GOTHAM SEASON 2
From the pages of DC comics, this is the early beginnings
Batman!! It focuses on a young Bruce Wayne, Alfred,
and James Gordon! It is hard to tell what time period
this is supposed to be, as it partially looks like it could
be from the 40s, which it really should be! But the cars
and other items make it more modern! Quite well done!!
THE FIRST ELEVEN EPISODES ARE ALL UNDER THE HEADING
OF "RISE OF THE VILLAINS":
EPISODE # 1: DAMNED IF YOU DO(Sept. 21, 2015):
EXTENDED VERSION
Three main stories going here: Gordon goes to Penguin for
a favor; there's a really strange mix of dudes and dudettes in
Arkham, and some of them get broken out by another dude;
and Bruce, along with help from Alfred, finally get into his father's
secret lair!! Oh, and there's a new dude head of Wayne Enterprises,
and he's not the man that he appears to be!! A
EPISODE # 2: KNOCK KNOCK(Sept. 28, 2015):
After the shake-up at Gotham PD, Gordon is back and back to
work to make the city a better place!! And the lunitics that were
busted out of Arkham are on a rampage, starting with throwing
several people off the local newspaper building to leave a message!
The group are calling themselves the Maniaxs!!!
Also going on here, Bruce is trying to find out what his father
was up to when Alfred breaks up the party, much to Bruce's
chagrin!! Which he promptly turns around and fires him!! And
Lucius Fox shows up again!!
This sees the death of a major character!! A
EPISODE # 3: THE LAST LAUGH(Oct. 5, 2015):
A lot going on here!! Jerome(who everyone is expecting to become
the Joker) is paying a visit to his dear old dad!! Leslie is putting on a
benefit for the children's hospital which is going to have a magician
but someone crashes it! And Gordon is getting the snot beat out of him
over and over!! Oh, and of course Bruce and Alfred attend the affair
along with most of Gotham's elite, which becomes quite a little problem
for many!!
This episode reveals why Galavan is doing what he is doing in Gotham!!
And Alfred hits on a surprising person!!
And a new hero emerges, Theo Galavan!?!
Very sadly they have really destroyed the Selina character!!! A
EPISODE # 4: STRIKE FORCE(Oct. 12, 2015):
Gotham has a new police captain, who is a hard as nails, no
nonsense kind of dude!! He comes in with the idea of cleaning
house, and he makes Jim his second in command! Together they
put together a group to be their special force!! Theo goes to
Penguin for a strange partnership!! Alfred has it out with Selina!
Bruce starts his training!! Nygma is getting deeper into his split
personality!! A
EPISODE # 5: SCARIFICATION(Oct. 19, 2015):
The new chief and his "strike force" hits the Penguin's counting
house(where he counts his ill gotten goods)!! Galavan keeps
the Penguin under his thumb by keeping his mother captive!
Galavan keeps up his front with Gordon and the police! And
yet, he goes to Gordon for an endorsement for mayor! Then
we have Selina, who Penguin's right hand man goes to to help
them find some firebugs!!
And the plan that Galavan has in motion becomes clear here!!
And Penguin has a plan to get Butch into Galavan's good graces
and use him to get his mother away from Galavan! A
EPISODE # 6: BY FIRE(Oct. 26, 2015):
Selina tries to help Bridget out, but things backfire and she
gets grabbed again by her brothers! Gordon goes to Selina to find
out who the girl is that killed a cop! Butch goes to Penguin to tell
him of his progress!! Bridget takes revenge out on her brothers!
And Gordon is still trying to find out why Wayne Enterprises have
been targeted!! Galavan finds out about Butch, and he and his
sister decide to take things to another level with him!!
Nygma tells Krysten about her former boyfriend, and it just doesn't
go the way he was hoping for!!
And Galavan starts his move on Bruce!!
