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[Gotham] Gotham's brain is a bag full of cats

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    The number of episodes until Penguin
    kills off Kringle 2.0? I'm going 3.
    Did they seriously
    get Chelsea Spack back for that role?

    Fake edit: Yes they did!

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Resurrect ALL the characters!

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  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    They sure are dragging out this Mad Hatter storyline.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Eh, I actually like their interpretation of the Mad Hatter.
    I mean, other than the fact that he wanted to bone his sister. Everything else has been pretty entertaining, as far as Gotham is concerned.

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  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    https://youtu.be/bmTZqY5_qJk

    Official trailer. Yep. Official.

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  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    Babs and Tabs give me the Sads.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    I was prepared for disturbing sexy Ivy.

    I was not prepared for dumb as a bag of hammers sexy Ivy.

    Is that better? Is it worse? This is Gotham.

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  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    I have no clue what Barbara and Tabitha's relationship is. I mean, they act like lovers, but Barbara is only mildly put off by Tabitha seeing Butch.

    This wouldn't bother me (to each his/her own, after all), except Barbara doesn't exactly have a history of sharing the affection of her love interest gracefully.

    Of course, I don't know what I'm doing, wanting a consistently written female character in Gotham.

  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    They're having fun, and Barbara probably sees Butch as Tabitha's playtoy.

    I also think Barbara would drop Tabitha in a goddamned second if Gordon decided to start seriously date her again.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Yet another person will be un-deaded:
    Penguin's dad.

    ...what the hell, why not. He was a good character.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Yet another person will be un-deaded:
    Penguin's dad.

    ...what the hell, why not. He was a good character.

    I don't think that even makes it into the top ten strangest decisions made by Gotham writers.

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    At this point, why not just make the entire cast zombies.

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  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Not a doctor Tree townRegistered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    At this point, why not just make the entire cast zombies.

    They do seem to have a need for brains.

  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

    A Victor Zsasz who was weirdly fine with not killing.

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  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

    A Victor Zsasz who was weirdly fine with not killing.

    It's just a job. Do you pitch a fit when your boss cancels a random TPS report?

  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

    A Victor Zsasz who was weirdly fine with not killing.

    It's just a job. Do you pitch a fit when your boss cancels a random TPS report?

    Zsasz' thing in the comics is that he LOVES killing. As much as possible. He believes killing is his entire purpose in life. It would have been nice if Zsasz had at least protested a little or expressed disappointment, instead of going " 'kay."

    But hey, this is Gotham.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

    A Victor Zsasz who was weirdly fine with not killing.

    It's just a job. Do you pitch a fit when your boss cancels a random TPS report?

    Zsasz' thing in the comics is that he LOVES killing. As much as possible. He believes killing is his entire purpose in life. It would have been nice if Zsasz had at least protested a little or expressed disappointment, instead of going " 'kay."

    But hey, this is Gotham.

    I really liked Zsasz showing up in Gordon's apartment, drinking his milk and letting him know that it's coming, but it's not personal.

  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    This is also an early version of the character. Sets it up for the future confrontations with Batman. "Murder used to be just a job for me. Over time, I've come to view it more as art."

  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    This is also an early version of the character. Sets it up for the future confrontations with Batman. "Murder used to be just a job for me. Over time, I've come to view it more as art."

    Considering it's now season three, it would be nice if we had gotten the tiniest hints of that, especially considering every other villain is at least well on their way to being their adult version. That scene above would have been perfect to drop a hint. But that would require careful creative planning that Gotham doesn't have.

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  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    Oh and
    Harley Quinn is coming
    because Why the hell not?

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Also
    Killer Croc
    because Suicide Squad.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    So if Joker is a tween, how old are they going to make Harley?

    Or are they going to have the mutant dude age up everyone, including Bruce?

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    see317 wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    At least the episode had Victor Zsasz in it which is always a good thing.

    A Victor Zsasz who was weirdly fine with not killing.

    It's just a job. Do you pitch a fit when your boss cancels a random TPS report?

