Gotham pilot
Sep. 27th, 2014 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wickedwordsSome reactions
At this point, I am thinking of Gotham as the "Had He But Known..." universe. It's pretty clear that Jim Gordon will do the right thing, and "Had He But Known..." the fact that all of this would lead to more darkness and terrible deeds, would he still have made those choices? Jim Gordon lets Penguin live with a 'never come back' and --Had He But Known -- that of course when Penguin eventually comes back, and that he will be more powerful and more evil than ever before, with all the destruction and loss of life that comes with that, would he have done the same thing?
Ha-ha. Oh the irony. And we get 22 more episodes of that.
Jim Gordon - destined to be the king of regrets, where his lackadaisical, do nothing partner, really had the right idea when you look back. All of Jim's good deeds only lead to a darker and more brutal future. The show could also be thought of as a total child of the disillusioned, post-Vietnam 70s, where good acts lead only to destruction and corruption -- only in this way can the rise of the batman be truly appreciated.
I did enjoy it and thought it was fun. But wow, the message that they are giving out is absolutely fascinating and I have no idea where they are going with that.
At this point, I am thinking of Gotham as the "Had He But Known..." universe. It's pretty clear that Jim Gordon will do the right thing, and "Had He But Known..." the fact that all of this would lead to more darkness and terrible deeds, would he still have made those choices? Jim Gordon lets Penguin live with a 'never come back' and --Had He But Known -- that of course when Penguin eventually comes back, and that he will be more powerful and more evil than ever before, with all the destruction and loss of life that comes with that, would he have done the same thing?
Ha-ha. Oh the irony. And we get 22 more episodes of that.
Jim Gordon - destined to be the king of regrets, where his lackadaisical, do nothing partner, really had the right idea when you look back. All of Jim's good deeds only lead to a darker and more brutal future. The show could also be thought of as a total child of the disillusioned, post-Vietnam 70s, where good acts lead only to destruction and corruption -- only in this way can the rise of the batman be truly appreciated.
I did enjoy it and thought it was fun. But wow, the message that they are giving out is absolutely fascinating and I have no idea where they are going with that.
