#stop using that poor fan's death to spread lies about someone its disgusting

[regalartemis]

Not that punk meant anything to people who only thought of it as an aesthetic at this point anyway, but fucking taylor swift calling herself punk is like the last nail in the coffin for this shit. I hope she gets hit by several busses

[inappropriatefangirlneeds]

Gotham s3ep18 “Light the Wick” Personal Review

“I can't stop you. But it will not help.”

Warning spoilers below

„I´m a fan“ JERVIS TETCH is narrating NATHANIEL BARNES´ escape, who can easily deal with the guards but not the Court´s what was his name Talon .. almost like theatre, almost. KATHRYN tells Barns she wants the same as he does. Judgment and Punishment. “Well then release me”  But the Court wants to things on a larger scale they don´t need Barnes but the Virus in him. HUGO STRANGE is back with the Court. “This might sting.” Strange is there against his will and not amused by Kathryn watching him work. (( He´s listening to some opera and I feel like I should recognize it .. )) Fish Mooney is alive. “Previously” (( Okay can we get him for previously on Gotham .. )) There is a poor frightened guy behind glass. Mean. The virus used to spread by contact to blood now through air as well and obviously changes people quicker “You´ve done it, You´ve weaponized the Virus.”

“Nobody told me what for.” JIM GORDON looks horribly ridiculous with that Owl mask. Oh and they need to turn in homework. Some list. Jim is being a detective and takes evidence from Kathryn´s mask. He gets caught and lies that he has some questions about the homework.  It´s a list of loved ones that should be spared. (( Ugh, the hypocrisy .. like either you judge or you don´t, just because your newest member fancies his secretary or something you get them out of the loop, geez either commit to the cause or not )) Harvey ran the prints, Kathryn´s last name is Monroe and gives him her address. Jim couldn´t find anything about the weapon in the Court´s files. If there is something it´s got to be in her house. ((Or like anywhere else .. )) HARVEY BULLOCK worries, if he´s caught Game Over. He also warns him about Lee. She is in a pretty dark place: LESLIE THOMPKINS brought the report on Frank Gordon´s death: Homicide. HARVEY was like, I know you´re upset but Lee claimed it´s not about Mario. Lee just wanted Harvey to do his job. “I think Jim should be questioned” Harvey was like why would Jim be the murder, but Lee thinks he´s at least involved. She wanted to know who else. Harvey took it personally and made it personally. “You´re not crazy Lee, you are hurt and there is nothing going on” Lee canceled their friendship. Lee knows Harvey covers Jim, she´ll find out because of what. JIM barely recognized Harvey´s short warning about Lee it he´s more worried when he hears that Barnes got transferred to wherever.

“Hello, Jim” OSWALD COBBLEPOT visits Jim, he´s “quite hard to kill” BRIDGIT is with him. Oswald looks for Ed, Jim is the last one who saw him. Unfinished business, not a social call. Oswald doubts anyone could escape form the great Jim Gordon. ((boy..)) Jim claims him knowing about the Court was a ruse, but Oswald is suspicious. ((That´s the right spirit murder bird .. )) “””escapes custody.”” ((I love him)) Jim is like, drop it you don´t know anything. Trust me, let it go. ((I´m fainting))  Oswald threatens the Court with publicity. He hands Jim a phone with his number and expects a call until the end of the day. “Why do I get the sense of being threatened” ((More like seduced ..)) Oswald´s face drops in slow motion. “This is a favour, Jim, after all, we are old friends, right” ((His face, I love it so much, the gloves, the hair, the outfit) ((But oh boy did Jim always have those eye rings .. almost match mine .. ))

“And if you don't like what you hear?” JIM searches KATHRYN´s house. There is a  hidden Access Card for Wayne Enterprises. Trapped between Butler and Owl Jim faces Kathryn.  He tells her that Oswald is alive and back and has suspicions. Kathryn is like what that´s all ((pls tell me we are back with having people underestimate the Bird and then the Bird destroying them .. )) “I'm tired of being kept in the dark. I want a seat at the table.” How ambitious. Jim says they wanted him and he has done everything now he wants the goodies.  “Crime and violence are so common the people have become numb to it. To heal the city, we have to force them to take notice.” “Force them how?” “By showing the people of Gotham their darkest selves.”

