We're five episodes into the latest season of Gotham, and while it's unlikely as ever that it'll win over the most ardent of the show's detractors, it's equally true that Fox's flagship Bat-series has been at its very best as of late.
One of the more decidedly horrifying foes in Batman's rogues gallery, Lazlo Valentine will be introduced to Gotham in next week's Hog Day Afternoon (a nod to the classic Pacino crime caper). The promo for the upcoming episode flaunted its horror credentials and, in no small way, looks to be taking the series in an altogether different kind of direction than what fans have previously been used to.
Granted, Gotham has never been one to shirk the darker elements of its source-material, but the introduction of Pyg intimates that we could be seeing a tonal shift somewhere down the line.
But what is it about Pyg that makes him so scary? Where did he come from and, more importantly, what do you need to know before he makes his small-screen debut? Fret not Bat-fans - we've got you covered.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
