#gotham 4x22

[winnie-the-monster]

[cinematv]

GOTHAM (2014 - 2019) 4x22 - 5x12

[spider-girlwatches]

Watching Gotham:

4x22

The love story nobody wanted or needed

The whole twisted Romeo and Juliette only made it worse

Really hoping they put this relationship in the coffin and nail the lid shut next season

[afaims100arrowversefavs]

My 250 Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 7: 100-76

Taken from „Arrow“, „The Flash“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „Constantine“, „Black Lightning“, „Batwoman“, „Stargirl“ and Season 1-3 of „Superman & Lois“:

In honor of Seaosn 4 of "Superman & Lois" being the end of the Arrrowverse, the end of DCTV like we knew it and the end of The CW like we knew it, a final time before the final season all Seasons ends of all the 250 best Arrowverse Episodes (according to me):

I did include "Stargirl" this time, since it has as much connection as "Superman & Lois" to the rest of the Arrowverse, but One Hit Shows like "Gotham Knights" and "Naomi" (anyone still remember this one?) are not on this list, neither are Arrowverse unrelated DC shows:

100. Ground Control to Sara Lance (Legends of Tomorrow 6x1)

The One in which: Sara is kidnapped by Aliens.

83, Written by: James Eagan, Mark Bruner, Directed by: Kevin Mock

99. The Fixed Point (Legends of Tomorrow 7x10)

The One in which: The goal is to stop WWI. Or not?

107, Written by: Matthew Maala, Paiman Kalayeh, Directed by: Maisie Richardson-Sellers

98. Emerald Archer (Arrow 7x12)

The One in which: Team Arrow gets their own documentary.

150, Written by: Marc Guggenheim und Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Directed by: Glen Winter

97. The Quest for Peace (Supergirl 4x22)

The One in which: Kara fights Red Daugther and Lex Luthor.

87, Written by: Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller, Rob Wright, Derek Simon, Directed by: Jesse Warn

96.  Seance and Sensibility (Legends of Tomorrow 4x11)

The One in which: Jane Austen is to blame. And there is a lot of sex.

62, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Jackie Canino, Directed by: Alexandra La Roche

95. Lost Souls (Arrow 4x6)

The One in which: Ray is rescued by Team Arrow and the Canaries.

75, Written by: Beth Schwartz, Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Directed by: Antonio Negret

 94. Brainwave Jr. (Stargirl 1x10)

The One in which: Brainwave has amnesia, Barbara wants answers and Grundy makes some noise.

10, Written by: James Dale Robinson, Directed by: Andi Armaganian

 93. The Runaway Dinsoaur (The Flash 2x21)

The One in which: Barry is lost in the Speed Force.

44, Written by: Zack Stentz, Directed by: Kevin Smith

 92. Goldfaced (The Flash 5x13)

The One in which: Barry and Ralph go undercover without their powers.

105, Written by: Jonathan Butler, Gabriel Garza, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche

91. Canary Cry (Arrow 4x19)

The One in which: A fake Canary is running around.

88, Written by:Wendy Mercile, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Laura Belsey

 90. The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis (Black Lightning 3x9)

The One in which: Jennifer gets a look at other versions of herself.

38, Written by: Lamont Magee, Directed by: Tasha Smith

89. This is Gus (Legends of Tomorrow 6x9)

The One in which: This is neither the sitcom nor the baby you are looking for.

91, Written by: Tyron B. Carter, Directed by: Eric Dean Seaton

88. Holding the Wrench (Superman & Lois 1x8)

The One in which: Jon Henry is not cooperating and Sarah is supposed to sing.

8, Written by: Kristi Korzec, Directed by: Norma Bailey

87. O Brother, where art though (Supergirl 4x15)

The One in which: Lex is dying and so is James.

80, Written by: Derek Simon, Nicki Holcomb, Directed by: Tawina McKiernan

 86. The House of L (Supergirl 4x16)

The One in which: Lex meets Red Daughter.

81, Written by: Dana Horgan, Eric Carrasco, Directed by: Carl Seaton

 85. Luck Be a Lady (The Flash 4x3)

The One in which: Becky is very (un)lucky.

72, Written By: Sam Chalsen und Judalina Neira, Directed By: Armen V. Kervokian

84. Canaries (Arrow 3x13)

The One in which: Laurel gets high and sees Sara.

