It was a good episode, not great. Balloonman might not exude the "cool" factor in the way some of Gotham (or Arrow's) more prominent villains do, but in the context of where the series is -- the calm before the storm aka the underworld war that is about to explode -- he suited the episode. Linking it to Bruce's own journey was also good.
The Jim - Barbara secrets and lies dance continues -- we'll see how it plays out with Penguin's arrival.
I don't really have as much of an issue with Fish's character, though I can understand how viewers might perceive her performances as "over the top". I'd agree that none of them are playing it straight. This isn't as much of an issue for Fish when she is not the only character portrayed with a heightened sense of drama. I don't have a problem with Gotham villains being less realistic and more operatic, for lack of a better term. In a city that gives rises to the likes of Poison Ivy, Joker, Two-Face etc. ... this suits their world. And in this universe, Fish fits in. While it is a fine line between how she's playing it and being campy, so far I don't think she's crossed that line.
(I can, however, think of a couple of Arrow villains who definitely fall into the campy zone in their performances, when it may have been best if they didn't. )
The Jim - Barbara secrets and lies dance continues -- we'll see how it plays out with Penguin's arrival.
I don't really have as much of an issue with Fish's character, though I can understand how viewers might perceive her performances as "over the top". I'd agree that none of them are playing it straight. This isn't as much of an issue for Fish when she is not the only character portrayed with a heightened sense of drama. I don't have a problem with Gotham villains being less realistic and more operatic, for lack of a better term. In a city that gives rises to the likes of Poison Ivy, Joker, Two-Face etc. ... this suits their world. And in this universe, Fish fits in. While it is a fine line between how she's playing it and being campy, so far I don't think she's crossed that line.
(I can, however, think of a couple of Arrow villains who definitely fall into the campy zone in their performances, when it may have been best if they didn't. )
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