Gotham: This Ball Of Mud And Meanness Review

            I already mentioned in my review of last week's episode of Gotham that I was kind of annoyed at the cliched situation it had set up where Bruce discovers who his parents' killer is and then goes back on his word that he'll let Alfred kill him by asking Selina Kyle to get him a gun.  Some of that cliched nature made its way into last night's episode, but at the same time there were several moments that I was impressed with.



            I was particularly interested by this episode's dichotomy of sanity and insanity.  We have Oswald Cobblepot undergoing severe treatment to cure him of his aggressive nature under the direction of Hugo Strange.  By the end of the episode, he's been declared sane and released from Arkham Asylum, but Hugo mentions that he still has plans for Cobblepot which I'm sure will be delved deeper into in future episodes.



            In the realm of insanity, we've got Edward Nygma being confronted by Jim Gordon about his former love interest, Kristen Kringle's, whereabouts.  Having covered up his accidental murder of her, Nygma's paranoia starts to set in as he begins to feel backed into a corner, determined to outfox anyone involved with trying to figure out what happened to her.



            Bruce's journey to find his parents' killer leads him from a fighting organization to what I can only describe as a "fetish club" before he finally confronts Patrick "Matches" Malone for his parents' murder and... this is where the cliches start to pick up.  From Bruce confronting "Matches" to realizing that he can't kill him even though "Matches" wants him to and oh my word why does this have to be this freaking cliched?



            But, even with that, the episode ends on a very interesting note with Bruce completely changing his lifestyle and living conditions as part of a personal journey of self-discovery and knowing that this will end up shaping him more closer towards becoming Batman I thought was a very clever way of going about this.  I'm really interested in seeing how his life will be changed by this and where it will eventually lead.







            And that was my review of last night's episode of Gotham and I'd like to know what your thoughts were if you follow the show like I do.  Feel free to comment below, keep loving movies and TV Shows, and I'll see you on the next post.  Later.