This Gotham review contains spoilers.

Gotham: Season 2, Episode 8

Jim Gordon may be the worst cop ever.

There, I said it.

The entire setup reaked of dramatic contrivation, which is never a good thing.

(Sorry, Jim!)

Or, in the words of Barabara: kindly dont act all surprised and aggrieved.

I wish I could say this was a better week for Barbara.

Though she was supremely quotable,Gothamcontinues to have a problem writing female characters.

We get it, shes crazy, but where does that craziness stem from?

What are her goals?

Weve been told again and again that Barbara wants to both kill Gordon and marry him, but why?

People often underestimate me.

Can thispleasebecome Bruces tagline for the rest of the season?

Its probably no concidence that this revelation comes after Bruce has been spending so much time with Silver.

When Nygma met Penguin.

Its the odd couple comedy you never knew you wanted!

But Penguin has the tendency to make any character he comes into contact with that much more interesting.

I am more than ready to see how this plays out…

Rating:

2 out of 5