After coming in contact with a substance by the hand of Mad Hatter, Jim Gordon gets led on a psychedelic trip and must confront his past, present and future. Meanwhile, Penguin struggles with Nygma’s new relationship.

Gotham is an interesting episode in the fact it focuses almost entirely on Tetch and his quest for vengeance with a side of Penguin/Nygma that sets up a future storyline to come.

There’s a lot you just have to let go with the episode. There’s this stuff called Red Queen that feels like it comes out of nowhere and is a bit too convenient and Hatter’s taunting of Gordon is a little odd. Plus, Hatter’s plan as a whole doesn’t make a whole lot of sense (and lets face it, his only motivation is revenge against Gordon).

It’s a bit odd due to all of that, but it’s fairly entertaining in many ways. What’s really interesting though is it feels like the definitive end to this plotline with a long way to go. I have no idea if we’ll see more of Tetch and there’s the whole thing with his sister’s blood that’s still not completely ended, but still, it gives the season as a whole a vibe like there’s chapters to it.

There’s a lot of foreshadowing too of things to come. There’s the mysterious woman who we saw at the beginning of the season who returns in this episode. Comic book fans will know what’s up, but it’s clear the rest of the season will focus more on this plotline than the Indian point individuals or Tetch. At least, I hope so, because as the season has moved away from its silly beginning, its gotten much better in many ways.

And then there’s Penguin and Nygma. That weird relationship has turned into a love triangle and I’m still not sure exactly what the think. Robin Lord Taylor as Penguin is still fantastic in his role, but it’s a bit odd to see Penguin and Riddler be anything more than two villains.

As I said, a better episode that feels like it’s driving the rest of the season into a certain direction. Hopefully it’s better than what we’ve seen so far.

Overall Rating: 7.35