If that last scene didn't make your heart beat just a little bit faster?
you aint no real comic book fan.
you aint no real comic book fan.
GOTHAM: New 'young' Batman - themed series on FOX
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- Never Mind The Bullocks: There’s plenty to choose from when you’ve got two hours of Bullock goodness, but let’s keep it simple. When Gordon questions him about Strange being released, Bullock lays out the whole story and then, with a knowing wink, states, “yes, I’m blaming it on the butler!”
- The first part of the season finale boasts a pretty great cold open. With the virus spreading Gotham is in disarray, and the camera tracks through the street revealing an ever-escalating series of violent actions, building to a subway car moving above the city, completely engulfed in flames and black smoke. It’s wonderfully ridiculous.
- While Morena Baccarin has been delightful as the Tetch-infected version of Lee Thompkins, the familiar story of “who Jim Gordon really is” limits much of the potential in the storyline. Also, why is “more cleavage” Gotham’s go-to visual for signalling that a character has turned from good to bad?
- Fish Mooney, when she sees Bullock for the first time in a very long time: “My goodness Harvey, you look awful.”
- The two-part finale can really be broken down to a single story: everybody looking to snag the antidote to the Tetch virus. The GCPD wants to disseminate a cure, while the criminals are hoping to bargain it in exchange for power across the city. As the episode unfolds though, and the antidote gets lost along the way, cracks begin to show in the allegiances that make up the criminal underworld.
- Alfred trying desperately to bring Bruce back is exactly the kind of heartfelt payoff their season-long story deserves. “There is no life, there is no love, without pain,” says Alfred as he attempts to get Bruce to realize the flaw in blocking out his parents’ murder. These two have been on an emotional journey all season long, and it’s nice to see the finale give them plenty of room to explore the nuances of their relationship. The climax, with Bruce stabbing Alfred through the chest—at the behest of Gotham’s newest addition, Ra’s al Ghul—only to then come back to himself and revive Alfred with water from the Lazarus Pit, is a stirring emotional crescendo.
- There are a lot of great action set pieces across the two-part finale, from the warehouse shootout to the Ninja Assassins in the slaughterhouse. Gotham usually goes for goofy over effective when it comes to its violence, but the scenes in these two episode show that there’s a way to strike a balance. In other words, having Victor Fries freeze a ninja in mid-air so that he can crash to the ground and crumble into many pieces is the kind of action I want from this show.
- I legitimately thought Gotham was going to kill off Alfred, and I was not emotionally ready for that.
- Instead, we have to say goodbye to Barbara, a character that started out as en empty vessel for Jim’s brooding, and over time became one of the show’s most delightful and necessary pieces. The Barb-Tabitha feud had to come to an end eventually, and unfortunately it was Tabitha who got the upper (and Butch’s) hand.
- Using the Tetch virus as a storytelling tool is a smart choice, as it gives the finale a sense of urgency. Watching as Gordon becomes increasingly influenced by the virus is excruciating, and lends a structure an episode that could otherwise easily go off the rails.
- At least in her final few scenes, Barbara was as disgusted by ineptitude as she’s ever been: “I asked you to do one thing: watch a man tied to a chair! And you idiots can’t even do that right!”
- Cue the waterworks when Bruce, following Alfred’s stretcher into the hospital, is asked what his relation is to the man. “We’re family.” The Fast and Furious family would be proud, Bruce.
- “What, you’ve never seen a mason jar filled with blood before?”
- Having the two antidote vials—one for Lee and one for Gordon—attached to Gordon’s GCPD badge is a nice visual touch, underlining that the “real” Jim Gordon, though flawed, is still someone interested in fighting the good fight in Gotham.
- Some interesting storylines set up for next season, as Barbara’s dead, Butch is seemingly in a coma and revealed to be “Cyrus Gold,” Nygma is on ice thanks to Penguin and Freeze, and Selina, having been chastised by Bruce for really no reason at all, is aligning herself with Tabitha.
- Of course, there’s also the final scene. Having been told by Alfred that he needs to figure out who he is and how he defines himself, Bruce Wayne is taking his first steps toward becoming Batman. Adorned with a ski mask, he stops a mugging and potential murder that looks just like the one that took his parents. As the episode and season ends, he stands tall on a rooftop, overlooking the city that will force him to reckon with a complicated identity. There’s hope for Gotham yet, and perhaps there’s still hope for Gotham as well.
yeah she would kill as harley ...
this show is so good to me....
cant wait 4 season 4....
the found they rhythm...
didn't like the Lee story line or Joker/Riddler love stuff and the fight between Bruce and Selena made NO SENSE
but it is doing GREAT!
http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/07/08/gotham-selina-kyle-catwoman-david-mazouz/
Gotham Season 3 saw Bruce Wayne embrace his vigilante future, and in season 4 fans will see a similar evolution for Selina Kyle.
Gotham star David Mazouz is currently in Nashville for Heroes and Villains Fan Fest and took some time to sit down with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis to talk about what fans can expect from Selina Kyle in season 4.
"With Selina specifically, Selina is also going to be transforming into Catwoman in a major way this season. I'm not going to say too much about that, but she's definitely going to be making a leap into her evolution as Selina, as Catwoman."
With Kyle embracing her villainous tendencies, the toll will start to show sooner than later in their relationship, but that doesn't mean they won't form a new type of bond going forward.
"Bruce and Selina's relationship as we knew it before will really start to crumble because of certain events that happen early on in the season, but Catwoman, prototype Catwoman's relationship with masked vigilante Bruce, that will be a different thing altogether."
