I briefly brought up Edward Nygma's descent into insanity from the last episode as he feels himself being backed into a corner regarding the accidental murder of his former lover and I was interested in seeing where this would lead to. After last night's episode, all I can say is, "DAYUM!!! This just took a very diabolical turn that did not disappoint."
This episode mostly deals with the case of Theo Galavan's murder being reopened after an anonymous source claims to have seen Jim Gordon, not Penguin, murder Galavan on the docks while also centering around crimes perpetrated by Nygma. Meanwhile, Bruce is trying to develop his street smarts with Selina and Penguin meets his father.
For my money, the most interesting parts of this episode were those regarding Nygma's crimes. Not only do we get to see the very beginnings of him eventually becoming The Riddler, but his crimes, which might seem entirely random at first, begin to build onto each other up until the end where the truly terrifying genius is revealed. I won't give anything away, but the crimes and their purpose are equally linked to the Galavan case mentioned earlier, paying off in a diabolical manner.
Seeing Penguin meet his father for the first time was pretty cool as he reveals his past with Penguin's late mother, but what I thought was really cool from a completely selfish and nerdy viewpoint is the fact that he's played by Paul Reubens. Now anyone who's a fan of Batman, like me, would know that this is the second time that Paul Reubens has played the Penguin's father; the first time being in Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Reubens' role in the movie was merely a brief cameo with hardly any speaking lines in the first few minutes, but, here, he's utilized much more and it looks like he'll be playing a somewhat larger role in future episodes.
Finally, we have Selina and Bruce attempting to rip off some criminals led by Butch Gilzean's nephew. Let's just say that some people, including Bruce, definitely get roughed up. We get to see Selina and Bruce's camaraderie as they have each others' backs during the whole situation. And hey, we get to see Ivy Pepper again.
Personally, while I don't hate Ivy by any means, it always kind of bothered me that the show's creators didn't go with her original name, Pamela Isely. I mean, c'mon people. You have Harvey Dent, Edward Nygma, Oswald Cobblepot, Selina Kyle, Victor Fries, Jonathan Crane, and Hugo Strange for crying out loud. Why is it that this is the only character who doesn't have her original name? But that's just a nitpick.
So, with all that said, I found this episode to be pretty entertaining. The crimes by Nygma are really cleverly thought out when you see what it all builds up to and it'll definitely have you curious about what's going to happen next after it ends. Let's just say that it definitely doesn't end on a happy note for a certain someone.
And that was my review for last night's episode of Gotham and I'd like to know your thoughts on it if you've seen it. Feel free to comment below, keep loving movies and TV Shows, and stay tuned this weekend as I'm going to start reviewing another series who's 6th season starts this Saturday. All I'll say is that it's a return to a land of magic. Til then, I hope you guys enjoy and I'll see you on the next post. Later.
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