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(maybe some spoilers?)
this show is for KIDS!!
i mean that in a GOOD way.
most of the KID actors on this show are friggin' KILLING it in my opinion!
i've already said (further up in this thread) how much i think the kid playing young Bruce ( David Mazouz ) is just NAILING it EVERY way. So much so, if DC is smart, they'll sign this dude up NOW...like RIGHT NOW for a lifelong contract to play Batman for life. This kids portrayal is both overt in ways, and subtle in ways...i think he's perfect for this role...i'm totally invested in seeing the continuously evolving relationship between he & Alfred...and i'm not talking about just 'the big I am Batman' payoff we all know would come at the end, i'm actually JUST as much interested in the slow and steady growth and stages that we would get to see UP to that point....the journey here is much more intriguing to me....
and isnt that what this show is about?
i think thats why i'm enjoying it so damn much. ...see i'm one of those cats who tends to dig 'the journey' as much, if not more, than the 'final payoff'. To get slightly off topic for a sec, but in a related way....musically speaking i collect a lot of unreleased stuff of my favorite musical artists...and while sure, i have some 'polished & finished' live concerts in the mix...the stuff i love to collect MOST are the demos & rehearsals....and i find i listen to that Demo & Rehearsal stuff more than ANYthing in my collection, cuz i genuinely enjoy the journey...
and this show Gotham is all about that...
and these Kids on this show are really great and exciting to watch...
the Joker kid tonight ( Cameron Monaghan ) almost scared the ish outta me! that dude's 'script/flip into Joker' scene was creepy as hell! even though we all KNEW DAMN WELL the kid was the Joker, his portrayal right up to 'the flip' had me almost believing that "well, cmon Gordon, maybe he DIDN't kill his MOM man." And i was thinking "ahh maybe he'll 'turn Joker' when he finds out who actually did kill his ma...maybe when his psychic dad confesses to being his dad and confesses to killing his ma, maybe THEN he'll turn Joker on us...". but nahh...that kids acting had me believing him IN SPITE of me already knowing who he'd eventually become...thats some skills....
the Poison Ivy girl ( Clare Foley ) hasnt had too much to do, but i think she's done great with what little screen time she has had...odd & weird...a bit 'out there'...i like that approach here....subdued in a quiet eerie floaty quirky kinda way....makes her unpredictable and that seems to make others a little nervous around her ... even Cat...
Cat...Cat is...interesting....she most certainly looks the part, that girls face is very cat like, which i think is cool. Character-wise, she (similar to Jada's Fish, also mentioned separately above) isnt so subtle...not that subtlety is a requirement of every role, because sometimes it isn't. That said, some nuance can be a good thing though. I find that i do want to route for Cat to be on the 'good' side, even though i know how it'll likely turn out. She is growing on me for sure. And i do like her character's ability to quickly assess the situations she finds herself in & the adults she finds herself around...she does/shows that ability well with her facial expressions...so yeah, i'm cool with Camren Bicondova's Cat too...
the 'older youngsters' are also awesome...the actors playing Pinguin and the Riddler? (Robin Lord Taylor & Cory Michael Smith) cmon, they are fantastic...they STEAL pretty much every scene either of them are in....and that one time where they were the only two in the scene with each other, small as it was, it was pretty damn cool & fun & filled with evil villain potential bubbling and building up in the pressure cooker.
i was sad to see Liza go (Makenzie Leigh) thought she had potential....and yes, if i'm being honest, she was very easy on the eyes.... and easy on the ears too...(something bout the way she talked...i dont know what it was...) ...but i digress.. 
dont think im bashing the adults either...cuz the cast as a whole is holding it down if you ask me, Casting on this show is really solid. As the adults go, i love this incarnation of Alfred, guy playing him is great at showing his love, sometimes tough love, for Master Bruce, you feel that ish straight through the screen. And i totally believe & dig Sean Pertwee's Alfred as a total asskicking badass here. hell, I want to know more about HIS backstory! In THIS Gotham world, he essentially is the 'creator' (or at least 'cultivator') of Batman...
and guy playing Harvey (Donal Logue) Gordons partner is hilarious. he's just great. his timing and delivery is loose feels free and natural, a perfect compliment to Gordon's straight-forward tightness (also appropriately played ).
the many many storylines they've opened up....both major and very minor, are all prettymuch well executed and brimming with potential....and i wouldnt be mad at them for continuing to explore them all...Gordons Ex girlfriends Ex lover i thought she was well played by Victoria Cartagena. the girl playing Riddlers would-be love interest (Chelsea Spack)....there's something going on behind those glasses ...so yeah more of her please. i'm a HUGE Firefly fan so i was glad to see Morena Baccarin join the cast of adults too:)
so yeah, Gotham is holding it down on TV. I'm not even a DC guy, im a Marvel guy through & through....the only DC books i ever dug were Sandman, Millers Batman, and some of the old Green Arrow Green Lantern stuff and i also liked the Batman animated series in the 90s...but Marvels books (& now Movies) have always held my interest much more than DC...but on the small screen, this Gotham show here has me invested. Damn good job. love the world they are building here...
special props to the Cinematography too...this show LOOKs marvelous, and it DESERVES to win some awards for that alone...
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