Warning: The following contains full spoilers for The Penguin finale, AKA episode 8. HBO’s The Penguin limited series has ...

Of course, The Penguin falls between The Batman and its upcoming sequel, which means that the show needs to set the stage for ...

The fourth episode of season 1 adds a glimpse of Sofia Falcone. Her dark past brings in her identity as The Hangman. Her return to Gotham following years in Arkham shakes Oswald's rise to power.

This is further explored in the comics, where she kills her victims and leaves a noose and Hangman puzzles by their bodies. Sofia Falcone was first introduced in Batman: The Long Halloween and was ...

Lauren LeFranc on why that shocking death had to be unjustifiable, and the forgotten Kennedy who inspired Sofia Falcone.

Will The Daughters of Carmine Falcone Unite ... that she will be one of few who truly understands that Sofia is not the real Hangman Killer. Together, Sofia and Catwoman would be a mix of old ...

The fourth episode of season 1 adds a glimpse of Sofia Falcone. Her dark past brings in her identity as The Hangman. Her return to Gotham following years in Arkham shakes Oswald's rise to power. Sofia ...

As the society front of the Falcone family ... Sofia takes a tray and bludgeons the girl to death. Sofia has finally become the Hangman.

But who is Sofia Falcone, and why is she often referred to as The Hangman? Why is she such an important player in The Penguin? How is the new series radically reinventing this iconic Batman villain?