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Fox's Gotham Beasts of Prey Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 19: Beasts of Prey is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 19: Beasts of Prey's plot synopsis (spoilers): "Despite Gordon's warning, Bruce still goes after Reginald Payne with Selina's help. Payne confesses that he was hired by Wayne Enterprises' Board of Directors. When Payne threatens to tell the Board that Bruce is coming after them, Selina pushes Payne out the window after Bruce initially moves to then hesitates, presumably killing him. Gordon and Bullock investigate a cold case murder. Upon Nygma discovering a painting of a broken heart as the key evidence, Bullock realizes that the serial killer called "the Ogre" (Milo Ventimiglia) is behind the murder. Harvey then states that everyone who tried to investigate Ogre lost their loved ones. A flashback of a victimized girl reveals the killer's motives and him keeping her prisoner for some time, until he realizes she isn't a fit for his desire, so he kills her. Meanwhile, Oswald negotiates with a bar's owner (Alaska McFadden) to do business, but his real intention is to kill Maroni in this bar. Mooney succeeds in escaping with the rest of the crew from Dollmaker's island, but is shot during the takeoff by the Catcher. It is revealed that Gordon was set up by Commissioner Loeb, but Gordon still goes after the killer and threatens Loeb that he will be next."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 19: Beasts of Prey starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham Everyone Has A Cobblepot Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 18: Everyone Has A Cobblepot is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 18: Everyone Has A Cobblepot's plot synopsis (spoilers): "At the hospital, Alfred struggles from his wounds but refuses to implicate Payne. Gordon and Harvey Dent investigate the sudden release and reinstatement of Arnold Flass by Commissioner Loeb. Bullock reveals that Loeb has been collecting information on police officers who have committed mob murders, which Loeb uses to control and blackmail them; in Bullock's case, Loeb forced him to falsely confess to providing illegitimate evidence against Flass. Investigating a triad bookmaking office and interrogating Bullock's former partner, Gordon learns that Loeb has ties with Falcone, being in his pocket. With the help of Oswald Cobblepot, Gordon and Bullock investigate Loeb's uptown farm, where they find Loeb's psychotic daughter Miriam (Nicholle Tom) being kept in the attic. After Miriam confesses to the murder of her mother, Gordon uses that information to terminate Bullock's case by blackmailing Loeb. Meanwhile, Fish Mooney finally meets the Dollmaker (Colm Feore), who provides her with a new sky-blue irised eye and allows her to prove herself in order to become his right hand woman. Later, Fish discovers much to her dismay that the prison facility is situated on an isolated island somewhere off the European Coast."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 18: Everyone Has A Cobblepot starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham Red Hood Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 17: Red Hood is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 17: Red Hood's plot synopsis (spoilers): "A crew of bank robbers heists a bank, they throw some of stolen money into to crowd to ensure their escape. Gordon and Bullock track down a member named Gus Floyd (Michael Goldsmith) who called himself the Red Hood, but find him dead in the hideout. After another robbery led by Carl Destro (Jonny Coyne), who took the position of the Red Hood's trademark mask, Gordon and Bullock track him to his house where they find him wounded. With information given by Destro, the police find and gun down the remainder of the gang in a shootout. Meanwhile, Oswald Cobblepot struggles from Maroni's actions against the restaurant, but Butch uses some cops on his payroll to seize Maroni's supplies. Fish Mooney discovers that the facility she is kept in is run by the Dollmaker. When his manager (Jeffrey Combs) tries to take her eye for organ trade purposes, she removes it herself and destroys it before passing out. An old comrade of Alfred, Reginald Payne (David O'Hara), visits him in Wayne Manor and stays over night. On the next day, however, he steals some of Bruce Wayne's files, stabs Alfred to evade capture and reports to Wayne Enterprises Board of Directors."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 17: Red Hood starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham The Blind Fortune Teller Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 16: The Blind Fortune Teller is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 16: The Blind Fortune Teller's plot synopsis (spoilers): "Barbara returns to Gotham to discover Ivy and Selina in her apartment. Elsewhere, Mooney plans to save herself and the other prisoners when they discover that they were kidnapped so that their organs can be harvested. When a snake dancer at Haly's Circus named Lila Valeska is murdered, Gordon and Leslie investigate, as the Flying Graysons and the Lloyds are suspects. A psychic named Paul Cicero (Mark Margolis) approaches Gordon, claiming to have received a message from the dead dancer. James is skeptical and thinks the psychic is covering up for the killer. Gordon accuses the dancer's son Jerome (Cameron Monaghan) of committing the murder, and tells him that Cicero is his father. Jerome begins laughing and admits that he killed his mother for being a "nagging, drunken whore". When customers begin to steadily decrease at Oswald Cobblepot's newly obtained club, Zsasz gives Cobblepot a tortured and completely reformed Butch Gilzean, who he says is knowledgeable when it comes to maintaining clubs and has been "working on him" for days. Taking advice from Selina and Ivy, Barbara attempts to re-unite with James, but changes her mind after she sees him kissing Leslie. Bruce holds a board meeting at Wayne Enterprises and voices concern to the executives that the company is involved with the mob. John Grayson and Mary Lloyd get engaged after the dispute between the two families are resolved. Mooney tells the lead captor at the prison named Thomas Schmidt (Elliot Villar) that she would like to meet with his boss."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 16: The Blind Fortune Teller starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham The Scarecrow Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 15: The Scarecrow is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 15: The Scarecrow's plot synopsis (spoilers): "When Gerald Crane targets another victim, James Gordon and Harvey Bullock investigate his background and discover that he was a biology teacher whose wife died in a fire accident that he was too scared to rescue her from. Believing that fear is a human flaw, he harvested adrenal glands in order to use them to create a fear serum that makes people see their greatest fears, hoping that it will help them face and overcome them. Meanwhile, Fish Mooney is abducted by the mercenaries and taken to a rowdy prison-like area. Bruce Wayne goes on a treacherous hike. Falcone tells Cobblepot to renovate Fish's nightclub as his own before speaking to Maroni about him – Maroni agrees to let Cobblepot live in exchange for having a judge placed in his pocket. James and Harvey track Crane down to his home, where after injecting his son Jonathan with the fear serum, he is killed in a gunfight. Jonathan is rushed to the hospital afterwards. Mooney kills the leader of the prisoners named Mace and then takes his place upon finding out the prisoners are being harvested for organs. At the opening of Oswald's (the newly-renovated Fish Mooney's), Don Maroni arrives with his entourage and promises Cobblepot that once Falcone dies, he will kill him. At the hospital, the doctor says to Gordon that due to the amount of serum injected into him, Jonathan may never stop seeing his greatest fear, which in his case are animated scarecrows."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 15: The Scarecrow starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham The Fearsome Dr. Crane Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 14: The Fearsome Dr. Crane is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 14: The Fearsome Dr. Crane's plot synopsis (spoilers): "James Gordon and Harvey Bullock investigate a serial killer who is targeting members of a fear support group and extracting their adrenal glands as he uses their greatest fear against them. After a brief encounter with Selina Kyle, Gordon visits Bruce who, in light of Selena's recent claim of false witness towards his parents' killer's identity, absolves Gordon of his promise to find him. Gordon and Bullock discover that the serial killer is Gerald Crane (Julian Sands), the father of Jonathan Crane (Charlie Tahan), who had been posing as "Todd", a member of the same support group as his victims. They are able to save one of his victims but Crane evades capture. Meanwhile, Maroni discovers from Fish Mooney that Cobblepot has been working against him and tries to kill him at his cabin upstate, but Cobblepot escapes Maroni's wrath and returns to Gotham in a church bus. At the GCPD, Edward Nygma frames the medical examiner Dr. Guerra for hoarding body parts after Guerra has him suspended by Essen for his repeated corpse probing. After Dr. Guerra is suspended, Gordon informs Leslie Tompkins (who he is now dating) that a job as the GCPD medical examiner has opened up. Mooney tries to leave Gotham City by boat, but the boat is attacked by mercenaries where one of them engages Mooney in a climactic charge."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 14: The Fearsome Dr. Crane starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, and Cory Michael Smith.

