Gotham (2014) Overall Series Review

Now I can't say for the rest of the series, but I have been seriously impressed with Gotham from the start.

True the pilot was cluttered introducing characters, but I think since then it has done well in character development and pace of introduction. 

The series airs on Mondays in both Britain and the U.S (Channel 5 for U.K at 9.00). It is one of my favourite comic book live action tv shows, up there with the Flash and Arrow. This is show is not about the powers, acting more like a cop show with Dc Characters. The show looks like it is heading for  Gordon to crack the mystery of who killed the Waynes and with each week that passes the more people you can add to the list of suspects.

If I had to have favourite characters, I would choose Oswald Cobblepot, Edward Nygma and Fish Mooney. I like the fact that the show has kept to the grit of Gotham and showing it's seedy, crime corrupted past. I also like the fact that they stayed true to the comic book mythos and did not change the fact that Renee Montoya is an open Lesbian character, as she was one of the best lesbian characters depicted in the comic book franchise, before the New 52, where she has not appeared or at least appeared once.

That being said the relationship between Barbara Kean, Gordon's fiancee and former partner to Montoya and Montoya herself is not very strong and at times can be very hamfisted in it's portrayal. It's as if the writers don't actually know what to do with the two characters, so I hope that they prove this wrong, because I actually wanted to like Montoya (from the Pilot episode) more than I did, because she is such an icon and one of my favourite characters in the Dc Universe.

In conclusion I do adore this show, true it is not perfect... but what show is and would you keep watching if you didn't need to follow the characters more and watch them grow?