Gotham: The Series so far...

The Batman prequel series has had its winter break. So what is this show like so far?

Let's start with the good things. Robin Lord Taylor is brilliant as the Penguin.Sean Pertwee makes a good interpretation of Alfred. David Masouz is a good, distant Bruce Wayne. He had to spend most of the series in Wayne Manor, but by the end he has started getting outside. A good Cat-Woman. Even though they insist on calling her 'Cat'. Harvey Bullock. Fish Mooney is fun to watch.

I like the interpretation of Gotham City. It is somewhere between the archaic look of the 1989 film, and the more modern Nolan films. The city here looks modern, but there's the anachronistic typewriter.

Sadly it's not all success. There are some areas where this show has not done so well. Jim Gordon well played, but a bit bland as a character. Barbara Kean is bland.

The problem with prequels. We know that Jim Gordon is going to fail to save Gotham. That's probably why the Penguin's story is more compelling. In the long run he'll become an important figure in Gotham's underworld, essentially winning where Gordon will not.

There's a few episodes left. So we'll see what happens.