The closing minutes of The penguinwhile heartbreakingly awkward, two gave little hints of a superhero (and an antihero) yet to come. And while we have too few real heroes to care about in this original spin-off story – our feelings about Sofia Falcone-turned-Gigante (Cristin Milioti) are still… conflicting – it looks like they’re lining up. for season two.

While we are still waiting for the green light The penguin‘s follow-up series, let’s unwrap those two DC Comic Easter eggs in the finale, including an extremely important letter for Sofia from someone named Selina…

Who is Selina Kyle?

Sofia is back in trouble at Arkam State Hospital – Oz managed to frame her for many of the deaths that plagued the series – and we know from flashbacks that she barely survived the first time, when she was framed by her family was locked up for a while. decade. So when we see her in her cell again, she’s standing in the corner. Still, at least she has her strange side-kick lover, Dr. Julian Rush. He tells her that there have been letters for her, “the usual rants, poems and marriage proposals,” but there is one specific letter that he thinks she should take a look at. It’s in a black envelope – the first clue – and belongs to a woman claiming to be her half-sister. It’s from a Selina Kyle… aka Catwoman.

Selina first appeared as Catwoman, her cat burglar and jewelry thief alter ego Batman #1 in 1940. In 1966, she had her first on-screen TV appearance Batmanplayed by Julie Newmar and then Eartha Kitt, followed by big-screen film adaptations of her slinky cat persona by Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry.

If we go back through the DC Comics catalog, several stories suggest that Carmine Falcone is in fact Catwoman/Selina’s father – though other stories suggest it’s Rex Calabrese. And Selina’s letter cheers up the previously catatonic Sofia as she smiles a knowing smile. The sisters could do it themselves in series two: will they finally take down The Penguin together?

Bat signal

Selina’s letter isn’t the only nod to a new favorite. In an incredibly creepy final scene of the series, Eve tells Oz, “There’s nothing standing in your way now,” to which he responds, “God damn right.”

Then, oh so dimly in the night sky outside, a beacon lights up, with the iconic Bat-Signal on it. Watch out, Penguin: Batman is back.