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Fox's Gotham Welcome Back, Jim Gordon Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 13: Welcome Back, Jim Gordon is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 13: Welcome Back, Jim Gordon's plot synopsis (spoilers): "In an unknown location, Fish Mooney is strapped to a stretcher where Falcone's top servant Bob will be in charge of torturing her. Bullock introduces Gordon to Arnold Flass. The three meet with a night janitor named Leon Winkler who was a witness in a public homicide. When at the police station, Winkler is visited by a mysterious person who kills him. Edward Nygma states that the weapon used on Winkler was an ice pick. Gordon suspects that a cop is behind this as Sarah Essen tells him not to take action without her say-so. Upon returning from Switzerland, Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth encounter Ivy Pepper who has been sent to carry a message to Selina Kyle. Gilzean manages to free himself and severely beats Bob, then frees Fish Mooney. In the archives, Flass mocks Nygma's crush on Kristen Kringle. Gordon visits Cobblepot at the nightclub, where he meets Cobblepot's mother, Gertrud. Gordon asks Cobblepot if he has any information about Flass. Victor Zsasz finds Bob and kills him before informing Falcone. Bruce is visited by Selina and gives her a snow globe. Selina wants Bruce to distance himself from her, and now claims she did not see the face of the man who killed his parents. Gordon eventually finds evidence that exposes Flass' involvement in Winkler's death as Flass is arrested. Mooney leaves town to lay low but vows to take revenge against Cobblepot."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 13: Welcome Back, Jim Gordon starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Jada Pinkett Smith,  John Doman, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Drew Powell, and Clare Foley.

