tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6624204110874972719..comments2024-03-18T21:20:17.786-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Gotham: Destiny Calling / HeavyDirtySoulBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23862787789911955932017-06-08T05:09:09.449-04:002017-06-08T05:09:09.449-04:00To me the puzzling thing is how they overuse their...To me the puzzling thing is how they overuse their bad writers and underuse the good.<br /><br />Denise Thé has written exactly one script for Gotham. That's 'Anything For You', arguably the show's best episode. Seth Boston has written two, 'A Dead Man Feels No Cold' and 'The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies'. Incredibly that's the only two scripts he's written for anything.Thomas Ijon Tichyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401298696128080459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1088498931621287922017-06-07T23:08:45.540-04:002017-06-07T23:08:45.540-04:00Good review, Thomas. I can't for the life of m...Good review, Thomas. I can't for the life of me figure out why most reviews for this two-parter finale were positive. That was a tedious mess and it exemplifies all of the shows flaws.<br /><br />Writers just seem to be throwing everything that seems cool into the script with no moderation or restraint. Fish popped in and out of the show again, and the emotional moment between her and the Penguin fell completely flat because of the hectic pacing and lack of focus.<br /><br />Harvey calling Jim the best cop? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!<br /><br />It was all so overstuffed. The show went so far into the cartoony exaggeration that I'm having problems getting invested in anything.<br />Yet, in spite of all that, some turns in the plot look promissing. Maybe, if they fire some writers, hire new ones, or just restrain the ones they have, season four may be better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28601699606018304182017-06-07T18:31:00.733-04:002017-06-07T18:31:00.733-04:00Well, last they met, Selina blew him off, told him...Well, last they met, Selina blew him off, told him never to seek her out again and left him in the street to get beat up by Sonny and company. (Then again, maybe she didn't connect two and two he'd get attacked, seeing she asked them to knock it off.)<br /><br />There's some precedence for Bruce's reaction. Last time she seeked him out in the hospital watching over Alfred, it was after she'd rather brutally broken his heart (the snowglobe scene.) Bruce forgave her, in fact it wasn't even mentioned. Now she returns under similar circumstances and Bruce snaps.<br /><br />But, Bruce screwed up big time with her about her mother, despite his arguable "best intentions," and it's also rather jarring how it was said he'd "give her time to come around" only for him to reject her when she did.<br /><br />They've both hurt each other, and they both keep misunderstanding each other. Nobody is completely in the right in that relationship.Thomas Ijon Tichyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401298696128080459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55057786742984924242017-06-07T10:44:31.182-04:002017-06-07T10:44:31.182-04:00The problem I had with the whole Bruce/Selina stuf...The problem I had with the whole Bruce/Selina stuff the last half especially the last four episodes was it came across as artificial. Selina goes from wanting to tell Alfred Bruce was missing to not bothering to help him find him and then back to caring about him when she sees him in the hospital only for Bruce to chew her out.<br /><br />I can to a point understand his reaction if he somehow caught wind of her refusal to help Alfred find him, but we aren't shown that, and his response to her doesn't make sense in light of the things she has done for him.<br /><br />I am okay with them spitting up as long as the writers invest some time giving us a natural reason. This is why the scene in 3x13 went over well with me.<br /><br />Both this relationship and Ed/Oswald were essentially killed or put on life support due to artificial reasons (Isabella).<br /><br />Also, I felt Bruce's entire story arc this last half seemed rather unnecessary. The only real payoff was Alfred trying his best to get through to him and their brief scene at the end.<br /><br />As for Selina, I agree that she needs her own arc, but I am not sure why she needs a mentor though. She was introduced as a character that has probably seen a bit too much and even helped facilitate Bruce's early development. I mean what could she learn from Tabitha she doesn't already know? She handled the whip like an expert without any shown training.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521484462321857031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5609542373357601772017-06-07T03:12:04.051-04:002017-06-07T03:12:04.051-04:00I have such mixed feelings about this finale. On o...I have such mixed feelings about this finale. On one hand, I love the whole Selina and Tabitha aliance that's shaping up here. Selina is getting an arc that isn't only about friendship with Bruce, and that's something she could use. There is a lot that can be done with Catwoman. She's the character who can really sway between anti-hero and a villain, as her history in the comics shows.<br /><br />I pretty much cheered when Barbara put a bullet in Butch's head, but him getting out of this alive feels like the last straw of the whole NOBODY DIES ON GOTHAM thing, which should really become a meme by this point.<br />And, even if that's contradictory, I loved the crazy, power-hungry Babs in this season. It would be sad for her to be the one to stay dead permanently, even though it could be good for the show.<br /><br />Jim and Lee... Let's just all be relieved that this romance is going away (hopefully for good).<br /><br />Ed and Oz were great, and I'd watch the show just for their characters if everything else turned into trash.<br /><br />I think we should all be grateful that the writers came back to their senses and scrapped the whole Bruce/Ivy thing they had planned. There's been far too much romance in this season, and them starting up with Bruce's vigilantism is a much better path for the show to take IMO.<br /><br />As for season four, there is some serious potential, but I think they should hire some new writers. The current ones are very "Gryffindor". Lots of guts, not enough thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9595812225288728512017-06-06T23:54:27.772-04:002017-06-06T23:54:27.772-04:00I am firmly on the fence as to whether I watch nex...I am firmly on the fence as to whether I watch next season or not. I didn't really enjoy this last half of this season.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the first 2.5 seasons for the most part.<br /><br />Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. <br /><br />Thanks for your reviews by the way. I just started commenting, but have been reading them for a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521484462321857031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17247337136601967902017-06-06T20:36:05.785-04:002017-06-06T20:36:05.785-04:00Good call on the playboy persona, I added that. I&...Good call on the playboy persona, I added that. I'm having trouble remembering all the show's broken promises. And yes, I am definitely leaning towards outside influences.Thomas Ijon Tichyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401298696128080459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25682230276062930142017-06-06T20:01:08.435-04:002017-06-06T20:01:08.435-04:00Yeah, there is definitely something weird going on...Yeah, there is definitely something weird going on with the writing on this show. One thing that stands out is that during the first half of the season David said on numerous occasions that we would be seeing the "playboy/party-boy" side of Bruce develop during the second half, "what if that side of Bruce Wayne was real at some point", "Bruce is going to dig himself into a deep hole," etc. What exactly happened to that story line? Instead we end up with Bruce getting brainwashed/voodoo-magicked into becoming a masked vigilante within the span of like three episodes. This whole thing makes me wonder if there were forces outside the Gotham writing staff interfering with the second half of season three/"suggesting" changes or something along those lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26137103178319088422017-06-06T19:26:28.499-04:002017-06-06T19:26:28.499-04:00I don't think the casting is the problem with ...I don't think the casting is the problem with this series. In fact I'd say the main lesson from these episodes is that even great casting sometimes can't defeat poor writing.Thomas Ijon Tichyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401298696128080459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20572816173294009302017-06-06T19:18:14.149-04:002017-06-06T19:18:14.149-04:00I don't know, I think I'll just ignore the...I don't know, I think I'll just ignore the show until Jerome is back on it. Diogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623198557097924154noreply@blogger.com