59, Written by: Jake Coburn, Emilio Aldrich, Directed by: Michael Schultz

 83. Prom Night!/ Prom Again (Supergirl 6x5-6)

The Ones in which: Brainy and Nia meet Teenager Kara and Company.

111/112, Written by: Rob Wright, Jess Kardos, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche; Chyler Leigh

82. License to Elongate (The Flash 6x6)

The One in which: The names is Dibny, Ralph, Dibny.

120, Written By: Thomas Pound, Jeff Hersh, Directed By: Danielle Panabaker

 81. What’s Past is Prologue (The Flash 5x8)

The One in which: Barry and Nora do some time travelling.

100, Written By: Todd Helbing und Lauren Certo, Directed By: Tom Cavanagh

80. Stronger Together (Supergirl 1x2)

The One in which: Maxwell Lord and the Media are giving Supergirl a hard time.

2, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler, Directed by: Glen Winter

 79. Left Behind (Arrow 3x10)

The One in which: Ray tests a new suit and Malcolm finds a sword.

56, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Eric Oleson, Directed by: Glen Winter

 78. Legion of Super-Heroes (Supergirl 3x10)

The One in which: Brainy is in Kara’s head and the League assembles.

52, Written by: Derek Simon, Eric Carrasco, Directed by: Jesse Warn

77. Mr. Parker’s Cul-De-Sac (Legends of Tomorrow 5x6)

The One in which: The Darhks get family theraphy.

74, Written by: Keto Shimizu, James Eagan, Directed by: Ben Bray

 76. The Climb (Arrow 3x9)

The One in which: Oliver duels with Ra’s al Ghul.

55, Written by: Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu, Directed by: Thor Freudenthal

[afaimsarrowverse]

250(ish) Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 7: 100-76

Picked from „Arrow“, „Black Lightning“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „The Flash“, „Barwoman“ Season 1+2 and „Superman & Lois“ Season 1+2. I did consider kicking „Superman & Lois“ of this list, but since it pretended to be part of the Arrowverse for its first two seasons I left it on here.

 100. Armageddon Part 4 (The Flash 8x4)

155, Written by: Lauren Barnett, Directed by: Chad Lowe

 "Thawne, what did you do? You're not The Flash, Allen. I am."

 99.  Ground Control to Sara Lance (Legends of Tomorrow 6x1)

83, Written by: James Eagan, Mark Bruner, Directed by: Kevin Mock

 „See, my girlfriend's from another time.“

„ Oh, like the future?“ „No. Well, technically, yes. But she's from the future with a different timeline entirely. Now she lives in a totem. And I'm forced to be at peace with it.“

 98.  The Fixed Point (Legends of Tomorrow 7x10)

107, Written by: Matthew Maala, Paiman Kalayeh, Directed by: Maisie Richardson-Sellers

 "Fixed point. Noun. An occurrence so pivotal to history that no time travel is allowed on or near it."

 97.  Emerald Archer (Arrow 7x12)

150, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Directed by: Glen Winter

 "Villains or vigilantes? Criminals or heroes? From Star City to Central City to Gotham City, Americans have debated this question. Do the ends justify the means? Does the law have to be broken to uphold it?"

 96.  The Quest for Peace (Supergirl 4x22)

87, Written by: Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller, Rob Wright, Derek Simon, Directed by: Jesse Warn

 "The truth is meaningless. The people of Earth believe I am their savior. They needed a human hero, and I fulfill that need. Nothing will ever change their minds. Facts are irrelevant. All that matters is spin."

 95.  Seance and Sensibility (Legends of Tomorrow 4x11)

62, Written by: Grainne Godfree, Jackie Canino, Directed by: Alexandra La Roche

 "You feel the energy in this room? It's like sitting on a keg of dynamite. You see, wakes are notorious soft spots where the supernatural meets the living world."

 94.  Lost Souls (Arrow 4x6)

75, Written by: Beth Schwartz, Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Directed by: Antonio Negret

 "What's happening with Ray - to Ray - is my fault!"

 93.  The Runaway Dinsoaur (The Flash 2x21)

44, Written by: Zack Stentz, Directed by: Kevin Smith

 "I don't understand. If I'm the Flash then why are you doing this to me? Why do I have to catch this 'thing' before you let me go back?"

