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The Penguin: Episode 4 Review – “Cent’anni”

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The following review contains spoilers for the fourth episode of The Penguin, “Cent’anni.”

As gritty and grounded as 2022’s The Batman was, “grounded” is a relative term. Yes, there aren’t any super-powered people (and there won’t be, according to writer/director Matt Reeves) and Robert Patinson’s Batmobile is just a souped-up muscle car without rocket engines or James Bond-like gadgets, but that world is still full of wacky, heightened characters that don’t quite feel like real people.In The Penguin, though, the most fantastical element – Bruce Wayne himself – has been removed from the equation, allowing for a story that’s even more realistic… up until this week’s episode, “Cent’anni.” A flashback trip to Arkham finally lets loose the comic-book craziness in an episode that brings the series to an abrupt halt for a focussed, chilling look at Sofia Falcone’s last 10 years, but it’s one that takes both feet off the ground and leans into the inherent weirdness of a world where Batman exists.

Her stay in Arkham State Hospital (Asylum would be too outlandish) is a tragic tale of betrayal by the ones she trusted most. The episode drives home just how cruel the Falcone family was to her, which sets up a satisfying final sequence really well. But it also drives home just how cartoonishly exaggerated some of the characters in this show can be. Not only in Sofia, who we obviously see a lot more of in “Cent’anni,” but characters like Doctor Ventress (in name alone, even), Dr. Rush, and Magpie, as well as the unnamed prisoner who takes her own life. It’s truly a nightmare, what happens in Arkham, and it’ll definitely give you cause to rethink whether Batman’s doing the right thing by sending addled criminal minds there. Some might say that this is where the series jumps the shark, moving away from the pure mob movie vibe it’s had so far, but I don’t think that’s what The Penguin was ever really going for. It may be more grounded than other recent adaptations, but just like the movie it’s spun off from, it’s found its own balance of the two.

My complaint is more that “Cent’anni” doesn’t always feel like it’s placed properly in the overall story the series is telling. It has to be super tough to pace out a show, especially in today’s age of eight to 10-episode seasons and limited series (both of which The Penguin is an example of). Any amount of introductions to new characters you have to do, and any flashbacks that feel necessary, have to be positioned strategically so as to not mess with the balance of the series.

Some might say that this is where the series jumps the shark.

Last week, Victor got his time to shine in an episode that deftly wove in and out of flashbacks to show us his past while relating his life before The Riddler’s attack to what’s happening in his present. “Cent’anni,” by contrast, goes for a more Inception-like structure, where an unconscious Sofia goes on a magical mystery tour through her past – but then, within that flashback, we get another time jump to the day her mother died. On the surface it sounds like a lot to manage, and it kind of is, but every step backwards in time feels necessary to tell Sofia’s full story and is smoothly executed, as is getting back to the present.

As clean as it’s able to make those transitions, it’s still jarring to have two flashback episodes in a row at a time when the third episode left so much going on in the present-day, where Victor and Oz sped off and left Sophia to die. Where that was able to move Oz’s power grab forward while laying down groundwork for Victor’s character arc, this time the sole focus on Sofia makes it work as a standalone piece but it fails to do the same service to what’s happening in the now, save for the climactic sequence at the end.

I do like that as the pieces come together in The Penguin, previous conversations start to make more sense. In the moment of the second episode where Oz tells Sofia that he owes her, we’re completely unaware of what he might be referencing. Now, knowing how everything went down 10 years ago, those conversations are recontextualized in a really satisfying way. It’s an attention to detail in the writing that fleshes out the characters and makes the passage of time feel real, which is often a sticking point for me in movies and shows that span decades. If there’s a big time skip but the characters are seemingly unchanged and it feels like nothing happened in the years between, then why even have a jump? But The Penguin has rooted itself in this one specific time jump, and that helps keep things stable, especially as we get to see some of what happened during those years (or at least the start of it) in “Cent’anni.”