Jim tells Harvey and LUCIUS FOX that it´s the Virus. Fox is “happy” to be in, he says it´s possible. But Alice´s blood was destroyed but they only need a Virus sample: Barnes. Handing Lucius the WayneEnterprises Card Lucius gets an idea where they have taken Barnes. Harvey and Jim go there, no guards, no security. Experiment guy is bloody and claims he did not want to kill those people. (( I still feel so bad for him .. )) “I´m the good guy here” he says and quickly labels those people pointing guns at him as the bad ones. He attacks them. HUGO STRANGE stops him. Jim interrogates. “A woman, named Kathryn” has the virus but he doesn´t know more. Harvey tries to arrest him, hell he knows why .. but Strange is like nope. The delivery mechanism to release the Virus only arrived recently (Dock C9) which means they still got time to stop that. But only if they don´t find their lab compromised. “My research. And a vial of my virus compound which I secreted away, unbeknownst to my captors. A token of goodwill, which I hope will be remembered when the time comes.” Jim sees him playing both sides. Strange just tries to cover himself for every possible outcome. “You logical bastard” Bad thing is that KATHRYN later notices the entrance card missing ((and of course who else could it have been than the uninvited sudden guest))  The material is on the way to Lucius who should try to work on the cure maybe find someone he can trust. ((pls let Lee and Lucius work together in the lab ))

It´s not LESLIE THOMPKINS. ((damn it)) Who is like what you, I did not expect you to help Jim. ”How many people does he have to kill - before you all see what I see?” “ You got it wrong. Jim's trying to make sure that what happened to Mario never happens to anyone again.” But Lucius can´t tell her what actually this is about. ((FFS just give this woman some credit and tell her ..  she could even help, I´m convinced she would and she wants to know so why “protect” her or whatever everyone is trying to do, guess Jim can´t proof her accusations right by putting her in danger but still argh.. )) Lee says Fox is like everyone else. She wants to resign and leave.  JIM GORDON claims she belongs here. Lee thought she did but then Jim infected this place and everyone around him. She is done. With Jim, GCPD, Gotham. Jim took everything from her. She would ask for the truth but Jim probably doesn´t know it himself. Jim tells her that he killed Mario to save her and would do again. He was infected. “Yes, because Jervis Tetch wanted to punish you.” It´s all because of Jim. ((Dear, I get it Lee, but that´s the same bullshit Jervis tried to pull with Jim, claim it´s Jim´s fault that people died, despite him being the one setting up the whole scenario and making the deaths happen, I´m glad Jim´s not having any of it, he could be a tad bit nicer to Lee though .. )) Jim´s like fine blame me for the death, he can´t stop her from leaving but it will not help. “Believe me” “The other day, you asked me at Mario's grave how I could walk away. Move on. I guess you know how.”

“Let´s see if you are worthy of the light” KATHRYN tells JIM he is in “glad you could make it”. “Not sure if I had a choice.” They take his gun and phone. (( Okay I do know that classical piece in the background why can´t I think of the name)) “The daughters of Gotham. Socialites who believe they hold the power in this city, when really what they really are is window dressing. My family was one of the first in Gotham. We've been on the Court since its founding, making the difficult decisions to ensure its long-term survival.” There´s an aerosol dispersal bomb. Jim plays dumb and asks for what. There is talk about radius n stuff. 15 min timer. Jim has to proof himself further, he needs to make difficult decision when time comes. That´s why he is here he claims but looks miserable. If he interferes Talon will execute him on spot.  There is no chatting with Talon ((I do miss Zsasz .. )) Jim calls Oswald who has been running the soles of his shoes flat while waiting for it. (( Isn´t he precious)) Still talking to Talon Jim let´s Oswald know about the bomb. Time flies and Jim is like “screw it” ((For once I absolutely and unapologetically love that side of him)) and attacks Talon. BRIDGIT FIREFLY PYKE fries the bad guy. Jim needs to get the people out OSWALD only cares about Court and Ed. Jim tells him about the bomb Oswald looks scared, disgusted annoyed and worried all at once. “What about our deal.” Jim guesses since Oswald torched their assassin they´ll come to him.  ((I´m not even mad that Jim kinda used Oswald, utilizing him that way was so clever, and he´s not wrong about the established Court contact. )) Jim saves a child last minute. ((Like that was so not necessary and cheesy .. ))

OSWALD is mad.  Court did not contact him, Ivy and human Popsicle are gone. Hello, anyone listening? Yes Court guy is. They cage the bird. Bird is back to “My name is Oswald Cobblepot” .. Bitch do you have any idea who I am, you better do. He “demands” again. (( Good old time oh who I missed thee)) “Oswald” EDWARD NYGMA says. “You´re alive” They got cells next to each other. (( I wonder if that is because someone knew their history, and is sitting somewhere with popcorn and watching)) Oswald turns slowly, walks slowly, stares and suddenly reaches out to Edward. ((This is intense , and .. somewhere under all that emotion Oswald is having a oh well, I got what I want, Ed, but .. that´s just not quite like how I meant it ffs moment. ))