 92.  Goldfaced (The Flash 5x13)

105, Written by: Jonathan Butler, Gabriel Garza, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche

 "If I want to stop Cicada, I can't be so precious about getting the Flash's hands dirty. Sometimes the ends justify the means, I get that now."

 91.  Canary Cry (Arrow 4x19)

88, Written by:Wendy Mercile, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Laura Belsey

 „ Laurel Lance became a lawyer to help people who may have appeared helpless. She wanted to give a voice to the silent. But just being a lawyer wasn't enough. She wanted to do more for those people, and for this city. And she loved this city so much. By now, everyone knows that Laurel was killed in the Iron Heights prison riot. And while it's true that she was an assistant district attorney, that's not what she was doing there that night. Before she died, Laurel told me the truth: Laurel Lance was the Black Canary.“

 90.  The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis (Black Lightning 3x9)

38, Written by: Lamont Magee, Directed by: Tasha Smith

„Are you seeing this?“

89.  This is Gus (Legends of Tomorrow 6x9)

91, Written by: Tyron B. Carter, Directed by: Eric Dean Seaton

 „I can promise you, alien hybrid to alien: bananas are overrated.“

 88.  Holding the Wrench (Superman & Lois 1x8)

8, Written by: Kristi Korzec, Directed by: Norma Bailey

 "Jon, if there's anyone here who gets what you're going through, It's me. I know what it's like to be in the orbit of someone who can juggle semi-trucks, and you want to help out. You want to save the world and all you can do is just stand there holding the wrench. And I know the fear of being vulnerable, and I want to teach you some ways to handle that. But right now, I just want you to know that we're on the same team. We are the extraordinary humans in a family of superpeople, and we have to stick together."

 87.  O Brother, where art though? (Supergirl 4x15)

80, Written by: Derek Simon, Nicki Holcomb, Directed by: Tawina McKiernan

 "Lex and Lena Luthor, teaming up to save Superman's best pal. What would Mother think?"

 86.  The House of L (Supergirl 4x16)

81, Written by: Dana Horgan, Eric Carrasco, Directed by: Carl Seaton

 "This is a paradigm shift. Aliens are among us. And for the rest of human history, there will only ever be 'before Superman' and 'after'. I am protecting mankind from an extinction event. And if this pearl-clutching jury of my... peers... wants to put me behind bars for it, they are welcome to try. But know this. I will always have my thumb on the scales."

 85.  Luck Be a Lady (The Flash 4x3)

72, Written By: Sam Chalsen, Judalina Neira, Directed By: Armen V. Kervokian

 "Becky, this isn't some higher power fixing a miscalculation. You have powers. And they're affecting everyone around you, making them feel as awful as you used to feel."

"I'm sorry about that. But, maybe it's just their turn. Maybe for once, everyone else can feel for a second how bad I felt my entire life."

 84.  Canaries (Arrow 3x13)

59, Written by: Jake Coburn, Emilio Aldrich, Directed by: Michael Schultz

 "I'm surprised. People usually don't return for a second dose of Vertigo."

 83.  Prom Night! / Prom Again (Supergirl 6x5/6x6)

111/112, Written by: Rob Wright, Jess Kardos, Directed by: Alexandra LaRoche; Chyler Leigh

 „There's nothing women like more than physics well applied. That and a modicum of emotional vulnerability.“

 „You were amazing today. How you handled those bad guys. How you handled yourself. You should be proud, Kara. I am. I'm sorry if I've been overprotective lately. When dad put me in charge of your safety, that job consumed me. But then I went away to college and-and I realized that I could be more than just Kara's older sister. But then I came home and I saw you and Kenny supering, and I was worried you were gonna mess things up. That I was gonna have to put my life on hold to help sort yours. But I was wrong. You can handle anything that comes your way.“

 82.  License to Elongate (The Flash 6x6)

120, Written By: Thomas Pound, Jeff Hersh, Directed By: Danielle Panabaker

 "Look, tonight's job was for Ralph Dibny because both parts of my identity have value. The same is true for you, only tonight I could've used your civilian half. What I'm trying to say is Barry Allen is just as important as the Flash. Try to remember that. I know I will."

 81.  What’s Past is Prologue (The Flash 5x8)

100, Written By: Todd Helbing, Lauren Certo, Directed By: Tom Cavanagh

 "Well... things just got a lot more complicated, didn't they?"

