Anyone who watched the first episode of Fox’s Gotham could make the argument that James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is actually responsible for turning low-level thug Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) into the man who will eventually become the Penguin.
But did Oswald’s descent into evil start before he was marched to the end of that Gotham City pier at gunpoint? On Monday’s episode (8/7c, Fox) viewers will meet Oswald’s mother, a European immigrant named Gertrude Kabelput — and in a brilliant bit of casting, she’ll be played by Oscar nominee and two-time Emmy winner Carol Kane.
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“If you meet someone’s mother, you immediately get an insight into their inner character,” creator Bruno Heller tells TVGuide.com…
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