A game changer in the crime underworld and we see the job interview of a lifetime that would put "the Apprentice" to shame.
The premise of this episode is the fight between Maroni and Falcone for control of the "Arkham" project, that had also been in the interests of the Waynes. Penguin is trying to rise up in the ranks and has to deal with a very irate Gordon, who isn't too pleased to see him. Meanwhile Fish Mooney is looking for a "secret weapon" in her own personal mission to take down Falcone.
I do like this episode, but I'm not to fond of the villain. This sharp spike weapon freaked me out, but I can look past this and say it is great to see the dynamics between the crime bosses and their mobs. The auditions for the singers "Mooney's weapons" are really quite interesting to observe how well she has planned to take Falcone out. As for the dock scene near the end of the episode, it made me laugh and remember the scene in The Dark Knight, where Joker has two people fight for the position in his gang with a halved pool cue. Nygma is getting more lines and I'm loving the condescending and patronising tone he uses when he talks to Bullock.
What I am also enjoying is the progression Cobblepot is taking to become the crime boss we know he is in the comic books. Last episode it was blackmail, this week it's manipulation. He is moving people in a game that will cost the city dearly and it is just so flawless. He is one of the best characters in the show.
Overall, despite my complaints about the assassin and his method of killing (due to me being a wuss), this episode is strong and is getting to be quite the remarkable series.
A story that introduces an already twisted dark plot-line into a new war.
This episode is really interesting as it not only focuses on "the villain of the week", but also the bigger picture and tension between the Crime Famalies and the possible upcoming war between Falcone and Maroni. They are going tit for tat on each other, trying to one up themselves in who can do as much damage to the other without killing them and it is really brilliant to see the depths they go to .
Edward Nygma is starting to creep from the shadows and we can start to see a very Riddler-esk style to him and finding it fascinating when things turn quite grizzly. I am also really enjoying the Penguin's rise through the ranks of Maroni's inner circle and think this will be an exciting lead to battle.
I do like the "Viper" drug and love how the episode is foreshadowing the arrival of "venom" and Bane. As for other aspects of the episode, it was a pretty firm job as is starting to pick up a fast pace rhythm that is doing a great job at characterisation. I personally love the scene with the Crime Family meeting together and can't wait to see how long it takes before they turn on each other.
Overall I think this episode is great and is part of the reason I am hooked to this series. The ending scene is also pretty cool, as it shows a nice side to Falcone (proves there is humanity to everyone deep down.)
I will try to be considerate and not share any of the major plot spoilers, but I have to say this is a great episode to play in with Halloween this Friday.
This episode is Harvey Bullock based, venturing into his past as he has to face "The Spirit of the Goat", who he had met in a previous case 10 years before the current episode.
Overall it has to be one of my favourite episodes of the series. I love what they are doing with Edward Nygma and the fact that he is getting more and more visible is brilliant... I have always been a massive Riddler fan, so it's good to see an origin story and a portrayal that I think could work in real life. The relationship with Oswald and his mother is both creepy and interesting and the ending is one of the biggest W.T.F moments of the series. As for the Selina Kyle scene, it is just so fascinating to watch her interactions and movements, almost as though she was feline herself.
If I did have a complaint, it would be that they didn't have Maroni, Falcone or Mooney appear. Judging by the ending and the promo for next week, I think we are preparing for a large mob boss feast, but I do just love a good Fish scene and her plots to remove Don Falcone from power.
Overall a brilliant treat and I am looking forward to see how everything will continue it's downwards spiral and how it is all connected to Arkham and the Waynes.
This is just amazing and I would recommend it to anyone.
After the powerful and moving ending of Season 1, Arrow hits back even harder with Season 2 with the arrival of new vigilantes and villains.
Sara Lance is back from the dead as the kick ass Canary, bringing with her the big reveal of the League of Assassins and the Heir of the Demon.
Who elese is back?.... Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman), who everyone believes to be dead looks very much alive during fight sequences.
The story has several plots: Sara's return, Brother Blood and the Mirakuru and the biggest plot of the series, the revenge of Slade Wilson and his taking up the mantle of Deathstroke.
The characters are all just brillaintly acted, with Canary stealing many of the scenes she is in with a darker tone that even puts Oliver's brooding in the show to shame. But for me the most exciting part of the series was the reveal of the Suicide Squad and it's one shadowy member that we can only hear.... None other than Batman's own Harley Quinn!
Quinn, Canary, a bunch of killer assassins and the return of the Count to his old self as the newly christened Count Vertigo, Arrow is truly making it's name as one of the best adaptaions from comics to tv in this decade.
Series 2 also acts as a gateway to the Flash tv series and brings the fantastic Flash cast to Arrow and vise-versa.
Slow starting, but picking up pace with a bang, the first series of Arrow finished so strongly. I'm not saying that slow is bad, because the show was setting up the characters, giving them rather a lot of development... shaping them into the characters we see in later series or later on in the particular series.
Season 1 focused on Oliver's life after returning from Lian Yu (Pergatory in mandarin) and the begining of his career as the Hood. The villains he must overcome are The Count, the Huntress, the Royal Flush Gang and the series big bad guy... John Barrowman as the intense and violent Dark Archer.
The Count has to be my favourite character, with his flamboyance and creepy mannerisms but I like many of the characters. Arrow also does a good job with strong female lead characters, mainly with Felicity Smoak.
To conclude series 1 is brilliant and with series 2 it is a great comicbook adaptation for the tv.
Wow, this show is epic and I mean EPIC.
I have only seen three episodes and I am just craving more. The show has everything I like in a tv show, C.S.I style forensic work, heroes and fast paced action with a good set of characters... all of which are well developed and rounded. N.B: Apologises for the pun.
I love the fact that the Arrow and the Flash world interlink, giving the characters the ability to pass onto both shows. So for those haven't seen any Flash episodes, you will already know Barry Allen and how he got his powers, as well as Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon from just watching last season's Arrow (if you have seen them.)
There are many easter eggs and comic book refrences that I love.
The show has already given me a favourite character in the form of Caitlin Snow, who is both funny when she is having a go at Barry, but also has a lot of secrets that make her character interesting.
I don't think there is a weak link among the main cast and with the announcements of new characters on the way, I don't think it will take as long as Arrow did (this isn't a critism to Arrow) to kick start into real comic book action.
In conclusion it is a brillaint show and I am looking forward to seeing what else will come from it... Perhaps even a Justice League? (I know the answer to the last question and what ever it will be, I'm psyched.)
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?