 80.  Stronger Together (Supergirl 1x2)

2, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler, Directed by: Glen Winter

 "Did he ever tell you what that 'S' means?" "The House of El." "Yes, but... it also stands for a Kryptonian phrase, our family motto. 'El mayarah.' It means, 'Stronger together.' You say people will see me the way they see Superman one day, but... I don't want to be a hero like him. My cousin, he's so used to going it alone. He doesn't know any other way. But I do. I see it now. You, Winn, my sister, Ms. Grant, even. You've all showed me that."

 79.  Left Behind (Arrow 3x10)

56, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Eric Oleson, Directed by: Glen Winter

 "The League conducts matter of significance such as duels on grounds sacred to its beliefs. I went there. And found this. It's Ra's' custom to leave behind the instrument of death as a memorial to honor the fallen." "Merlyn, did you see... Oliver's body?"

 78.  Legion of Super-Heroes (Supergirl 3x10)

52, Written by: Derek Simon, Eric Carrasco, Directed by: Jesse Warn

 "We have to stop her." "Without Supergirl?" "We have a literal Legion of superheroes."

 77.  Mr. Parker’s Cul-De-Sac (Legends of Tomorrow 5x6)

74, Written by: Keto Shimizu, James Eagan, Directed by: Ben Bray

 „Dad, I am not a child! You can't just kill my friends anymore.“

 76.  The Climb (Arrow 3x9)

55, Written by: Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu, Directed by: Thor Freudenthal

 "I arrived the same year as Ta-er Al-Sahfer. She was a great warrior. You did not kill her. When you face the Demon, it will be my duty to bear witness. I have no desire to watch you die. Under our code, you have 12 hours to settle your affairs. The 13th hour, be at this place. This location is consecrated ground for the League. A place for the settlement of blood debts—if one survives the climb. If you do."

[malevolentmrdual]

RED QUEEN  \ \ NO MAN’S LAND

[winnie-the-monster]

[vole-mon-amour]

You never were good at holding on to what you care about, were you, James?

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

just remembered that gotham once did an extra long season finale and was almost reduced to tears but worry not! this one is the standard 45 minutes. let's get this shitshow on the road so I can know a little peace before I embark on the final season!

gotham 4x22

despite it all I remain emo about baby batcat. they love each other so much and so strangely. more than anything they just want to protect each other. Selina especially is always acting like Bruce's little knight in leather armor. she's everything to me.

as much as I hate Jeremiah I do think Cameron Monaghan's frankly upsettingly still face is very impressive there's some really spectacular muscle control happening here

as you all know I believe in the compliment sandwich method here so I'm going to say something nice: this show is actually right that the funniest possible context for Bruce and Ra's' relationship is that Bruce managed to kill Ra's one (1) time when he was a teenager and Ra's has been begging him to do it again ever since

the entire city's about to get blown up by a fucking clown and the Riddler is still trying to win a pissing contest with his situationship's ex boyfriend I hate him I hate him I hate him

you know what. fuck it. I'm throwing in the towel. Jim and Lee are meant to be together specifically and solely because they both have something in their pussy that makes the people they have sex with INSANE. but they cancel each other out and are able to be halfway stable together so that's probably best for the entire city.

do you think Lee and Riddleboy ever talk about the way he murdered her work friend and indirectly caused her miscarriage or

I'm so bored. I'm just bored of these people and their problems I am tired

never mind Barbara's past crimes are forgiven using a child to indirectly commit murder is so funny. an icon.

LEE THOMPKINS ALSO FORGIVEN FOR ALL CRIMES IN EXCHANGE FOR ATTEMPTING TO MURDER THE RIDDLER

genuinely one of my favorite pieces of Gotham canon is that the Riddler will inevitably kill all of his girlfriends sooner or later, a thing that at least two people who are romantically interested and/or sexually involved with him also treat as unquestioned fact

I think if this show was braver they would not have stopped at kissing after they stabbed each other. and quite frankly. that would have been the right call. show me something nasty I am tired.

