The title of the first episode of Gothamâs fourth season has been revealed. The episode will be titled âPax Penuina,â as revealed on Twitter this afternoon by John Stephens. Stephens is an executive producer on the show and is credited as the episodeâs writer.
Little is known about the plot for the fourth season of Gotham, but the title, and the events of the showâs season three finale, offer some clues.
The title âPax Penguinaâ is a reference to the Latin phrase âPax Romana,â a term that roughly translates into âRoman Peace.â The phrase has taken on the modern connotation of an uneasy or hostile peace imposed on a weaker force by a stronger one.
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The season three finale of Gotham saw Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Taylor), known by his criminal moniker Penguin, cement plans to open a new nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge. In the Batman comics, the lounge has long served as a hub for Gothamâs criminal underbelly and the headquarters of the Penguin.
While itâs purely speculation at this point, the storytellers at Gotham could be readying Taylorâs Penguin for another major power grab. Another possibility is that viewers will find a complacent Penguin suddenly thrust into the spotlight by a young, precocious vigilante, whose rise was alluded to in the finale.