6 Times Gotham Improved Batman's Mythology (And 4 Times It Failed)
4. We Got To See Bruce Working On His Own
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Bruce Wayne has obviously spent time working on his own in
the comic book world, yet that’s becoming an increasingly rare sight to see
these days.
While Batman has so often had a Robin by his side, there’s
also been Batgirls, Nightwings, Red Robins, Batwomen, Red Hoods, Oracles,
Spoilers, Catwomen, Batwings, Blue Birds, and so many other sidekicks and
partners assisting the World’s Greatest Detective as he looks to fight the good
fight.
The point being, it’s rare to see Bruce working on a largely
solo basis.
In Gotham, while Alfred, Selina Kyle, and Jim Gordon would
all work with Master Bruce at points, audiences got to see plentiful examples of Bruce
Wayne working on his lonesome, stewing over his problems, questioning his own
city, and trying to get himself to his absolute mental and physical peaks.
What Gotham did so well, is that it set Bruce up with the unrelenting
determination and the sheer will to win that would become such a major part of
the character upon him becoming Batman down the line. And by having Bruce not
being too reliant on anyone else in Gotham, the series allowed for these attributes
and that mentality to really shine through.
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