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* GreaterScopeVillain: Taken UpToEleven in this episode. The Shaman was already the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Court of Owls and Kathryn, who was the GreaterScopeVillain to Strange, who was the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Wayne murders. And then Shaman mentions having his own superior, "The Demon's Head" -- ComicBook/RasAlGhul.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Taken UpToEleven up to eleven in this episode. The Shaman was already the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Court of Owls and Kathryn, who was the GreaterScopeVillain to Strange, who was the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Wayne murders. And then Shaman mentions having his own superior, "The Demon's Head" -- ComicBook/RasAlGhul.
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Directed by Creator/DannyCannon
Written by Creator/StevenLilien, Creator/BryanWynbrandt, Creator/MeganMostynBrown, & Creator/TzeChun
Written by Creator/StevenLilien, Creator/BryanWynbrandt, Creator/MeganMostynBrown, & Creator/TzeChun
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* BoardToDeath: The Shaman calls a meeting for the Court's top-ranking members... so he can have them all executed.
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* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Alfred dangles Strange off a roof to get some answers. When this doesn't work, he instead offers him his freedom in return.
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* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Alfred dangles Strange off a roof to get some answers. When this doesn't work, work (Strange assumes Alfred will kill him anyway if he talks), he instead offers him his freedom in return.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Only when Gordon learns there's going to be an epidemic at Union Station in about 20 minutes does he decide to take the virus, which carries a very real risk of driving him mad.
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* DownerEnding: Gordon is forced to take the virus to escape from being BuriedAlive . Also, the Shaman's death isn't enough to rescue Bruce from his brainwashing, and he is taken away by the police - right as the virus has been released onto the entire city.
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* DownerEnding: Gordon is forced to take the virus to escape from being BuriedAlive . BuriedAlive. Also, the Shaman's death isn't enough to rescue Bruce from his brainwashing, and he is taken away by the police - right as the virus has been is being released onto the entire city.
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* DownerEnding: Gordon is forced to take the virus to escape from being BuriedAlive . Also, the Shaman's death isn't enough to rescue Bruce from his brainwashing, and he is taken away by the police, right as the virus has been released onto the entire city.
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* DownerEnding: Gordon is forced to take the virus to escape from being BuriedAlive . Also, the Shaman's death isn't enough to rescue Bruce from his brainwashing, and he is taken away by the police - right as the virus has been released onto the entire city.
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* DownerEnding: Gordon is forced to take the virus to escape from being BuriedAlive . Also, the Shaman's death isn't enough to rescue Bruce from his brainwashing, and he is taken away by the police, right as the virus has been released onto the entire city.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Taken UpToEleven in this episode. The Shaman was already the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Court of Owls and Kathryn, who was the GreaterScopeVillain to Strange, who was the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Wayne murders. And then Shaman mentions having his own superior, "The Demon's Head". The next episode reveals that he is ComicBook/RasAlGhul.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Taken UpToEleven in this episode. The Shaman was already the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Court of Owls and Kathryn, who was the GreaterScopeVillain to Strange, who was the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Wayne murders. And then Shaman mentions having his own superior, "The Demon's Head". The next episode reveals that he is Head" -- ComicBook/RasAlGhul.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Jim Gordon is now infected with the virus.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Disc Two, actually (Kathryn was Disc One). Shaman is shot by Alfred before episode's end but before he dies, he tells Bruce to seek out his master.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Taken UpToEleven in this episode. The Shaman was already the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Court of Owls and Kathryn, who was the GreaterScopeVillain to Strange, who was the GreaterScopeVillain behind the Wayne murders. And then Shaman mentions having his own superior, "The Demon's Head". The next episode reveals that he is ComicBook/RasAlGhul.
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* SadisticChoice: Lee leaves Gordon BuriedAlive with the virus, and tells him that he can either inject himself with it and gain the strength to escape, or run out of air and die. When Bullock and the GCPD don't find him in time, he chooses the former.
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* SadisticChoice: Lee leaves Gordon BuriedAlive with the virus, and tells him that he can either inject himself with it and gain the strength to escape, or run out of air and die. When Bullock and the GCPD don't find him in time, he chooses the former.former, because he's the only one who knows where the Tetch-virus bomb is.
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* SadisticChoice: Lee leaves Gordon BuriedAlive with the virus, and tells him that he can either inject himself with it and gain the strength to escape, or run out of air and die. When Bullock and the GCPD don't find him in time, he chooses the former.
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** Despite suspecting that Lee has injected herself with the virus, which gives people superstrength, Jim tells the police detail outside her house to go back to HQ so that he is completely alone when he confronts her.
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The Shaman prepares to unleash the Alice Tetch virus. The Riddler hunts the Penguin. An infected Leslie makes her move against Gordon.
!!Tropes
* TheBadGuyWins:
** The Shaman is killed, but not before unleashing the virus on the city.
** Lee successfully forces Gordon to take the virus himself.
* BodyguardBetrayal: The Shaman has the Court of Owls' leadership killed by their own Talon minions.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It's confirmed that Bruce has been indoctrinated by the Shaman.
* BuriedAlive: Lee does this to Gordon, to force him to take the virus to survive.
* CurbStompBattle: Gordon vs a Talon, after the former is hyped up on the virus.
* TheBusCameBack: Fish Mooney returns, having fled the city back in episode two of the season.
* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Alfred dangles Strange off a roof to get some answers. When this doesn't work, he instead offers him his freedom in return.
* TheReveal: The Shaman was acting as leader of the Court of Owls on behalf of Ra's Al-Ghul.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: While Penguin was held captive by the Court, Freeze and Firefly decided he wasn't coming back and took off.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite Selina's obvious leading questions, Ivy still told her where she and Penguin are hiding, leading Riddler and the others right to them.
* WhamLine: As the Shaman lies dying, he tells Bruce to search out his master.
-->"Find... [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul the Demon's Head]]."
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Shaman wipes out the Court of Owls' leadership partly as this, and partly as overdue punishment for the Wayne murders.
!!Tropes
* TheBadGuyWins:
** The Shaman is killed, but not before unleashing the virus on the city.
** Lee successfully forces Gordon to take the virus himself.
* BodyguardBetrayal: The Shaman has the Court of Owls' leadership killed by their own Talon minions.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It's confirmed that Bruce has been indoctrinated by the Shaman.
* BuriedAlive: Lee does this to Gordon, to force him to take the virus to survive.
* CurbStompBattle: Gordon vs a Talon, after the former is hyped up on the virus.
* TheBusCameBack: Fish Mooney returns, having fled the city back in episode two of the season.
* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Alfred dangles Strange off a roof to get some answers. When this doesn't work, he instead offers him his freedom in return.
* TheReveal: The Shaman was acting as leader of the Court of Owls on behalf of Ra's Al-Ghul.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: While Penguin was held captive by the Court, Freeze and Firefly decided he wasn't coming back and took off.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite Selina's obvious leading questions, Ivy still told her where she and Penguin are hiding, leading Riddler and the others right to them.
* WhamLine: As the Shaman lies dying, he tells Bruce to search out his master.
-->"Find... [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul the Demon's Head]]."
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The Shaman wipes out the Court of Owls' leadership partly as this, and partly as overdue punishment for the Wayne murders.
