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Mad City: Better to Reign in Hell

  • Episode aired Sep 19, 2016
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Michael Chiklis and Richard Kind in Gotham (2014)
Gotham: Better to Reign in Hell
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Gordon works in a monster-ridden Gotham as a bounty hunter and seeks to find answers about the Indian Hill escapees and why their powers appear to be killing them. Bruce's doppelganger roams... Read allGordon works in a monster-ridden Gotham as a bounty hunter and seeks to find answers about the Indian Hill escapees and why their powers appear to be killing them. Bruce's doppelganger roams the streets and Barbara and Tabitha open a nightclub called The Sirens.Gordon works in a monster-ridden Gotham as a bounty hunter and seeks to find answers about the Indian Hill escapees and why their powers appear to be killing them. Bruce's doppelganger roams the streets and Barbara and Tabitha open a nightclub called The Sirens.

  • Director
    • Danny Cannon
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    • John Stephens
    • Bob Kane
    • Bill Finger
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    • Ben McKenzie
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    • David Mazouz
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    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Danny Cannon
    • Writers
      • John Stephens
      • Bob Kane
      • Bill Finger
    • Stars
      • Ben McKenzie
      • Donal Logue
      • David Mazouz
    • 4User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Leslie Thompkins
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    • Tabitha Galavan
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    • Lucius Fox
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    • Butch Gilzean
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    • Nathaniel Barnes
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    • Fish Mooney
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    • Aubrey James
    Clare Foley
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    • Ivy Pepper
    Tonya Pinkins
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    • Ethel Peabody
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    • Director
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      • John Stephens
      • Bob Kane
      • Bill Finger
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    6carolinelovesalan-06395

    Kinda disappointed

    The set up of the Indian Hill escapees as monsters was really interesting to me, even with Jerome possibly returning, but the set up was paid off horribly by turning them into just meta humans with no physical alterations and surving as Fish Mooney's lakees
    7asb_deutsch

    A nice start for a long series!

    Season 1 was average and boring, but Season 2 really pumped this series. I think Fish Mooney ruined Season 1. I like Valorie Vale (yummy!) , and she seems like an interesting addition as a reporter. This deserves a solid 7.

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      The Monster Man that Gordon fights at Ethel Peabody's apartment is possibly a reference to the Man Bat from the Batman comics given his bat-like wings that we see in the photo Valerie Vale takes.
    • Quotes

      [Harvey Bullock asks Jim Gordon what happens when there's no more Indian Hill escapees to arrest]

      Harvey Bullock: How many escapees you brought in now? Hmm? Six? Five grand a pop? That's not too bad. What happens when there aren't any more?

      James Gordon: I don't think Gotham's running out of monsters anytime soon.

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      Written by Danny Cannon, Graeme Revell and David E. Russo

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Primrose Hill Productions
      • DC Comics
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • 44m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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