Did the Show "Gotham" Focus on the Wrong Character?
My wife and I finally got caught up on the show Gotham last night, watching both last week's episode and last night's episode one right after the other. As we did that, I found myself wondering if maybe the show, which tells Gotham City's backstory leading up to Bruce Wayne ( David Mazouz ) made a mistake when the show's creators decided to center the series around Jim Gordon ( Ben McKenzie ) as a Gotham City police detective. Don't get me wrong, I like Jim Gordon and his "me against the world" saga as the police department's only honest cop does have some merit. But, other than the fact he is constantly up against Gotham City's future super criminals, there are plenty of times when this show isn't much different from other cop shows that we've already seen. Plus, to tell you the truth, he is kind of dull when compared to the bad guys he's chasing. Not to mention, now that Bruce Wayne is older and starting down the vigilante p...