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Nota da Andifes sobre os cortes no orçamento aprovado pelo Congresso Nacional para as Universidades Federais — Universidade Federal do Acre

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Ufac entrega equipamentos ao Centro de Referência Paralímpico — Universidade Federal do Acre

A Ufac, a Associação Paradesportiva Acreana (APA) e a Secretaria Extraordinária de Esporte e Lazer realizaram, nessa quarta-feira, 17, a entrega dos equipamentos de halterofilismo e musculação no Centro de Referência Paralímpico, localizado no bloco de Educação Física, campus-sede. A iniciativa fortalece as ações voltadas ao esporte paraolímpico e amplia as condições de treinamento e preparação dos atletas atendidos pelo centro, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento esportivo e a inclusão de pessoas com deficiência.

Os equipamentos foram adquiridos por meio de emenda parlamentar do deputado estadual Eduardo Ribeiro (PSD), em parceria com o Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro, com o objetivo de fortalecer a preparação esportiva e garantir melhores condições de treino aos atletas do Centro de Referência Paralímpico da Ufac.

Durante a solenidade, a reitora da Ufac, Guida Aquino, destacou a importância da atuação conjunta entre as instituições. “Sozinho não fazemos nada, mas juntos somos mais fortes. É por isso que esse centro está dando certo.”

A presidente da APA, Rakel Thompson Abud, relembrou a trajetória de construção do projeto. “Estamos dentro da Ufac realizando esse trabalho há muitos anos e hoje vemos esse resultado, que é o Centro de Referência Paralímpico.”

O coordenador do centro e do curso de Educação Física, Jader Bezerra, ressaltou o compromisso das instituições envolvidas. “Este momento é de agradecimento. Tudo o que fizemos é em prol dessa comunidade. Agradeço a todas as instituições envolvidas e reforço que estaremos sempre aqui para receber os atletas com a melhor estrutura possível.”

O atleta paralímpico Mazinho Silva, representando os demais atletas, agradeceu o apoio recebido. “Hoje é um momento de gratidão a todos os envolvidos. Precisamos avançar cada vez mais e somos muito gratos por tudo o que está sendo feito.”

A vice-governadora do Estado do Acre, Mailza Assis da Silva, também destacou o trabalho desenvolvido no centro e o talento dos atletas. “Estou reconhecendo o excelente trabalho de toda a equipe, mas, acima de tudo, o talento de cada um de nossos atletas.”

Já o assessor do deputado estadual Eduardo Ribeiro, Jeferson Barroso, enfatizou a finalidade social da emenda. “O deputado Eduardo fica muito feliz em ver que o recurso está sendo bem gerenciado, garantindo direitos, igualdade e representatividade.”

Também compuseram o dispositivo de honra a pró-reitora de Inovação, Almecina Balbino, e um dos coordenadores do Centro de Referência Paralímpico, Antônio Clodoaldo Melo de Castro.

(Camila Barbosa, estagiária Ascom/Ufac)



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Orquestra de Câmara da Ufac apresenta-se no campus-sede — Universidade Federal do Acre

A Orquestra de Câmara da Ufac realizou, nesta quarta-feira, 17, uma apresentação musical no auditório do E-Amazônia, no campus-sede. Sob a coordenação e regência do professor Romualdo Medeiros, o concerto integrou a programação cultural da instituição e evidenciou a importância da música instrumental na formação artística, cultural e acadêmica da comunidade universitária.

 

A reitora Guida Aquino ressaltou a relevância da iniciativa. “Fico encantada. A cultura e a arte são fundamentais para a nossa universidade.” Durante o evento, o pró-reitor de Extensão e Cultura, Carlos Paula de Moraes, destacou o papel social da arte. “Sem arte, sem cultura e sem música, a sociedade sofre mais. A arte, a cultura e a música são direitos humanos.” 

Também compôs o dispositivo de honra a professora Lya Januária Vasconcelos.

(Camila Barbosa, estagiária Ascom/Ufac)

 



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