gotham Knights line-up, which includes Batman and Batwoman

The Gotham Knights are a crime-fighting family that were first introduced in the year 2000

On the ‘yay, Gotham Knights!’

front, it would be thrilling to see Reeves' take on the supergroup.

The game adaptation, though, wasn’t as panned as The CW’sGotham KnightsTV series.

Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing and Red Hood walking along a Gotham street in Gotham Knights

2022’sGotham Knightsgame wasn’t widely praised upon release

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