Gotham (TV Series)

Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn (2016)

Robin Lord Taylor: Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin

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Quotes 

• [Tabitha Galavan tries to threaten Oswald Cobblepot] 

  Tabitha Galavan : I was thinking about visiting your mother's grave.

  Oswald Cobblepot : Oh?

  Tabitha Galavan : Mm. I miss the old bird. Her sobs would often lull me to sleep at night.

  Tabitha Galavan : [Tabitha quotes Gertrude with a German accent]  'Oswald... Oswald. Save me.'

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald laughs]  That does sound like her.

• [Oswald Cobblepot pays a visit to Edward Nygma after his release from Arkham Asylum] 

  Oswald Cobblepot : I'm here to tell you, Ed, as a friend, violence and anger are not the answer. I am a changed man. Better. And you can change, too.

  Edward Nygma : [Ed smiles]  Cool. Tempting offer. The thing is... the me I am right now is kind of hitting my stride.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald smiles]  Oh.

  Edward Nygma : And I'm really grateful for all that you've taught me, and all that bad stuff you told me about Jim Gordon is really paying off.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Ed laughs]  Is it?

  Edward Nygma : It is. It's helped me create the perfect puzzle to get rid of my Jim Gordon dilemma. Normally, I would love to share, but to be honest, the new you is kind of freaking me out.

• [Oswald Cobblepot stands over his mother's grave] 

  Oswald Cobblepot : Hello, Mother.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald sobs]  What a lovely spot.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald sniffles]  I'm so sorry I couldn't be here for the funeral. But I think you'd be proud of me. I'm a changed man. Or... at least, I'm trying to be. To be honest, I don't know if I'm gonna make it without you.

  Elijah Van Dahl : Hello?

• [Oswald Cobblepot meets his father Elijah Van Dahl for the first time] 

  Elijah Van Dahl : You're Gertrude's son?

  Oswald Cobblepot : Yes. Um, I'm sorry. How did you know my mother exactly...

  Elijah Van Dahl : How old are you?

  Oswald Cobblepot : Excuse me?

  Elijah Van Dahl : How old are you? Gertrude left...

  Oswald Cobblepot : I'm 31.

  Elijah Van Dahl : 31 years ago, yes. That's right. Oh, my God, she... she never told me!

  Oswald Cobblepot : Told you what?

  Elijah Van Dahl : That I had a son.

• [Elijah Van Dahl tells Oswald Cobblepot about his mother] 

  Elijah Van Dahl : Gertrude came to work as a cook for my parents. She was so young and beautiful. So full of life. So beautiful. I was young then, too. A boy, really. A foolish, romantic boy. When my parents found out, they forbade us from being together. I was the heir to a great fortune, they said. And she was just a cook. I threatened to run away with her. Turn my back on my family name and my inheritance. It was the first and only time I ever stood up to them. They must've known my words were just that. A spoiled child making idle threats. The next day, Gertrude was gone. My parents told me only then they had come to an arrangement. She would be taken care of. And I must never make an attempt to find her. And to my shame, I didn't. I let them separate us. I had no idea. She never told me she was pregnant. She didn't tell me about you. If she did...

  Oswald Cobblepot : She told me that my father had died when I was still a baby.

  Elijah Van Dahl : Easier than the truth, I suppose. That your father was a coward who wouldn't stand up to his parents. She must've figured that the two of you would've been better off making your own way. Which, in fact, was probably the truth. Look at you. A strong young man. She did a good job, didn't she?

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald smiles]  She tried.

• [Elijah Van Dahl welcomes Oswald Cobblepot to his new home] 

  Elijah Van Dahl : You have a home. And a father. And a family.

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald chuckles]  'A family'?

  Elijah Van Dahl : A big, happy family. They're going to be so thrilled to meet you!

  Oswald Cobblepot : [Oswald laughs]  Sir, please? Tell me truthfully. Is this a dream?

  Elijah Van Dahl : Not a dream, my boy. You're home.