4. What Is Up With Gordon's Kids?
Gordon being a family man even if its a broken family is a core element of the character: Batmans a lone wolf, hes had numerous girlfriends, and while he builds a surrogate family he never quite builds a homebut Jim Gordon always has a wife or a daughter or a loved one put in the line of fire because of what he does. Hes a good cop doing his best to clean up the city, but theres a higher personal cost for him, in many ways, than there is for Bruce Wayne. The Nolan films carried over this aspect of the character; one wishes, however, that theyd kept a slightly closer eye on the
continuity of that family. In Batman Begins, we see a
very brief scene in the Gordons home a baby (who looks like a little boy) being fed by Jims wife, Barbara, while he puts the trash out. Its never really specified in the films how long The Dark Knight takes place after Batman Begins most fans seem to guesstimate six months to a year but suddenly, James Gordon Jr. has grown up to be at
least five or six, and he has a sister, who looks to be at least two and who is presumably named Barbara. Which also means that Jim and Barbara Gordon named their kidsJim and Barbara. Ego, much? So, is The Dark Knight supposed to take place several years after Batman Begins, or is James Gordon Jr. the Batman universe equivalent of Robin Williams in Jack?