This shows the start of one of Batman's enemies, Firefly(which I've
never heard of)!!!! A
EPISODE # 7: MOMMY'S LITTLE MONSTER(Nov. 2, 2015):
Betrayal is the name of the game here!! Oswald gets another reason
to go after Galavan! Nygma is dealing with the aftermath of the last
episode!! And he's slipping further and further into his duel role!!
Galavan is immediately taking control of the whole city even before
he's sworn in!! He's lied about Penguin and invoked a curfew!! Selina
meets Bruce's new friend, Silver, who'e really Galavan's mole trying
to get him lulled into a sense of security with her and him!! A
EPISODE # 8: TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT(Nov. 9, 2015):
Barbara and Jim are getting married! Well, in her nightmares anyway!!
Galavan is speeding up his plans to get rid of the last of the Waynes, Bruce!!
To do that, he's sent Barbara out after Jim Gordon to get rid of him too!!
And Galavan makes a proposition to Bruce!! And then there's Nygma!
He's having nothing but troubles since the accident with his girlfriend!! A
EPISODE # 9: A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW(Nov. 16, 2015):
Galavan's sister goes to a special bar where she hires out a hit!! Gee, wonder
who?!! Nygma's nurse maiding Penguin! Lee is confronting Jim about Barbara!!
Bruce is still being played by Galavan's "niece"!! For such a smart kid(??)
he's really dumb!!!!! Not at all what you would expect from Bruce Wayne!!
Meanwhile, back at the trial, there's a turn that no one expected!! A
EPISODE # 10: THE SON OF GOTHAM(Nov. 23, 2015):
This is weird(ok, weirder than usual) when a group of monks come into Gotham
to "cleanse" the town!! Bruce is still trying to find the answers to his questions,
using deceit to get there! And of course this is only the beginning, because he
is soon kidnapped by, well, you can guess!!! And Gordon and Bullock get to go
down the sewers to find the monks!! Oh, and Penguin and Nygma are having
relationship problems! This has some really good parts, especially the scenes
with Bruce and Silver, and Bruce and Cat!! Gordon finds out what the whole
season is about here!! A
EPISODE # 11: WORSE THAN A CRIME...(Nov. 30, 2015):
Alfred's at the dump, Bruce is captured by Galavan & Gordon is in the hands
of Penguin and Nygma!! A
THE NEXT 11 EPISODES ARE UNDER THE HEADING "WRATH OF THE VILLAINS"!
EPISODE # 12: MR. FREEZE(Feb. 29, 2016):
There's a hearing about what happened to Galavan!! People are doubtful
about his testimony, including Barnes! All the old dead bad guys have one
thing in common, they all end up as test people in the lab beneath Arkham!!
Anyway, back to this episode, those of you who are true Batman fans already
know the story about Mr. Freeze!! His wife frozen due to an incurable illness,
him having an accident that turns his body to a refrigerator, and him taking
to crime with an ultra cold creating gun!! And that's what we have here!!
And there's an all-out manhunt for The Penguin, which is making Jim a little
nervous!! We get to meet the infamous Dr. Hugo Strange here!!
Am I the only one who thinks that BD Wong is George Tekai reborn??
