'Gotham' Season 2 Episode 5 'Scarification' Review

Non Spoiler Review- Another great episode of 'Gotham'.The episodes this season tend to just get better and better each week with an emphasis on the villains on the show who are each a very compelling and integral part of the show. I enjoyed the episode and am certainly looking forward to the rest of the season's episodes. 

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

Highlights of the episode

1. Galavan's grand scheme- By the end of the episode we learn Theo's ancestors were cast out by the Waynes and their contribution to Gotham was erased from history. We also now know that his plan is to seek revenge by hurting the Wayne name and presumably kill Bruce Wayne. It's an interesting plot line that I'm excited to see play out and learn more about Theo's plans.

2. Penguin cuts off Butch's hand- One surprise which came as a result of my next highlight was when Penguin cuts off Butch's hand to convince Galavant he is so paranoid and send Butch to infiltrate Galavan's organization and save his mother. I liked the Penguin's insight that this will gain Theo's sympathy since his ancestor's hand was cut off by the Waynes and I'm looking forward to see the two play moves against each other. 

3. Penguin's paranoia- The strike force infiltrates one of Penguin's major operations and shuts it down cutting off a big resource to him and then they target the weapons black market aiming to target another resource. This worries Penguin as on top of being forced to obey Galavant he now is potentially being betrayed by someone so he becomes increasingly paranoid throughout the episode leading to him going to the extreme as to cut off Butch's hand in asking Butch to infiltrate Galavan. 

4. Firefly- I enjoyed the twist on a DC villain Firefly in this episode as they swapped the gender and made the show's version female. I enjoyed the twist as it was something different for the show rather than taking the route of showing the villain's parent or the villain at a much younger age as they've previously done for Black Mask and Scarecrow. 

5. Theo wants endorsement- In order for Theo to enact his scheme he must become mayor and so in order to gain more support he requests Gordon's endorsement to which Gordon agrees in exchange for assistance in helping shut down the criminal operations which are ironically being currently run by Galavan. I'm curious to see Gordon's response when he learns of Galavan's true intentions.

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