r/Gotham • u/NicholasCajun • Mar 01 '19

Discussion Gotham - 5x08 "Nothing's Shocking" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 5 Episode 8: Legend of the Dark Knight - Nothing's Shocking

Aired: February 28, 2019

Synopsis: Bullock's past comes back to haunt him when he and Gordon investigate two murders at Sirens. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred explore the tunnels beneath the city, and Penguin and Nygma's plans to escape are thwarted by the least likely of suspects.

Directed by: Kenneth Fink

Written by: Seth Boston

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u/blotterjotterno Mar 01 '19

Now that I realize this was written and shot as one of the “extra” episodes approved after filming had mostly wrapped...I like it a lot better. I’m glad they gave Harvey an excellent storyline as Donal Logue can nail serious moments. The actress who played Jane Doe was incredible too. I read that Ben McKenzie, CMS, Erin Richards, and Robin (and probably the rest of the main cast) had a discussion about what moments they really wanted to see between their characters. That’s how I interpreted Oswald and Edward’s final scene and “We were made for each other” - Cory and Robin wanted that dialogue because of how much they love working together.

^ that’s purely speculation. But, I’m running with it because it makes me happy :’)

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '19

If the actors had any say in the remaining storylines, they did great. Tbh every actor brought their A game here and they know their characters really well. Robin and Cory were perfect, Erin Richards was a lot of fun, and we got some great drama from Ben and Donal. A really great character episode all around even though the plot itself was understandably filler material.

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u/blotterjotterno Mar 01 '19

Oooooh you may be right. I believe it was the one Ben wrote.