In tonight's episode, Bruce Wayne stepped out of Gordon's shadow and started to deal with his own anger issues. This automatically makes "The Mask" the most interesting episode of Gotham so far.
"Black Mask" is an enduring bad guy in the Batman mythos, and it's good to see the show tout one of the real pillars of the Caped Crusader's rogues gallery.
Instead of charging ahead with its newfound intensity, Gotham plays it safe and continues with its familiar bag of tricks, but how much longer will audiences be content with what's familiar?
I'm still on the edge about Bruce's involvement overall on the series, but switching things up and giving him something new to do was a positive swing.
Gotham is settling into a welcome groove when focused on the city's underground forces... yet still can't find a way to make its case of the week feel significant, either in terms of larger narrative arcs or the character development of Jim Gordon.
