'Gotham' Recap, Spoilers: Harvey Dent Comes To Town In Lackluster Episode
In the last episode of "Gotham" last Monday, the arrival of Harvey Dent (Nicholas D'Agosto) in the city hardly caused a stir among fans and critics who did not mince their words in labeling the episode "dull" and an "hour of nothing."
"Gotham" airs every Monday at 8/7c on Fox.
The episode started with James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) in his apartment, recovering after being let down by Barbara (Erin Richards). Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) then arrived and told Gordon that she wanted to cooperate with him so that she could stay out of juvenile detention. Gordon decided to send Kyle to Wayne Manor for her safety.
Kyle's arrival in Wayne Manor resulted in Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) acting smitten. This signaled the start of a convoluted relationship that readers of the comics are well aware off.
After Dent arrived as the new Assistant District Attorney (ADA), he quickly set up a plan along with Gordon to arrest Martha and Thomas Wayne's killer, who they thought was billionaire Dick Lovecraft (Al Sapienza).
However, this plot soon came to nothing as attention was diverted elsewhere when Gordon and his partner Bullock (Donal Logue) had to search for mad bomb-maker Ian Hargrove (Leslie Odom, Jr.). They managed to find him, but Fish Mooney's (Jada Pinkett Smith) man blew up an armored truck filled with Falcone's (John Doman) money. Ultimately this led Hargrove to wind up in the newly opened Arkham Asylum.
As for Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), he found out who had been spying for Mooney and quickly earned her trust by not informing Falcone.
Entertainment Weekly notes that the interesting point in the episode was Bruce being trained by Alfred (Sean Pertwee) in boxing. Bruce's interaction and mild flirting with Kyle was also deemed interesting, but EW notes that nothing is bound to come of it as they are just children.
Reviewers have noted that overall the episode was "poison" and featured an overall de-escalation of events in the series. Others have noted that Dent's eventual emergence as Two Face is hinted from the beginning with him constantly tossing his coin, which signifies that the producers are trying to develop his character much too quickly.
