History Recap / GothamS2E11WorseThanACrime

* VillainHasAPoint: Penguin prevents Galavan from being arrested, telling Gordon that he controls the courts and will get off scot-free if they do take him in. Gordon therefore allows Penguin to brutalize Galavan before finishing the man off personally.

* PowerWalk: Gordon, Penguin, and the others form one as they make their way to fight the Order of St. Dumas.

* TookALevelInKindness / TookALevelInJerkass: Bruce spends most of the episode being considerate to Silver, a girl who until recently was part of a plot to kill him, but when he's finally rescued by Selina and Alfred, two of his closest supporters (one of whom [[DatingCatwoman he pretty much claims to be in love with]]), he [[UngratefulBastard barely thanks them]].
** [[CharacterDevelopment Then again]], this could reflect [[{{Foreshadowing}} the future Batman's obsession]] with criminals to the point of neglecting and [[IWorkAlone even alienating his allies]].

* BackForTheFinale: Technically the midseason, but Lucius Fox makes a much needed return this week. His emerging from the fireplace tunnel is rather symbolic.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Penguin gives one to Galavan with a baseball bat, ended when Gordon finishes him off with a headshot.

* BigDamnHeroes: Gordon, Penguin, Bullock, Alfred, and Selina ban together and take out the entire Dumas clan to save Bruce.
* BecomingTheMask: Silver has come to genuinely care for Bruce, and tries to help him escape.
* BlatantLies: After his rescue Bruce claims that he had everything under control and was ready to make his escape. Alfred and Selina don't buy it for a second.

** Galavan's body arrives at the morgue with an umbrella jammed in its mouth, finally associating the Penguin with one of his traditional trademarks.

* TookALevelInKindness / TookALevelInJerkass: Bruce spends most of the episode being considerate to Silver, a girl who until recently was part of a plot to kill him, but when he's finally rescued by Selina and Alfred, two of his closest supporters (one of whom [[DatingCatwoman he claims to be in love with]]), he [[UngratefulBastard barely thanks them]].

* DramaticIrony: The Penguin (and Nygma, in a small way) ends up helping save the life of the boy who will become their nemesis.

* VillainHasAPoint: Penguin prevents Galavan from being arrested, telling Gordon that he controls the courts and will get off scot-free if they do take him in. Gordon therefore allows Penguin to brutalize Galavan, finishing the man off personally.

* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: The very last scene in the fall finale introduces Victor Fries, AKA Mr. Freeze.

** TheStinger gives us our first look at Mr. Freeze.

* VigilanteExecution: One full episode after Theo got out of jail to commit more mayhem; Jim finishes the job of killing Galvan after Penguin has had his way with him.

* VillainHasAPoint: Penguin prevents Galavan from being arrested, telling Gordon that he controls the courts and will get off scot-free if they do take him in. Gordon therefore allows Penguin to kill Galavan, finishing him off personally.

* TheReveal: It turns out that [[spoiler:Hugo Strange]] is the one behind the experiments at Indian Hill.

** The final scene has Galavan's stolen body being taken by the illegal Wayne Enterprises lab for experimentation [[spoiler: with Professor Strange working there]].

* TheBusCameBack (sort-of): [[spoiler: Fish Mooney's corpse is glimpsed floating in one of the glass tanks at the lab.]]

* TheReveal: It turns out that Hugo Strange is the one behind the experiments at Indian Hill.