6 Times Gotham Improved Batman's Mythology (And 4 Times It Failed)

Improved Batman's Mythology...

6. Made C-Listers Matter

While the early buzz around Gotham made it clear that we’d be seeing the descent into madness of big-name villains like The Penguin and The Riddler, the show also managed to handle some of DC Comics’ supposed C-list rogues in an impressive way.

A prime example of this is how Gotham served Victor Zsasz.

Even on his good days, Zsasz is never anything more than a supporting C-list rogue of the Dark Knight’s. His story of carving a scar into his own body each time he kills somebody is a chilling one, yet Victor is always a throwaway bad guy who Batman disposes of with ease.

In Gotham, Anthony Carrigan’s take on Victor Zsasz saw the character positioned as a truly vicious, twisted, and clinical threat who was so good at being bad that he was the go-to hired hand of so many other nefarious sorts across all five seasons of the series.

Other similarly 'lesser thought of' villains who were fleshed out brilliantly in Gotham were no-good sorts such as Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, The Mad Hatter, and the show’s unique takes on Solomon Grundy and Firefly.