The best and worst thing aboutGothamis its sheer muchness.
It doesnt always work.
Its hard to stay crazy across 22-episode seasons.
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The hyperkinetics can feel like wheel-spinning.
But whenGothamis good, it taps a deep reservoir of comic book grandiosity.
Last nights finale was grandiosity gone nuclear.
By way of proof, he blew up City Hall.
The opening credits werent even rolling yet;Gothamis that kind of show.
Cue the arrival of the military, declaring martial law while the majority of Gotham citizens flee across bridges.
If youre any kind of Batman fan, you’ve got the option to recognize the reference points.
Like everyone else,Gothamhasnt quite gotten over its Nolan fixation.
Am I boring you?
Take Monaghan used to play adifferentsorta-Joker on the show Jeremiahs dead (?)
twin Jerome a grinning scenery-chewing maniac.
This new incarnation is different: Controlled, patient, madness repressed into slithering dark humor.
Its a far-flung riff on a familiar villain, for a reason.
Superheroes are popular enough now that, on the big screen, they seem to have no financial limitation.
Emotions run supernova hot.
They used to love each other, which onGothaminevitably means they will attempt to kill each other.
Some characters arranged themselves into familiar places.
All around Gotham, we saw baddies new and old arranging themselves for a new lawless reality.
Some have gangs that are suddenly private armies.
There were new arrivals, like the Man-Bat.
It can all be traced back to one problem.
She declared her sector a man-free zone and hung the henchmen out front as a warning.
What youve been watching, these four seasons of kooky crime-epic backstabbing?
This was everyone actingrestrained.
But ofcourseit was renewed, I thought during the finale.
How could Fox resist?
