I’m not sure whether Gotham is trying to be a prequel or it’s own AU. It’s original premise was that it was a prequel, however, it has done things that would suggest it is its own continuity such as killing off Maroni before he throws acid in Harvey Dent’s face and causes him to become Two Face, killing off Essen who married Gordon, Made Leslie younger when she was more Alfred’s age, etc. They’ve kind of but hopefully not really killed off the Joker (I believe Jerome to be Gotham’s pre-Joker Joker. If you rearrange “Jerome Valeska”, you get “me a Joker slave” or “Joker save meal “. Either way Jerome’s name has Joker in it).
The only thing we can be certain of is that Bruce will become Batman one day and his parents were murdered. Those are unchangeable events. Everything else in between is open to interpretation.
Barbara hasn’t done much so far and the excuse being “she sleeps a lot” is a bit of a cop out. Galavan’s sister has also been wasted and is boring because she doesn’t do anything other than make out with Barbara. Galavan started out interesting but the moment he killed Jerome, he’s become a cliché. Obviously he is trying to act like Gotham’s hero but and the tropes that go with that but he’s almost become like a pantomime villain.
I think all the strike force is going to be killed and that will make the new captain jaded to the point where he loses his idealism and becomes corrupt. Jim’s got to get the commissioner job somehow.
All magic comes with a price!
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