-Good Moments
The introduction of Lucius Fox.
Harvey Bullock freaking out over the extremely perverted show at the Fox Club. His reaction was golden.
-Easter Eggs
The address seen on the envelope mailed to Bruce Wayne was “1007 Mountain Drive.” This was Wayne Manor’s address in Batman: The Animated Series.
Nygma demonstrated his irresistible urge to leave clues when he hid “NYGMA” in the fake letter from Dougherty.
-Riddle Me This
This has to be a different Barbara Kean than the one Jim Gordon married. I refuse to believe that this will be the woman who raises the future Batgirl. The Waynes have always run Wayne Enterprises as an ethical company. There is no way that Thomas Wayne or his father were complicit in its corruption. Perhaps Bruce’s statement about his father having secrets doesn’t mean that Bruce saw his father as a liar. Maybe putting his picture on the investigation board meant that he needs to find out what his father was fighting against something so nefarious that it got him killed.
-Final Thoughts
Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike Barbara Kean even more, this episode happens. Barbara has pretty much cemented herself as one of the weakest characters on Gotham. From the way she tried to escape from the Ogre, and from the way she didn’t try to escape, Barbara was as boring as ever. There’s just too many things going wrong with this episode. The real interesting story was the impending war between Falcone and Maroni. That’s where Gotham‘s real drama lies. The Ogre storyline was such a strange shoehorned narrative. I really don’t know where they were going with that. The villain appeared for three episodes and was quickly killed. His presence had zero impact on the main plot. This episode seemed to be a lot of filler material with very little development. It was a prime example of how the writers squandered some pretty good opportunities with what they could’ve done with the characters. Barbara could’ve come into her own had she shown some intelligence and resolve in fighting back. But no, she had to play the damsel-in-distress. Also, what was with her complicit nature? Was the water laced? Did she get the fastest onset of Stockholm Syndrome in kidnapping history?