Gotham 1x05 Viper review

Hey guys,

the 5th episode of Gotham just ended a few minutes ago and finally it was a great episode, an episode worth watching. 

The episode  as always revolved around the case of  a a drug called Viper which caused people to become stronger only to kill them a few hours later. 

The episodes' plot had a very interesting twist which showed us that there's even corruption within Wayne Enterprises and its subsidiaries. All of this will have huge implications on the next episodes or perhaps even on the entire first season of Gotham. 

I extremely enjoy they way they are handling Bruce's screen presence with him starting to master his detective skills. This is something that I had not foreseen, the fact that they would have Bruce study the city of Gotham and understand the corruption that lies within. I also like the fact that he is, at the same time, kind of defenceless and that he still needs someone to rescue him when he is in danger.

I am also starting to warm up to Alfred and Sean Pertwee who's the actor playing him. Alfred has finally embraced his role as a support of Batman, as Bruce's best friend who has to support him in all he does. I like that at the end of the episode he starts to help him dig into all those files to try to understand better the corruption patterns of Gotham. 

Finally, we have a case interesting and exciting to follow. The viper drug dealer storyline was both a one time storyline but one that fit perfectly into a bigger story ark. Even though the investigation looked to easy at first with Gordon asking people on the street if they had seen the man in the photo   (isn't Gotham supposed to be a hugely populated city, what are the odds of finding a man by asking people on the streets if they know him?). Gordon and Ben Mckenzie also is becoming more intertwined with the crime families storyline and I didn't actually like when they brought Gordon in for questioning. I particularly didn't like the way he behaves, he was too accommodating and deferential instead of being angry at the way he was being treated. Perhaps Gordon has learnt to pick his battles and has embraced the city for what it truly is.

Major improvements from past episode, let's hope this trend keeps going. 

Here's next week sneak peek

-theheroblogger