It's just truly frustrating to know that the series has such a solid cast, has such a fantastic mythology and story to pull from and expand/take in new directions, and yet it just feels like it's spinning its wheels.
Everything tonight, from Nygma's trite, schizophrenic monologue to Mooney's sudden return, suggests that the show's creators... ran out of gas several episodes ago.
There have been so many storylines that at times the narrative has been almost incoherent. Stories seem to start and stop almost at random, sometimes crowding each other out.The season finale shows signs of tacitly acknowledging that concern.
Luckily, Bruno Heller and his team delivered an episode with real consequence and, after a season full of hours that fell apart in the final act, one that refused to let up.
The show has certainly had its share of ups and downs over its debut year, and with season 2 already set to include a number of well-known Batman villains, the series still has a world of possibilities in the cards.
Gordon's storyline was a cut above- sure, Gotham rearranged everyone's motivations with no warning... but Ben McKenzie and John Doman were strong enough performers last night to make all that begrudging respect feel real.
After ambling along for most of its 22-episode run, Fox's Gotham gave us a jam-packed finale tonight that will set up Season 2 for plenty of excitement.
It legitimately pained me... to watch how hard Jada Pinkett-Smith was trying to make her grand entrance into that warehouse look cool. You know what's not cool? Taking a full two weeks for a trip to Hot Topic to plan your new wardrobe and hair style.
