Gordon and Bullock hunt a nemesis from the past, which leads to a standoff between Jerome and Gordon; and a magic show at a Gotham Children’s Hospital gala results in a hostage situation.

Gotham‘s second season is so uneven this season and this episode continues the mix of campy and serious. The series can’t figure out what tone to keep, with this episode shifting more towards the serious.

The big bad has decided to hold a fundraiser hostage, and he uses Jerome to do so. That at least gets us a shocking moment, but the overall play and big picture makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

There’s some decent moments such as Alfred hitting on Dr. Thompkins, but the episode is uneven, and making absolutely no sense at all. And that confusion and weirdness isn’t helped by acting that feels generally phoned in.

The highlight of the episode is Jerome who does his best Joker impersonation, and maybe gets the last laugh? That’s about the one good thing of the episode. We’ll see where that goes.

Overall, the episode feels unfocused, confusing, and a plot that is so over the top confusing and pointless that it makes no sense at all. At least over the top plans are over the top lunacy, this just seems idiotic. It’s better than last week, but not by much.

Overall Rating: 5