That's where we're headed here right?
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jakeconhale — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 10:14 AM)
I doubt it.
Penguin is pretty much asexual, we've never seen him express any interest and the only time it was presented he recoiled (thought that could have been because it was his stepsister). He has that grin when he talks to Jim, but that, to me, comes off as "Thank you for saving my life, we're good friends now and I hope you feel the same way."
Nygma is inserting himself as a surrogate parent figure so as to manipulate Penguin and become the power behind the throne. He has no other support structure, he doesn't have any other underworld contacts so he's going exploit this as much as possible.
It will, inevitably, fall apart. Nygma's good but too arrogant for his own good, either he'll miss something, one of his gambles with fail spectacularly, or he'll outmaneuver himself. I'm thinking he'll try to set up a backup plan in case Penguin goes down, Penguin finds out about it in a "You don't really believe in me at all, do you???" scene, and Nygma barely escapes with his life.
Jake Meridius Conhale, at your service!
"Old Man" of the BSG (RDM) boards.