Non Spoiler Review- 'Gotham' has once again managed to prove how much the show improves week to week with a phenomenal episode. The subplots all tied together for the most part so it didn't feel as though there was too much going on as 'Gotham' has a tendency to do on occasion but rather everything fell into place naturally and once again the villains shined front and center. I'm looking forward to the remainder of this season to see just how great the show can be.
*******There will be Spoilers from this point on*******
Highlights of the episode
1. Penguin tries to get revenge- At the beginning of the episode we learn that Butch was somewhat lying to Penguin and betrayed him to Galavan. Galavan killed Penguin's mother and attempted to kill Penguin but Penguin escaped. Watching his mother die in front of him severely devastated him and Robin Lord Taylor gave a wonderful performance. Penguin then decides he will go get revenge and I really thought his plan was well orchestrated. In particular I liked that he had his men dress up like him and all march on the party as an army to cause confusion allowing for him to intercept Theo when he tried to escape. I am very excited to see this arc carry over in the upcoming episodes.
2. Jim learns the truth about Theo Galavan- Another crucial part of the episode was Jim learning the truth that Galavan has been orchestrating everything and realizing he has to stop him even though Galavan is now mayor. Now that Jim knows what Galavan is up to, I'm curious to see what he will do in effort to stop him.
3. Nygma embraces his Riddler persona- A huge moment of the episode was when Edward Nygma finally embraced his second personality and the two merged to form what will become the Riddler. I'm very excited to see Nygma take steps towards becoming Riddler and hope to see his character further explored soon.
4. Silver drives a wedge between Selina and Bruce- Silver confronts Selina and tells her to stay away from Bruce behind Bruce's back and so when Selina is concerned and tells Bruce to stay away from Silver. Bruce then asks Selina to leave so Silver successfully drove a wedge between them. It seems as though her manipulation of Bruce will soon become more crucial in Galavan's plan and I'm curious to see what his plans for Bruce are.
5. Galavan elected mayor- This wasn't too surprising given that a majority of the other candidates were dead and he orchestrated events to make himself popular amongst Gotham. However it was interesting to see Galavan become mayor so quickly as it seems as though he just started campaigning. I can't wait to see how he incorporates his newfound power into his schemes.
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