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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Jerome is based on ComicBook/TheJoker. In the comics however, the Joker never had a connection with the Flying Graysons, ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s dead family.
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Directed by Creator/JeffreyGHunt
Written by Creator/BrunoHeller
Written by Creator/BrunoHeller
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* CircusBrat: Jerome was raised in the circus by his mother.
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Gordon and Dr. Thompkins soon find each other at odds over the validity of a tip coming from a psychic at the circus with the evidence pointing to an age-old cult. Which turns out to be a diversion to protect a boy who might be ComicBook/TheJoker.
member of the troupe. One with a rather... [[ComicBook/TheJoker familiar laugh]]...
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. It also turns out to be the home for a possible Joker.
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. It also turns out to be the home for a possible Joker.what might be ''Gotham'''s version of you-know-who.
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* EvilRedhead: Jerome is possibly the Joker.
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* EvilRedhead: Jerome is possibly the Joker.Jerome.
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* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Appears simply to be an episode set at a circus featuring ''[[Series/ShamelessUS Shameless]]'''s Creator/CameronMonaghan. Who's character then displays both a SlasherSmile and EvilLaugh, behavior very familiar to ''Batman'' fans.
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Gordon and Dr. Thompkins soon find each other at odds over the validity of a tip coming from a psychic at the circus with the evidence pointing to an age-old cult. Which turns out to be a diversion to protect a boy who might be the Joker.
ComicBook/TheJoker.
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* OrganTheft: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with victims of that. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death -- and he's willing to take it.
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* WalkingTransplant: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with these. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death -- and he's willing to take it.
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* BatDeduction: After finding the axe, Gordon correctly concludes the titular fortune teller, Paul Cicero, had been trying to mislead him with his fake cryptic message. Then, knowing absolutely nothing about Cicero or who was important to him, decides that he must have been protecting Jerome, Cicero was the victim's former lover, that Jerome was Cicero's son, and that Jerome genuinely didn't know Cicero was his father but would still have trusted him to help cover up a murder. All of this turns out to be completely correct.
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* BusmansHoliday: Jim Gordon stumbles into a murder case by going ''to the circus''.
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* BusmansHoliday: Jim Gordon stumbles into a murder case by going ''to the circus''.
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* CircusOfFear: Subverted. Haley's Circus is full of oddballs but no one who is actually dangerous except for Jerome.
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* CircusOfFear: Subverted. Haley's Circus is full of oddballs but no one no-one who is actually dangerous except for Jerome.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: A drunk in Penguin's club is foolish enough to heckle the Penguin's mother. It's his last mistake ever.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas:
** A drunk in Penguin's club is foolish enough to heckle the Penguin's mother. It's his last mistake ever.
** A drunk in Penguin's club is foolish enough to heckle the Penguin's mother. It's his last mistake ever.
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* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker someone familiar]].
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* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker [[ComicBook/TheJoker someone familiar]].
* PsychicPowers: Subverted. The fortune-teller is just a fraud.
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* WalkingTransplant: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with these. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death - and he's willing to take it.
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* WalkingTransplant: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with these. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death - -- and he's willing to take it.
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* WhamLine: Not a "line" per se, more of ''a distinctive laugh.''
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* DisposableSexWorker: The ringmaster described Lyla as "a party girl, back in the morning with her knickers in her handbag". Barely two minutes later, she's found dead.
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Gordon and Dr. Thompkins soon find each other at odds over the validity of a tip coming from a psychic at the circus with the evidence pointing to an age-old cult. [[spoiler: Which turns out to be a diversion to protect a boy who might be the Joker.]]
Joker.
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* AxCrazy: Literally so with [[spoiler: Jerome.]]
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* AxCrazy: Literally so with [[spoiler: Jerome.]]
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. [[spoiler: It also turns out to be the home for a possible Joker.]]
* CircusOfFear: Subverted. Haley's Circus is full of oddballs but no one who is actually dangerous [[spoiler: except for Jerome.]]
* EvilRedhead: [[spoiler: Jerome is possibly the Joker.]]
* CircusOfFear: Subverted. Haley's Circus is full of oddballs but no one who is actually dangerous [[spoiler: except for Jerome.]]
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. [[spoiler: It also turns out to be the home for a possible Joker.]]
Joker.
* CircusOfFear: Subverted. Haley's Circus is full of oddballs but no one who is actually dangerous[[spoiler: except for Jerome.]]
Jerome.
* EvilRedhead:[[spoiler: Jerome is possibly the Joker.]]
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* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler: Subverted. The fortune-teller is just a fraud.]]
