One of the first entries into what is expected to be James Gunn's new DCU, The Penguin, has been a groundbreaking series in large part because it's managed to take traditionally over-the-top characters and added realism. Surprisingly, that's made the show even better because a guy with penguin aspects in the comics, previous movies, and television shows is just a guy with a deformed foot. Beyond that, he stands out not because he has an uncontrollable urge to eat raw fish or laugh like a bird but because the actor has made him a riveting character.