History Recap / GothamS3E7RedQueen

* RealityEnsues: Gordon's attempts to handle the Tetch mystery while not technically being part of the [=GCPD=] lead to Barnes threatening to lock him up for obstruction.

* RelationshipSabotage: Oswald tries to do this to Ed. It doesn't work.

* GreenEyedMonster: Penguin tries to sabotage Nygma's new relationship with Isabelle out of jealousy.

* InternalReveal: Isabelle finds out what Ed did to Kristen. She doesn't seem to hold it against him.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Subverted. Oswald expresses delight that Nygma's happy with Isabelle, then goes behind his back to sabotage his new relationship.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Turns out Isabelle knows nothing of Ed's criminal past, which Penguin helpfully fills in for her. She justifies it by saying that she prefers books over newspapers.

* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: Bullock and Lee sense Gordon is afraid of something. He's afraid he'll never be good enough to be like his father.

* HospitalHottie: Hallucination!Barbara is wearing a naughty nurse outfit during the second phase of Gordon's trip, which she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]. Gordon quickly catches on that she's a projection of his subconscious and mentally swaps the outfit for a dowdy nun's habit.

* FantasticDrug: The Red Queen is a powder that induces hallucinations, but will ultimately kill the user.

* HumanResources: Tetch steals Alice's body from the morgue and literally drains the blood out of her, then combines it with Red Queen for his PsychoSerum.

* PsychoSerum: Tetch makes one with a combination of Red Queen (a powerful hallucinogen) and Alice's blood.

As the Mad Hatter perpares to make his next move against Gotham, he gets his hands on a dangerous hallucinogen known as "Red Queen", a powerful red powder that gives people hallucinations before driving them completely insane. Still bent on revenge, he uses the drug on Gordon, plunging him into a nightmare where he comes face-to-face with his past, as well as his future. Meanwhile, the romance between Nygma and Isabella blossoms, while a jealous Cobbleplot seeks to end their relationship.

* MisplacedRetribution: Tetch, again. This time, he's blaming Gotham as a whole for turning Alice against him (which was [[BrotherSisterIncest his]] [[{{Yandere}} own]] [[NeverMyFault fault]] ).

* HospitalHottie: HallucinationBarbara is wearing a naughty nurse outfit during the second phase of Gordon's trip, which she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]. Gordon quickly catches on that she's a projection of his subconscious and mentally swaps the outfit for a dowdy nun's habit.

* HospitalHottie: Hallucination!Barbara is wearing a naughty nurse outfit during the second phase of Gordon's trip, which she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]. Gordon quickly catches on that she's a projection of his subconscious and mentally swaps the outfit for a dowdy nun's habit.

* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: Bullock and Lee sense Gordon is afraid of something. [[spoiler: He's afraid he'll never be good enough to be like his father.]]

--> Harvey: [[LampshadeHanging I thought I was supposed to be the bad cop.]]

* MisplacedRetribution: Tetch, again. This time, he's blaming Gotham as a whole for turning Alice against him (which was [[BrotherSisterIncest his]] [[{{Yandere}} own]] [[NeverMyFault fault]].

Jervis Tetch gets his hands on a dangerous hallucinogen known as "Red Queen", a powerful red powder that gives people hallucinations before driving them completely insane. Still bent on revenge, he uses the drug on Gordon, plunging him into a nightmare where he comes face-to-face with his past, as well as his future. Meanwhile, the romance between Nygma and Isabella blossoms, while a jealous Cobbleplot seeks to end their relationship.

* GoodCopBadCop: Bullock and Barnes do this to a suspect, but it quickly devolves into Bad Cop/Worse Cop due to Barnes' increasing SanitySlippage.

* TheReveal: Jim's father had ties to the Court of Owls.

Jervis Tetch gets his hands on a dangerous hallucinogen known as the "Red Queen", a powerful red powder that gives people hallucinations before driving them completely insane. Still bent on revenge, he uses the drug on Gordon, plunging him into a nightmare where he comes face-to-face with his past, as well as his future. Meanwhile, the romance between Nygma and Isabella blossoms, while a jealous Cobbleplot seeks to end their relationship.

* {{Hallucinations}}: After Jervis infects him with the Red Queen, Gordon plunges into a nightmarish hallucination that's fueled by his inner demons.
* HumanResources: Tetch steals Alice's body from the morgue and literally drains the blood out of her, then combines it with the Red Queen for his PsychoSerum.

* HumanResources: Tetch steals Alice's body from the morgue and literally drains the blood out of her, then combines it with the Red Queen for his PsychoSerum.

As the Mad Hatter prepares to make his next move against Gotham, he takes steps to eliminate Gordon from the picture.

* EvilLaugh: Jervis, when he realizes that Barnes has been infected with Alice's blood.
* FantasticDrug: The Red Queen is a powder that induces hallucinations, but will ultimately kill the user.
* GoodCopBadCop: Barnes and Bullock's attempt at this with a suspect is sidelined by Barnes' new HairTriggerTemper.
* GreenEyedMonster: Penguin tries to sabotage Nygma's new relationship with Isabelle out of jealousy.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Jervis is taken down due to his own LargeHam tendencies -- if he had simply spiked the Founders' Dinner wine and left the attendees to be poisoned, he could have escaped. But since he had to reveal himself and force them to drink, he gets caught by the GCPD.
* MushroomSamba: Red Queen sends its victims on a hallucinogenic journey of introspection. In Gordon's case, it's Barbara guiding him through visions that represent all his guilt and regrets.
* WhamShot: Katherine is talking to a colleague in the Court of Owls, who is shown to wear a ring identical to the one worn by Gordon's father.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gordon gets chewed out a lot over the course of this episode, for pretty much every choice he's made this season.