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Gotham Reaches Games End. Our Gotham Finale Spoiler Free Review.

24 April, 2019 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

THIS IS OUR SPOILER FREE REVIEW OF THE SERIES FINALE OF GOTHAM “THE BEGINNING”.

Gotham will reach the end with it’s finale airing on Thursday the 25th of April on Fox TV. This is definitely an episode for fans of the show. While we do see the much publicised appearance of Batman in this episode, the other residents of the city get ample time on screen. This is the final time we will get to see Gotham’s version of the iconic villains and the supporting players in Batman’s world. Writer John Stephens does an admirable job in getting us up to speed quickly on what’s happened in the ten year time jump since last week’s episode and what was important about the last five seasons of the show.

The Official Trailer for the Gotham Finale

A Trip Down Memory Lane

In this final hour long episode of the show we get to visit some of the most iconic locations of Gotham. At points it’s like a trip down memory lane in Steiner Studios where the majority of the interiors for the show were filmed. Riddler is called out for using a revenge plot he used before but angrily responds “It’s a call back!” which in itself is a nice call out for the episode. This finale features John Stephens’ same twisted mix of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins in one instant, followed by the playful 60’s Batman TV show, with a dash of Geoff John’s or Scott Snyder’s comic book Batman which have been a feature of his episodes in the past. This time it feels like we as an audience have earned this.

Our Top 3 WTF moments from every episode of Gotham Season 5

Gotham has changed a lot

Over the course of the last five years and one hundred episodes Gotham has changed a lot. Originally conceived by British producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon as “Law & Order : Gotham” the intention was to show how the police tried to help the city before the arrival of Batman. The original pilot was well received by critics and television platforms worldwide including a reported upfront payment from Netflix of $1 million per episode for the season one streaming rights. This lead to an initial sixteen episode order for season one. The show premiered in September 2014 to over fourteen million viewers and received a full season order extending the show to twenty two episodes.

The changes came early on in season one as the show began to pivot away from the procedural police drama with the G.C.P.D. vs the mounting mafia-like crime families. A number of major comic book characters did not return to the show including Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen, mainstays of Gotham Central which provided a lot of influence on the original concept. More and more villains were brought on throughout season two, aptly named “Rise of The Villains” and “Wrath of The Villains” to placate vocal Batman “fans” calling for the Nolan version of the character on TV. With Bruno Heller moving on after the season two finale more of Bruce’s journey towards becoming the Batman came to the forefront of the story.

Gotham Enters No Man’s Land

On May 13th 2018, four days before the season four finale aired, Gotham was belatedly renewed for a fifth and final season of ten episodes. This order was extended to twelve episodes. A lot of this season has been spent getting the city of Gotham back from the “No Man’s Land” cliffhanger from season four. But it has also spent some time on fan favourite pairing like BatCat and Nygmobblepot while introducing iconic villains such as Bane and Scarface along with their own versions of the Joker and Harley Quinn in Jerome and Ecco.

Scarface, BatCat, Ecco, Jeremiah, Bane and Nygmobblepot

A new Catwoman?

Sadly, as we mentioned on our last episode Camren Bicondova, announced that she does not appear in the final episode of the show. She was the first actor who appeared on screen in the first episode of Gotham and it’s sad that she couldn’t round out the show with the rest of the cast. The good news is new comer Lili Simmons clearly studied Bicondova’s performance as Selina Kyle. She maintains a similar poise while also delivering a truly iconic moment for the character. The finale episode is the ultimate fan letter to Gotham and the characters featuring even more comic accurate versions than we’ve seen before.

Selina Kyle’s first appearance, Camren Bicondova’s letter to fans,
Lili Simmons exclusive first look from ew.com

Gotham Finale Verdict

When all was said and done I really enjoyed this final episode of Gotham. My only wish would have been that the one month gap that Fox had placed between episodes 10 and 11 of this season could have come between episodes 11 and 12. The nostalgia for the show feels slightly misplaced at times since it had an episode just last week. But that’s a minor complaint. I think many of us Gotham fans will watch this episode multiple times wondering what might have been.

Join us for our spoiler filled thoughts later this week on our podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all heroic and villainous podcast players around.

All of our spoiler filled reviews of Gotham, Interviews with the cast and other reviews are available on Spotify

About Derek O’Neill

Derek is the Co-Host and producer of Gotham TV Podcast with John Harrison. Beginning in March 2014, six months before the release of Gotham, Derek and John began discussing their thoughts and insights on the most exciting DC Show Gotham. When not podcasting about Gotham you can find Derek, John and other hosts discussing various Marvel shows and Good Omens over on their main channel at https://tvpodcastindustries.com.

