History Recap / GothamS3E14TheGentleArtOfmakingEnemies

* DevilishHorns: Jerome, who normally has this once an episode, has it especially noticeably here, with the tips of his red hair sticking up like devil horns when he's at his most violent.

* HornedHairdo: Jerome, who normally has this once an episode, has it especially noticeably here, with the tips of his red hair sticking up like devil horns when he's at his most violent.

** Ironically, the house of mirrors is very well-lit, but it is here that Bruce makes the solid decision ''not'' to kill Jerome. He is aware of the line and, in a conversation later with Alfred, makes the conscious choice that this will be his first moral he will never cross.

* BondVillainStupidity: Subverted. Ed finally has Oswald in a DeathTrap, and walks away instead of waiting for Oswald to die. This allows Oswald to talk a guard into helping him escape. However, even this apparent finishing move was part of a deeper strategy before Edward really killed Oswald.

* FreezeFrameBonus / FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Jerome throws away his gun in the house of mirrors, Bruce can be seen in the reflection behind him, preparing to attack.

* HopeSpot: As Oswald begs Edward not to shoot him, the latter pauses for a moment and looks as if he's actually going to reconsider his decision. In the end, however, he ultimately decides to pull the trigger.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Butch and Tabitha.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: In a scene eerily similar to the series pilot, Ed shoots Penguin, then coldly pushes his body into Gotham Bay.

** The way she glared at Gordon at the end of the episode, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation it probably wasn't unwittingly]].

** Ironically, the house of mirrors is very well-lit, but it is here that Bruce makes the solid decision ''not'' to kill Jerome. He is aware of the line and, in a conversation later with Alfred, makes the conscious choice that this will be his first moral he will never cross.
* WhatAnIdiot: Lee, if a homicidal maniac is asking you if the teenager he failed to kill is still alive, for that poor teenager's sake, LIE!

** When Jerome sees that Bruce has escaped into the mirror room, he maliciously utters, [[ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns "Bruce, darling..."]]

* GenreSavvy: Jerome knows that Bruce is trying to stall for time/a chance to escape, but he likes his point about needing an audience.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: When Ed gets Oswald to confess to killing Isabella, Oswald finally admits his love for Ed. Ed counters by saying that love is selfless, unlike what Oswald claimed. Before the end of the episode, Oswald understands.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The point Jerome is trying to make once Gotham experience a blackout.

-->'''Nygma:''' I guess we'll never know now, would we?

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Before falling over, Jerome responds to Gordon literally punching his face off with no more than a dizzy, "Ow."

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Jerome hadn't put staples in Bruce's arm he wouldn't have had the lock pick needed to escape his handcuffs.

* VillainBall: Not once, but ''twice'' this episode! First, Ed puts Oswald in an overly elaborate deathtrap and then walks away rather than actually watching him die. Second, Jerome lights a ridiculously long fuse with a cannon aimed at Bruce's face and then runs off in the chaos. Especially egregious - both villains had guns and later tried to resort to [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting them]] (with one success).

** "Gotham has no heroes." Yet.

** In a larger sense, Jerome may well have just ''created'' Batman. After going through a weird and terrifying ordeal he wasn't supposed to survive, Bruce emerges stronger than ever, with a more clearly-defined moral code and a clear purpose: to be the hero Gotham needs. Nice job, proto-Joker.

* DeathGlare: Just before literally [[NotHyperbole beating Jerome's face off]], Bruce fixes him with a wicked one of these. [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Guess who was just born]].

** Also, Jerome makes as if to set down the Court of Owls statuette intact, only to casually toss it over his shoulder so it smashes to bits against the fireplace. So much for ''that'' PlotCoupon...

** Also, Jerome makes as if to set down the Court of Owls statuette intact, only to casually toss it over his shoulder so it smashes to bits against the fireplace. So much for ''that'' ChekhovsGun...