I don't know if I have ever watched a show that is this inconsistent. One week it's complete trash and the next week it gives us it's most compelling story of the entire series. I just want it to stick with what works, and Spirit of the Goat definitely worked.
This was the first episode of the season that didn't feel Bruce Wayne heavy, and too focused on giving us Easter eggs. Let's not forget about that blatantly obvious Riddler tease on Nygma's mug but I can forgive that because of how great the back story was with this episode. Now I don't think it needed to be 10 years back that we saw spirit of the goat considering Bullock looks exactly the same, but knowing the history behind this case definitely peaked my interest. Donal Logue gave his best performance of the season so far and the episode even had my guessing as to what was going to happen. Pretty much every episode so far has been predictable and flat in terms of the villain of the week, but this episode proved that Gotham does have a place on TV, at least for now.
Nygma's side story with the case files lady was unnecessary and completely out of place, especially considering we didn't need Nygma for the rest of the episode anyway. And Selina Kyle's brief appearance was strange and underwhelming. The episode was probably better served having Selina, Bruce, and Alfred all sit out like Mooney and other crime families did. But this was also the first episode where Penguin didn't have a large part (until the end) but still significantly impacted the episode. I am actually looking forward to next week's episode, and that's a first for this show.
So while I think the directing of the show can definitely improve with cuts of unnecessary scenes the show once again has my attention. Now keep it.
+Bullock shines
+Interesting villain story
+Fresh way of storytelling for the show
+Not as many teases for the future
-Nygma scenes felt out of place
-Give Bruce and Alfred a few episodes off
8.6/10
This was the first episode of the season that didn't feel Bruce Wayne heavy, and too focused on giving us Easter eggs. Let's not forget about that blatantly obvious Riddler tease on Nygma's mug but I can forgive that because of how great the back story was with this episode. Now I don't think it needed to be 10 years back that we saw spirit of the goat considering Bullock looks exactly the same, but knowing the history behind this case definitely peaked my interest. Donal Logue gave his best performance of the season so far and the episode even had my guessing as to what was going to happen. Pretty much every episode so far has been predictable and flat in terms of the villain of the week, but this episode proved that Gotham does have a place on TV, at least for now.
Nygma's side story with the case files lady was unnecessary and completely out of place, especially considering we didn't need Nygma for the rest of the episode anyway. And Selina Kyle's brief appearance was strange and underwhelming. The episode was probably better served having Selina, Bruce, and Alfred all sit out like Mooney and other crime families did. But this was also the first episode where Penguin didn't have a large part (until the end) but still significantly impacted the episode. I am actually looking forward to next week's episode, and that's a first for this show.
So while I think the directing of the show can definitely improve with cuts of unnecessary scenes the show once again has my attention. Now keep it.
+Bullock shines
+Interesting villain story
+Fresh way of storytelling for the show
+Not as many teases for the future
-Nygma scenes felt out of place
-Give Bruce and Alfred a few episodes off
8.6/10