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Fox's Gotham What The Little Bird Told Him Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 12: What The Little Bird Told Him is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 12: What The Little Bird Told Him's plot synopsis (spoilers): "Jack Gruber and Aaron Helzinger escape from Arkham Asylum and are on a rampage through Gotham. James Gordon promises the Commissioner he will arrest Gruber within 24 hours and he is reinstated as a detective for that time. Edward Nygma tells Gordon and Bullock that Jack Gruber is an alias of Jack Buchinsky, a former bank robber for the mafia who was betrayed by Salvatore Maroni. Fish Mooney makes her move against Falcone and "abducts" Liza. Gordon and Bullock put Maroni under protective custody to use as bait to attract Buchinsky to the police station. Falcone discovers that Mooney is behind Liza's abduction, and is offered a deal. Falcone is to sign his crime family over to Mooney's gang in exchange for the opportunity for him and Liza to leave for Italy. Buchinsky attacks the police station in search of Maroni. Gordon, protected by rubber boots provided by Nygma, is immune to the initial attack and thwarts Buchinsky's bomb. Before Falcone goes through with the deal, Cobblepot informs him that Liza was always working for Mooney. Falcone confronts Mooney and Liza at the former's club, and strangles Liza to death. Victor Zsasz and several mercenaries working for Falcone then take both Mooney and Butch Gilzean prisoner, while the Don gives Cobblepot a chance to mock his former boss, as he has inherited her nightclub as well as what is left of her gang. For living up to his end of the deal, Gordon is reinstated as a detective."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 12: What The Little Bird Told Him starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Zayas, John Doman, Christopher Heyerdal and Morena Baccarin.

