Gotham Season 1 Review
I went into Gotham really wanting to like it. Sure I had some doubts because it seemed that very early on, just from the trailer, that they wanted to throw as many references to Batman in. That is certainly what happened and if it was handled with a more delicate hand it might have left…
Gotham – “All Happy Families Are Alike” (Season Finale) Review
Its all out war in Gotham. Maroni vs Falcone. The problem is that within minutes of the episode starting Falcone was in the hospital after nearly dying. He should have been dead, but he’s a tough man who survived. Penguin had other plans. We already knew that he intended to start this war to wipe…
Gotham – “The Anvil OrThe Hammer” Review
The Ogre decided to reveal his prior intentions to Barbara. It is strange how he just chats with these people. He thinks of them as people he loves. However they need to play by his rules. Barbara is no exception. Barbara is acting like a totally different person. While I’m glad that she’s not being…
Gotham – “Under The Knife” Review
In one of Gotham’s extremely rare continuations we saw Jim digging further into this serial killer. It is interesting, but not surprising that Jim is still doing this despite there being a threat on Leslie’s life. Unlike Barbara who fled and foolishly came back, Leslie made it clear that she was never going to leave.…
Gotham – “Beasts of Prey” Review
Fish is in an interesting position trapped on the island. However, being the inventive and cunning woman she is she figured she could risk a walk outside to figure a way off the island. She’s sneaking around trying every angle, but none were working. Everywhere she went, there were others trying to get in their…
Gotham – “Everyone Has A Cobblepot” Review
Alfred is still too weak to really be out and about. however, one thing is clear he’s going to handle the situation on his own rather than let the police get involved. While it was good that we got a check in this episode, it was rather dissatisfying to not get much more. Ultimately they…
Gotham – “Red Hood” Review
There was something enjoyable about the hammy nature of Red Hood in this episode. He was merely one of a hapless group of bank robbers. When their heist went not so great, they threw the money they stole to the random citizens of the bank to help their escape. For a bunch of somewhat idiots,…
Gotham – “The Blind Fortune Teller” Review
Jim and Leslie went on a trip to the circus. Furing a performance of the Flying Graysons things got a bit nasty. A fight between the Graysons and the Lloyds broke out that Jim was conveniently there to break up. This is a blood feud that is fueled by something that happened three generations back.…
Gotham – “The Scarecrow” Review
Last week’s case continued into this week a Crane continued to take the adrenal glands of victims. Gerald decided that he would test his adrenal gland cocotion on himself first. As such it looked like what you would expect from a horror filled scarecrow nightmare. Crane saw his wife in a trail of fire. See…
Gotham – “The Fearsome Dr. Crane” Review
Scarecrow is one of those villains that is synonymous with Batman. Considering how many of Batman’s opponents and allies have already been introduced on the show, it isn’t surprising that we are seeing the introduction of Scarecrow already, despite Batman’s first appearance being a ways away. Our first glimpse at scarecow is solid. he thrives…
Gotham – “Welcome Back, Jim Gordon” Review
One generally feels nervous for any character that reluctantly agrees to come in to a precinct when they can take down a murderer. In this case, Mr. Winkler was the poor man who was waiting for the sketch artist. The twist was he wasn’t just murdered, but taken out in the precinct. Which instantly pointed…
Gotham – “What the Little Bird Told Him” Review
As this show progresses Jim is revealing his biggest flaw. Unlike other characters who have more tangible flaws, Jim exhibits one of the most classic and easily missed flaws. Pride. Jim is so full of himself and his abilities that he throws reason to the wind to take a stand. The major difference between Jim…
Gotham – “Rogues’ Gallery” Review
Jim isn’t handling his job at Arkham Asylum very well as inmates keep getting into fights and causing a stir on his watch. It’s already to the point where Jim’s punishment job may get even worse. Inside the asylum, Jim Gordon still can’t shake his detective ways. However, it really is more of an indication…
Gotham – “LoveCraft” Review
It’s really not surprising that Gordon’s plan blew up in his face. Gordon thus far has been portrayed as a good man. His persistence and unwillingness to give into corruption is what has gotten him so far. That said, he hasn’t been shown as some stellar cop with really great instincts. He’s pretty good, but…
So, I pondered... 