WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 10, of Pennyworth, “The Lion and Lamb,” which aired Sunday on EPIX.
In the penultimate episode of Pennyworth‘s second season, Alfred (Jack Bannon), Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), Lucius Fox (Simon Manyonda) and Dave Boy (Ryan Fletcher) infiltrated the headquarters of the Raven Union and stole the “Project Stormcloud” bomb in order to prevent John Salt (Edward Hogg) from unleashing it upon London. During their mission, Alfred was even reunited with his father Arthur Pennyworth, who was believed dead since the end of Season 1. Arthur was a member of the Union, but he chose to help his son escape with “Stormcloud,” all but assuring victory for the beleaguered English League.
Now, as the Season 2 finale begins, Alfred and his friends make it home. The League celebrates this great victory, Thomas and Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) agree to get married and Alfred takes his father back to their house so he can be reunited with his wife, Mary. However, not all is as it seems. Salt isn’t fazed by the loss of the weapon — and that is because this doesn’t affect his plans in the slightest. In truth, the League only stole a decoy; Salt foresaw the possibility of the weapon being taken, which is why he had it already placed in London in a secret location.
Arthur, for his part, knew all about this, and the only reason he agreed to “help” his son was to be reunited with his family before the bomb killed everyone in London. Obviously, Alfred is furious with this revelation, and he takes his anger out on his father. However, thanks to his wife and son, Arthur properly changes sides by revealing to Alfred the location of the bomb.
“Project Stormcloud” is actually hidden in the coffin containing Lord Harwood‘s body, which is still located at the church where Salt’s televised eulogy took place. Alfred and Dave Boy rush over to the church, and there, they are pinned down by gunfire. With Salt threatening to detonate the bomb at any moment, time is of the essence, but thankfully, Alfred and Dave Boy get help from an unexpected source: Gulliver Troy (James Purefoy). Troy was left severely wounded by Alfred following their previous fight in the forest. While Troy set out to kill Alfred once and for all, he changed his mind after learning about the threat of “Stormcloud” during a visit to the English League’s headquarters.
Troy and Lucius Fox arrive on the scene to save Alfred and Dave Boy, but as Lucius attempts to deactivate the bomb, he realizes it’s too late. At Raven Union headquarters, Salt activates the weapon when he is attacked by Bet Sykes (Paloma Faith) and her sister. In the church, Fox explains that they only have a few moments before the bomb explodes. Alfred volunteers to swallow the “Stormcloud” capsule, in the hopes of containing the blast, but Troy ends up making the sacrifice in his stead.
The blue compound of “Stormcloud” takes Troy over, claiming his life but containing the detonation. The threat of the bomb is finally over, Salt is arrested by the Raven Union army for his crimes and Frances Gaunt (Anna Chancellor) takes his place as leader of the organization. But as Troy’s body is taken away from the church and locked in the back of a van, the blue energy of “Stormcloud” shines through the windows as Alfred looks on in horror.
At this point, “The Lion and Lamb” jumps six months forward in time. Now, the Raven Union is known as the New Raven Alliance, and their war with the English League still rages on in London. On the frontlines, Bet Sykes leads her own platoon in the name of the English League, and while her soldiers are pinned down, reinforcements soon arrive in the form of Colonel Alfred Pennyworth — and he isn’t alone.
With him, he has brought the League’s very own super-soldier: Gulliver Troy. It turns out Troy was not killed after swallowing “Stormcloud.” Instead, his body was transformed, and he now has special abilities that have turned him into a one-man army. Troy has a special armor that allows him to channel his “Stormcloud” abilities, and he unleashes them on the Raven soldiers.
Elsewhere in London, Martha, who is now married to Thomas, goes into labor inside her apartment. Thomas is there to help her go through the ordeal, while a nurse delivers the baby. The real shock, however, comes when the nurse reveals that the baby is a girl. Thomas and Martha are both thrilled at the news, but fans are left to wonder what this means for the future of Bruce Wayne.
Developed by former Gotham collaborators Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, Pennyworth stars Jack Bannon as Alfred Pennyworth, Ben Aldridge as Thomas Wayne, Jason Flemyng as Lord Harwood, Paloma Faith as Bet Sykes, Ryan Fletcher as Dave Boy, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett as Bazza, Jessica Ellerby as the Queen and Simon Manyonda as Lucius Fox.
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