He sounds exactly like him!! A
EPISODE # 13: A DEAD MAN FEELS NO COLD(Mar. 7, 2016)
Here we pick up on Mr. Freeze(real name is Fries) and his determination
to help his dying wife!! The Captain decides to take Nora Fries to Arkham
for medical help so they can trap the good captain! Meanwhile, back at
Wayne manor, Dr. Tompkins goes to Bruce to try to help him cope with
his abduction! And tests on Cobblepot are definitely taking its toll on him!! A
EPISODE # 14: THIS BALL OF MUD AND MEANNESS(Mar. 14, 2016):
More roasting of Penguin's mind here!! Selina gets what Bruce asked
her to get! Lee goes to Jim and asks him to look into the disappearance
of Kringle! Great scene with Cupcake!! A
EPISODE # 15: MAD GREY DAWN(Mar. 21, 2016):
The first Riddler case!! And Penguin gets released from Arkham! He
goes to his old "friends" to appologiize to them and gets less than a
warm reception!! And the case about Galavan!! Oh, and Bruce has gone
to the streets to run with Selina to learn the ways of the under belly of
Gotham!! And Penguin finds his papa, much to the chagrin of the rest
of the family!! A
EPISODE # 16: PRISONERS(Mar. 28, 2016):
So, Jim's in prison, and of course there are many people there
that would like to see him dead!! I'm not a fan of prison movies, and
this does nothing to improve my opinion!! And Oswald's weird new
family has great plans for its future!! And Penguin is completely
oblivious to it all!! A
EPISODE # 17: INTO THE WOODS(Apr. 11, 2016):
With Gordon out of prison, him and Bullock go to work trying to
find out who framed him!! Bruce is learning the ways of the street
with Selina!! Nygma is watching this all and figuring out how to keep
Gordon from getting free!! And Oswald is finding out the truth about
his "family"!! Oh, and Barbara is doing a great job of trying to prove
that she is a changed woman!! Gordon's biggest error in this one,
he goes to his "friends" for help!! A
EPISODE # 18: PINEWOOD(Apr. 18, 2016):
Barbara's back and the first thing she does is visit's Jim!! Jim is
trying to keep his promise to Bruce to find the people responsible
for his parent's death!! Along with Jim, Alfred and Lucius are also
helping him out!! Bruce and Alfred are finding out answers to the
many questions he has!! And Mr. Freeze is back in action!! A
EPISODE # 19: AZRAEL(May 2, 2016):
Hugo Strange is at it again, and this time he's re-animated Galavan
and made him believe that he's the gallant Azrael!! And speaking
of Arkham, Nygma is in the facilities, and he's planning a mass
escape!! So interesting that they have taken so many liberties
in these stories, Azrael wasn't introduced to the Batman lore until
many years after Batman became Batman!! Course, none of the
criminals in this series were, but it's still an interesting watch!! A
EPISODE # 20: UNLEASHED(May 9, 2016):
Barnes is in the hospital in a coma, all of Gotham police are up in arms
and are determined to find Galavan, Bruce is also determine to find
out who's at the bottom of his folk's death, Gordon and Bullock go to
Galavan's sister for ideas on how to get to Galavan and end up being
grave robbers, and Bruce goes to Selina for assistance in getting into
Arkham!! A
EPISODE # 21: A LEGION OF HORRIBLES(May 16, 2016):
Strange is very active in this, bringing back the dead en mass!! One of
the lucky ones: Fish Mooney!!!(OH GOODY)!! Anyway, Selina is trapped
in Arkham, where she was trying to save her friend who appears to be
beyond help! Of course Mooney is the only one of Strange's experiments
that came back with thier memory intact!! A
EPISODE # 22: TRANSFERENCE(May 23, 2016):
With all the good guys in Arkham, things really look bleak!! What with
a James Gordon look-a-like, Selina trapped by Firefly, Strange getting
ready to blow up the whole facility and Nygma grilling Fox and Bruce,
things are just not going well at all! Looks like the final season for Gotham!! A
SPECIAL FEATURES:
DISC 1:
AFTERMATH:
Oswald:
A very short snippet with Robin Lord Taylor(Penguin)
Nygma:
Again a short with Cory Michael Smith(Edward Nygma)!
Barbara:
Same, with Erin Richards(Barbara Kean)!
Gordon:
And finally, Ben McKenzie(James Gordon) discusses his character!
FATHER'S OFFICE:
A REALLY short snippet here!! No one speaks!!
A LOOK BACK:
Donal Logue:
He talks about the show and what he sees!
Robin Lord Taylor:
He talks about his character!!
Sean Pertwee:
Same here, he talks about the Alfred character!
DISC 2:
MANIAX JEROME:
Continuing the really short snippets!!
