A Look at Gotham- Season 1, Episode 3: “The Balloonman”

So after last week’s more cartoony villains, we get a generic vigilante who has a bone to pick with Gotham’s power players. But more than that, this individual gives people in Gotham someone to look up to. The episode is a bit too heavy handed with spelling out things about this universe that we already know, but at the same time, characters like Bullock, Gordon and Cobblepot make them more entertaining.

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A Look at Gotham- Season 1, Episode 2: “Selina Kyle”

“Selina Kyle: Or How Selina Kyle Finally Learned To Start Talking and Scratching Out Eyes.” Episode Two of Gotham is mixed for me. There are good performances and a lot is set up, but a lot of time is spent reminding audiences that this is Gotham City and they’re showing us the origins of who these characters will eventually be.

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