    Zsasz' thing in the comics is that he LOVES killing. As much as possible. He believes killing is his entire purpose in life. It would have been nice if Zsasz had at least protested a little or expressed disappointment, instead of going " 'kay."

    But hey, this is Gotham.

    I really liked Zsasz showing up in Gordon's apartment, drinking his milk and letting him know that it's coming, but it's not personal.

    Yeah, Zsasz is one of the few interesting characters, and they may have improved his character who was basically Carnage without the Symbiote.

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    Oh and
    Harley Quinn is coming
    because Why the hell not?
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Also
    Killer Croc
    because Suicide Squad.

    WTF Then why were they embargoed in the Arrow-verse? Is that lifted, and did the WB management using Gotham as a middle finger to them?

  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    Oh and
    Harley Quinn is coming
    because Why the hell not?
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Also
    Killer Croc
    because Suicide Squad.

    WTF Then why were they embargoed in the Arrow-verse? Is that lifted, and did the WB management using Gotham as a middle finger to them?

    They did change up the guy in charge of the DCEU so maybe Geoff Johns took a look at the ban and said that's stupid.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    Oh and
    Harley Quinn is coming
    because Why the hell not?
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Also
    Killer Croc
    because Suicide Squad.

    WTF Then why were they embargoed in the Arrow-verse? Is that lifted, and did the WB management using Gotham as a middle finger to them?

    They did change up the guy in charge of the DCEU so maybe Geoff Johns took a look at the ban and said that's stupid.

    I've heard the embargo is still in effect on Powerless.

  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    Not to be the guy to keep comparing the two comic companies, but holy shit. Has no one at DC noticed that Marvel allows their characters to be used all over the place in potentially contradictory ways and that contributes to their massive success?

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  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Not a doctor Tree townRegistered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    lwt1973 wrote: »
    Oh and
    Harley Quinn is coming
    because Why the hell not?
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Also
    Killer Croc
    because Suicide Squad.

    WTF Then why were they embargoed in the Arrow-verse? Is that lifted, and did the WB management using Gotham as a middle finger to them?

    I think things got crossed up here: It was the Squad as a concept that got pulled from TV.

    Proto-Harley and Croc are coming to Gotham because of their exposure from the movie.

    At least that's how I read it.

  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    The Embargo is now nonexistent. The last time it was in effect was when Deadshot was killed on Arrow; after that is when it went away.

    Also, calling it now:
    Penguin's female assistant is going to be the new Harley.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    The embargo forced them to kill Waller off in Arrow, which was after they did Deadshot, so did the embargo end right after that?

    It must have considering this season of Arrow.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    The writers claimed that Waller's death was a part of the story, and not becaue of the embargo, actually.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDn5aNcRK4

    The actor is chewing scenery like a pro, and Maggie Geha is flailing. Not that they're giving her much to work with, besides being brainless eye candy.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    I think she does play a really good "dumb as a rock 12yo in an adult's body".

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Watching the dude lust after what everyone knows is a 12 year old is about as skeevy as the seduce Bruce story last season.

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  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    I thought the latest episode was pretty good. The one minor thing that bothered me was:
    When Jerome did his video monologue, I wanted it to stick with the news feed view instead of shifting from the news feed to regular camera to news feed again.

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  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Watching the dude lust after what everyone knows is a 12 year old is about as skeevy as the seduce Bruce story last season.

    Rumor is
    Ivy's going to seduce Bruce this season. Yeah.

  • lwt1973lwt1973 King of Thieves SyndicationRegistered User regular
    Harry Dresden wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Watching the dude lust after what everyone knows is a 12 year old is about as skeevy as the seduce Bruce story last season.

    Rumor is
    Ivy's going to seduce Bruce this season. Yeah.

    I had blocked that out until you brought it up again.

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  • AlphaRomeroAlphaRomero Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    So I haven't watched since Jerome died, but then I saw this promo and I'm like...should I just watch these episodes?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9A5BKu1gO4

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Jerome is going a little too hard on the TDK impression.

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