The Anvil or the Hammer

I've found Gotham to be very hit or miss, and episode 19 was, for me, a definite miss. I am not a fan of serial killers shows, which revel in making the audience watch nice people suffer (while Gotham always has people suffer, they're often not that nice, which makes it less disturbing). And the setup required Jim to be an idiot, neither recognizing an obvious set up nor thinking of a recent loved one. I hate it when supposedly intelligent characters totally miss things that I realize instantly.

It was terrible, but hey, it's just one episode, right? But it wasn't. It continued in episode 20. And then, finally, concluded in episode 21. The worst episode plot of the entire first seasons was extended for three lousy episodes. (And the most interesting subplot from 19 was simply dropped for the next two episodes.)

At its best, Gotham is great, but it's only at its best may half the time, and experiences like the last three episodes make me think that sooner or later I'm going to have to stop watching this show.