A few years back when I heard of this series the idea sounded weird to me, a Batman show without Batman? What's left, a police procedural with Batman's rogue gallery?
But this show is so much more than that, it has truly become an origin story for Gotham's villains and heroes, including James Gordon, Oswald Cobblepot and now we finally have the Dark Knight's greatest foe, the Joker.
Ever since Cameron Monaghan appeared as Jerome Valeska back in season one audiences had been clamoring for the show to recognize him as this universe's Joker, but this was not meant to be. It turns out Jerome was a proto-Joker or a predecessor to the infamous Clown Prince of Crime, at the end it would be his twin brother, Jeremiah Valeska who would carry the most terrifying mantle into these streets of Gotham.
The show runners have been denying Jeremiah was the Joker, but there is no turning back now.
In this faithful episode, Jeremiah has kidnapped Alfred and two innocent people to recreate the night when Bruce Wayne's life changed forever, why? Because Jeremiah had twin obsessions, transforming Gotham (which he accomplished), and bringing to the surface the darkness inside of Bruce; after all, one bad day can turn the sanest person into lunacy, right?
So he recreates the dinner and movie, which happens to be "The Mark of Zorro", followed by an inevitable murder in the alley, because if Bruce won't be united with him by friendship they will be united in hate.
But with the help of Jarvis Tech (The Mad Hatter) and Ecco, Jeremiah has hypnotized Jim Gordon and Leslie Tompkins so they become the lambs of this slaughter, but Selina Kyle interrupts this moment and Bruce chases Jeremiah into Ace Chemicals where the battle ensues and the rest is comic book lore.
David Mazouz is amazing as a young Bruce Wayne who has transformed into the Dark Knight in front of the audience's eyes over the years, and so have all the talented cast that have brought to life this story, especially Camren Bicondova as Selina and Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah.
After Jeremiah falls into the batch of chemicals, he is seen one last time in a hospital bed supposedly without any brain activity but we know the rest, don't we?
There is no turning back now, no other character will ever come close to have a connection with Bruce like Jeremiah and this episode now confirms what fans have been waiting for, we have THE JOKER!
Do I even have to rate this? 11 out of 10.
But this show is so much more than that, it has truly become an origin story for Gotham's villains and heroes, including James Gordon, Oswald Cobblepot and now we finally have the Dark Knight's greatest foe, the Joker.
Ever since Cameron Monaghan appeared as Jerome Valeska back in season one audiences had been clamoring for the show to recognize him as this universe's Joker, but this was not meant to be. It turns out Jerome was a proto-Joker or a predecessor to the infamous Clown Prince of Crime, at the end it would be his twin brother, Jeremiah Valeska who would carry the most terrifying mantle into these streets of Gotham.
The show runners have been denying Jeremiah was the Joker, but there is no turning back now.
In this faithful episode, Jeremiah has kidnapped Alfred and two innocent people to recreate the night when Bruce Wayne's life changed forever, why? Because Jeremiah had twin obsessions, transforming Gotham (which he accomplished), and bringing to the surface the darkness inside of Bruce; after all, one bad day can turn the sanest person into lunacy, right?
So he recreates the dinner and movie, which happens to be "The Mark of Zorro", followed by an inevitable murder in the alley, because if Bruce won't be united with him by friendship they will be united in hate.
But with the help of Jarvis Tech (The Mad Hatter) and Ecco, Jeremiah has hypnotized Jim Gordon and Leslie Tompkins so they become the lambs of this slaughter, but Selina Kyle interrupts this moment and Bruce chases Jeremiah into Ace Chemicals where the battle ensues and the rest is comic book lore.
David Mazouz is amazing as a young Bruce Wayne who has transformed into the Dark Knight in front of the audience's eyes over the years, and so have all the talented cast that have brought to life this story, especially Camren Bicondova as Selina and Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah.
After Jeremiah falls into the batch of chemicals, he is seen one last time in a hospital bed supposedly without any brain activity but we know the rest, don't we?
There is no turning back now, no other character will ever come close to have a connection with Bruce like Jeremiah and this episode now confirms what fans have been waiting for, we have THE JOKER!
Do I even have to rate this? 11 out of 10.