Gotham 509 Review “The Trial of Jim Gordon” – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 139

9 March, 2019 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com 00:59:14 Comments Off

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The final episode filmed for Gotham. Written by Ben McKenzie and directed by Erin Richards and we discuss it all in our Gotham 509 Review of “The Trial of Jim Gordon”. This is a spoiler filled discussion so as always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham 509 Review “The Trial of Jim Gordon” Synopsis

Directed by: Erin Richards

Written by: Ben McKenzie

Attempting to establish a ceasefire as supplies in Gotham become critical, Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is shot. Rushed to the G.C.P.D, Lee Thompkins (Morena Baccarin) operates on him to stem his blood loss, but Jim passes out and begins to hallucinate. His dream like state soon turns into a nightmare as Jim Gordon’s life, decisions and failures are put on trial all while he bleeds out.

Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) discovers that a lovesick Victor Zsasz (Anthony Carrigan) was the perpetrator who shot Jim Gordon while under the influence of Poison Ivy (Peyton List). Ivy’s roots extend beyond killing Jim as she also places her spell on Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and Lucius Fox (Chris Chalk) to target the drinking water supplies all in an attempt to prevent the reunification with the mainland and to rebuild Gotham with her plants.

Meanwhile, as Barbara (Erin Richards) and Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) consider their next moves, Lee has a life-changing moment as she saves Jim from another attempt on his life by Ivy. As Jim awakes from his hallucination and recovers from his wounds he makes the decision to live for Lee and his unborn child.

After one month passes, James Gordon and Leslie Thompkins are finally married by Harvey Bullock in the G.C.P.D. Precinct…and everyone lives happily ever after…but this is Gotham and as the two love-birds wed, Barbara secretly makes an important decision about her child.

Our Top 3 WTF moments from the episode

Everyone gets romantic around wedding time.

We also put together a short video of our top 3 shocking moments each week. Here’s our video of the top 3 most shocking moments from this week’s episode.

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Thanks so much to you our fellow Gothamites for returning to us on Gotham TV Podcast. We also want to say thank you to all of the new listeners joining us for this the final season of Gotham. We want to hear from you throughout these final episodes with your thoughts about the show. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast over on Google Podcasts, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any other app of choice. You can email us your thoughts on the show or the podcast at [email protected] you can also record your thoughts on the episode and send them in to us through our website at https://gothamtvpodcast.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button.

Next time on Gotham TV Podcast

Gotham is on a break and will return for it’s next episode on the 21st of March when we’ll be back with our usual in depth discussion about Gotham Legend Of The Dark Knight Season 5 Episode 10 “I Am Bane”

Derek and John

Gotham TV Podcast

Date Recorded: 09/03/2019
Date Published: 09/03/2019
MP3, 52.24 min. 96kbps, 42.2 MB

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Gotham 508 Review “Nothing’s Shocking” – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 138

6 March, 2019 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com 00:52:24 Comments Off

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Lot’s was shocking this week as the show took a detour for an episode to fill out the corners of the city and we discuss it all in our Gotham 508 Review of “Nothing’s Shocking”. This is a spoiler filled discussion so as always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham 508 Review “Nothing’s Shocking” Synopsis

Directed by: Kenneth Fink

Written by: Seth Boston

Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) ‘s past comes back to haunt him when two former G.C.P.D. officers are murdered at the Sirens Club. With information from Barbara Kean (Erin Richards), Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) discovers that a shape-shifting Indian Hill escapee called “Jane Doe” is behind the killings. Brought in to the Precinct she escapes and murders Bullock’s former partner Detective Dix (Dan Hedaya).

As Harvey take matters into his own hands his partnership with Jim becomes strained as he confesses that he and the victims unethically forced Jane, formerly “Jane Cartwright” (Sarah Pidgeon), to incriminate her mother for killing her abusive father.

Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) explore the tunnels beneath the city as they attempt to track down the missing husband of an injured woman. But “if you go down to the sewers tonight you sure of a big surprise” as they rescue the woman’s husband they discover a severely disfigured and immensely powerful hybrid-human who was affected by Jeremiah’s chemicals.

Elsewhere, Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) and Ed Nygma (Cory Michael Smith)’s plans to escape Gotham look like being torpedoed by Cobblepot’s former accountant Arthur Penn (Andrew Sellon). Suffering from a split personality, Penn is embodied by a ventriloquist dummy, Scarface (also Andrew Sellon), resulting in a confrontation with his former boss that leads to the death of Scarface and the the death of one Arthur Penn.