Gotham: The Fearsome Dr. Crane

February 3, 2015 11:09 AM - Season 1, Episode 14

Gordon and Bullock investigate the murder of a man killed by his greatest fear. Maroni takes Penguin to a cabin to deal with his disloyal underling. Nygma begins to make mischief.
posted by Small Dollar (8 comments total)

Gotham remains interesting to watch, just to try and suss out what in the world they're thinking in the writer's room.

Some thoughts about it:
* The Kringle/Nygma stuff is super weird, like it belongs on another show. Even the musical cues seem to indicate that.

* Happy as I am to see less of Barbara, I have no idea what's up with Gordon getting together with Dr. Thompkins. Was that a thing in the comics, or are they maybe heading toward full alternate continuity?

* The Maroni stuff was also weird. I don't really get why he wouldn't just beat some answers out of the Penguin, rather than going camping. That said, the spectacle of Penguin frantically making phone calls from inside a car crusher was pretty funny, especially when he called the guy running the crusher, just totally nonsensical.

* On the one hand, not thrilled with Father of Scarecrow. On the other, I didn't like their attempts at original villains much either. Samurai Businessman and Balloon Man were both pretty lame, for instance. (Up side, the former Doci of the Ori is at least properly menacing.)

* Did the guy who came to kill Fish just run out of bullets? I mean, I'm happy to see her alive, but... what was that?

Anyway, looking forward to next week's installment of WTFery. I'm starting to think of Gotham as "Batman: the Mad Libs Years."
posted by mordax at 12:37 PM on February 3, 2015 [1 favorite]

* Did the guy who came to kill Fish just run out of bullets? I mean, I'm happy to see her alive, but... what was that?

I guess they know each other and are going to snuggle :-)
posted by Pendragon at 1:56 PM on February 3, 2015 [2 favorites]

I genuinely love Gotham, but I think that would be impossible if I tried to contextualize it into the Bat-mythos (of any variety).
posted by kittens for breakfast at 3:46 PM on February 3, 2015

Is Kringle part of an establish storyline? I couldn't work it out from some cursory Googling.
posted by codacorolla at 4:08 PM on February 3, 2015

I guess they know each other and are going to snuggle :-)

I agree.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 4:39 PM on February 3, 2015

I guess they know each other and are going to snuggle :-)

That'd be so awesome. :)

I genuinely love Gotham, but I think that would be impossible if I tried to contextualize it into the Bat-mythos (of any variety).

I dunno, I like fruitless speculation here. Like, it'd be fun if this was a universe where Bruce Wayne *didn't* end up as Batman.
posted by mordax at 4:55 PM on February 3, 2015 [1 favorite]

Is Kringle part of an establish storyline? I couldn't work it out from some cursory Googling.

As far as I know, she's new to the show. (Pretty sure Fish is too.)
posted by mordax at 4:57 PM on February 3, 2015 [1 favorite]

Hypothesis: Kristen Kringle, after developing a relationship with Ed, will be kidnapped by Calendar Man around Christmas, and die in a failed rescue by Gordon.

This will drive Nygma mad with grief and into the Riddler
posted by leotrotsky at 7:55 AM on February 4, 2015