Necrotongue

After the previous episode, I had strong concerns, but fortunately they were unfounded. The creators returned to the proven storytelling, bringing back the atmosphere as well. Edward Nygma played his part beautifully, and Oswald returned to being the Penguin, so I'm happy and enjoyed it.

The sixteenth episode actually didn't have anything to entertain me because I had already seen it several times. As an example, I mention two classics - The Shawshank Redemption and Criminal. The only interesting plot came from Oswald's new residence, otherwise nothing really happened.

The twelfth episode brought Victor Fries to the scene, who entertained me, but I have concerns that there won't be any villains left for Batman :-). At the same time, the Arkham Asylum and its separate facility at Indian Hill entered the game again, in which I have great hope. So, I'm looking forward to what's to come.

Although this time it was better than the previous episode, the creators are starting to annoy me with the accumulation of minor absurdities. Did Eda Plameňák really first take care of the entire police unit only to later let Jim Gordon beat him up? And that was just an example. Fortunately, at least the comedic-sadistic duo Penguin/Nygma worked well. I noticed that this season can boast hypocritical censorship typical of the Nova Group - violence, corpses, and body parts are not a problem, but blood must be blurred, just in case it upsets some latent vampire, right?

Without Edward Nigma's picnic, I would rate the episode with three stars, because I feel that the season needs a new impetus. The recurring traps for Jim Gordon, in which Barbara appears as bait, signal something about the detective's intelligence to me. Where will they go next? Galavan's "sophisticated" way of acquiring Wayne Enterprises once again speaks to the writer's fatigue. 4*

My satisfaction with the series is decreasing from episode to episode. Inertia pushed my rating up to four stars, but the plot around Thea Galavan is really starting to get on my nerves, and if it weren't for Nygma, who knows how it would have ended. 4*-

The penguin seems to be getting better with every episode, on the other hand, Theo Galavan still doesn't sit well with me and the historical excursion into his family's past didn't interest me at all. I would say that the creators have slightly overdone it, whereas the opening episodes of the second season were great, the plot slightly declines after Jerome's death.

Everything was fine, just like in previous episodes, but I had to take away a star because of the deployment of a strike unit, which was so perfect that even with a clear firepower advantage, its members managed to hit Victor Zsasz with a single projectile.

A convicted murderer, who was well-armed at the time of his arrest, tells funny stories of his criminal exploits in front of a drooling crew, informing viewers, among other things, of how he actually meant well by the people whose flats he so skillfully robbed, as he often deliberately damaged their locks so that the mean insurance companies wouldn't deny their claim. How thoughtful. This paradigm of righteousness and empathy makes me want to puke.

The first episode of the second season did not disappoint me in any way. The excellent atmosphere, which was already brought by the first season, was also present in it. Additionally, Jerome portrayed by Cameron Monaghan has returned to the game, which was very good news for me. I am equally satisfied with Oswald, I'm just not sure about the new character Thea Galavan yet.