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Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor, left) speaks up to his love-interest-turned-nemesis, Riddler (Cory Michael Smith). The two villains will continue their battle of wits in “Gotham” Season 4. Fox

Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), also known as The Penguin, managed to freeze his enemy Riddler/Ed Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) during the Season 3 finale of “Gotham.” Given this predicament, how will they continue their battle of wits in Season 4?

Apparently, the Riddler will somehow manage to escape his ice block prison. Taylor told Comic Book that having the Riddler escape is essential in building up next season’s storyline of the Fox drama.

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“We know that Ed escapes and that is an extremely terrifying moment for Oswald because, again, Oswald when he’s at his lowest its when he has no control,” said Taylor. “Nygma is the only person who could meet Oswald on his level in terms of intellect and cunning. Now that he cannot control him anymore it’s terrifying and threatening to him.”

Even though they are always plotting to destroy each other, Smith said the Penguin and Riddler will always respect one another. “I think their relationship was so personal and intimate, I don’t know that there’s another character that understood Ed the way that Oswald did and I think vice versa. So I think there’s such a connection there and such a fear of the other and a respect of the other that that will constantly be there,” he reflected.

Meanwhile, the Riddler will be getting some help from an unexpected source: his former enemy, Butch (Drew Powell). Butch was killed off during the Season 3 finale, but he will be resurrected as the zombie, Solomon Grundy.

Given this, all the memories Butch ever had will be gone. But there will be some traces of the old Butch lurking inside Grundy. “I do think there’s going to be a lot of Butch still in Grundy and I think that makes perfect sense in the way that [producer John Stephens] and the writers have set this up and so I’m really excited to kind of now bring the two together in this new character that I really love,” said Powell.

“Gotham” Season 4 will premiere on Sept. 21 on FOX.

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