Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / GothamS2E16Prisoners

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
TRS cleanup


* AbsenteeActor: Bruce, Selina, and Alfred are not in this episode, though the performers in their roles are all credited at the start.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Oswald's stepmother and stepsister say that Oswald could have raped and murdered them in their beds, Oswald replies, "To be fair, [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne I never raped anybody]]."
* FlirtyStepsiblings: Oswald's stepsister tries to invoke this, but Oswald rejects her advances, rightfully disgusted with her. His stepbrother then (perhaps sarcastically) suggests that he give it a try as well.

to:

* EvenEvilHasStandards: An odd variant where the subject has been mentally broken and is not really himself when he expresses himself. When Oswald's stepmother and stepsister say that Oswald could have raped and murdered them in their beds, Oswald replies, "To be fair, [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne I never raped anybody]]."
" The really strange part of it is that he is being honest about his true character but it was just out of lack of interest rather than respect for others.
* FlirtyStepsiblings: Oswald's stepsister tries to invoke this, but Oswald rejects her advances, rightfully disgusted with her. His stepbrother then (perhaps sarcastically) suggests that he give it a try as well.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* InTheBlood: Penguin's father's family apparently has a history of violent mental problems.


Added DiffLines:

* ItRunsInTheFamily: Penguin's father's family apparently has a history of violent mental problems.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

Directed by Creator/ScottWhite

Written by Creator/DannyCannon & Creator/MeganMostynBrown

Added: 212

Removed: 128

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BrotherSisterIncest: Oswald's stepsister tries to invoke this, but Oswald rejects her advances, rightfully disgusted with her.


Added DiffLines:

* FlirtyStepsiblings: Oswald's stepsister tries to invoke this, but Oswald rejects her advances, rightfully disgusted with her. His stepbrother then (perhaps sarcastically) suggests that he give it a try as well.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BrotherSisterIncest: Oswald's stepsister tries to invoke this, but Oswald rejects her advances, rightfully disgusted with her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The warden is a friend of former Commissioner Loeb, who Gordon engineered the downfall of at the top of season.

to:

** The warden is a friend of former Commissioner Loeb, who whose downfall Gordon engineered the downfall of at the top start of the season.



* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife (Although it is implied [[MurderByMistake it was meant for Oswald]]), Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.

to:

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife (Although (although it is implied [[MurderByMistake it was meant for Oswald]]), Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MurderByMistake: The stepmother and her children poison Oswald's sherry, but his father - generally a teetotaller for health reasons - drinks it instead.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AbsenteeActor: Bruce, Selina, and Alfred are not in this episode.

to:

* AbsenteeActor: Bruce, Selina, and Alfred are not in this episode.episode, though the performers in their roles are all credited at the start.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When the warden moves Gordon to [[HellholePrison F Wing]], he rubs Gordon's misfortune and what awaits him in F Wing into his face and then tells him in no uncertain terms that he's avenging ex-Commissioner Loeb.

Added: 244

Removed: 219

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AllForNothing: Remember Gordon's last lingering hope that Lee could at least live a peaceful life raising their child? Well, the stress of his arrest turns out to have caused her to miscarry and left her alone anyway.



* WickedStepmother: Oswald's stepmother is this to a T. She and her children utterly ''despise'' Oswald, and she is thoroughly responsible for Elijah's worsening heart condition (and eventual death).

to:

* WickedStepmother: Oswald's stepmother is this to a T. She and her children utterly ''despise'' Oswald, and she is thoroughly responsible for Elijah's worsening heart condition (and eventual death).death).
* YankTheDogsChain: After getting convicted, the only thing keeping Gordon from completely crossing the DespairEventHorizon is the potential for Lee to still be able to raise their child in relative peace. Cue ConvenientMiscarriage (see above).

Added: 219

Changed: 175

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AllForNothing: Remember Gordon's last lingering hope that Lee could at least live a peaceful life raising their child? Well, the stress of his arrest turns out to have caused her to miscarry and left her alone anyway.



* BittersweetEnding: Gordon and Puck are both broken out of jail, but Puck doesn't get to enjoy his freedom for very long, if at all. At least he got to die a free man.

to:

* BittersweetEnding: Gordon and Puck are both broken out of jail, but Puck doesn't get to enjoy his freedom for very long, if at all. At least he got to die a free man. Also, The Penguin survives an attempted poisoning, but his father -- whom he'd just met and began to bond with a few weeks ago -- dies in an IronicEcho of the mother's death.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MakeItLookLikeAStruggle: The guard who helps with the escape asks Gordon to hit him so it'll look like he tried and failed to stop him.

to:

* MakeItLookLikeAStruggle: The guard who helps with the escape asks Gordon to hit him so it'll look like he tried and failed to stop him.him, but to avoid hitting his mouth, because he just got his teeth fixed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BittersweetEnding: Gordon and Puck are both broken out of jail, but Puck doesn't get to enjoy his freedom for very long, if at all. At least he got to die a free man.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Oswald's stepmother and stepsister say that Oswald could have raped and murdered them in their beds, Oswald replies, "To be fair, I never raped anybody."

to:

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Oswald's stepmother and stepsister say that Oswald could have raped and murdered them in their beds, Oswald replies, "To be fair, [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne I never raped anybody.anybody]]."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TimePassesMontage: The episode begins with a repeating cycle of Gordon's days in prison: being awakened, marching down the corridor, working in the prison laundry, being fed in the cafeteria, and being locked up for the night, over and over.

Added: 155

Changed: 64

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added trope, edited subjective "this troper" language


* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Averted. The stepdaughter's [[AttemptedRape attempted forcible seduction]] of Oswald makes it clear how [[{{Squick}} disturbed]] and upset Oswald is by it. This troper felt ''sick'' seeing his terrified expression when she pinned him to the bed.

to:

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Averted. The stepdaughter's [[AttemptedRape attempted forcible seduction]] of Oswald makes it clear how [[{{Squick}} disturbed]] and upset Oswald is by it. This troper felt ''sick'' seeing his terrified expression when He looks absolutely ''terrified'' as she pinned pins him to the bed.


Added DiffLines:

* InheritanceMurder: The stepmother and her children resort to this out of (accurate) fear that Elijah plans to leave everything to Oswald instead of them.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MakeItLookLikeAStruggle: The guard who helps with the escape asks Gordon to hit him so it'll look like he tried and failed to stop him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife (Although it is implied it was meant for Oswald), Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.

to:

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife (Although it is implied [[MurderByMistake it was meant for Oswald), Oswald]]), Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Averted. The stepdaughter's [[AttemptedRape attempted forcible seduction]] of Oswald makes it clear how [[{{Squick}} disturbed]] and upset Oswald is by it. This troper felt ''sick'' seeing his terrified expression when she pinned him to the bed.

Added: 67

Changed: 49

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AbsenteeActor: Bruce, Selina, and Alfred are not in this episode.



* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife, Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.

to:

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife, wife (Although it is implied it was meant for Oswald), Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MythologyGag: For the majority of the episode, Oswald wears a tuxedo given to him by his father (tuxedos being the Penguin's signature outfit of choice in the comics).

to:

* MythologyGag: For the majority of the episode, Oswald wears a tuxedo given to him by his father (tuxedos being the Penguin's signature outfit of choice in the comics).comics).
* WickedStepmother: Oswald's stepmother is this to a T. She and her children utterly ''despise'' Oswald, and she is thoroughly responsible for Elijah's worsening heart condition (and eventual death).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** The reason why the prisoner that attacked Gordon at the beginning hates him so much is because he shot his younger brother, who was a member of the Red Hood Gang.



* DiedInYourArmsTonight: After drinking poison given to him by his own wife, Elijah tragically dies in his son's arms. It gets more depressing when you realize that Oswald's mother died in the exact same fashion.



* InTheBlood: Penguin's father's family apparently has a history of violent mental problems.

to:

* InTheBlood: Penguin's father's family apparently has a history of violent mental problems.problems.
* MythologyGag: For the majority of the episode, Oswald wears a tuxedo given to him by his father (tuxedos being the Penguin's signature outfit of choice in the comics).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Oswald's stepmother and stepsister say that Oswald could have raped and murdered them in their beds, Oswald replies, "To be fair, I never raped anybody."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

As Gordon rots in jail, Bullock tries to find a way to free him. Meanwhile, Cobblepot continues to bond with his newfound father, while his stepmother and her children plot against him.

----
* TheBusCameBack: Carmine Falcone returns to help get Gordon out of jail.
* CallBack:
** The warden is a friend of former Commissioner Loeb, who Gordon engineered the downfall of at the top of season.
** Gordon's new jail friend, Puck, had a sister who was among the kidnapped children all the way back in "[[Recap/GothamS1E2SelinaKyle Selina Kyle]]".
* ConvenientMiscarriage: Lee lost the baby from the stress of everything that's happened to Gordon.
* DeathFakedForYou: How Bullock and Falcone get Gordon out of jail, with some help from an inmate and a guard.
* GodzillaThreshold: Bullock turns to Falcone only because he has literally no other options.
* InTheBlood: Penguin's father's family apparently has a history of violent mental problems.

Top