Synopsis of 2×22: Strange evacuates Arkham and plants a bomb to cover the Court of Owl’s tracks. Fish Mooney escapes and unleashes the Indian Hill experiments on Gotham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ I don’t know whether we’ve been conditioned to only accept or if we’ve been treated to a host of great game changing […]
Gotham: A Legion of Horribles Recap
Synopsis of 2×21: Bruce, Luke Fox and Gordon infiltrate Arkham to rescue Selina and bring down Strange. The Court of Owls questions Hugo’s successes in raising the dead. Nygma begins interrogating Bruce. Clayface takes Gordon’s form. Rating: ★★★★☆ When Gotham was first announced, there were a lot of expectations for what exactly […]
Gotham: Unleashed Recap
Synopsis of 2×20: The manhunt for Azrael is on as the GCPD, Cobblepot and Gordon are following his trail. Bruce recruits Selina to break into Arkham to bring down Strange. Nygma tries to break out of Arkham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ “Unleashed,” this week’s episode of Gotham, feels like a comedy and I genuinely […]
Gotham: Azrael Recap
Synopsis of 2×19: Strange conditions lead Galavan to believe he’s a reincarnated holy warrior assigned to kill Gordon. Nygma tries to discover the secrets of Arkham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ It finally struck me watching “Azrael,” this week’s episode of Gotham, what the best point of comparison for this season is and it’s Ryan […]
Gotham: Pinewood Recap
Synopsis of 2×18: Bruce and Gordon look into the Wayne murders and find one of the victims of the company’s unethical business practices. Barbara struggles to find her place out of Arkham and with Gordon. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Gotham treats plot and pacing in a way that could charitably be called nightmare logic […]
Gotham: Into the Woods Recap
Synopsis of 2×17: Gordon attempts to find out who framed him and unwittingly goes to his target for help. Cobblepot learns the truth of his father’s death and takes revenge. Bruce returns to Wayne Manor. ????? “Into the Woods,” this week’s episode of Gotham, is an episode where, after a brief […]
Gotham: Prisoners Recap
Synopsis of 2×16: As George Bluth once said, “In prison, we had movie nights and knife fights and, once, both.” Oswald gets close to his father before Elijah is murdered by Charles and Grace. ★★☆☆☆ I mentioned last week that the primary problem with the Gordon in prison storyline is that […]
Gotham: Mad Grey Dawn Recap
Synopsis of 2×15: Desperate to get Gordon off his tail, Nygma sets a series of clues guiding Barnes and the GCPD to reopen the Galavan investigation. Bruce and Selina run across a group of gangsters. Oswald meets his father and the rest of the Cobblepot clan. ☆☆☆☆☆ In Batman Animated, his […]
Gotham: The Ball of Mud and Meanness Recap
Synopsis of 2×14: Gun in hand, Bruce Wayne hunts down Matches Malone to get his revenge for his parents’ murder. Gordon looks into Kringle’s disappearance and Nygma’s alibi. Strange runs a test on Cobblepot and releases him from Arkham. ★★★★☆ This week’s episode of Gotham, “The Ball of Mud and Meanness,” […]
Gotham: Damned If You Do… Recap
Synopsis of 2×01: James Gordon goes to the Penguin to get his job back in the GCPD, a new villain rises in Gotham City Rating: ????? Gotham opens its second season with an ironic usage of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day,” immediately followed by an obese man with a katana firing two guns […]
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