YES!!!! Excellent news!!
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YES!!!! Excellent news!!
Wooo! I think we'll see a shift towards more Bruce next season. A year ago that thought would have crushed me, but I've really come around to the actor and the portrayal of the character.
Undead Fantasy
Member
Excellent news.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
I'm excited. This season has pretty much been a love letter to the Batman world. I can't wait to see where they will take things in the future.
HanzSnubSnub
Member
Just watched the episode, loved it!
The format felt different than the recent episodes, which I thought was great since it got to focus on Bruce more.
Speaking of Bruce, hot damn! He was amazing, especially the scene with Matches. And I LOVED how he is going to live on the street with Selina now. It was a little surprising that it happened so fast, but "grown up" Bruce has been killing it. This is the beginning of his journey to becoming the Bat. Plus that whole scene reminded me of Batman Begins.
This may be the first time I'm noticing it, but he looks way older in the back half of season 2 so far. The image on the left is Bruce from season 1, episode 1, and the one on the right is from the most recent episode (season 2, episode 14).
As usual, Hugo Strange was amazing. Penguin being released was pretty shocking, but Strange said he has plans for him so I bet we're missing a piece of the puzzle.
Nygma's monologues were great. He is definitely about to go full Riddler soon.
Can't wait! Hopefully it's a full 22 episode order. Gotham is on roll.
For the reviews that say this show has no identity, they couldn't be more wrong. This show knows exactly what it's doing.
The format felt different than the recent episodes, which I thought was great since it got to focus on Bruce more.
Speaking of Bruce, hot damn! He was amazing, especially the scene with Matches. And I LOVED how he is going to live on the street with Selina now. It was a little surprising that it happened so fast, but "grown up" Bruce has been killing it. This is the beginning of his journey to becoming the Bat. Plus that whole scene reminded me of Batman Begins.
This may be the first time I'm noticing it, but he looks way older in the back half of season 2 so far. The image on the left is Bruce from season 1, episode 1, and the one on the right is from the most recent episode (season 2, episode 14).
As usual, Hugo Strange was amazing. Penguin being released was pretty shocking, but Strange said he has plans for him so I bet we're missing a piece of the puzzle.
Nygma's monologues were great. He is definitely about to go full Riddler soon.
Can't wait! Hopefully it's a full 22 episode order. Gotham is on roll.
For the reviews that say this show has no identity, they couldn't be more wrong. This show knows exactly what it's doing.
This may be the first time I'm noticing it, but he looks way older in the back half of season 2 so far. The image on the left is Bruce from season 1, episode 1, and the one on the right is from the most recent episode (season 2, episode 14).
It will be interesting seeing all of these characters aging, growing, and maturing in real time.
And as they grow older, I bet their storylines will get better and better too.
Edit:
Season 3
Bruce's actor will be 16... (He was 13 when the pilot was filmed)
Selina's actor will be 17...
Poison Ivy's actor will be 15...
Silver St. Cloud will be 16...
Scarecrow's actor will be 20...
Riddler's actor will be 30...
Penguin's actor will be 38...
Jim Gordon's actor will be 38...
Harvey Dent's actor will be 36...
Harvey Bullock's actor will be 51...
Season 6 -- Most of the actors are signed for six years. (Doesn't mean it'll get a S6 tho)
Bruce's actor will be 19...
Selina's actor will be 20...
Poison Ivy's actor will be 18...
Silver St. Cloud will be 19..
Scarecrow's actor will be 23....
Riddler's actor will be 33...
Penguin's actor will be 41...
Jim Gordon's actor will be 41...
Harvey Dent's actor will be 39...
Harvey Bullock's actor will be 54...
I bet Ivy will become a more prominent character once she gets older.
KonradLaw
Member
Boys at that age grow up crazy fast. Game of Thrones was hurt by this, while Gotham benefits from this like crazy.
And great news about S3. Easily my favorite comicbook show. .
The Lone Courier
Member
Probably something to do with Hugo overhearing Peguin and Jim.
Calm waterfall
Banned
Huzzah.
Awww, yiss!
!I'll be seriously impressed if they get that far and potentially go for a Batman Year One adaptation.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Excellent news. I hope the shows remains as consistently fun as it is now.
I'm a huge fan of Ivy (the character, it's not like the actress had much time to shine), so I damn hope so.
I'm a huge fan of Ivy (the character, it's not like the actress had much time to shine), so I damn hope so.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Ivy should be a slow build. Start to show her taking care of plants in the way she wished she was taken care of, like plants become the things she projects her feelings and desires onto.
I'd expect the execution to be much better than it sounds, but it could work...
I'd expect the execution to be much better than it sounds, but it could work...
They need to do something with Selina.
While Bruce has gotten a lot more interesting since the beginning Selina got nothing going on. Silver had more character development her for gods sake....
