GOTHAM: 'Jerome' Pays A Visit To His Father In This Clip From The Next Episode

GOTHAM: 'Jerome' Pays A Visit To His Father In This Clip From The Next Episode

Is Jerome (Cameron Monaghan) really The Joker? There's no doubt that's what the Gotham showrunners want us to believe, as he continues to give a pretty good take on the Clown Prince of Crime in this sneak peek from next week's installment, "The Last Laugh". Take a look...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 30, 2015 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Gotham
Source: Via EW


Gordon and Bullock track down a nemesis from the past, leading to a standoff between Jerome (guest-star Cameron Monaghan) and Gordon. Meanwhile, a magic show at the Gotham Children's Hospital gala turns into a hostage situation in the all-new Rise of the Villains: The Last Laugh episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, October 5th on FOX
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imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 9/30/2015, 6:10 AM
And the mangling of the Batman mythos continues.
GareBear36
GareBear36 - 9/30/2015, 6:14 AM
The World's Greatest detective couldn't figure out to try BRUCE on the keypad to get into his dad's secret room?

Gordon kills someone for Penguin to get his job back?

Barbara Keane seems like she's becoming Harley Quinn.

This show got weird fast. Jerome is a great lunatic but Joker doesn't have a backstory. Backstories generally give us something to relate to. You are not supposed to relate to the Joker.

I give it 2 more episodes then I'm out. (that many just because I'm a Batman fan.)
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 9/30/2015, 6:17 AM
Jerome's performance is more reminiscent of Joel Schumacker than any other modern Joker portrayal. Aside from the twisting of the mythos, the vibe of the show is becoming more campy. Like, them enhancing the graphic content actually has a reverse effect. I'm starting to lose interest. This Joker kid is not doing it for me.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/30/2015, 6:20 AM
I haven't watched any of S2 yet because I'm still way behind on S1. Because I lost interest. Because it's [frick]ing awful.

Ah no, it has its moments, far too inconsistent though.
Dmon
Dmon - 9/30/2015, 6:32 AM
@rogmel Actually I did it is one of the many reasons I never liked Burton's Batman. And at the time I was 12. I had been reading the comics for a while before then.
newmutantsRETURNS
newmutantsRETURNS - 9/30/2015, 6:35 AM
Bitchin' about the Bat mythos on this show, but you dweebs jerked off to that bullshit Widow and Hulk relationship tease...LMAO
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/30/2015, 6:42 AM
I don't have a problem with altering the mythology... within reason... but I need a show to be of a consistent level of quality (acting, script, plot, editing etc) and Gotham just isn't. Some S1 eps were downright laughable and it made it hard to care when they did pull a decent episode out of the bag. Still better than the CW though:)
ComicsDoneRight
ComicsDoneRight - 9/30/2015, 6:46 AM
Good god man, give this kid an oscar! I get chills whenever he speaks.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 9/30/2015, 7:01 AM
I made it through episode 2. Cameron is about the show's only saving grace. I cringed when we got the "monsters to cleanse the city" line. The old "cleanse the city by destroying it" approach by the bad guys....how unoriginal. Didn't we get that in the Arrow?
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/30/2015, 7:09 AM
Watched the 2nd episode last night and really dug it.
JHowlett
JHowlett - 9/30/2015, 7:10 AM
You can tell this kid did his Joker homework man, it's like seeing Hamil's animated version come to life with a slight mix of Ledger's
nibs
nibs - 9/30/2015, 7:18 AM
@rormachine

Yeah I just finished season 1, and it does have it's moments, usually with Falcone or Bullock, the dirty cop stuff. Almost anytime it gets into the comic stuff is when it gets bad, Bruce and Penguin are PAINFUL to watch. There are exceptions here to both of these rules, the Barbara/Montoya stuff almost made me stop watching.

I would say it's better than CW stuff though (marginally). The pacing is better, at least. They still have a villain of the week, but it doesn't feel anywhere near as formulaic as CW. And the villains are still a little further from being direct comic adaptations, which works better (Gotham's Dollmaker >>>>>>>>>>>>> Arrow's Dollmaker).

But any pros are easily outweighed by 5 minutes of Penguin screentime, and the story is so scattered that you can tell there is no plan and they are completely making things up as they go, so it's very reasonable to be skipping this.
gaikinger
gaikinger - 9/30/2015, 7:35 AM
Wow! i think he is doing a great job of conjuring Heath Ledger's nuance as the Joker. I don't watch the show but i might now.
rabid
rabid - 9/30/2015, 8:49 AM
Jerome isn't going to be Joker. I think he's Jeremy Karne, aka Kid Karnevil, the All-American Kid. He'll end up being a sidekick when the real Joker shows up someday.
Nivekian
Nivekian - 9/30/2015, 9:59 AM
I'm just happy it is as disconnected from the other great DC based tv comic shows. So when people tire of it, it won't have any continuity issues and can be canvelled. And then hopefully CW can use bat characters again.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/30/2015, 11:51 AM
Second episode was much better than that hammy first episode...Also...What was the point of the "maniax!" if most of them pretty much died...
SomDonkus
SomDonkus - 9/30/2015, 3:10 PM
I hate this show but the guy is really good. Kind of a copy of Ledger but good none the less. This clip was the longest thing i've seen from this show since episode 2 of season 1
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 9/30/2015, 4:40 PM
Anyone know where one might find a site for FANS of the comic book movies and television shows?
BATMANx
BATMANx - 9/30/2015, 4:50 PM
To those that Bash Gotham

GalacticBounty01
GalacticBounty01 - 9/30/2015, 7:11 PM
It is an entertaining show if you are a comic book fan or not..The kid playing Jerome is a seems like a cross between Nicholson and Ledger! As others have said it is inspired by many incarnations we have seen in the books or on the screen. I like expanding the universe in the things I enjoy, good or bad it allows us to continue to get lots of things to see now and in the future!
loki668
loki668 - 9/30/2015, 10:59 PM
At this point, I bet they'll make "Hush" a sassy black woman who's just trying to tell everyone to "shut up".
Batman89mk
Batman89mk - 10/1/2015, 11:17 AM
Who cares that this "Joker" has a back story. Every take on Batman so far on Tv and movies is different. This is just this version, not the gospil according to Batman. As for this version, seems this young man has combined Nicholson, Ledger and Hamel's Joker in one. This is creepy as hell. I love it! Haven't been a big fan of the show, but now it has hope. Can't wait to see when Jerome meets Penguin.
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