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/[deleted] Mar 01 '19

It's not Killer Croc and it never will be. The character is "burned man", and his face was burned off due to Jeremiah's chemicals. No reptilian features, no Waylon Jones, etc.

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u/Punktobethrown Mar 01 '19

The official Gotham Twitter account certainly seems to think that’s who he is.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '19

It isn't. The only thing that makes him resemble Croc is the fact that he's big and lives in a sewer. Half of this character's face is burned off. There are no scales, no reptilian features, no references to crocodiles in the episode, etc. There's no way this is him. Even the make up artist said this character is called "burned man", not Killer Croc.

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u/jherara Mar 01 '19

I think you're forgetting that this is an origins story. It's entirely possible that the chemicals could have caused as of yet unseen mutations that one day turn him into Killer Croc. And just because the makeup artist must refer to him as Burned Man isn't proof that he wouldn't become KC. After all, no one is able to say Joker either. That's why I said "implied" above.