James, Bullock, Alfred and a bunch of officers are hunting the Court of Owls while also looking for Bruce. They arrive in the council room where they find one member still alive. James finds out that the leader had them killed, stating that Bruce was the one to give the order. Alfred refuses to believe this accusation while they return to the station to figure out where to look for the bomb next. As he gets more worried about Bruce’s disappearance, Alfred takes off. James goes to see Leslie to ask her why she stole the virus, thinking that she injected herself with it.
Meanwhile, Butch and the Sirens find out from Nygma that Oswald is still alive. Nygma explains what the Court of Owls is, but his information is limited as he insists that they need to worry about Oswald instead as he has an army of Hugo Strange’s Indian Hill inmates.
James arrives at Leslie’s apartment and as he looks for her, Leslie shows up behind him with her eyes completely black as he realizes that she injected herself with the virus. Leslie knew about the squad car that was watching her house the whole morning. She continues to toy with him while not answering James’ question of why she injected herself with it. Leslie begins to flirt with James before choking him and lifting him up, demonstrating her new strength.
Elsewhere, Oswald is throwing a temper tantrum while Ivy gets Selina caught up on why he is angry. Selina learns that Firefly is working with them as she agrees to look for her former friend. Someone starts to try breaking in as Butch and Nygma break in. However, Nygma notices that something is wrong as Oswald had his safe house setup as a trap. Oswald and Ivy escape while Selina gets knocked out by Tabitha. Selina gets interrogated by Nygma and his squad as she tries to assure him that she was never working for Oswald. She reveals that Firefly and Mr. Freeze abandoned Oswald which amuses Nygma. Barbara asks Butch and Tabitha to leave while she and Nygma chats with Selina alone.
The Shaman goes to see Bruce as he is wondering what Bruce is thinking of. Bruce admits that now that he has gotten justice for the death of his parents, he still feels like a failure. The Shaman assures him that he will get another chance as Hugo Strange enters the room. Strange notices that Bruce is completely docile, thanks to the Shaman. The doctor brings in the virus bomb as the Shaman reminds Bruce that he was never loyal to the Court. The Shaman hands Bruce the detonator and wants him to push it when the time is right, so that Gotham can fall which in turn will bring a dark hero to life in Bruce.
Bullock leaves a voice mail for James that they may have a track on where Bruce might be at. Outside Leslie’s apartment, she throws James into the car and drives away. Bullock and Alfred arrive where Strange is at with the bomb. Alfred runs after Bruce to save him, but Bruce puts himself in front of the Shaman as a shield and Alfred realizes that something is terribly wrong with Bruce. The Shaman takes Bruce as a Talon stars fighting Alfred and knocks him out. Bullock brings Strange into the station where he gets locked up. Alfred is still shaken up from what he just experienced as the leader of the Court has brainwashed Bruce. Bullock gets informed that James and his car hasn’t been seen at Leslie’s apartment for a while. Leslie suddenly shows up at the station and as they wonder where James is, she warns them that he is probably about to wake up any minute now. James wakes up inside a coffin and discovers that Leslie buried him alive.
We cut back to the station as Bullock orders the officers to lower their weapons. Bullock tries to get through to Leslie who is still on her anti-James agenda, believing that she is helping him realize who he really is. Leslie reveals that she buried him alive as she pulls out a walkie-talkie and starts talking with James who has one inside his coffin. Bullock asks James where he is, but Leslie starts monologuing before revealing that James has a way to get out. James starts looking around for the clue as he finds a sample of the virus, as he has to inject himself with it in order to be able to get out of the coffin. Bullock begs her to tell them where he is, but she refuses. Leslie gets locked up while the station begins to look for Bruce and James.
Bullock gets recommended by James to ask Lucius for help in tracking where he might be. James tries to remain calm while saving his oxygen. Bullock finds out that Leslie buried him at Jackson Park and assures James that they are coming for him. Alfred gets asked by Bullock to get details out of Strange and to not hold back. Leslie tries to convince Bullock that James will take the virus and become just like her. Alfred begins to torture Strange by dangling him from the rooftop as he demands the answer of where Bruce is. Strange wants assurance that he won’t get pushed down and Alfred promises Strange his freedom if he gets the answer. He starts to explain to Alfred what the Court is up to and how Bruce has been brainwashed by the Court. Alfred knocks Strange out before taking off to warn Bullock.
