Gothams second season focused on the rise and the wrath of the villains.

But what happens when a busload of Indian Hill prisoners is unleashed on the city?

executive producer Ken Woodruff tells EW.

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Thats one of the things we were playing with a lot thematically this season.

Gordons a bounty hunter, Ben McKenzie says.

Hes living a sparse life, collecting the dough and drinking a lot.

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Gordons latest mistake involves his former lady love, Lee Thompkins.

It seems Gordons attempts to win her back at the end of season 2 did not go well.

Hes a sad drunk, McKenzie says.

Hes got a tear in his beer.

But that doesnt mean Gordons drinking alone.

Thats one of the stories were telling with him.

He becomes distant and removed and hardened in terms of his romantic relationships.

Hes going to have to pull himself up by his own bootstraps on some level, McKenzie says.

But he will at least have friends around trying to keep him from crying into his beer too much.

Gothampremieres Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.