Batman and Catwoman have always danced between being enemies and allies, and Gotham will start to show the beginnings of that dance in a more substantial measure this season, building towards the day that both will take up the mantles they are destined for.
You can view the full video above.
You can view the official description for Gotham below.
Gotham’s origin story continues to unfold, and as the show enters its fourth season, the stakes will be higher than ever! With the Court of Owls decimated, the aftermath of the Tetch virus crippling the city, and every (surviving) villain in Gotham’s underworld jockeying for power, Jim Gordon and the GCPD will have their hands full. And that’s just the beginning! What threat does Ra’s al Ghul pose, and will Penguin regain his title as the King of Gotham? What new villains are in store for season four, and what does Bruce Wayne’s season finale reveal mean for Gotham City — and his ultimate destiny?
Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Morena Baccarin as Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/the future Riddler, Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean, Maggie Geha as the future Poison Ivy, Michael Chiklis as Detective Nathaniel Barnes, Benedict Samuel as Mad Hatter.
Gotham returns to FOX for Season 4 this fall.
Gotham Season 3 saw Bruce Wayne embrace his vigilante future, and in season 4 fans will see a similar evolution for Selina Kyle.
Gotham star David Mazouz is currently in Nashville for Heroes and Villains Fan Fest and took some time to sit down with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis to talk about what fans can expect from Selina Kyle in season 4.
"With Selina specifically, Selina is also going to be transforming into Catwoman in a major way this season. I'm not going to say too much about that, but she's definitely going to be making a leap into her evolution as Selina, as Catwoman."
With Kyle embracing her villainous tendencies, the toll will start to show sooner than later in their relationship, but that doesn't mean they won't form a new type of bond going forward.
"Bruce and Selina's relationship as we knew it before will really start to crumble because of certain events that happen early on in the season, but Catwoman, prototype Catwoman's relationship with masked vigilante Bruce, that will be a different thing altogether."
Batman and Catwoman have always danced between being enemies and allies, and Gotham will start to show the beginnings of that dance in a more substantial measure this season, building towards the day that both will take up the mantles they are destined for.
You can view the full video above.
You can view the official description for Gotham below.
Gotham’s origin story continues to unfold, and as the show enters its fourth season, the stakes will be higher than ever! With the Court of Owls decimated, the aftermath of the Tetch virus crippling the city, and every (surviving) villain in Gotham’s underworld jockeying for power, Jim Gordon and the GCPD will have their hands full. And that’s just the beginning! What threat does Ra’s al Ghul pose, and will Penguin regain his title as the King of Gotham? What new villains are in store for season four, and what does Bruce Wayne’s season finale reveal mean for Gotham City — and his ultimate destiny?
Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Morena Baccarin as Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/the future Riddler, Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean, Maggie Geha as the future Poison Ivy, Michael Chiklis as Detective Nathaniel Barnes, Benedict Samuel as Mad Hatter.
Gotham returns to FOX for Season 4 this fall.
Teaser at the 4:25 mark
Teaser at the 4:25 mark
new joker tho ..?
should never have killed off jerome....smh
new joker tho ..?
should never have killed off jerome....smh
I can NEVER give them full credit off that DUMB decision (making Penguin gay is another one)
Teaser at the 4:25 mark
first off I hate these long trailers with full season re caps.
why ruin it and show that Barbara is ALIVE?
I’ve never seen a comic show go so far off the rails before. Completely disheartening
but you gotta give them credit...they had some GREAT moments too.
When they clicking on all cylinders?
It is one of the most unique TV experiences right now.
but then sometimes it just crumbles under its own efforts.
I haven't watched since penguin tried to seduce Riddler
They just need to make this season or the one afterwards the final one IMO..
I bet he probably won't be saying Batman or"The Bat" cause of the films(or course)
Season 4 premieres tomorrow
First episode was good
that was entertaining as hell...
very very well done.
They looked confident and pacing writing music everything was top notch...
(ok it made no sense why those dudes would torture the scarecrow when they NEEDED him but whatever...)
Tabitha>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Came back with a vengeance
Tabitha looked nice tonight...
Penguin is going to learn not to underestimate Ivy though...
Tabitha looked nice tonight...
Penguin is going to learn not to underestimate Ivy though...
yup...
and I have to give it too the casting director...
I underestimated just how good young Bruce is as an actor...he LOOKS like Bruce Wayne.
Penguin, Tabathia, Zsasz, Bullock, Selina, on and on
great casting.
Its just a FUN watch every week...like I said when they got on track
they just modernized the old Batman '66
and it WORKS.
I'm not used to this Thursday shit though
I'm not used to this Thursday shit though
This has to be the last season anyway
if it is then the final episode better go all in with a time jump,and a scene towards the end with a Easter egg in which Bruce is watching the news where they report on "a meteor crashing in Kansas near the town of Smallville" or something to that effect
*geechiedan bait* 
I'm not used to this Thursday shit though
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I really don't get the big deal about airing shows on Friday and Saturday?
They act like HBO wasn't really the FIRST ones to bring back Sunday Night appointment viewing with sopranos sex and the city Oz and the wire
like Soul Train, American Bandstand, Golden Girls, 227, Amen, SNL , Mad TV, WWF, etc didn't thrive on Saturday?
Especially with DVRs now?
they really need to stop log jamming these shows.
Social media is essentially FREE advertising for these shows
a couple of Instagram Facebook live snap chats and contests free prizes?
you got a hit for a fraction of the normal promotional budget.
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