Gotham introduces the Dollmaker in a surreal, rambling episode.
Things don’t go well.
Here’s our review.
Im going to change the way I do things for a little while so you can keep things interesting.
The things that I like will remain on Park Row.
I should warn you, though, Everybody has a Cobblepot takes a very long walk down Crime Alley.
It was good to see this important piece of the shows story get a little more exploration this week.
Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent are a natural pairing.
This is a character who can and should have a serious impact on this show if he develops properly.
Ben McKenzie was exceptionally good this week.
That being said, its impossible to imagine even the most ardentGothamfan defending Everybody has a Cobblepot.
This is surely the weakest episode of the series, playing like a series of completely disconnected vignettes.
Selina Kyle stopped by for no discernible reason.
Jim Gordon brought Bruce a bagle.
A clown on a unicycle rode by in the background.
That last bit didnt happen, but it could have.
By the way, I defyanyof you to follow Gordons logic in not bringing Loeb down tonight.
Their final confrontation was like watching a pair of Bizarros negotiate in reverse.
Instead, Loeb is not even a villain of the week.
Ill just rise…again…and again…and again.
In fact, I cant ignore this any longer.
There is absolutelynoreason for Fish Mooneys storyline to continue at this point.
That would be with the brain, genius, something that this show is in desperate need of.
He wonders aloud whether he should organize a salsa night.
I wonder aloud whether I should find another line of work.
WereGothamintended to be a comedy, this stuff would be gold.
But its really not all that funny.
Like last weeks ridiculous eyeball-popping moment, Im not sure why this happened or what it accomplishes.
My suspicions about the Penguin have also sadly proven true.
Hes now reduced to trading favors with the GCPD and murdering crooked senior citizens for a laugh.
It, of course, comes during one of those insufferable interludes between Edward Nygma and Ms. Kringle.
Yeah, well, that basically happened tonight.
And with that, one of the greatest supervillains in history was born.
I deeply regret any distress this may have caused any of you.
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Rating:
1 out of 5
