I’ll admit when I first heard about Gotham, I wasn’t terribly enthused. A Batman show without Batman?
What’s the point? Why show what iconic characters like Jim Gordon and Oswald
Cobblepot a.k.a. The Penguin were up to before the time of the Dark Knight if
we already know where they’ll end up? Despite my reservations, I gave the show
a chance when it initially aired back in September and I am very glad I did.
The show’s writers have done an excellent job of taking the iconic denizens of
Gotham City and not only showing viewers who they were before Bruce Wayne
donned the bat-eared cowl but also how they slowly evolve into the characters
we know and love. However, as much as I’ve enjoyed watching Gotham, one question has kept tugging at
the back of my mind: how far into the Batman mythos are the show’s writers willing to go?
