While Batman and a Tumbler-driving James Gordon (Gary Oldman) are ultimately able to save the day, the crisis underscores how much work they have ahead of them in cleaning up Gotham… Between the characters that aren’t very logical (Rob Bricken of io9 described the characters as “barely rational human beings”) and the storylines that are resolved too neatly and quickly, Gotham is a hodgepodge of inconsistent tone and storytelling—which comes from the writers and direction. Most notably, James was featured in numerous Sprite campaigns, had his own flavor of … James W. Gordon is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Warner Bros. Television/DC Comics TV Series Gotham. He stuck around for a few seasons and showed off both an aggressive and a compassionate side. … It would have sent shockwaves through the comic-book community and announced Gotham as a show that wasn’t going to pull any punches. He first met young Bruce as a detective, when he was investigating the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. That night, the same figure a vigilante dressed as a bat, who is secretly Bruce apprehends Cobblepot and Nygma, and appears before Gordon and Bullock after they summon him with a signal. Gotham would undoubtedly benefit from doing the same. Soon afterward, Jeremiah kidnaps Gordon's daughter Barbara and brings her to the Ace Chemical Company, threatening to drop her into the same vat of chemicals that disfigured him. ", In September 2013, it was reported that Fox was developing a TV series centred on James Gordon's early days as a police detective and the origin stories of various Batman villains. It’s an embryo.” He described Gordon’s predicament as: “What would the city of Gotham look like to a young rookie cop coming into this world?”. When Barbara goes into labor with Gordon's child, Nyssa orders Bane to kill both her and the baby, and also tortures Gordon. The show borrows from the gritty, realistic crime elements of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies, while also lifting the slightly gothic atmosphere of the Burton films, with the period cars and timeless setting. [1], After Gordon's gun is used to kill Dick Lovecraft, a corrupt billionaire, Mayor Aubrey James reassigns him to Arkham Asylum as a guard. He is later reinstated as a Detective after Cobblepot blackmails Loeb into retiring and appointing Captain Sarah Essen to replace him as Commissioner.[6]. Led Zeppelin-singing parrot wins over the internet, This grouchy chihuahua’s unusual bark has earned him over 6 million TikTok followers, Pro-Trump TikTokers are using Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ to own the libs, Sea shanty trend revives ‘four lads’ meme. Bryan Fuller has expertly defied expectations with his TV show adaptation of Hannibal, for example. She kills Pyg, and tells Gordon that he can ally with her or lose any chance he has of making Gotham safe. Meanwhile, Gordon follows up with Edward Nygma on Kristin Kringle's whereabouts. James Robinson, Stephen Segovia, and Carmine di Giandomenico turn the spotlight on Two-Face for this ninth volume of the Detective Comics series. He restores public confidence in the police by saving Bruce from Jonathan Crane and going after a masked serial killer calling himself Professor Pyg, who is killing corrupt GCPD officers. The pilot tried to hinge the mystery on their killer, since his identity was unknown. The Bruce/Selina stuff just feels like filler. Directed by John Behring. Gordon is put in charge of the "Green Zone", the one section of Gotham that isn't controlled by criminals. The committee, chaired by Queens Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, heard testimony from Anthony Marx, the President, and … Gordon fights and severely injures Dorrance, but Nyssa saves his life and recreates him as the monstrous Bane. Gotham has an impeccable cast—Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, and John Doman, just to name a few—but many of them are wasted with atrocious dialogue and over-the-top writing. To that end, he negotiates for better living conditions with government official Theresa Walker - unaware that she is really Ra's al Ghul's daughter Nyssa, orchestrating a plan to destroy the city to avenge her father's death. Gordon's heroics result in his being promoted to Captain of the GCPD, replacing Bullock. That’s what the show was initially supposed to be about, not the Batman’s Rogue Gallery Variety Hour. But Gotham feels the need to wedge in every character from the Batman pantheon, winking and nodding in their eventual turns as Batman’s deadliest foes in the most ham-fisted way possible. Simultaneously, Gordon is also forced to help find an antidote for Tetch's virus as it infects dozens of people, including himself, Lee, and GCPD Captain Nathaniel Barnes. One day, Batman was drugged and captured by the Joker, who went on to destroy Gotham City. Release year: 2015 Gordon gets into some murky moral waters when he starts cutting deals with unsavory characters. The whole purpose of serialized storytelling is watching characters develop. There was a Gotham's Most Wanted Mission called Two-Faced Bandit. If Gotham wants to improve, showing us more of that nitty-gritty would go a long way. The subject of the pregnancy garnered conflict between he and Lee which was eventually put to rest when the two of them finally get married in a ceremony inside the GCPD. However, even as Gotham tries to borrow from that show loosely, it’s hard to take the show seriously when the villains are laughably over-the-top. Since Gotham is going to be sticking around at least for another year and a half, let’s look at some of the ways it can improve while the show is still young. As his first case, Gordon and his partner, Detective Harvey Bullock are assigned to investigate Thomas and Martha Wayne's murder. Unsettled after being left at the altar by Catwoman, Batman decides to lose himself in a traditional murder mystery to clear his head. The lack of Two-Face in Gotham is a big point of contention for many fans. Unfortunately, there is none of that. As a result, with 11 episodes so far we would normally be near the end of the show’s first season and story arcs—but we’re just halfway through. James W. Gordon is a fictional character and the main character of the Warner Bros. Television/DC Comics TV Series Gotham.He is portrayed by Ben McKenzie.He is based on the character of the same name created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, that debuted in the first panel of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Therein lies the problem with Gotham. In one episode, like the aforementioned “Spirit of the Goat,” it’s a hard-edged crime drama. As Nick Campbell of TV.Com says, “I’m suffering a bit of tonal whiplash.” I think that best describes the tonal discrepancies of Gotham. We don’t need to see it in nearly every episode. the Riddler holds as one of the best-portrayed foes from the Batman mythology. The two criminal masterminds destroy the bridges leading out of Gotham City, turning the city into an isolated "No Man's Land".