Synopsis of 2×02: The maniacs are unleashed and massacre cops at the precinct, Bullock returns to the GCPD Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Let’s talk about death in Gotham and more generally, death in all televised crime procedurals. By nature of the genre, death is intrinsic in this form of storytelling. Crime procedurals assume death […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Gotham
There’s a moment in Gotham Central #2 where a retired Commissioner James Gordon gives an impassioned speech to the new class of GCPD officers. He says,”You’re going to make a difference. A lot of times it won’t be huge, it won’t be visible even. But it will matter just the same.” […]
Gotham: Mask Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ooXFCtRZ3E] Gotham: Mask (1×08) Synopsis: Jim and Barbara are still dealing from the fall out of last episode and it’s not exactly going well. Fish and Oswald fire shots over the bow in an attempt to remain cordial while still advancing their own schemes. Bruce is dealing with trying to reintegrate into […]
Gotham: Penguin’s Umbrella Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZA0pcTAPnI] Gotham: Penguin’s Umbrella (1×07) Synopsis: Holy shit! Things get seriously crazy in this episode as Jim tries to stay one step ahead of the mob. Penguin’s plans continue to come to fruition and they turn out to be way more complex than we ever expected. Lines are drawn, war is narrowly […]
Gotham: Viper Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y98Jv_jhlU] Gotham: Viper (1×05) Synopsis: Gotham comes under attack by a madman releasing a toxin in the form of a drug that turns people into super strong rage monsters. Bruce continues digging into Wayne Enterpise’s files to see if he can’t find some link to his parents’ murder and the Arkham […]
Gotham: The Balloonman Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RASP8le95w] Gotham: The Balloonman (1×03) Synopsis: A vigilante in Gotham City decides to go around tying bad guys – including a dirty cop – to weather balloons. Meanwhile word of Jim’s supposed murder of Oswald Cobblepott has gotten around and Montoya and Allen start to come down on him and his hard. But […]
Gotham: Selina Kyle Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxOyiPN1ecE] Gotham: Selina Kyle (1×02) Synopsis: When the Dollmaker starts collecting wayward street urchins from all around Gotham for some sinister purpose, Gordon and Bullock have to find a way to rescue them. Selina Kyle, unfortunately, gets caught up in all of it and certain information she has about the Wayne murder […]
Gotham: Premiere Recap
Synopsis: Jim Gordon comes to Gotham to find the city deeply ingrained in corruption. After meeting a young Bruce Wayne after the death of the boy’s wealthy parents he starts on a crusade to somehow save the city from the criminal element and from itself. Rating: ★★★☆☆ About a month and […]
SDCC 2014: Fox’s “Gotham” Has Potential Despite Flawed Pilot
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3MWXRT7GU8] On Saturday at SDCC I had one goal: see the premier of Gotham. Everyone else was gunning for the Marvel panel which was, admittedly, absolutely amazing. Blew my mind. Fantastic. But if not for the Age of Ultron footage I probably could have skipped it. What I wanted to […]
Vikings: Invasion Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxS4vEVP0o] Vikings: Invasion (2×02) Synopsis: Four peaceful years have since passed with Ragnar as Earl. The time has come for an unlikely alliance to band together in pursuit of a common goal–a new raid on England. A storm pushes the Viking fleet to a new destination, and on the beaches of […]
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