“and then go back to where I found you.” The Sirens: IVY PEPPER is looking for (bossy) Selina. TABITHA who gets to hear half their story and that they were kinda close, because she made the mistake to ask looks bored while counting money but tells Ivy to look in the Hospital. She fell out of a window and is pretty bad in shape.  ((How does this kind of information travel in Gotham?! In her current state I doubt Barbara was keeping half an eye on Selina and told Tabs about it .. )) Ivy just walks into the restricted hospital area like she owns it, I love her. Her perfume makes a nurse tell her that Selina fell. “That´s impossible”  The tell me scene is so sweet. (( Honestly .. why did they start NewIvy with all that men give her stuff nonsense, there would be absolutely nothing missing if they just had skipped that and went straight for what we got now))  “They don´t know what I know, they can´t do what I can do.” ((Nice now make everyone there healthy)) Ivy let´s people carry her plants. She introduces Selina to Nepeta cataria, (( omg it´s catnip)) “Or, rather, a very specialized strain of a plant that I've been cultivating. This guy is a "break in case of emergency" type of deal. You've always been there for me. Even when I screwed things up. Which was most of the time.” There is more plants. Ivy waits. Selina moves. “Are you okay? Say something so that I know you're okay.” Selina tires to get up. Ivy is like no you need rest (( probably having a Déjà-vu)) This can´t wait. Selina got to kill someone at Wayne Manor.

“Gotham needs a protector, and you need a purpose.” BRUCE WAYNE is training. “You win and you go free” Bruce sees manipulation in those words. “All that pain and anger you think it's strength. It's not. You think can harness it you can't. You think it's part of you, but it doesn't have to be. Do you know why you were so easily defeated? ..Your rage, Bruce. It blinds you. You seek to control it, and yet it controls you and has ever since that night. Rage and pain are two sides of the same coin.” .. “The events themselves will remain. I'm only talking about releasing you from the destructive emotions connected with them.“ “And if I don't want to be released?” “You have chosen your prison, Bruce. I'm offering you a way out.” Bruce asks why he should be the protector of Gotham. “Because you  need each other” Protector and Purpose. Needle time again but it has to be Bruce´s choice. It´s painful. No one was angry, just concerned about him. Bruce could not let go of his father´s cuff links. If he does, he can in general let go. He locks them away in a safe. ((Eh as simple as that .. right .. if only)) The guy says he waited long for this. Together they will make Gotham pay. Uhoh.. More fighting, now Bruce wins. This time fighting Bruce felt “nothing.” “Does that mean I can leave” “Is that what you want? The pain to go away? I can take it away, Bruce. I can take it away and you can return to Gotham with a power you never thought possible. It's your choice.” Bruce continues the fight. (( All the training with Alfred and now 5 min with that guy should like change everything .. and that with useless advice)) (( Purpose, Protector, Pain, Possibility .. looks like that guy likes alliterations as much as I do)) Guy and KATHRYN are in contact, confirming that the promised destiny and life free from his pain of the past is bullshit ((Ha, I knew this was too easy, even with ulterior motives..))

KATHRYN having found her card missing apologizes to BARNES ((Hannibal Barnes.. )) They both want the same, she found out someone she thought loyal deceived her.Gordon threatens to undo what both of them seek. Barnes is ready to kill him, he´s guilty after all. Restraints don´t stop him. ((Oh those looks .. did I just start shipping Barnes and Kathryn .. no like not really.. but there was something there, mutual judgment boner .. ))

It´s about relationships. Personal ones. Past ones. Painful ones. The Court has a list where the members can note loved ones who will be spared. Ivy has great knowledge and only applies it to help people she likes (Okay not saying it should be her sole responsibility to save everyone who is sick, but maybe spreading her knowledge about plants could do some good but of course endanger her so nothing I´d blame her for) Leslie´s investigation certainly is motivated by things that are personal as well as factual. Harvey dismissing that roots in his trust in Jim. Would he put the same trust in someone he doesn´t know that well?  Of course this is a guide for judgment but usually we all apply some different rules of judgment on people we like than others. Jim gets all the blast form past relationships. Leslie, Barnes, Oswald. What´s Barbara doing, she should get in on with the party. It´s about credibility and trust again. “Believe me” Jim says to Lee, “Trust me” to Oswald.   How can everyone when he is keeping things secret? Jim Gordon is like an allegory to religion. Harvey the disciple, who knows, everyone else who just hast to believe the promise is valid. .. Okay .. maybe I should sleep..

Aside .. everyone got such a special melody in their speech patterns, Fox, Strange, Kathryn this week as well ..