Tag: Gotham
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.8: The Dark Knight: Stop Hitting Yourself
Cr: David Giesbrecht/FOX This week’s episode of Gotham season 4 offered delightful scenes from start to finish. Ed Nygma’s show mocking Oswald Cobblepot, and the fallout it caused, were wonderful. The partnership between Ed and...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.7: A Dark Knight: A Day in the Narrows
This week’s Gotham season 4 was enjoyable but felt unnecessary. Instead of telling a self-contained story, it simply furthered the Professor Pyg plotline. It felt too similar to last week’s episode to really pop. The...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.6: A Dark Knight: Hog Day Afternoon
This week Gotham delivered a satisfying episode without checking in on Bruce Wayne at all. I'm perfectly fine with the show taking a break from Bruce after the huge step they took with his character...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.5: A Dark Knight: The Blade's Path
This week on Gotham season 4, Bruce Wayne hit a major development in his character arc. The plot was a big swing, but one that I believe worked well. Meanwhile, the show brought back Butch...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.4: A Dark Knight: The Demon's Head
On this week's Gotham season 4, Ed Nygma sought revenge on Oswald Cobblepot by carefully crafting raps for him. That should end any debate on whether Gotham is one of the best shows on TV....
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.3: A Dark Knight: They Who Hide Behind Masks
This week's Gotham season 4 hit it out of the park. Myrtle Jenkins (guest star Ilana Becker) is my new favorite one-episode character. In all my speculation about who would unfreeze Ed, I never imagined...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.2: A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper
This week's episode of Gotham season 4 was all about Scarecrow. Unfortunately, the show's episode of Jonathan Crane is underwhelming. But, tension between Jim Gordon and Oswald Cobblepot gave this episode some momentum. Jim's confrontation...
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Gotham Season 4 Premiere Review: 4.1: A Dark Knight: Pax Penguina
Gotham season 4 premiered last night with a scattered but satisfying episode. In the new status quo, Oswald Cobblepot is running the criminal underground. He's literally handing out licenses for crime, complete with a little...
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The Best TV Episodes of 2017 So Far: The Top 10!
Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW It's time for the final installment in my list of the best TV episodes of 2017 so far. These episodes weren't just well-executed, they took narrative risks that made them truly...
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The Best TV Episodes of 2017 So Far: 20-11
I'm approaching the cream of the crop in my countdown of the best TV episodes of 2017 so far. These are the episodes that kept me on the edge of my seat, made me laugh...
