The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower. A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks. However, when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon begins to piece together an even more sinister plot targeting the city, and a new figure emerges from the shadows to be the hero Gotham desperately needs.
What do you think of the final episode of Gotham?
Just like the whole season, the episode was honestly rushed. I was hoping for more Batman since they said that it would have more but he's only fully shown in the final shot which was disappointing. They only got Mr. J to actually come back in the end but even then, he was defeated with 3 batarangs, no fight scene or anything. Riddler and Penguin were there and their suits were cool but they were focused on way too much. I was expecting them to have like 10 minutes of screentime before not being shown again while Mr. J comes in. No Riddler cane or cat ears, sadly. Idk why they shaved Gordon's moustache so quick, he could've kept it for the whole episode, it wouldn't have been a problem. In general, the whole season was just rushed, there were so many villains who didn't have their arcs complete. They only mention Mr. Freeze and Firefly, no sign of Man Bat, no Lady Shiva, Scarecrow was barely in the first episode, Jane Doe/Ventriloquist/Magpie were all killed in one episode which was disappointing.
The last 3 episodes were the most rushed tbh, if they had used the extra two episodes to develop the story, it would've been better, however, those extra two episodes were filmed after "I Am Bane" and "They Did What?" so it wouldn't have worked. Bane and Nyssa were kinda just thrown in there during the last 2 episodes (before the finale) while Jeremiah's S5 arc finished too quick. With 22 episodes, this season could've been better, it was like all action and barely any proper interactions.
Weird that they were willing to shave Gordon's mustache, but bothered to make Penguin slightly overweight (even though it didn't look authentic). The cat ears is a strange thing to omit, seeing as we have a man dressed like a bat running around Gotham, and past costumed villains such as Azrael, Firefly and Scarecrow, but adding cat ears was apparently not grounded enough.
Oh well, we have to take what we get, it was either this or the show being left on a cliffhanger.
MJNSEIFER wrote:
AlmightyDino wrote: I hoped Martin was coming back as an adult, another character we never found out what happened to.
I assumed he would be Emperor Penguin
MJNSEIFER wrote:
AlmightyDino wrote: I hoped Martin was coming back as an adult, another character we never found out what happened to.
I assumed he would be Emperor Penguin
It's possible that he may be Emperor Penguin in the near future. It was hinted that he would somehow be Oswald's successor when he grew up, however, he was never seen again so we will never know.
I know I'm late but the real finale was E11 tbh. E12 just felt like a special episode that showed us the future (kinda like the pilot to an entirely new show). Also, the last time we saw Martin was when Riddler saved him from Sofia Falcone's men so it can be assumed that Penguin just sent him far from Gotham City in a place that he knew was safe. Though the show ended, I like to think that he came back to Gotham and became Oswald's successor.
Of course we haven't seen Silver St. Cloud since season 2. We can assume that Tabitha Galavan sent her to live with another relative.
I'm late for the party. The last episode of the series I thought was kinda predictable, but still a satisfying ending to a show I enjoyed watching immensely these past few years.
Also Robin Taylor's in the new John Wick movie so that's pretty cool.
