r/Gotham

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I’ve made a post about how Season 1 is my most rewatchable season, but let’s discuss which season falls victim of being the least watchable out of the entire series.

When it first aired, Season 1 received very critical reviews. It feels like this is one of those TV seasons that can be watched repeatedly as the rewatchability improves with each viewing. Even at its initial airing, I found the show at its most consistent.

I really enjoy Oswald’s climb up the food chain in the city and playing both sides. Jim’s role in keeping Gotham on its heels while the Underworld clambering for a piece of the chair and Harvey tries to balance his feisty side and friendship with Jim. Fish Mooney and Oswald’s rivalry. It’s so good. I know some episodes can drag especially when they take the story away from the core Mobster story but even then the show knows what it is and doesn’t try to preach Batman lore like the other seasons do.

Almost everything about this season is strong:

The mobster story.
Jim Gordon isn’t yet pretentious.
The villain of the week format kinda works for me.
How they handle Nygma, he’s not a background character as much as he seems.
Jada Pinkett’s Fish Mooney is even very fun to watch.
The city itself feels a lot more like a character than it does in later seasons when the focus is pushed to the supervillains.

Season One still has a fun vibe even when it’s serious.

Such a satisfying season finale too.

My ratings for the entire series:

Season One: 10/10
Season Two: 7/10
Season Three: 6/10
Season Four: 6/10
Season Five: 5/10

The season finale is just bad. I get that this show can be inconsistent at times but it’s so obvious that they cancelled this show and then just had to shoehorn a bunch of crap into the finale with the ten year time jump.

The time jump wouldn’t be that bad if everyone didn’t literally look THE EXACT SAME. They didn’t even try to make people look older…I guess Jim has a mustache??? Barbara’s hair is red??? That’s supposed to make me feel like ten years has passed?

It’s a shame that we didn’t get the full 6 or 7 seasons worth of content that was planned for originally.

This show basically just fell victim to being on basic cable at a time when cable is dying.

The worst part is that FOX won’t even license this show to a streaming service. I know so many DC fans that have never seen this show because it is basically unavailable to the entire United States unless you pirate it.

Oh well, this show was great while it lasted. Such a fun depiction of the Batman universe. Season 5 was just such a let down with the way it ended.

Hopefully Pennyworth is good. Gonna start it now.

Just watched s5e1 and man this is such a large shift in the overall tone of the show. Like I'm watching a post apocalyptic show. Scenes and music are feeling much more serious especially the hospital scenes of selina and bruce. The way selina screamed and started crying after she was stopped from killing herself was really distressing. I hope the rest of the season maintains this tone but unfortunately there are hints that they'll fall back to the absurdity with the nurse suggesting bruce to find the witch to help selina.

This is my pitch/idea for the finale of a potential Season 6 of Gotham. I would absolutely love to hear other opinions on this, what do you guys think?

Batman: Firmly believes that Gotham is inherently good. He doesn't want to be a mere vigilante, but a symbol of hope that inspires the people to save themselves.

Joker: A pure nihilist. His core conviction is that no one is truly good. Under enough pressure, everyone breaks—and he wants to prove that Batman is just as corrupt and cruel as he himself is.

The Pitch: On Christmas Eve, the final confrontation takes place at the top of a high, gothic church tower. Gotham is in a state of emergency. The Joker has hidden bombs all over the city, set to detonate precisely at midnight. He presents Batman with a devastating dilemma: the bomb detonators are wired directly to a chest device measuring the Joker's own heartbeat. If his heart stops beating, the bombs are defused. Batman is faced with a choice: kill the Joker and break his one rule, or let countless people die. Either way, Batman would be destroyed.

As the timer ruthlessly ticks down, the two engage in a long, quiet, and intense conversation on top of the tower, reflecting on their motivations, their shared history, and their ideologies.

A few minutes before midnight, Batman makes his decision. He shatters the Joker’s logic by choosing a third way: Batman knocks the Joker unconscious. In a high-risk, precise move, he hooks the device up to his own heartbeat and detaches it from the Joker. When the Joker regains consciousness, he realizes with absolute horror what Batman is about to do. Batman is standing on the edge of the tower. He is saving the city without breaking his rule but the price is his own life.

In this exact moment, the Joker completely breaks down. He begs Batman not to do it ("I can't live without you," etc.). If Batman dies, the Joker loses his sole purpose in life and his ideological war. But Batman jumps.

As the church bells begin to toll for Christmas, the ticking of the bombs stops. The city is saved, and the Joker’s nihilism is permanently defeated.

Jim Gordon is the first to find Batman's body, the very same boy he comforted all those years ago after his parents were murdered.

The GCPD finds the Joker huddled on top of the tower. He is arrested and locked away in Arkham Asylum once more, where he becomes entirely catatonic and "does nothing." He has lost his meaning.

Meanwhile, the city—which was able to follow the entire event live on TV—begins to change. The people of Gotham are deeply inspired by Batman's ultimate sacrifice. It’s not the suit or the gadgets that make a hero, but the willingness to give everything for others. The ending hints at a potential successor to take up the mantle, but leaves the question intentionally open.

How they did that Gotham cast is such unbelievable....

What's your crush?

What's your fav?

Who's the worst character or actor?