Synopsis of 2×11: Lucius Fox rallies the GCPD to search for a kidnapped Bruce Wayne and a missing Jim Gordon, Lee tells Jim she’s pregnant, Jim leads a team to capture Galavan and, with Cobblepot, kills the mayor before proposing to Lee. ★★★☆☆ Readers and watchers are willing to excuse […]
Gotham: Knock, Knock… Recap
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 […]
Gotham: The Fearsome Dr. Crane Recap
Synopsis of 1×14: Gordon and Bullock have to track down a killer preying on members of a phobia support group who turns out to be the father of future Batman villain Jonathan Crane. Meanwhile, both Jim and Harvey find love in their lives. Maroni finds out the truth about Penguin, which […]
Gotham: Rogue’s Gallery Recap
Synopsis for 1×11: Jim Gordon makes a new ally in Dr. Leslie Tompkins as the two of them try to solve a mystery going on deep inside Arkham Asylum. We also spend a lot of time checking in with other characters and reminding ourselves that, yes, they still exist and, […]
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: Arkham Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHfGI2qMTko] Gotham: Arkham (1×04) Synopsis: Someone is going around killing councilmen in Gotham and it’s all related to the upcoming development plans for the Arkham neighborhood and Arkham Asylum. Meanwhile Oswald Cobblepott’s plans start to come to fruition a lot sooner than expected. Rating: ★★★★☆ Gotham has probably become my favorite Monday night program at […]
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 […]
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