GOTHAM (Season 3 Premieres Sept. 19)

Holy shit. I tried. I really tried. I wanted to like this show. I tapped out halfway through season 1 and decided to give it another shot this season. As soon as they had that stand off with the fat villain with his swords, I was done. Guess I'll just wait for Arrow and Jessica Jones.
 
Born On Monday said:
Holy shit. I tried. I really tried. I wanted to like this show. I tapped out halfway through season 1 and decided to give it another shot this season. As soon as they had that stand off with the fat villain with his swords, I was done. Guess I'll just wait for Arrow and Jessica Jones.
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Personally speaking, I don't like the Bruce Wayne segment but I like Jerome, he is doing a good job playing a Joker prototype.
 
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?
 
Born On Monday said:
Holy shit. I tried. I really tried. I wanted to like this show. I tapped out halfway through season 1 and decided to give it another shot this season. As soon as they had that stand off with the fat villain with his swords, I was done. Guess I'll just wait for Arrow and Jessica Jones.
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Have u not watched the Flash?
 
raty tat tat said:
When will Batman show up in the series? Will he show up in the shows
finale or in a couple more seasons?
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I don't think Batman will show up even in the finale. My guess for the final scene in the series finale is Bruce going abroad for martial arts training with Batman music playing in the background.
 
Okay I watched the two season 2 episodes so far, and I gotta say it's been disappointing. They did the same thing with season 1 where they rushed the pace of the show without giving the characters enough development time. Season 2 was meant to address it, but still the same thing.
 
That last episode was crazy. Jerome is a really twisted character.
 
LC Shepard said:
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.
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I think that you are spot on. They have over done it.
 
Aldo145 said:
Have u not watched the Flash?
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Yeah, but I gave up on it maybe 5 or 6 episodes in. Although its by a very wide margin, Arrow's "dark & gritty" tone is second only to Daredevil, whereas Flash is on the opposite end of the spectrum with its campiness and overall "aaw schucks" demeanor.
 
Born On Monday said:
Yeah, but I gave up on it maybe 5 or 6 episodes in. Although its by a very wide margin, Arrow's "dark & gritty" tone is second only to Daredevil, whereas Flash is on the opposite end of the spectrum with its campiness and overall "aaw schucks" demeanor.
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The tone is completely different i will give you that. It was a great first season but if its not your cup of tea i can respect that. Arrows last season was a little wonky i wish they did more with the whole Al Ghul story line. Daredevil however was pretty damn close to perfect. Very excited for its second season as well as iron fist, luke cage and hopefully a punisher spin off.
 
LC Shepard said:
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?
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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:

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I knew I was right about Jerome not being the Joker but I didn't know that he was going to get killed so soon

That being said, I feel that they gave Jerome too much Joker personality which makes the real thing look like a "Jerome" copycat.

This is what Gotham is doing with their colorful personality. Characters like Black Mask and Joker seem to have some offshoot predecessors...
 
Sosuke Aizen said:
I knew I was right about Jerome not being the Joker but I didn't know that he was going to get killed so soon

That being said, I feel that they gave Jerome too much Joker personality which makes the real thing look like a "Jerome" copycat.

This is what Gotham is doing with their colorful personality. Characters like Black Mask and Joker seem to have some offshoot predecessors...
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They even gave Jerome the bloody joker mouth. Dressed him in a suit. He was the joker except in name. I find that kinda lame to be honest. So the joker is going to be one of the lunatics inspired by Jerome who is going to take it to a whole different level?
 
Jerome was a lame character.
 
LC Shepard said:
They even gave Jerome the bloody joker mouth. Dressed him in a suit. He was the joker except in name. I find that kinda lame to be honest. So the joker is going to be one of the lunatics inspired by Jerome who is going to take it to a whole different level?
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I don't think the real Joker is going to be aware of Jerome. The thing is, Joker by origin seemed like a normal unhappy person who ended up with the red hood custom only for things to go wrong and end up becoming insane.


I have no problem killing off Jerome or Richard Sionis but I have a MAJOR problem with offing Sal Maroni since by all depictions, he was the one who made Harvey Dent Two face.
 
LC Shepard said:
They even gave Jerome the bloody joker mouth. Dressed him in a suit. He was the joker except in name. I find that kinda lame to be honest. So the joker is going to be one of the lunatics inspired by Jerome who is going to take it to a whole different level?
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That's what it seems like to me but you never know with these writers.

I really want to know if the penguin is going to fatten up a little.
 
Watching this season so far a couple things just really jump out at me:

#1 That magic genie solution to the Lobe problem was horseshit. That was some Kurt Sutter get out of jail free card writin gright there.

#2 Evil Barbara is so much better than regular Barbara. It's not even that Evil barbara is entertaining...it's just that she was so horrible before that she shines like and angel now by comparison.

#3 Bruce is still really annoying.

#4 Jerome was a fun character, but the basically guaranteed that if they ever do bring in The Joker now, he's going to seem like a lame rip off character.

#5 Where in the blue hell is the FBI?:icon_chee

#6 Bullock is a fun character.
 
D.R.H. said:
Watching this season so far a couple things just really jump out at me:

#1 That magic genie solution to the Lobe problem was horseshit. That was some Kurt Sutter get out of jail free card writin gright there.

#2 Evil Barbara is so much better than regular Barbara. It's not even that Evil barbara is entertaining...it's just that she was so horrible before that she shines like and angel now by comparison.

#3 Bruce is still really annoying.

#4 Jerome was a fun character, but the basically guaranteed that if they ever do bring in The Joker now, he's going to seem like a lame rip off character.
#5 Where in the blue hell is the FBI?:icon_chee

#6 Bullock is a fun character.
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The joker is not going to appear on this show unless this show introduces Batman first since in all accounts. The Joker became who he is because of Batman.

What's most likely for us to see is various characters who display various joker personalities.

I agree about Bullock as well as Penguin and my favorite Don Maroni who I am hoping gets resurrected somehow...
 
I knew Jermoe was not the Joker but wished that they DID though since he's doing a good job at it.

I really like psycho Barbara more than the normal but annoying version. Also find her more attractive than before.

The 2nd episode with the precinct lost its impact since that precinct has been attacked many times already. Worst security ever.
 
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