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Synopsis:
James Gordon has just joined the Gotham Police Department, and so far, his first case has been a rough one: between trying to find the murderer of the Waynes, and going at ends with his crooked partner, Gordon has it in for him. Can he survive the city that is filled with crooks and crooked cops?
Review:
The episode started by introducing us to Selina Kyle, future Cat Woman, who simply goes as 'Cat' now. Of course, the first part of the episode shows us the infamous scene in Bat-Man lore: the death of the Waynes, leaving Bruce Wayne-who saw the whole thing-an orphan. The rest of the episode plays out like any other crime show: Gordon makes a promise to Bruce that he'll find the Waynes' killer, much to the dismay of Bullock, his partner, who wants nothing to do with the case. The episode features plenty of future criminals-The Riddler, Poison Ivy and the Penguin just to name a few. While they don't feature any future heroes-the only two that spring to mind are Robin and Bat-Girl, and I know that at least one of them haven't been born yet. The GCPD department looks exactly like it does in the Arkham games, which was the first thing that sprung to mind when I first saw it. My only complaint about the series is the use of technology-cell phones-which wouldn't have been around when the Waynes' were murdered, but I suppose they're setting the series in present time. So far, the show is far darker than the usual shows I watch, but it'll be interesting to see how it'll continue.
Overview:
4.5/5
Gotham Pilot review by James
What did you think of the episode? Comment below!
-Tegan
This was a solid start for the series. I hope it is able to distance itself from the typical crime drama, but it does have some really great visuals. The modern technology bothered me at first too, especially since the series looks like it was set in the past. Great review as always! And thanks for the link!
ReplyDelete-James
It does have a lot of great visuals. The crime-drama I don't mind, because that's mainly what I watch (NCIS, Elementary, Castle, to name a few), but maybe it will stray off that path, you never know. It does have a lot of good visuals, though. It did sort of look like it was set in the path, and it bothered me a lot in the second episode with all of the cell-phones. Thanks, and no problem!
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