Pennyworth: 9 Ups And 5 Downs From "Pilot"
PTSD and gun-toting grannies steal the show in Pennyworth's debut episode.
When Pennyworth was first announced last year, many did a disinterested shrug at this news. After all, who really wants to see the early days of Bruce Wayne's butler play out on the small screen? Absolutely nobody, that was who.
As it happens, the aptly-named Pilot is pretty darn impressive. Based upon this first episode, there is more than enough here to make Pennyworth a nice slab of slick 'n stylish TV that doesn't simply lazily rely on the fact that this show exists within the greater realm of DC Comics.
If anything, Pennyworth's initial offering promises that this will be a series more akin to James Bond or even Kingsman than anything Batman-lite. And that, for sure, is a good thing.
Pilot serves the obvious purpose of introducing Pennyworth's key players and the world in which they inhabit, and already we get to see that this version of Alfred is a little different to the mild-mannered, tea-pouring butler who is so often at the side of Master Wayne.
Is Pennyworth off to a flawless start? Of course not. But that's always to be expected with a new series. So without any further ado, then,here are the hits and misses of Pennyworth's premiere episode, Pilot.