Gotham Season 4 is finally here, and we’re looking for all the Batman references we can find.
This article consists of nothing butGothamSeason 4 Episode 1 spoilers.
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Yes, Ivy keeps getting older and older as the show continues.
At this rate, Betty White will have to play the part by the timeGothamwraps.
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This is Peyton Lists third foray into the DC Universe.
She previously played Lucy Lane onSmallvilleand Lisa Snart aka The Golden Glider onThe Flash.
Does List now hold the record for the most DC characters played by one actor?
Cmon List, get a role as a mermaid inAquamanor something and youll rule this game!
Toy Maker was voiced by Patton Oswalt of all people.
As we all know, Toyman is the father of the lovable Winn Schott.
So there you have it, a history of toy themed DC villains stretching back to 1940.
Dont say we never did anything for you.
Its cool to see the new Ivy with plant based powers rather than just her pheromone powers.
We are indeed watching Ivy grow up in a lot of ways.
Things seem to be getting really Bat-centric as we began the new season.
You know, its funny.
I guess we can consider this season ofGothamthe premiere adventures of Batboy?
I know in my head I will.
Do we even need to point out the shape of Bruce Waynes mask?
It sure looks Batman-y.
The ending of the episode saw Bruce Waynes first skylight crash.
So it was a nice touch for Brue Wayne to botch his first experience with a skylight.
How almost prescient of me.
With the Iceberg Lounge, Penguin was on his way to being taken seriously as a real Bat rogue.
And no, in the comics, there was not a Riddler centerpiece jazzing up the Penguins digs.
Jonathan Crane didnt use his signature fear gas until Scarecrow reappeared in the Silver Age.
But inGotham, Scarecrow goes right for the iconic sweet spot and is gassing MFers left and right.
This week, the returned to life Barbara (and is this the work of Ras Al Ghul?)
tried to ally herself with Selena and Tabitha.
The Arkham warden that gets gassed by Scarecrow this week has a fear of clowns.
I guess ol Warden Ha-Ha did not enjoy Stephen KingsIt, huh?
He certainly donned some spot on Joker makeup to take on Gordon, though.
Ive really loved howGothamhas established the Joker more as a city wide curse rather than a single individual.
Im sure Jerome would argue with that take though.
We do get to witness Bruce Wayne suit up in his first Lucius Fox original.
Of course, when Bruce gets older, Lucius will supply all his gear and tech.
Heck man,Gothamis leaning way more into the immortal thing than either theDark Knight TrilogyorArrowever did.
Things got pretty James Bond-y in this episode, huh?
With Gordon journeying to an exotic local and wooing Carmine Falcones even more exotic daughter.
Even some of the musical cues this week just screamed 007.
We get to see Selina Kyle don a mask for the first time this week.
Of course, Matches has long been Bruces faux criminal identity that he uses to infiltrate the Gotham underworld.
Im going with not, but it would be nice to revisit the Matches thread sometime.
At that point, Riddler suffered a brain injury and decided that villainy was just too dangerous.
For real, Gotham can get a whole season out of this story direction.
Think about it, Riddler P.I., Id be all over that.
Meanwhile, how has Shining Knight not appeared on Legends of Tomorrow yet?
Comic Zsasz really has no personality beyond his bloodlust which makes him terrifying.
But TV Zsasz is a hoot and a half.
Plus, Batman has kind of adopted Grundy into his rogues gallery pretty much sinceBatman: The Long Halloween.
The classic Grundy origin is kind of similar to the one that played out onGotham.
In the comics, Cyrus Gold was a murdered gangster that was brought back to life in Slaughter Swamp.
A Cyrus Gold also appeared on an early episode ofArrowbut was never explicitly identified as Solomon Grundy.
So is stabbing Ras Al Ghul the reason Bruce Wayne swears off killing?
Pyg is one of Batmans most horrific villains and would really feel right at home in a Blumhouse film.
Other than being mind-numbingly horrific, there is also some classism in regards to Professor Pyg.
Morrisons inspiration for Pyg came from the classic Pygmalion, a play about transforming someone into an idealized state.
Now, it seems that Bruce and Tommy take their first steps on the road to friendship.
Do you think we could see ol Tommy suffer a facial injury sometime soon?
Headhunter made his debut and his exit this week.
Headhunter first appeared inBatman#487 (1992) and was created by Doug Moench and Jim Aparo.
The comic book Headhunter does have a white mohawk so I really dug that bit of consistency.
Hey, at least the comic version and TV version of Headhunter have disembowelment in common.
Another new costume for Selena.
This Fight Club stuff could be an interesting way to introduce a young Bane.
If Bane wasnt stuck in a third world prison.
And, like, thirteen years old.
You know what, forget I mentioned it.
In the comics, Solomon Grundy has taken out Superman and Green Lantern.
But onGotham, Grundy gets taken out by a heavy club.
I guess ol Butch just isnt as world beating as the old school Grundy.
You have to love Edward Nygmas Penguin impression.
Riddlers mock Penguin garb is more classic comic book than Cobblepots own wardrobe.
So does anyone think that Penguins new little mute murder minion is an established villain?
Its kind of cool that Grundy and Tigress are something of a romantic item.
The original Tigress and Solomon Grundy were both Golden Age DC villains.
There was a second Tigress that took on Wonder Woman in the Golden Age as well.
Hey, in the 1960s Batman Filmation cartoon, there was a villain named Simon the Pieman.
Simon tried to drown Robin in a vat of butter.
I just thought you should know that.
Will this all end with a disfiguring accident that will lead into Tommy becoming Hush?
This isnt the only time in his life Gordon will bend the law to keep Gotham City safe.
Speaking of Two-Face, we havent seen Harvey Dent in a long time onGotham, have we?
Well update this with more whenGothamreturns in the spring!
