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

3. The Batcave Was Already There

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Part of Bruce Wayne’s journey to becoming Batman is constructing what would become known as the Batcave. In Gotham, however, the Batcave already existed way before Bruce became the Dark Knight.

Teased during the closing moments of the show’s debut season, Season 2 would see the Batcave revealed in all of its glory. Only, of course, it’s not yet referred to as the Batcave.

Instead, it was revealed that Thomas Wayne had his own secret working area underneath Wayne Manor. Thomas used this space to investigate some of the more questionable antics that were being undertaken in his own Wayne Enterprises, and this space would go on to become the show’s take on the famed Batcave as time progressed.

Granted, Jeremiah Valeska, Ecco and pals managed to cause some damage in this pseudo Batcave, yet that doesn’t take away from the fact that seeing any sort of precursor Batcave courtesy of Bruce’s father just felt far too contrived and convenient.

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