3×11 “Beware the Green-Eyed Monster” thoughts!
*sigh* I’m gonna have to change my profile picture, aren’t I? Why can’t I have nice things??
GENERAL: You know what? In spite of all the Nygmobblepot angst and heartbreak, I really liked (kinda loved, actually) this episode. I wish the CoO story was getting where it’s going with answers a bit faster, but the season has felt nicely cohesive–Indian Hill to Tetch to Alice’s blood, all of which ties back to whatever the CoO is doing with Fake!Baby!Batman and the other inmates. Barnes isn’t exactly an outlier but he doesn’t fit as nicely as everything else or maybe it’s just that his story wasn’t anywhere near as compelling as the others. I’m really hoping that Gotham has found its sweet spot and will stay with this kind of storytelling post break and into S4.
LIKED
–“There will be another dead body tomorrow!” In Gotham, there’s always another dead body.
–Ed in his green suit. Yeah, the crush is real.
–“Did you just fake-cough Penguin?” The entire Barbara/Ed scene was fantastic. The show did good when they made Barbara a crazy nut job.
–The Mad Hatter got himself a paper mache hat to go with his Arkham jumpsuit. Bless.
–Jim Gordon sucks at making riddles.
–The “business partners” conversation with Ed and Oswald…there goes my heart shattering into a million pieces. I’m a masochist. I KNEW this would end badly but it didn’t stop me from shipping this so hard.
–“You’re my best friend as well, Oswald. Remember that.” LOOK, I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS. I DON’T DESERVE THIS.
–Usually I’m very blah on Jim and Lee but the “please don’t marry him” moment was actually quite sad/sweet/moving. There was actually some chemistry and heart there.
–Lee’s wedding dress is stunning. Morena is such a classic beauty.
–Selina walking on that tightrope…it’s like she’s a cat or something (wink wink)
–“I want to take away everything he loves.” But that’s you, you silly man! See there’s something going on here. Ed has to be playing some sort of game. That’s what the Riddler does!
MIXED
–Will Lee actually believe that Jim was protecting her? The knife going into the river seems like a sign we’re not done with Jim/Lee drama. That’s not exactly a good thing.
DISLIKED
–Holy anticlimactic storyline, Baby!Batman. The magic safe opens and reveals…a statue?
–I’m not sure I care all that much about Selina’s mother?
MISC. THOUGHTS
–OMG! Have you guys seen the promo for Spring?!?! JEROME IS COMING BACK!