I like the tough love, and that will subside when the killer is put to justice years later. Someone has to play the father figure, and i enjoyed how the episode portrayed him with the sword fight, but moreso with the candle in e2.I'm sure his time will come, they're focusing on penguin for now. He has to go from working for the police force to being a criminal at some point. It'll be interesting to see what sets him off.
Penguin has been just great, that dude is a stellar actor. I also disagree on Nygma, unless you mean him lurking around the station...I think he needs no lines, but subtly putting him in situations to hear what is going on behind the press would make me really happy. So far i'm really enjoying this season, I want to press for more super villains right away but have to remind myself not to rush it. I never read the comics so i'm sure i'll miss one or a dozen.