What did I tell you! In the very
first moments of Gotham Jim and Barbara split-up. After this tense moment
Gordon is assaulted by Zasz, a flashy hit man for Falcon and sent on the run.
But the tense moments keep coming, they don’t stop. It’s like firing a gun –
bam, bam, bam! The third gunshot Bruce embracing Gordon as he prematurely turns
over the case to Chris Allen and Renee Montoya. However it doesn’t end here; three
great successive shoots back to back. The writers decide that this isn’t
enough, they now pick up a shot gun after putting down the revolver. What’s the
shot gun – Penguin turns the table on his competitor for his boss’s affection
after using him to take out a drug ring owned by Falcon by buying his
competitor’s wingmen right out from under him. This is then followed by
discovering that Penguin is collaborating with Falcon to destroy Maroni, Fish
Mooney and Nicolai the Russian. There’s
no need for psychological profiling, or deep insight concerning tonight’s
episode.
Tonight’s episode proves three
things: Bam, Barbara is a liability as demonstrated by her swiftly undermining Jim’s
authority, actions and principles through poor decision making; Bam, it was GPD
corruption and cowardice that forced Bruce into becoming Batman – not just his
parents’ cold blooded murder; Bam, Penguin has always deserved the right to be
one of Batman’s most intractable foes. The writers brilliantly fast tracked
their audience into a brewing gang war in a matter of minutes instead of weeks;
something that they should be incredibly proud of. In the average crime drama,
it takes weeks to lay the foundation for a serious gang war without getting
side tracked. However, Gotham is proving to be anything but an ordinary crime
drama. Thus far, it’s done an exceptional job of being both crime drama and
high fantasy without getting tangled up in its own psyche. If I had to sum up
tonight’s episode in three words it would be love, life and loyalty in Gotham.
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