DJariya

Episode 10 of 22

Will return January 5, 2015

hanshotfirst1138

"Kids go up there all the time to make out."
Yes, apparently the threat of falling to your death is romantic.

I love the hell out of this version of Alfred. He must have some backstory as being military or something. Awfully spry for a guy who took a bullet. He as smart enough to figure out the assassin's game, most TV characters wouldn't have gotten it until they were unconscious. So why'd Fish listen when he buttered her up? She didn't want the backlash from Wayne Enterprises, or was just pleased that he knew how to be respectful?

Surprised Bruce didn't tell Cat to piss off for bailing on him, he's lucky the assassin didn't kill him.

The Lovecraft name was a nice touch on the part of the writers since it obviously ties in with Arkham.

Wish Dent would've shown the balls to have something really incriminating on the mayor and go to bat (no pun intended) for Gordon. Gordon had to take the fall for Lovecraft, I'm guessing the mayor is in Falcone's pocket.

What's Penguin's endgame? Why not just reveal the mole and turn the cards over? Is he trying to get them both into a position where he can kill them? One of them is going to figure it out.

Wonder what the next arc is going to be, why are they sending Gordon to Arkham?

DthRdrX

Was not really interested in any of the stuff between Cat/Bruce. Alfred is pretty awesome though.

I guess the show is on break now until January.

Found this on the assassin.

Patman

Enjoyed this episode very much, my favorite episode, so far.

PhantomStranger

I liked the stuff between Bruce and Selina in this episode. For a second, I thought they had introduced us to Lady Shiva. Though she's usually depicted as more Asian in appearance.

A television show finally used Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as the fighting system of choice for a female combatant. Joint locking tactics would be a woman's only real option in a street fight without weapons. Everything else is fantasy.

Baron Of Hell

I liked the entire episode. Alfred was a badass and gentleman. Bruce and Selina were good together. Poison Ivy was a little odd but she was ok also. Her acting skills aren't as strong as the other two kids.

The only bad point or weak point was making the woman assassin overly sexual.

randian

Showing pre-teen kids making world-record long jumps was pretty weak.

hanshotfirst1138

Well, let's face it, a realistic fight scene would only last 20 seconds or so, and that wouldn't be any fun .

Jackskeleton

To shoehorn in a slew more future Batman villains. Because the approach they were going at it so far wasn't joker mallet over your head as it is.

Can't wait for even more "Oh look, it's Clayface!" and "man, that guy sure knows how to throw his voice, it's like he's a ventriloquist." Not to mention "Boy Victor, why do you like your cell so cold?"

PhantomStranger

I forgot all about the jump. That long view revealed a thirty or forty foot gap between the buildings. Carl Lewis in his long-jumping prime probably couldn't have made that leap.

I imagine we'll see the female assassin again. Presumably she's a member of the League of Assassins.

sleepyhead55

The Alfred parts were the best part of the episode. I really wish and hope that they do an episode where they explain his backstory a bit. I was also struck at how politically tone deaf Gordon is and how Bullock basically has to explain how things really work in Gotham.

I found Poison Ivy to be really creepy and effective. Bruce and Selina stuff has been watchable the last few weeks and isn't a detriment to the series anymore.

DynamicKnight

Yea, I liked the fact that they're going with the more resourceful and combat-experienced version from the comics for Alfred rather than the more sage old man version from other mediums. Both Jim and Harvey were like hey, you kicked so much ass back there that we're going to take you along hunting down assassins even though you're not a cop.

Red Dog

mphtrilogy

I can't believe how damn good this show is.

I don't get why folks have dropped this show, I think it's gotten better each week, and is an excellent watch on a lot of levels.

Great last couple of eps.

Alfred rocks.

Fist of Doom

I'm not sure he has a fully formed plan yet. For now, he's got someone who can give him intel on Falcone and Fish.

Count me in as loving this version of Alfred

Hope that Gordon being in Arkham doesn't cut Harvey's screentime too much.

PhantomStranger

In some ways, they have made Gotham interesting without a Batman in it. I still think they are walking a tightrope in that regard, even now I keep expecting Batman to pop up from the shadows.

I still think the weak link is the kid actor playing Bruce, though he's gotten a little better since the pilot episode.

Giantrobo

Agree 100%

Giantrobo

The girl playing Ivy is good too. That scene between Bruce, Cat, and Ivy was very good.

beavis69

Love this show and I didn't expect to. I like that they seem to be going somewhere with it (although I don't know where). I don't think it is a series that will last over 5 seasons, so I would like to see them jump ahead a year or two each season so we see a fully formed Batman by the end.

Also, every time i see Gotham coming at you in the opening I always read it as Got Ham. The way they space the letters is odd.

madcougar

Couldn't agree more. I wasn't too warm on this version of Alfred early on, but holy crap he kicks a lot of ass. I was also surprised how much I enjoyed the Bruce/Selina stuff.

Dr. DVD

I too enjoy the direction they are taking. I like the concept of Alfred being a bad ass; it helps explain how Batman got some of his edge. I also like that they didn't go full puppy-love route with Bruce and Selina. They did a great job of setting up how their relationship will be for many years.

mikehunt

bad ass Alfred is awesome

RocShemp

This is by far my favorite live action Alfred. He's such a total badass.

Copperhead is who I assumed she was, mainly because of her being female and the way she moves felt like a direct homage to the character's re-interpretation in Batman: Arkham Origins.

DJariya

Agree. Great fall Finale. Luckily the break is super short.

Biggest complaints from the haters was that it was too slow or that it was too procedural. Or all the villains suck except Penguin.

I think it really picked up the last few weeks. Bad ass Alfred was awesome and unexpected.

Noonan

Alfred is awesome in this show. Reminds me of the butler from Helsing, for any anime watchers.