Gotham Episode 9 Review

Its said that for some people, there are two sides to their personality. In the case of Harvey Dent, its the absolute truth. The charming man of law who will become one of Gotham City's most feared criminals made his television debut tonight, the role filled by Nicholas D'Agosto. 

This is a big deal, since up to this point, Jim Gordon has been the only adult show character whose passion for law is prevalent. Now with bringing Harvey into the picture, the passion is doubled.

Harvey (as the Assistant DA) steps in to help Gordon try and crack the Wayne case, now that Selina Kyle has stepped forward and admitted to her presence in the alley that night. Harvey in turn starts spinning the wheels of justice in order to try and finally crack the death of two of Gotham's most prominent citizens.

Audiences are treated with two defining aspects of Harvey's personality that will become part of his life as Two-Face, the double headed silver dollar and his abounding rage. The coin was bound to show up, and it does, twice (hows that for ironic). But viewers see the dark side of Harvey, albeit briefly, in all its fury and righteous power, and it is scary to behold. 

Tonight's episode episode also has Bruce and Selina Kyle finally meeting when she is placed in protective custody at Wayne Manor. Her attitude toward Bruce is rather cool, but she has her soft moments, considering what she saw. With Alfred on the other hand, she's all sass and sarcasm, and their banter is rather amusing to watch. 

For Fish Mooney, tonight's episode was about stepping up her campaign to topple Carmine Falcone. Working with the remainder of the Russian mob, she breaks an insane but brilliant bomb maker out of prison, and tasks him with creating explosive devices in order to take down Falcone's hidden stash of cash. The plan succeeds, and Fish covers her tracks well, ensuring that no evidence can be traced back to her.

With the promise now of more and more stories having extra depth with Harvey's introduction. It means that there is the promise for greater character development for what the show is trying to provide with its own unique spin on the Batman universe. And if it keeps it up, well then hopefully the general public opinion about the show will sway over towards one of enjoyment instead of anger and hatred.