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Gotham Series Finale Recap: “Our Story Is Over, Old Friend”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:00:18 +0000

After five seasons, Fox’s Gotham ended its run last Thursday with a finale episode that tries very hard not just to wrap up its own storylines, but to tie the entire Batman mythology together. Gotham has often been a very frustrating series. Five seasons is kind of short for a comic book show these days,...

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Gotham 5.01 Recap: “Are You Sorry You Stayed?”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:00:42 +0000

After teasing it for so long, will Batman finally, actually begin on Fox’s Gotham? It looks like that could be the case as the series enters its fifth and final season. Gotham is in chaos… again. As the last season ended, the most recent Joker, Jeremiah Valeska, blew up all the bridges out of town,...

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‘Gotham’ 4.01 Recap: “No License, No Crime”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:00:23 +0000

It looks like Batman is finally beginning on ‘Gotham’. The fourth season opens with both a schedule change to Thursday nights and a story arc none-too-subtly titled ‘A Dark Knight’. The question left unanswered is how long the show will continue to hold my interest. First, the plot: Season 3 ended with Bruce, dressed up...

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‘Gotham’ 3.01 Recap: “Penguins Eat Fish!”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:00:27 +0000

It would really benefit ‘Gotham’ if the show-runners would dial back and embrace a less-is-more approach to the material, preferably with a shorter season of 12 or 13 episodes focused on a couple of really tight storylines. Unfortunately, the Season 3 premiere is even more overstuffed and exhausting than usual. This does not bode well....

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‘Gotham’ 2.01 Recap: “Sometimes the Right Way Is Also the Ugly Way”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:00:12 +0000

After a first season that was often uneven but generally a pleasant surprise, Fox’s Batman prequel series ‘Gotham’ returned this week for another go. With the subtitle ‘Rise of the Villains’, the new season appears to want to ramp up the Batman mythology in a big way and fast. Will that ultimately pay off for...

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‘Gotham’ 1.03 Recap: “Where Do You Think They Find Shovels That Big?”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:00:46 +0000

I think one of the reasons that some viewers haven’t embraced Fox’s ‘Gotham’ is a matter of tone. The show has a very heightened and, for lack of a better word, “cartoonish” vibe that may seem fairly appropriate for a series based on a comic book, but doesn’t mesh at all with Christopher Nolan’s recent...

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‘Gotham’ 1.02 Recap: “You Are a Very Naughty Little Girl”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:00:02 +0000

Although I liked it well enough, last week’s premiere of ‘Gotham’ received a very mixed reaction from many viewers, especially regarding the performances of stars Ben McKenzie and Jada Pinkett Smith, both of whom I singled out for praise. Some people just can’t stand one or the other of them. I find this puzzling, personally....

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‘Gotham’ Pilot Recap: Batman Begins… Again

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:00:13 +0000

Every superhero has an origin story. The more popular the hero, the more times fans will hear that origin story told over and over and over again in countless variations. In the latest iteration, Fox gives Batman the ‘Smallville’ treatment with the new prequel series ‘Gotham’. As one of the most anticipated premieres of the...

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