Gotham: Executioner

Things take a turn for the GCPD in “Executioner.” Gordon is pursuing a lead he really doesn’t want to: Dr. Simon’s dying identification of Barnes as the killer. He and Lee talk about the murder at her party, and stay professional, which is nice to see. Gordon then goes to Bullock with his suspicions, who very understandably doesn’t want to believe that Barnes has gone bad. They finally agree to work the case together, but Bullock maintains he’s going to prove Barnes innocent. They both agree they hope he’s wrong.

Gotham: Mad City: Follow The White Rabbit

Jervis Tetch continues to be a problem child for the people of Gotham in “Mad City: Follow the White Rabbit.” Personally, I find him annoying and keep hoping he’s about to go away, but I guess the writers like him. This week’s episode features him going to new lengths to avoid personal responsibility. While he hasn’t used the name yet, he’s living up the old “Mad as a hatter,” phrase. Although to use modern slang, he’s a hater, too.

Gotham: Better To Reign In Hell…

Gotham returns for a third season. Last season had subtitles for the halves of its season. They seem to be continuing that trend as they lead off with “Mad City: Better To Reign In Hell…” As you’d expect, most of the cast is not exactly in a good place.

Gotham: Pinewood

Bruce Wayne finds out some more secrets in “Pinewood,” the eighteenth episode of Gotham’s second season. We see a good bit more from several other cast members, and get quite a few surprises. There are also a few things that seem out of character to me, but we’ll get there.

Gotham: Wrath of the Villains: A Dead Man Feels No Cold

The back half of Gotham’s second season appears to have been titled “Wrath of the Villains,” as opposed to the “Rise of the Villains” that was the first half. Just as Galavan was the big bad throughout the first part, I suspect they are positioning Hugo Strange to be the serious behind the scenes menace this time around. I’m amused that they are so carefully avoiding calling him Dr. Strange, no doubt due to the movie coming out later this year. For the record, Hugo showed up in Detective Comics back in 1940, Dr. Stephen Strange not making the scene until 1963, well over twenty years later, in the appropriately, but coincidentally, titled Strange Tales.

Gotham: A Bitter Pill to Swallow

After last week’s very eventful episode, repercussions keep echoing throughout Gotham. “A Bitter Pill to Swallow” has lot of follow up and chaos as the players realign themselves. It’s also, on some levels, one of the more disturbing episodes they’ve done, and that says something on this show.