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Fox's Gotham Rogue's Gallery Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 11: Rogue's Gallery is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 11: Rogue's Gallery's plot synopsis (spoilers): "James Gordon, reassigned to guard duty at Arkham Asylum, investigates attacks on prisoners with the help of Dr. Leslie Thompkins (Morena Baccarin). Selina Kyle finds a sick Ivy Pepper and takes her to Gordon's penthouse to recuperate. Meanwhile, Mooney discusses her plan to overthrow Don Falcone with Falcone family underboss Jimmy Saviano who was angered by Falcone's tribute raise. However, Saviano disagrees with Mooney's plan to become the de facto head of the family as he is next in the line of succession. Gordon asks Harvey Bullock for help with his investigation and Bullock interrogates Arkham's Director Dr. Gerry Lang (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.). Oswald Cobblepot and an unnamed accomplice are arrested by the police for trying to buy the loyalty of some dock workers on Sal Maroni's payroll. Montoya realizes she is "toxic" to Barbara's health and breaks off their relationship. Gordon discovers that Nurse Dorothy Duncan (Allyce Beasley) is actually an inmate. Duncan releases the inmates from their cells, but is trampled to death during the chaos. Gordon, Bullock, and Essen discover that the culprit was Jack Gruber (Christopher Heyerdahl), who escapes from Arkham with his associate Aaron Helzinger (Kevin McCormick), after killing two guards and Dr. Lang. Cobblepot is eventually bailed out by Maroni who initiated the arrest to teach Cobblepot a lesson about hubris. Mooney sends Butch Gilzean to "negotiate" with Saviano several times. Saviano tries to get Gilzean to join his crew during a meeting at the waterfront in Saviano's Cadillac but Gilzean is loyal to Mooney and shoots Saviano dead in the car."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 11: Rogue's Gallery starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Zabryna Guevara, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Jada Pinkett Smith, Victoria Cartagena, David Zayas, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Morena Baccarin.

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Fox's Gotham Lovecraft Review. Gotham City's Podcast: The Gotham Podcast: Season 1, Episode 10: Lovecraft is an audio review in which FilmBook contributor Mike Smith discusses his reaction to the latest episode of Fox's Gotham.

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 10: Lovecraft's plot synopsis (spoilers): "Assassins led by Copperhead infiltrate Wayne Manor, but Alfred fends them off, allowing Bruce and Selina to escape. Alfred tells Gordon and Bullock about the incident and then goes with Bullock to help find Bruce and Selina. Meanwhile, Falcone meets with Cobblepot to ask how Maroni knew where his money was, as he believes it was them who stole it from the Armory. Cobblepot states that Maroni didn't commit the armory robbery, as there is a mole working for someone else, possibly for Fish Mooney. Dent suspects Dick Lovecraft hired the assassins. At a mob dinner with various gangsters and mafiosi, Falcone kills his operative Bannion for failing to guard the armory and states that they must increase their tributes to him to recover from the attack on the armory, angering two of his caporegimes. Bullock and Alfred interrogate Macky who admits knowing someone who knows Selina's fence. Selina tells Bruce that the assassins were after her and not him. She leads him to an underground area used as a mall for street kids. They are visited by Ivy Pepper, who escaped from juvie to avoid being adopted following her mother's suicide. She tells Selina that her fence Clyde is operating in the Narrows. Gordon finds Lovecraft, who claims those after Selina are also after him. He gives Gordon some files about the Wayne Enterprise stocks and the two are attacked by the same assassins. Gordon is knocked unconscious and awakes to Bullock calling him to say Fish Mooney has given them information. Gordon then finds Lovecraft dead. Bruce and Selina visit Clyde, only to be grabbed by his associates. The assassins arrive to claim Selina, but she knocks one out, just as Bullock and Alfred arrive. Copperhead stalks Bruce, demanding to know where Selina is. Alfred makes his way to Bruce, and the assassin escapes. Clyde and those involved are arrested. Following Lovecraft's "suicide," Mayor James reassigns Gordon to Arkham Asylum after scolding him and Dent for pressuring Lovecraft. Selina checks in on Bruce at home and kisses him."

Gotham: Season 1, Episode 10: Lovecraft starred Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Jada Pinkett Smith, John Doman, David Zayas, Richard Kind and Nicholas D'Agosto.

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