The Penguin Showrunner Explains Joker & Harley Quinn's Absence from Arkham Asylum (Exclusive)

The Penguin visited Arkham Asylum, yet there were no classic villains in sight.

Everyone believed her to be the deadly Hangman Killer, yet she was completely innocent.

It’s like, how can you express Arkham?

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How can you express what this woman goes through, through it?

So it was all through the lens of Sophia."

Not a casual Joker, not a Harley Quinn.

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Like, those characters are amazing.

Other cast members were also in attendance at NYCC, including Cristin Milioti, who plays Sofia Falcone.

We felt so aligned, and we shot that episode so quickly.

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I think we shot that episode in like 10 days, maybe less, I don’t know.

And so I would say that they were."

You gotta figure, I wonder.

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Maybe a kapow."

If Batman beats the shit out of him, maybe he’ll change his ways.

But I think right now, Episode Five, he’s made a decision.

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I’m sticking with Oz.

This is the road we’re going down.

We were just so lucky to find each other.

It was like, oh, game on."

After all, many will agree that her performance and Sofia’s character are the show’s strongest elements.

Giving her space to breathe and be fleshed out only makes Sofia’s journey that much better.

Like LeFranc explained, offering distractions to that would have only hurt Sofia’s story.

Fans know that Joker is in Arkham already, but that is a story that will have to wait.

The Penguinis now streaming on Max.