Pennyworth: 9 Ups And 5 Downs From "Pilot"

4. The Troubles Of Young Love

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Within the opening 20 minutes of Pilot, Alfred’s love life gets taken on the proverbial roller coaster ride.

From first meeting Esme, Alfie is soon loved up and talking about moving in together and getting married to the new apple of his eye, and within the blink of said eye the two are about to break up. These events themselves aren’t the problem – more it’s the speed with which this up and down love life is rushed through.

It’s literally only a handful of minutes in screen time since Alfred and Esme first met, and in that time they’ve been through more trials and tribulations than the majority of couples face within their first year.

Sure, there’s some time-skipping in there, but it all feels a little bit too much, too soon.

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