by Illiasc » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:39 am
Oh, it's my least favorite show in the lineup, and yeah, agreed, it's a bit unrealistic on the cops and on how much of a criminal characters are, but I guess I'm stubbornly still waiting out for improvement, and there are moments I must admit that do make it worth it. To me, Bruce's storyline is pretty much already "5 years later" though. He's just a kid, freshly lost his parents, and yet he's already taking everything so seriously and jumping to do so much. I think it's cheap and rushed too early in his life, honestly, and his little story on the side after all the focus on Cobblepot and the mob wars suddenly looks kind of bleak and poorly written. Like, "But wait, there's more! Don't forget Bruce!"
I might be stubborn and ride the rest of the season out even if it doesn't improve, just to see what lies ahead at the end. It's not too bad that I can't watch it, but it does have its disappointing aspects. I think they started this off too early in a city with little promise. If you're going to have a Gotham storyline whilst Bruce is a kid, this probably is it. This is what I'd imagine is the thick of it. Mob wars, random criminals, and the slow rise of notable characters and villains, but years before their actual moment of recognition as interesting super(heroes/villains).
I actually was a little pleased that they introduced Zsasz though. I know oh so little about him, but I did automatically recognize his name as a pre-existing villain in the Batman storyline/universe/comics.