NEW DAY, DARK NIGHTS:
With input from Danny Cannon(Director/Executive Producer) &
Ben McKenzie(James Gordon)!
DISC 3:
A LOOK AHEAD:
Bruce & Alfred:
With input from Sean Pertwee(Alfred)
Oswald:
With input from Robin Lord Taylor(Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin)!
Nygma:
With input from Cory Michael Smith(Edward Nygma)!
Gordon:
With input from Ben McKenzie(James Gordon)!
DISC 4:
STRIKE FORCE:
With input from Ben McKenzie(James Gordon), Donal Logue
(Harvey Bullock) & Danny Cannon(Director/Executive Producer)!
HE WHO LAUGHS LAST:
About Jerome with the input from Ben McKenzie(James Gordon),
Danny Cannon(Director/Executive Producer), & Donal Logue(Harvey
Bullock)!!
THE KING:
With the input from Danny Cannon(Director/Executive Producer) & Robin
Lord Tayor(Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin)!
DISC 6:
GOTHAM: 2015 COMIC-CON PANEL:
The panel consists of: Bruno Heller(Executive Producer), Danny Cannon
(Executive Producer), Ben McKenzie(James Gordon), Morena Baccarin
(Leslie Thompkins), Donal Logue(Harvey Bullock), Robin Lord Taylor(Oswald
Cobblepot/Penguin), Sean Pertwee(Alfred), Camren Bicondova(Selina Kyle/Cat),
David Mazouz(Bruce Wayne), Erin Richards(Barbara Kean), Cory Michael Smith
(Edward Nygma/Riddler), John Stevens(Executive Producer), Geoff Jones(Executive
Producer)!
GOTHAM BY NOIR LIGHT:
How the show pulls on the Film Noir process of presenting the episodes!
With input from Ben McKenzie(Jim Gordon), Bruno Heller(Executive Producer),
John Doman(Carmine Falcone), John Stephens(Executive Producer), Richard
Berg(Production Designer), Christopher Norr(Cinematographer), Rebecca
Perry Cutter(Co-Producer), Megan Mostyn Brown(Writer), Donal Logue(Harvey
Bullock), Erin Richards(Barbara Kean)!
This is quite long but fun!!
ALFRED: BATMAN'S GREATEST ALLY:
With input from Bruno Heller(Executive Producer), Geoff Johns(Chief
Creative Officer, DC Entertainment), Rebecca Perry Cutter(Writer),
John Stephens(Executive Producer), Sean Pertwee(Alfred), Megan
Mostyn-Brown(Writer), Danny Cannon(Executive Producer), Davic
Mazouz(Bruce Wayne)!
This is quite long!!
COLD-HEARTED, THE TALE OF VICTOR FRIES:
With input from John Stephens(Executive Producer), Kenny Woodruff
(Writer), Dan DiDio(Co-Publisher, DC Comics)!
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
This show is good on so many levels. The main topic is root of friendship
between Bruce Wayne and James Gordon from the time when Bruce was
just a scared kid who just witnessed murder of parents and James was a
police detective. We see how it all started, how they become more then
just a friends. Writers are committed to comic-book roots of stories and
all comic-book fans will enjoy the show. Many origin stories are shown and
it helps to understand nature of some characters in later movies and other
shows.
I am, personally, very pleased with Sean Pertwee portrayal of Alfred
Pennyworth although some people didn't like it. Producer did very good
job showing Alfred in different light, the one that we note used to. Very
protective and not so slow and uptight like the all other, older, versions
of him. Sometimes he is even cool Englishman.
Ben McKenzie as Gordon. I can say that he is just awesome. Through
the show you can see why later in career he was considered a legend
in the force. Sometimes you can compare him with Eliot Ness when he
go alone against all. All other actors did a great job with they characters,
best of them of course Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot.
All in all, the show is great, the actors are great, younger audience will
like the show for it's action and actors and older audience will like it
for complexity of stories and comic-book origins.
Enjoy it. - Igor Morrison