Every Major Gotham Villain Ranked From Worst To Best
11. The Court Of Owls
Originally The Court of Owls came from The New 52 line of comics, a secret society underneath Gotham that control every level of its infrastructure. So when the TV series began introducing them early on it suddenly became a fascinating concept that they were tied to the Wayne's murder. When James Gordon decided to join the Court to covertly investigate them, it looked like the Court was here to stay for a long time.
By the end of the third season all members of the Court had been strangely executed by the Shaman who was working with Ra's Al Ghul. It was disappointing since there were plenty of unique directions the show could've taken the storyline, especially with their own attempts at reviving the dead and working with other villains.
Killing the Court of Owls off felt more like a sudden decision to really push the League of Shadows into Bruce's origin story rather than service a villainous organisation for Batman to defeat later down the line.