This episode was really all about Bullock, and how he came to be so pessimistic about his job. By letting the viewers see the case that "took" his previous partner, we are let into the mind of Bullock, and the last piece of advice he got from his former partners was: "No heroes", which according to his old partner, was Gotham's number one rule - a rule Bullock seems to have been carrying ever since. But the Spirit of the Goat comes back to haunt Bullock once again, and for the first time in the six episodes, we see Bullock actually passionate about his job, wanting to solve this case. Maybe he feels a sense of responsibility, for letting his partner down on that night 10 years ago, or perhaps this was just the sort of case that reminded him of who he used to be (a guy who's morals were almost Identical to Gordons').
And the reveal that it was the therapist who was behind the brainwashing of those men, almost immediadly got me thinking about either The Scarecrow or Hugo Strange as being possibly connected to the therapist, though we do not see what happens to her after Bullock shoots her in the leg, so untill we do, I can only speculate as to what it really means.
Gordon and Barbara are clearly WAY to good of a couple to be this calm after she stormed out of the police station last time we saw them arguing, and now even with all the secrets he is keeping from her, she still defends him against Montoya's accusations and the warrant for Gordon's arrest.
When it came to subplot in this episode, they were rather tame and contained compared to other episodes. We get to see Cobblepot visit his mom, to reasure her of his well-being, and perhaps also reasure himself of his own worth through her praises. But that was about that for him, untill the end when, once again, he steals the show by revealing himself at the very last moment of an episode, underlining his importance to the show - you just can't help to love that penguin! Gordon really is one trouble scapegoat now.
This time I really didn't think we needed to see what Bruce Wayne was up to, not compared to last episode, when it was really his company who had the center stage of Viper-serum. This time, we see him do litterally nothing, but because he is destined to become Batman we have to see him? David Mazouz does a wonderful job in his role as Bruce, but we do not need to check in on him every episode, unless it somehow drives the plot, and in this particular episode, I really didn't feel like it did. Perhaps he was used, to somehow let us think that The Spirit of the Goat could come after him, but as Bruce said himself: "There is no one he can take me away from", ultimately debunking that totally.
And speaking of wasted screentime, again we see Selina for a short while, just to let us know that they have not forgotten her, but really has no place to put her, just like last time when the most productive she was, was kicking a man in the nards. I guess in this episode, you can argue that it was ment to showcase, that at this stage, the two of them are also destined to be close to one another, but I really had no idea the girl was into younger boys - yikes! She seemed to steal something, but I couldn't quite figure out what it was...maybe it was important, who knows. I just hope that they have plans for her, and not just having her show up from time to time with no real plot point.
There was however Edward Nigma who really got to shine in this episode. We get to see his affection for the girl who organizes the files, and his obsessive nature really comes to the surface, but at the same time he manages to let us sympathize with him, as he is just hopelessly in love with her. But thanks to his compulsive nature, he just manages to freak her out even more, so who knows what that will lead to - is that a riddle? Hehe, maybe! But what really sold me was the last panel we see him, standing there with his mug with the question mark on it, so if anybody should doubt it, he is going to become the Riddler, though maybe not during the show, but who knows.
Let me get back to Montoya, I am starting to somehow doubt her motives. It seems like, the only reason she is interested in lockimg Gordon away, was because of her jealousy towards him, because he is dating Barbara, and the rumoured execution of Cobblepot was her only real chance to get rid of him. Because of that, I cannot wait for the next episode to air, because I really dislike her as a character!
Summed up, I think this was the weakest episode so far, but it was still enjoyable. The lack of continuation of the mainstory with the crime bosses conflict fellt off to me, and our dear penguin did not do enough this episode, but the ending kinda made up for it. I was glad to see some more backstory for Bullock, it help me sympathize with him. I really would not want to be Gordon right now!
Popcorntroller Out!
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