"a dark knight: pax penguina" received positive reviews from critics. matt fowler of ign gave the episode a "good" 7.8 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, ""gotham" returned with a fun look at how much of the city's problem's could be solved with morally questionable outside-the-box thinking. it's up to the show now to convince me, basically, that jim has a leg to stand on with regards to his objections of having a staggeringly low crime rate and a city at peace."