Gotham

I don't really see Oswald and Nygma holding hands while skipping through a field of daisies in slow motion and buying a cottage in the country. They're two deeply disturbed individuals who until now have lacked real emotional connections in their lives.

Nygma was an awkward, but intelligent, guy who everybody looked down on and made fun of, and he eventually snapped following the whole storyline with Kristen Kringle. With Oswald, aside from his mother, every relationship he had was based on fear and violence. He began as a cowardly, but clever, underling, and became boss of Gotham, but discovered it was Lonely at the Top.

Plus Oswald lacks any sort of real emotional control, while Nygma you can see is all about restraint. When he does lash out, it's more like a surgical razor. I think Nygma at this point wants to be The Man Behind the Man. Let Oswald be the guy in charge, and Nygma can manipulate him to get what he wants.

the synopsis for the next episode makes it seem like eddie and oswald will get together. "Mad Hatter sets his eyes on his next victims, forcing Jim Gordon to make some tough decisions. Meanwhile, Penguin and Nygma's relationship evolves, and a familiar face comes back into Nygma's life."

Familiar face. Is Gotham getting back in on the unnecessary love triangle action?

Wow, they're actually doing this.

And a familiar face? Kristen Kringle... oh wait, right, Strange's necromancy.

I've decided that this is not a prequel to Earth-1's Batman but takes place on a parallel Earth, Earth-Whateverthefuck

it takes place on earth-burton.

I mean... no duh, it's not a prequel to Standard Batman :p

On balance, I'd call it a little bit Burton, a little bit Batman: Earth One (as in, the standalone series).

On the comment a few pages back about how there's no way Bruce and Selina won't recognize each other as adults—I'm okay with that. Bruce being willing to turn a blind eye to Catwoman's activities as an adult actually works better if she's not just some girl he has the hots for, but the girl he's had the hots for since they were twelve.

It also means that Bruce knows why she steals, how tough life is for her, and she was probably his only friend his age for a long time. It really does make Bruce not bringing her in make more sense.

Newlyweds in Gotham. They never stood a chance.

Riddlerpot is canon now.

edited 24th Oct '16 5:04:01 PM by Eagal

PENGUIN LOVES ED! YESSSSSS

"Platonic relationship" my ass!

Sadistic Choice agogo.

Gordon is so silly. Save the couple. They'll have a kid and replace this one that died. At the very least, you're saving 2 people instead of 1. MATH!

So close.

This is just going to be me shouting "TELL HIM" for an hour.

Do penguins have a gag reflex? Because Cobblepot choked hard.

Yes they do. They feed their young by puking into their mouths.

The choice did feel rigged in regards to how you react to a situation. Gordon reacted to the first danger with the couple only falling once he got the kid to safety. People that would react to the more pressing danger or assume they can somehow manage to get both done would go after the kid first. Only those that can quickly weigh their choices would go for the couple I imagine.

I like that he hung up on him twice.

Cappy Barnes has Super-Strength.

Good advice, Oswald.

edited 24th Oct '16 5:32:43 PM by Eagal

Well it ain't workin'!

Well, yes. I don't think Nygma would appreciate Oswald puking into his mouth.

HAHAHA, fuck you, Mad Hatter!

Gotta say it to Ed or it doesn't count, Oswald.

Oswald's got somebody to kill this season!