'Gotham' Season 1 Episode 20 'Under the Knife' Review

Non Spoiler Review- Another mediocre episode of 'Gotham' that has convincing drama but seems quite crowded with multiple story arcs that seem very jumbled. The show has done this for a majority of the season but I wish they would take time away from a character to place more focus on the rest so 'Gotham could elevate itself.

*******There will be Spoilers from this point on*******

Highlights of the episode

1. Ogre vs Gordon- It was very fun to see the Ogre and Jim Gordon constantly gain the edge on one another and seeing Gordon announce details about the Ogre on television, and the Ogre seduces Barbara Kean. When Gordon makes the connection about what has occurred by the end of the episode it left the episode with a big cliffhanger. 'm excited to see how the case will play out in the end since the Ogre will target Gordon's loved ones. 

2. The Riddler is born- Edward Nygma commits his first murder and begins to tread towards becoming the Riddler. I'm very interested to see where Nygma will be positioned at the end of the season and how soon we will see him become the Riddler. 

3. Penguin vs. Maroni- The episode also pits two other characters taking shots at one another when Penguin and Maroni confront each other. Penguin plots to kill Maroni and Maroni courts the Penguin;s mother intentionally and tells her that Penguin is a psychopath. Penguin reacts negatively and denies this to his mother. Maroni has flowers delivered to his mother and Penguin kills the delivery man. I considered this a strong part of the episode as it pits the two mobsters against each other. I hope to see where this will head towards the end of the season. 

4. Bruce Wayne develops moral code- Bruce Wayne decides after watching Selina kill Reg that he will never cross the line of murdering someone which is one of Bat-Man's guiding principles. It's nice to see a different perspective as to how these guidelines came about.

5. The real Ogre- A very disturbing reveal was the reveal of the Ogre's face prior to his plastic surgery operation so he could enact his scheme. It's interesting to see that the Ogre name is no joke based off of his previous appearance.

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