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot you duplicitous slut !!!!!!! I love you I'm so proud of you you scheming little bastard

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO when everyone else disappoints me Oswald NEVER disappoints me

I'm fucking crying throwing up shaking etc over Bruce leaving her side after he promised he wouldn't because he has an entire city to look after instead and he will!!! always!!! pick this wretched festering fucking city over everything!!! over his only friend who he is in love with even though he promised her!!! because he can't help it he has a burden the size of Gotham on his back and a heart so big that everything slips through the cracks. he's like sixteen this isn't fair :(

and she'll hate him for leaving and he'll hate himself but he wouldn't change his mind given the chance and she wouldn't change him. someone euthanize me. why are there seven minutes left of this episode when we've already had the perfect ending.

oh hey Scarecrow nice hat! you look good, buddy!

oh my GOD Barbara at it again with the white feminism. I'm exhausted. Barbara is unabsolved again. Barbara baby every problem in Gotham can not be traced back to "men" I hate this and you. "all the pain and greed comes from MEN" you kill people Barbara!!! you personally!!!

JEREMIAH'S GENERATOR BOMB THING POWERING THE FUTURE BAT SIGNAL WEE WOO WEE WOO I LOVE WHEN I'M RIGHT

OH MY GOD MAN-BAT???? YOU LOOK AWFUL HOMIE

alright kids I guess we're doing this. season 5 no man's land here we come.

after an intermission that wasn't nearly long enough, I bring you the final liveblog of season 4.

4x20

lmao blaze it

what in the off-brand Harley

god Cameron Monaghan's Mark Hamill is so good. rip king.

something actually extremely charming about Riddleboy still working the same team of hooligan kids and apparently just. completely and utterly trusting in their ability to pull off a prison break? and he's right, Gotham kids are built different. let the Riddler have a gang of ragamuffins they're the only people on earth who could possibly think he's cool.

I'm gonna say there's like. a 60% chance that Jeremiah's generator thing ends up being the Bat Signal or something. powering the Batcave maybe. it's gotta be SOMETHING come on.

I'm just going to be really real with you: whoever on the props team decided to put an ice cream cone and stickers on Jerome's notebook to make it look like a middle school girl's diary was right

Lee @ Jim:

today they forgot to put the Grundy makeup on Drew Powell's fingers

rip to Butch I guess but I really don't understand what he's mad about at this point. he's got all his memories back, he's fully articulate, he gets the added bonus of super strength. literally all that's different about him is that he's pale like boohoo dude life could be worse

straight up I have absolutely zero idea how old the Valeska twins are supposed to be. I thought Jerome was like ??? 19 but Jeremiah had a successful career as an structural engineer or something. Cameron Monaghan played them between the ages of like 21-26. genuinely 0 idea what the energy is here.

oh my god Jeremiah CHOKE you are so boring I hate your clown pussy. die die die die die die die. bitch you'll never be Jerome.

Jeremiah's fixation on being best friends with Bruce, who's like 17 at MOST, is not shedding any light on how old he's meant to be

I have spent. minutes. long ones. agonizing over the most comical way to present this information and the psychic distress that it has caused me. and there's genuinely nothing I can say that will gussy this up in a way that will adequately convey the pain I feel right now, so I'm just going to say it: Riddler's got a clown kink. canonically. I'm not extrapolating or exaggerating for comedic effect that was just. tossed out very casually. like a bowl of free chips at a Mexican restaurant. why. for whom. what godforsaken monkey on a typewriter pounded that one out.

Harvey Bullock and Nancy Pelosi have one (1) thing in common

hey so like. what the fuck is Echo's deal. what's going on there.

[stolligaseptember]

oswald: *shoots butch out of what seems to be absolutely nowhere, forcing tabitha to hold him while he dies, which was right after she’d declared that she loves him*

me: aww, oswald you were doing so good

oswald: did you think i forgot that you murdered my mother? that i just, got over it?

me:

[felicitykings]

We’ll do everything we can but the evacuation has us dealing with a skeleton crew.

[6ayshark]

Cinematic parallels

[spicywatson]

I’m doing this for Butch.

[missis-gingersnap]

[kebuyo]

Edward: Hey, Oswald. James Gordon is in my way, so I'm going to kill him and I know you have history, that's why I just wanted to check that's alright with you. Okay?

Oswald: What? No!

Edward: Why not?

Oswald: Because, he might very well be my best friend right now.

Edward: Your best friend? He keeps throwing you under the bus!

Oswald: As do all my friends!

Edward: …

Edward: Alright, but... You don't really need him, do you?

Oswald: Ed, you will not kill James Gordon! What's with „Love is about sacrifice“?

Edward: I sacrifice James Gordon in order to be with Lee.

Oswald: …

Edward: …

Oswald: I think you owe me an apology.