Spoilers Gotham - Season 2

[Christopher]

That doesn't make sense, they want a pawn in office and a govenor beats a mayor any day of the week.

Again: New York City is not the capital of New York State. Albany is. The governor of the state is not in New York City. So there's no reason to assume the governor of Gotham State would be anywhere near Gotham City.

 

[Kor]

Yes. If a criminal wants influence and control in the largest and most economically powerful city in the state, it makes way more sense to deal with the officials of that city.

What exactly is the state governor going to do for the criminal, since the governor's office is somewhere else and does not directly run that particular city (or even the city that the governor's office is located in, for that matter)? The mayor has direct, everyday authority over all city departments and commissioners. The governor does not.

Kor

 

[Aragorn]

With Harvey Dent already a prosecutor, Sal Maroni dead and Carmine Falone up there in age, I wonder if they'll get too impatient, jump the gun and make Bruce Wayne Robin. Then Gordon or Alfred can be Batman.

 

[The Old Mixer]

That wouldn't be without precedent. The Bronze Age Batman mythos had Bruce originating the Robin identity as a kid while he was training with a detective.

 

[Shawnster]

Barbara as Harley Quinn...

 

[DWF]

That doesn't make sense, they want a pawn in office and a govenor beats a mayor any day of the week.

Again: New York City is not the capital of New York State. Albany is. The governor of the state is not in New York City. So there's no reason to assume the governor of Gotham State would be anywhere near Gotham City.

So what? If Gatham is a state on this show we have no idea if it's the capital or not. But then it's doubtful the mayor will live long enough to be of any use to them.

 

[Nerys Myk]

That doesn't make sense, they want a pawn in office and a govenor beats a mayor any day of the week.

Again: New York City is not the capital of New York State. Albany is. The governor of the state is not in New York City. So there's no reason to assume the governor of Gotham State would be anywhere near Gotham City.

So what? If Gatham is a state on this show we have no idea if it's the capital or not. But then it's doubtful the mayor will live long enough to be of any use to them.

You were the one assuming that Governor would live in Gotham City. We just pointed out why that might not be the case.

 

[Commander Richard]

Even if Gotham City isn't the state capital, it's still possible that the Governor works there.

 

[DWF]

Again: New York City is not the capital of New York State. Albany is. The governor of the state is not in New York City. So there's no reason to assume the governor of Gotham State would be anywhere near Gotham City.

So what? If Gatham is a state on this show we have no idea if it's the capital or not. But then it's doubtful the mayor will live long enough to be of any use to them.

You were the one assuming that Governor would live in Gotham City. We just pointed out why that might not be the case.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm not even sure Gotham isa state on this show, the license plate seemed rather odd to me.

 

[Christopher]

Even if Gotham City isn't the state capital, it's still possible that the Governor works there.

But obviously that wasn't the intention of the writers. I didn't see the episode, but given the title of the show and the precedent of prior Batman fiction, I assume the priority is to tell stories about the control of the city itself. The state that Gotham occupies has never been that significant an element in Batman-related fiction; it's all about the city. So it's perfectly understandable why the writers chose to focus on the mayor. It's a total non sequitur to ask about the governor. One might as well ask why they didn't use the President of the US. Why didn't the Arrow say "You have failed this country?" Why does RoboCop only patrol Detroit instead of the whole North American continent? These are silly questions. Lots of stories, especially superhero-related stories, are focused on a specific city. That's an abundantly familiar trope. Why should any more explanation be needed?

 

[DWF]

Even if Gotham City isn't the state capital, it's still possible that the Governor works there.

But obviously that wasn't the intention of the writers. I didn't see the episode, but given the title of the show and the precedent of prior Batman fiction, I assume the priority is to tell stories about the control of the city itself. The state that Gotham occupies has never been that significant an element in Batman-related fiction; it's all about the city. So it's perfectly understandable why the writers chose to focus on the mayor. It's a total non sequitur to ask about the governor. One might as well ask why they didn't use the President of the US. Why didn't the Arrow say "You have failed this country?" Why does RoboCop only patrol Detroit instead of the whole North American continent? These are silly questions. Lots of stories, especially superhero-related stories, are focused on a specific city. That's an abundantly familiar trope. Why should any more explanation be needed?

Not even Arrow is set soley in Starling city though. And really Ollie as only saying that to people in his father's notebook. The mayor is only a plaything and it's odd that his disappearance hasn't been noticed yet. But then police procedure hasn't been a hallmark of the show. And I thought at the very least you need the mayor to appoint a new police commisioner.

 

[Kor]

So what? If Gatham is a state on this show we have no idea if it's the capital or not. But then it's doubtful the mayor will live long enough to be of any use to them.

You were the one assuming that Governor would live in Gotham City. We just pointed out why that might not be the case.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm not even sure Gotham isa state on this show, the license plate seemed rather odd to me.

But it's odd to single out this particular show for depicting Gotham license plates, when the same thing was already done on previous "Batman" productions.

Kor

 

[DWF]

You were the one assuming that Governor would live in Gotham City. We just pointed out why that might not be the case.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm not even sure Gotham isa state on this show, the license plate seemed rather odd to me.

But it's odd to single out this particular show for depicting Gotham license plates, when the same thing was already done on previous "Batman" productions.

Kor

I didn't watch TAS and nobody's commented on them being on any other Batman series and as daffy as this series has gotten at times the license plate seemed odd to me.

 

[Kor]

^ I already mentioned Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy. If you are unfamiliar with that trilogy, it includes the films Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. There are many Gotham license plates clearly visible throughout those movies.

Kor

 

[DWF]

^ I already mentioned Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy. If you are unfamiliar with that trilogy, it includes the films Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. There are many Gotham license plates clearly visible throughout those movies.

Kor

I am very familar with the Nolan movies and I've just not noticed the license plates in them.

 

[Nerys Myk]

So what? If Gatham is a state on this show we have no idea if it's the capital or not. But then it's doubtful the mayor will live long enough to be of any use to them.

You were the one assuming that Governor would live in Gotham City. We just pointed out why that might not be the case.

I'm not assuming anything, I'm not even sure Gotham is a state on this show, the license plate seemed rather odd to me.

Well in the US license plates are issued on the state level. Though I've seen some where the county is also on the plates. In the fictional world of Gotham, it appears Gotham City is in the state of Gotham. Though really its just away to avoid placing Gotham City in a particular state.

Even if Gotham City isn't the state capital, it's still possible that the Governor works there.

Is he a part time Governor? Obviously he has an office in the state capitol and conducts a fair amount of business there. That would be where he "works".

 

[jbny67]

So much for Jerome being The Joker

 

[DWF]

The producers said something about the Joker being moe than one person. And Jerome was certainly pretty good as a magician, which is odd because of his obvious mental situation, but he was checkmated in the end.

 

[sojourner]

I was actually hoping Gerome would shoot Galivant.

 

[JD]

Galavan, not Galivant.
That was definitely not the fate for Jerome I was expecting, I was definitely caught by surprise there. I'm definitely curious to see where the Joker story is going to go after this.
What happened to the other Maniax? I know they caught one of them, but I thought there was still another with the Galavans, and Jerome and Barbara.
I was glad to see Harvey back working with Jim.
It seems a little weird that Selina would still be picking pockets. I would think as a member of Penguin's gang she wouldn't need to steal like that to survive. Despite that I was glad to see her playing a bigger role in the episode, and we even got some scenes with her and Bruce.
Harvey and Penguin's scene at the end was great. I'm wondering if Harvey's comment about owing Penguin for Fish will lead to something later in the season.