More Villains For Gotham To Stay Away From
Yesterday we here at Caped Crusades reported on an article from Zap2it about 10 Batman villains you likely won’t be seeing on Gotham, today I have a similar article from CinemaBlend.com on 10 villains Gotham needs to stay away from according to the opinion of their writer Nick Venable. While this list includes fuddy duddy villains like the Condiment King, it surprising also included fan favorites like Hush and The Joker. I do follow Nick’s reasoning for not wanting both villains on the show and I think you will too.
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"HushWhy, oh why, wasn’t Hush the villain in The Dark Knight Rises? He’s a character who is far more psychologically terrifying than many of the weapon-toting misfits in Gotham’s shadows, and seeing him face Batman in a live-action setting will indeed be amazing when it happens. But despite being a fan favorite, he can’t show up in Gotham because that monstrous persona was only created after Batman came into existence. Hush’s brilliant surgeon alter ego Tommy Elliot was a childhood friend of Bruce’s who grew to hate the Wayne family, which means he should technically only be a child at this point in the series anyway. He exists in some form in Gotham through a passing reference from Alfred, but he’d better just stay offscreen. Even if the writers tinkered with DC history to make Elliot a friend of Thomas Wayne or something, this version of Jim Gordon is nowhere near badass enough yet to take on someone like Hush. Maybe the bandage-faced sociopath can be a Season 5 arc. Maybe.The JokerYeah, this seems like the exact opposite of what a Batman fan would want to see on a show that has ties to the Batman universe. But I’m perfectly happy knowing that Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger have already given us three wonderfully distinct portrayals of the Clown Prince of Crime. I don’t really need to see a lesser-known actor don the face paint and the purple suit for a project of (current) lesser value than Batman projects of years past. Admittedly, I’m not against the Joker being a hidden presence in this show – a behind-the-scenes mastermind – but my hope is for the series to end with Batman and the Joker coming face to face for the first time, then the screen fades to black. It’s not as exciting as “the pencil trick,” but it’s bound to leave a better taste in my mouth than whatever version of the Joker eventually does make it to Gotham."
You can read Nick Venable’s full article on CinemaBlend.com, here. So Caped Crusaders, what villains do you think Gotham needs to stay away from? And, are there any Batman villains you are hoping to see join the cast of Gotham?
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