12 Most Insane Things Happening In Movies & TV Right Now (Nov 23rd)

3. Gotham's Final Season Make-Overs

In just 12 episodes time, Gotham will be done and we'll have to do without the strangest comic book TV show of all time. Yes, even stranger than Adam West's Batman, because that was dependably odd and this show is a rollercoaster with an identity crisis. And because it's all wrapping up, the show-makers have decided to stop giving a f*ck and are bringing their characters closer in line with the comics.

In the wake of the reveal of the show's new Bane - played by Shane West for some reason - we've now got set photos of the new looks for The Penguin and The Riddler, who previously offered very subtle takes on their iconic comic book outfits. Robin Lord Taylor's version of Penguin was basically nothing like he's ever looked before and for a while that felt like a conscious choice by the show (just as their "Joker" was not the real one). But now he couldn't look more like he was cosplaying the comic version if he tried.

Gotham's show-runners have clearly decided that this final run is an opportunity for LOTS of fan service and while it might compromise the way the story's been developing so far, we're here for this brave new, bonkers world.

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