10 Best Gotham Episodes
I'm an artist. I just want to paint the town crazy!
Full of deception, chaos and lots of colourful and dangerous villains, Gotham truly had it all.
There was never a dull moment, as the show was instead filled to the brim with face-ripping hallucinations, deadly carnival hijinks, and a lot of head-scratching riddles. What more could a Batman fan possibly want?
Gotham offers a unique insight into Batman's universe, way before the caped vigilante makes his first appearance on those famous city rooftops. Throughout the seasons, Gotham showcases the evolution of the infamous villains as they ascend from the shadows into their well known alter egos.
But which episodes - when a viewer is in need of a dose of Gotham - simply demand your attention, and reward you with gritty and thought-provoking entertainment? The show had a real tendency to test the alignment of viewers' moral compasses, which made the show alluring, exciting and unforgettable - all elements typified in the following ten episodes.
There is no denying that Gotham has something for everyone and no matter if you are new to the universe or a long time veteran, you'll find something in the show that will get you hooked...
10. A Beautiful Darkness
Deep down, Penguin just likes to clown around, and on this occasion, you can thank Jerome Valeska for the delightful sight of Penguin in a garish red and white polka dot bow tie, as well as a really fetching striped tutu.
Jerome and Penguin's little mime game is a lot of fun to watch, and even though you are unsure about what his motive is, it's obvious that Oswald was up to something.
This is one of the episodes where Poison Ivy is used exceedingly well, and the scene where she dispatches Wayne Enterprises employee Roland Charles demonstrates how dangerous she has become. The closing shot of seeing Mr Charles in his planted state is horrifying as well as mesmerising - it's enough to keep you away from garden centers for the rest of your life!
On the positive side, Wayne Enterprises has a new human-plant pot to add to their applied sciences division.
Ivy's vines crawled their way over to Bruce Wayne, sending him into an endless black pit of twisted hallucinations and... a costume party? Ra's Al Ghul made a surprise appearance as a messed up surgeon who cut off Bruce's face revealing a black hole of nothingness. This episode was crazy, exciting and a curious foretelling of Bruce's evolution into Batman - all complete with the infamous Gordon 'tash!