Gotham Season One: The Blind Fortune Teller

Why so serious?

The feud between Gotham's circus families ends in murder while Gordon takes Leslie there for a date and Bruce schedules a meeting with the Wayne Enterprises board.

Woah! Have we just caught a glimpse of a young Joker? Though it isn't actually said my gut says yes and lots of others on the internet believe so too. Jerome's crazy rant at the end just felt like the Joker which makes me want him to be the Joker even more because the guy was really, really good. When he had that crazy grin he just looked insane and that smile felt worthy of the Joker and him not too sure of his past is also a link to the Joker. I hope we see more of him soon and it is confirmed because I think he did a really great job. Besides Joker we also got to see the parents of the first Robin which was cool, gave us some backstory on them and this whole circus feud gave us a really different kind of episode and I liked it. What was really great about it was that it gave us more time with Gordon and Leslie and I am just really liking the chemistry between them, the scenes they have and it was cool them investigating a case together. For example when Leslie wanted to go to the bridge the reaction of Gordon was so funny and I like the dialogue when they argue about her being involved in the investigation. Leslie is right she is a strong woman and better for Gordon than Barbara who was so weak she walked away from Gordon when she couldn't handle it anymore.

You tell em Bruce!!

As for everything else Barbara being in this episode was something I didn't care for because I never wanted to see her again and it doesn't help that she acted like some drunken idiot at first. I just hate that she has to continue to be on the show because she is just going to be annoying and jealous just to be in the way of Gordon and Leslie and as I said before I bet she will think she is all in the right. Then there is Fish and her little side story is just so boring; I don't like her speeches or her actions with the prisoners, I just don't freaking care because it is just too detached from the goings on in Gotham. As for Penguin I usually always like it when we see what he is up to but the whole subplot with the club was uninteresting and was probably there just to fill up some screen time. Finally the only other good subplot in this episode was Bruce and I liked his whole confrontation with the Wayne board; it was funny to see them not expecting what Bruce was accusing them of, I only wish there was more of it instead of some of the other subplots we got.

"Hell no, we aren't going out to look for clues this time of night"

Overall the possible reveal of the Joker was so awesome but in the end I only really liked just half of the episode because too much time was wasted on Fish, Barbara and unfortunately the bad Penguin subplot.

SCORE: 6/10

Highlights: The feud between the circus families (introducing the Graysons)

                   Possible Joker reveal!!!

                   Gordon and Leslie continue to be a good couple

Let - Downs: Barbara as always

                      Don't care about Fish's subplot

                      Penguin's subplot with the club wasn't that great

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Arrow Season Two: Blind Spot

"Scream for me"

The episode begins with Sebastian visiting his mother and learns that Laurel came to see her as well he leaves but reappears soon after wearing his skull mask and kills his mother, elsewhere Arrow is still unable to find leads on Brother Blood. Laurel (while trying to pop some pills) gets a call from the mental hospital about Maya's death and suspects Sebastian however her boss refuses to take her seriously so she calls Quentin meanwhile Oliver checks up on Roy. Laurel tells her suspicions to Arrow (after Quentin arranges a meeting) however he is reluctant to believe her because of his support for Sebastian, Roy then meets with Sin and shows her his new strength. Arrow and Laurel then break into the city's archives for information on Sebastian however the file is empty since Slade removed it earlier, this leads the rest of Team Arrow to think Laurel is paranoid and Sin later meets up with Roy to suggest catching a serial killer with his new powers. In several Flashbacks Oliver finally apologies to Sara for bringing her on the Queen's Gambit but Sara doesn't blame him and then talks more about Ivo.

"It's nice having our talks above ground once in a while"

Roy and Sin later tracks down the serial killer however Roy nearly beats him to death and attacks Sin when he can't control his emotions, Slade then later tells Sebastian to deal with Laurel and her investigation. Sebastian then has one of his followers in the police called Daily to ransack Laurel's apartment and find the drugs she is addicted to and is arrested, this upsets both Quentin and Oliver who don't think they can trust her anymore and in a Flashback Sara talks with Ivo over the radio but refuses to believe him anymore. Laurel is kidnapped by Brother Blood and Oliver his knocked out however he finds her as Arrow, in the struggle Brother Blood is killed but it is revealed to be Daily under the skull mask who, unbeknownst to Laurel and Arrow, is diverting suspicion from Sebastian and it works for they believe Brother Blood is dead. Oliver now admits he can't rely on Laurel because of her problem since he could have hurt Sebastian and Laurel is later fired from her job, in a Flashback Sara tells Oliver that they should find Slade. The episode ends with Slade (now in full Deathstroke costume) killing several of Sebastian's followers for his failure and with Arrow visiting Roy and telling him he will train him to control the Mirakuru.

"Become my apprentice young Harper"

Now this was quite the episode because we finally have Slade in his full Deathstroke costume; DEATHSTROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I'm going to talk about that first because it was just so epic, I mean the costume was everything I thought it would look; having it's signature mask and sword while carry other types of weaponry and Slade was just a badass killing those five as if they where nothing with his sword. Plus him threatening Sebastian is just another way to show that he is the main antagonist in this season and that Brother Blood, as cool as he is, is just a part of Slade overall master plan. Slade didn't appear in any of the Flashbacks which is a shame because they where a bit slow this episode and predictable because I didn't think Sara would help Ivo after what happened so they spent a whole episode of Flashbacks just to come to the conclusion to find Slade.

DEATHSTROKE!!!!!!!!!!!! You just got to shout out the name when you see him

As for the meat of this episode it was really awesome because I just really like seeing Brother Blood and it was good that he was the main focus instead of a throwaway villain like last episode. Kevin Alejandro is such awesome choice for Sebastian because he can be damn menacing like at the beginning when he killed his mother but then showed his nervousness with Slade and facing Arrow. His plan to switch with one of his followers to fake Brother Blood's demise was a great one, I liked the confrontation between Arrow and Brother Blood near the end (even thought it wasn't him of course) and his plan to sabotage Laurel. Laurel was also the main focus of this episode and I did enjoy her character for once in a long while here because like in season one I do like it when she works with Arrow and she worked with him now. However once again I am not enjoying her drug and alcohol use but it looks like it is out in the open now so hopefully it is over (even though it is not *sigh*) but at the very least she gave a strong performance of someone who has hit rock bottom (and I mean that literally because she looks terrible). Finally I liked the side quest Roy had with Sin because it does show the madness that comes with Mirakuru (and I like seeing more of Sin and Roy, too bad Thea isn't getting involved much in their exploits now) and Arrow has now agreed to train him, might not be long before he Red Arrow/Arsenal!

Looking great there Sin

Overall this was a really strong episode and we got a look at Deathstroke kick ass I again just wish that Laurel didn't have a drug/drink problem because it is ruining her character. I feels forced in anyway because she still could have investigated Sebastian and help Arrow without that problem and I would like her a lot better.

SCORE: 9/10

Highlights: DEATHSTROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                   Sebastian is still great as Brother Blood
                   Despite the drugs Laurel was good in the episode
                   Roy and Sin teaming up

Let - Downs: The Flashbacks where a bit slow

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