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* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler: Subverted. The fortune-teller is just a fraud.]]
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Gordon and Dr. Thompkins investigate a murder at a circus, while Bruce delves into the corruption at Wayne Enterprises. The Penguin, meanwhile, opens his club and finds himself proving to be ill-suited at any business which involves interacting with people.
Gordon and Dr. Thompkins soon find each other at odds over the validity of a tip coming from a psychic at the circus with the evidence pointing to an age-old cult. [[spoiler: Which turns out to be a diversion to protect a boy who might be the Joker.]]
Gordon and Dr. Thompkins soon find each other at odds over the validity of a tip coming from a psychic at the circus with the evidence pointing to an age-old cult. [[spoiler: Which turns out to be a diversion to protect a boy who might be the Joker.]]
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. [[spoiler: It also turns out to be the home for a possible candiate of the Joker.]]
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* CallForward: Haley's Circus is the home of the Grayson family. [[spoiler: It also turns out to be the home for a possible candiate of the Joker.]]
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with. Despite this taking place in the DCU, Gordon shows no sign of believing in the supernatural nor is there any hint that there's any reason he should believe in it.
* AxCrazy: Literally so with [[spoiler: Jerome.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Jerome's mother, the snake-dancer, was known for having many lovers.
* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler: Subverted. The fortune-teller is just a fraud.]]
* RevealingCoverUp: Gordon likely never would have put things together if not for the attempt to divert suspicion.
* SlutShaming: Jerome doesn't have a high opinion of his mother's promiscuity.
* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler: Subverted. The fortune-teller is just a fraud.]]
* RevealingCoverUp: Gordon likely never would have put things together if not for the attempt to divert suspicion.
* SlutShaming: Jerome doesn't have a high opinion of his mother's promiscuity.
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* BusmansHoliday: Jim Gordon stumbles into yet another murder case by going ''to the circus''.
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* MythologyGag: John Grayson (the future father of Dick Grayson a.k.a. Robin) telling Gordon he'll name his son "Gordon", with Mary Lloyd (Robin's future mom), not to keen on the idea.
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* MythologyGag: John Grayson (the future father of Dick Grayson a.k.a. Robin) telling Gordon he'll name his son "Gordon", with Mary Lloyd (Robin's future mom), mom) not to too keen on the idea.
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* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker someone]].
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* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker someone]].someone familiar]].
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* HeroicSacrifice: One of the prisoners lets himself get beaten to death as part of Fish's plan to confront their organ harvesting captors
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* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: Alfred tries to persuade Bruce a few times from confronting the Wayne Enterprises board. He proves vindicated in the next episode.
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-->'''Barbara:''' What's wrong? Jim loves me in this color.\\
'''Selina:''' Yeah, but you don't want it to look like you're trying. You want him to think that you just happened to bump into him when you were going... sailing. Or something.\\
'''Barbara:''' Sailing.\\
''[Ivy nods enthusiastically]\\
'''Barbara:''' ...all right.
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'''Selina:''' Yeah, but you don't want it to look like you're trying. You want him to think that you just happened to bump into him when you were going... sailing. Or something.\\
'''Barbara:''' Sailing.\\
''[Ivy nods enthusiastically]\\
'''Barbara:''' ...all right.
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* BlindSeer: Paul Cicero is the fortune teller of the title. The trope is subverted [[spoiler:when when it turns out he's only trying to distract suspicion away from Jerome.]]
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When When Jerome's mask slips away to reveal the SlasherSmile commonly associated with a particular Batman nemesis...]]
nemesis...
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* BlindSeer: Paul Cicero is the fortune teller of the title. The trope is subverted when it turns out he's only trying to distract suspicion away from Jerome.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selina and Ivy give fashion and dating advice to Barbara Kean, after she finds them squatting in her apartment.
* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: Alfred tries to persuade Bruce a few times from confronting the Wayne Enterprises board.
* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker someone]].
* WalkingTransplant: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with these. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death - and he's willing to take it.
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* BlindSeer: Paul Cicero is the fortune teller of the title. The trope is subverted when it turns out he's only trying to distract suspicion away from Jerome.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Selina and Ivy give fashion and dating advice to Barbara Kean, after she finds them squatting in her apartment.
* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: Alfred tries to persuade Bruce a few times from confronting the Wayne Enterprises board.
* KubrickStare: Jerome gives one as he starts laughing at the police station, which makes him look like [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker someone]].
* WalkingTransplant: The prison Fish Mooney has been shanghaied to is stocked with these. She and the other prisoners present a problem to the boss when they're prepared to beat one of their own to death - and he's willing to take it.
