The Penguin's New Designer Drug Is Based On A Real, Strange Fungus

Eric Frederiksen
10/7/2024

This week's episode of The Penguin introduced a new drug to Gotham--something to one-up the drug everyone was hopped up on in the The Batman, called Drops by its users, who were known as Drop-heads. The Penguin introduced us to Bliss, a red crystalline drug. Its source, though, has a fascinating if not exactly euphoric real-world origin.Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Penguin, Episode 3, which aired on October 6.Oz "The Penguin" Cobb sees a chance to make it big in Gotham. Carmine Falcone is dead, and the late mob boss' family is in a state of disarray as it figures out how to handle it, with the aftermath of the Riddler's bombing only adding to the confusion. We've been hearing about a game-changing drug, and now we finally get to see it.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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