I hope Ivy returns and they something to grow her character too.
I still remember her trolling Barbara on the phone.
While Bruce has gotten a lot more interesting since the beginning Selina got nothing going on. Silver had more character development her for gods sake....
I hope Ivy returns and they something to grow her character too.
I still remember her trolling Barbara on the phone.
LyleLanley
Banned
How old will they be in season 7?
Most of GAF never got through Calc III so who knows?
Haha.
Looking back at it, I probably should have just posted the ages for Season 6....I went a little overboard heh.
Silver St. Cloud? Yeah she's been a recurring love interest for Bruce Wayne but other than that I don't know much about her.
I loved the look of this scene. Looks like something straight out of the Tim Burton universe. Amazing.
I was hoping somebody would post a screen cap of that. Beautiful.
Oh I'm sure Selina will get much more time for development now with the new situation with Bruce. And yeah, I wouldn't mind more Silver. She is in the comics every once in awhile, as a love interest of Bruce.
LOL. I appreciated OddDuck's effort but this cracks me up.
Oh, cool to know Silver St. Cloud is a comic character. I thought it was another original as I had never heard about her. Nice. I also liked her acting and arc, hope she returns.
Gotham have so many incredibly great characters.
Absolute favorite show but I have 1.5 episodes behind, I should catch up tonight.
Gotham have so many incredibly great characters.
Absolute favorite show but I have 1.5 episodes behind, I should catch up tonight.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, this show is bar none just about the best looking thing on TV. It's frankly amazing. All industrial gothic sets and backgrounds, gorgeous lighting, on-point framing. Fantastique.
Heh. I mostly lurk around here, but I'm pretty pleased with the turn around that Gaf has made on this show. Personally, I've thought it was a level above the average superhero show since Day....3, maybe? I remember not liking the pilot, but even season 1 kept surprising me with it's unique aspects and surprisingly good writing in various areas. I'm happy that now the show's got a strong and dedicated fanbase going here.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Season 1 is a lot more interesting on a second viewing. Like, the Fish Mooney on the island stuff was kinda grating at the time, because it's taking away airtime from the mafia plot back in Gotham, but now that you can binge it all it holds up really well. There's some good shit there.
Plus you start catching interesting hints, like Dolmacher threatening to bring Fish back from the dead to turn her into an abomination or how Falcone maneuvered Marcone into giving him Indian Hill.
Plus you start catching interesting hints, like Dolmacher threatening to bring Fish back from the dead to turn her into an abomination or how Falcone maneuvered Marcone into giving him Indian Hill.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I find it absolutely adorable that you think that there's not any creepy fan fiction right now.
I didn't start watching the show until it went on Netflix, at which time I watched it all together over two or three days. I personally liked it a lot, even though I didn't it feel it was incredible by any means. The Fish Mooney on the island plot was the only thing I didn't like.
Poodlestrike
Banned
He got badly beaten but we never saw him die, IIRC.
And how do you not like the island stuff on binge, lady rips out her own eye and stomps on it.
That part was interesting. I didn't HATE that plot, I just didn't like it.
I'm actually part of a minority that loves Fish Mooney. First off, her name is ridiculous. I respect that. Second, I don't think we see a lot of female characters that are just as ruthless as her, and especially not in superhero franchise. She's ambitious, vicious, calculating, but has just enough of a heart that she isn't a cartoon caricature of evilness (something I felt Barbara devolved into, where she just has absolutely zero moral boundaries or standards). And i love the extremes she was willing to go to to maintain independent power. And she was even an original character too! Her arc wasn't perfect, but I felt they achieved a lot with her.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Fish Mooney is amazing. I love how Jada chews up her scenes.
I'm just grinding through season 1 but can see how it was forgotten as just another mafia show. It laid the groundwork but now in season 2 they're going more with traditional batman characters and it's really blossoming.
The kid timeline thing is brilliant. There really could be endless stories using that schtick as the characters grow up and there never would be a need to go full grown up batman.
This season has been really, really good. Great writing, good looking, and that older time frame, indirect link to the adult batman world is brilliant.
I'm liking Legends too but Gotham is really miles ahead of most of the superhero shows being made right now IMO
The kid timeline thing is brilliant. There really could be endless stories using that schtick as the characters grow up and there never would be a need to go full grown up batman.
This season has been really, really good. Great writing, good looking, and that older time frame, indirect link to the adult batman world is brilliant.
I'm liking Legends too but Gotham is really miles ahead of most of the superhero shows being made right now IMO
Miles Quaritch
Member
Miles Quaritch
Member
Is this opposite day or something?
The hell is going on. She was a terrible character and it's no coincidence the show got significantly better after she was killed off.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
So you believe.
Good argument. You've certainly convinced me. I thought all this time she was a good character for the reasons I listed above, but I never considered she actually wasn't. Now I see the light.