History Recap / GothamS4E11QueenTakesKnight

As Penguin and Sofia go to war, Carmine Falcone comes to town to try and stop this conflict. Gordon hunts for the Pyg as Alfred tries to get through to Bruce.

* {{Revenge}}: She doesn't forgive Gordon for killing her brother.

** Bruce telling Alfred hs is no longer Bruce's legal guardian.

* NotWorthKilling / CruelMercy: Falcone tells Gordon it's for the better that he lives with all the mistakes he's made, beginning with Mario's death.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: During their scuffle, Alfred was trying only to subdue Bruce; however, when Bruce hit him with a cheap shot to the head, Alfred's SAS training took over and he laid out Bruce, giving him a visible wound. Bruce later threatens to tell the police and "show them my face."

* HistoryRepeats: Oswald winds up in Arkham once again, a major mob boss has died (Carmine Falcone instead of Salvatore Maroni this time, both at the hands of "third parties"), Ed is being tormented by his Riddler persona, Alfred gets fired for trying to help Bruce and the Sirens regain possession of their old club.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Oswald ends up arrested, not for Carmine's murder but rather for Martin's. Oswald laughs and tells Victor to explain how they faked his death. However, Victor is ticked at Oswald having just chewed him out for his foolishness and so tells Gordon that Penguin blew the boy up for real. Thus, Oswald is thrown in jail for a murder that never even happened and no one believes his claims of innocence.

* NotMeThisTime: Even Zsasz thinks Oswald had Falcone killed. Oswald says it wasn't him but is happy to let people think it was to enhance his reputation. This bites him later on when he's arrested for the one murder he ''didn't'' commit.

* OhCrap: Sofia's face when she gets the call her dad is in town.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sofia gives one to Gordon, about how he wouldn't except Penguin's criminal licenses and asked for (former) crime boss to help bring things back the way they were.
* TheReveal: Sofia knew all along that Martin was alive and Zsasz has been working for her.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Bruce took a BIGGER level in jerkass after Alfred accidentally punched him in the face.

* VillainHasAPoint: As it turns out, Falcone was 100% right about his final assessment of Gordon--despite his good intentions, his actions, up to and including coming to him for help, have only done more harm than good for Gotham.
* VillainRespect: At Falcone's funeral, Zsasz pops a bullet out of his gun and puts it into the coffin. It's as close to humanity as we've ever seen from him.
** Oswald actually seems heart-felt thanking Carmine at his funeral for his past help. When Jim rolls Sofia away, a pair of the Penguin's goons stand before them. Oswald tells them "not here."

* WaterWakeUp: Alfred pours an ice bucket's contents onto Bruce and his two female friends to wake them up.

* WhamLine: Bruce telling Alfred hs is no longer Bruce's legal guardian.

-->'''Riddler''': You're in love with Lee Thompkins, you pathetic loser.
* WhamShot: Pyg shows up as Sofia's ally.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Sofia ensures she was wounded (but not too badly) in the shooting to make it look like she was a victim rather than the one who put out the hit. As it turns out, she's perfectly fine.
** Bruce plans to show his bruised face to the police if Alfred doesn't leave when he returns.

* WouldHitAGirl: When Sofia snarls on "Gotham is mine," Carmine slaps her across the face.

* BecomingTheMask: Lazlo Valentine admits he really "got into character" as Professor Pyg.

* DownerEnding: Jim is now being blackmailed into working for Sofia while living with the guilt of inadvertently helping her. Bruce fires Alfred. Penguin is now poised to ally with Jerome.
** And, Ed is in danger of becoming The Riddler again. (SpoilerAlert!)

* HistoryRepeats: Oswald winds up in Arkham once again, a major mob boss has died (Carmine Falcone instead of Salvatore Maroni this time, both at the hands of "third parties"), Ed is being tormented by his Riddler persona, and the Sirens regain possession of their old club.

* {{Revenge}}: Part of her agenda was to get back at Gordon for killing her brother.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Everything that happened was anticipated by Sofia or worked to her advantage.

** Bruce plans to show his bruised face to the police if Alfred doesn't leave when he returns.