So Jerome really is the Joker? I really like his acting, but it seems like the show is blowing it's load too early. Joker is supposed to have a mysterious background and now they give him all this spotlight.
Unless there is some other crazy character Jerome might turn out to be? Any guesses?
He is not the Joker, the actor that plays Jerome has mentioned that his character represents an early prototype of the Joker.
There are several major differences between Joker and Jerome:
1. Jerome has ambitions, he has plans, he wants to be famous. The Joker does not since he only wants to create random chaos, a troll if you will.
2. Jerome has no science background, in all forms of media, the joker has displayed high levels of intellect including street and book smarts. He has shown to be well versed in chemistry and surgery.
3. Jerome has a known upbringing, The joker does not.
4. Joker was in all depiction the red hood before becoming the Joker. Jerome is just Jerome...
Also, the idea of Joker is not unique to Joker himself, in the series, there was a reporter who turned in to a creeper thanks to Joker himself. This was the creeper: