Gotham 2.17 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Pinewood.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Robert Hull (“Once Upon A Time”) & Megan Mostyn-Brown.
What says Fox?
“After leaving Arkham Asylum, Barbara attempts to make amends with Gordon. Then, Bruce and Alfred track down one of Thomas Wayne’s former friends from Project Chimera, but Hugo Strange disrupts their plans.”
How does it start?
Right where the last episode left off, with Barbara Kean at Gordon’s door. If Strange issued a memo announcing her release from Gotham, Gordon did not get it. “I’m telling the truth,” she explains. “It’s what I do now.”
What’s doing with Ed Nygma?
Ed is wholly absent from this installment.
Is Barbara really better?
Maybe she really did just need some sleep! She seems nothing like the girl who was in Arkham, or the girl who was hanging out with the Galavans. “The person who did those things, that’s not me.”
Does Cobblepot go after Hugo Strange next?
The Penguin is also wholly absent from this installment.
What’s doing with Alfred?
Alfred, Bruce and a still-badgeless Gordon form a team of vigilantes.
Any sign of Harvey Dent, Crispis Allen, Renee Montoya or Ivy Pepper this week?
None.
Is Fish Mooney back?
Not this week.
The big news?
Bruce learns who ordered his father killed! And it’s someone with whom “Gotham” fans are familiar!
What else is Fox not telling us?
No Riddler, Penguin, Catgirl or Ivy this week – but following lengthy absences, two familiar faces return to the fray.
What’s good?
Julia Taylor Ross as Karen Jennings. B.D. Wong as Dr. Strange. “Goodbye, Barbara.” “Jim will catch you up.” “They don’t have locks on the doors?” “Do they know what you’ve become? What I turned you into?” The Vicious arrangement of “My Way.” Thomas Wayne’s cave computer, so evocative of the Batcomputer.
What’s not so good?
No Morena Baccarin this week.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
“Azrael,” repeats Hugo Strange.
8 p.m. Monday. Fox.
