In short, this was a great episode of Gotham that further proved just how amazing the Cobblepot character is. He'll keep you on your toes every single week, and you'll love him for it.
This show still has quite a bit to fix before it becomes a fully captivating drama, but a streamlined focus and more attention to detail makes "Spirit Of The Goat" the highlight of the season thus far.
In the weekly juggling act that is Gotham, "Spirit of The Goat" was probably the most effective episode yet at keeping enough balls in the air in interesting ways.
"Spirit of the Goat" drapes much needed character development on the bones of a pretty toss-away murder plot that will probably have little, if any, ramifications in future episodes. In other words, let's call it "filler."
Since Gotham is a show teeming with characters jockeying for screen time, it may not be concerned with indulging in specific characters' points of view, but it would really help in episodes like the unfocused, at-times-harrowing "Spirit of the Goat."
If Bruno Heller (series creator) meant for "The Spirit of the Goat" to be an understated Halloween special that delivers on suspense without jack-o-lanterns and witches galore, then he succeeded.
Giving Detective Bullock not only an actual back story but motivation to be the "slovenly, lackadaisical" guy he is now, while at the same time giving his rough-exterior character an actual heart, was a fine choice indeed, Gotham.
