Last week we had the pleasure of interviewing Gotham star Cory Michael Smith, who plays Edward Nygma aka The Riddler on the show. As well as talking about how he has enjoyed getting to develop the relationship between Nygma and The Penguin (played by Robin Lord Taylor), Smith also teased the relationship Nygma will have with the inmates at Arkham Asylum (which is where we see Nygma being brought into after being arrested in the episode “Into the Woods”).
Smith had been asked if Nygma had completely given in to his darker side following Kristen Kringle’s death and the unsuccessful attempt to frame Jim Gordon. He replied:
“I do think there is still good left in Edward but I think it will only come out if it helps him. I don’t think he will be spending his time volunteering for a local charity but I do think he will be kind to those that can help him. I know that we’ll see that kind of behaviour in Arkham when it’s kind of a free-for-all and there’s not necessarily anarchy but there is certainly a hierarchy that is established with whomever is at the asylum at the time. The thing I can tease is that Ed doesn’t get along with people very well, despite his many efforts, and people don’t really get or understand him. He goes into Arkham Asylum and he just sort of gets these people and how they work. If you make a crazy person feel not crazy they kind of like you. So all of a sudden he’s going to be kind of making friends.”
You can listen to this extract from the interview below (as well as the full interview further below):
Gotham airs every Monday on Fox.
Thoughts on what Cory said? Are you looking forward to seeing what Edward Nygma gets up to while in Arkham Asylum?
By Ruari Williamson
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