Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham season 3… Where last week lacked brio, vim and vigour Gotham episode seventeen kicks in with some high calibre villainy at work. Whether we are talking about the increasingly shady Jim Gordon, an army freaks Penguin is bringing together or the illustrious Court of Owls. Each one […]

Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Gotham season 3… There is a reason why Gotham and Supergirl dropped to their lowest ratings last week. Shortcomings in the latter are hopefully obvious from my review for episode nineteen entitled ‘Alex’, while a ratings dip for Gotham remains puzzling even upon closer examination. Now there are those […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Gotham season 3… Coming back after an extended hiatus Gotham opens with a Nygma centric episode lashings of invention, talking corpses and doppelganger shenanigans not to mention the odd riddle or two. With Oswald consigned to the murky depths of Gotham river, we follow Corey Smith in ‘Force […]

Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham season 3… As all the disparate strands coalesce into a singular whole of villainy in this winter finale, Gotham gets grandiose, creates conclusion and makes season three worth an entrance fee. With people plunged into darkness, rioters running amok and one staple faced sociopath ruling the roost […]

Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Gotham season 3… If a singular act were guaranteed to make an audience sit up and take notice stapling your face back on wins hands down. And so it is with Cameron Monaghan’s return to Gotham, where he makes another flagrant grab for Heath Ledger’s crown with a […]

Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Gotham season 3… With Gotham breaking again after the next two episodes it feels we barely have time to warm up before another hiatus is enforced. Which is why getting comfortable, becoming engaged or generally investing beyond a casual curiosity is ill-advised right now. There are the usual […]

Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 3… Two rival organisations, car bombs made to look like mob vengeance and Don Falcone back on crime boss form are just a few things which kick off ‘Time Bomb’. Episode ten of Gotham’s season three spends its time lighting fires under the arse of an […]

Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Gotham season 3… There are elements here which bring to mind the televisual equivalent of Mega City One this week in Gotham. Vigilante justice and police brutality all in the name of law and order, make ‘The Executioner’ more than just another episodic police procedural. Verging at times […]

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham season 3… Mind games, psychosis and mental imbalance are in order on Gotham this week, giving rise to the concise and punchy tag line which is ‘Blood Rush’. As Nathaniel Barnes, Edward Nygma and James Gordon amongst others suffer in one way or another from emotional flux, […]

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Gotham season 3… And so the Lewis Carroll references continue into another week on Gotham which is getting more and more psychedelic, considerably less Dark Knight and noticeably more Clockwork Orange. With the final elements of Tetch’s storyline drawing to a close Gotham as a whole feels ever […]