E. Nygma becomes the Riddler, while 514A assumes Bruce Wayne’s identity
Just who is the Riddler?
Well, thats exactly what Ed Nygma aims to find out.
He may have shot his pal Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a.
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Heres what went down on tonightsGotham.
1: I can fill a room or just one heart.
Others can have me, but I cannot be shared.
The answer to this one is reserved til a key moment later in the episode.
2: I can be a member of a group, but I can never blend in.
3: I feel your every move.
I know your every thought.
Im with you from birth, and Ill see you rot.
Its an odd existentialist crisis hes got going on.
A good riddle reveals the asker.
To solve it is to solve the mystery of the person posing it.
that Oswald became the Penguin because he killed Fish Mooney.
He turns up dead with a stitched-up lesion on his belly, and right inside is Bullocks missing badge.
Fox agrees and is quizzed on those same three riddles Nygma posed to Professor Dyson before.
The first answer, which he gets wrong, is loneliness.
This is something Nygma is experiencing quite a bit of right now without Penguins in-person personality guidance.
Hes the one establishing an identity right now, after all.
Its not over for Fox just yet, though.
Hes the Riddler now, and his fun has just begun.
He doesnt need thatreflectionanymore because hes finally ready to exist on his own with his newfound sense of villainy.
Trouble is, hes not yet done with the real-life Penguin.
Meanwhile, Gordons been gone but not forgotten in this episode.
He and Bruce Wayne are both being targeted by the Court of Owls in very distinct but related ways.
Jims skeptical of Franks intentions, but hes listening.
Kathryn wants Frank to speed up the process, but its just a matter of time, Frank promises.
Whats obvious is that Franks a double agent but for whom?
And the duplicity and continued metaphorical relevance of reflection continues with Bruce.
In the meantime, Bruce has been tucked away at a wintry prison with no obvious means of escape.
And here we are.
For a segment devoted to such a cunning wordsmith, this episode quite nicely sticks to its metaphors throughout.