Bullock and his squad keep looking for James, but the batteries in the walkie-talkies are almost out. As they know that time is running out, Bullock tells James to take the virus so he can get out of there, but James refuses. Alfred calls Bullock and tells him that the bomb is set to blow off in 20 minutes as Bullock orders his men to return to the station and get the city evacuated as soon as possible. James remembers something Kathryn told him before her death, but the battery has now run out and he can’t communicate with Bullock anymore. James is left with no other choice and injects himself with the virus as he gets out of the coffin.
At Ivy’s house, Oswald is rambling on about being unfortunate while Ivy is focusing on her plants. Ivy informs Oswald that Selina called and that she found Firefly. Oswald gets suspicious of why Selina is suddenly trying to help them as Ivy reveals that Selina tricked her as Nygma and his gang enters the room. Nygma wants Oswald to call him the Riddler before he kills him, but Oswald refuses. But out of the sudden, Fish Mooney and her men enter the building. Fish is amused by this gathering as Oswald asks her why she is here. She takes Oswald with her and leaves Ivy alone with Nygma and the others.
Bullock and a few officers arrive where James was buried at as he is nowhere to be seen, but Bullock is horrified when he sees that James took the virus. Back at the station, Leslie manages to escape, while James is trying to stop the detonation. Leslie shows up behind him and takes him out, telling him to find her when he is ready. Back at Wayne Enterprises, the Shaman tells Bruce that the time has come, but Alfred arrives and begs him to not do it. Alfred tries to get through to Bruce while the Shaman orders him to go through with it. The Shaman interferes and accidentally pushes the detonator before getting shot by Alfred. The Shaman tells Bruce to find the Demon’s Head in order to fulfil his destiny before he passes away. Bruce begins to attack Alfred out of anger as they see the bomb going off and red smoke spreading into the city.
A lot happened in tonight’s episode of Gotham that we want to break down and discuss. So hit the NEXT button below and let’s go through some of the highlights and important moments of the Gotham Season 3 episode: “Pretty Hate Machine”.
#5: The Fall Of Leslie Thompkins
#2: James Gordon Makes His Choice
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Arrow opens up with right where we left off with Oliver and Slade talking as the Emerald Archer asks his former enemy for help in taking down Prometheus. Oliver is also planning on getting Digger Harkness a.k.a. Captain Boomerang on his team too. Once Slade is filled in on everything, he agrees to help Oliver. Oliver brings Harkness and Slade to Malcolm and Nyssa as an RPG comes out of nowhere and blows their plane up.
The Flash opens up with where we left them off as Barry and the team believes that Iris is dead, but we suddenly see two drumsticks falling out of her jacket while H.R. arrives on the roof with Joe. It is revealed that H.R. used the piece of Savitar’s spear to find Iris and rescue her from Savitar. While they were being changed, he uses the face-change device on her so that Iris looks like H.R. who changes into Iris. H.R. tells her that it was because of him that Savitar was able to kidnap Iris to begin with and chooses to sacrifice himself. Killer Frost catches up and knocks out “H.R.” while taking “Iris” back. We cut to the present again where “H.R.” turns back into Iris while “Iris” turns back to H.R. before he passes away.
Every year, an avalanche of trailers, teasers, TV spots flood the Internet, trying to grab the attention of busy and overstimulated audiences. It’s gotten to the point where now, trailers are such a commodity, that the trailers themselves have teasers. There’s a reason: trailers, when they’re good, can be an artform all their own.
Supergirl kicks off with right where we left off last week as Superman is attacking his own cousin, thinking that Kara is the enemy. Supergirl fights back and learns from Rhea that she used Silver Kryptonite on the Man of Steel who thinks Kara is his worst enemy….General Zod. They use their heat visions at each other before taking the fight into the city. The D.E.O. gets alerted that Kara is in trouble as Alex and Maggie rushes over. The two Kryptonians continue to fight as Kara tries to get Clark to fight through the Silver Kryptonite in his system. Eventually Kara manages to get her cousin back to his senses. Kara wakes up the next morning with Mon-El at her side, but it’s just a dream as Supergirl is actually at the Fortress of Solitude with Superman and Alex. Kara is still recovering from the battle with her cousin as Clark wakes up and is back being himself.
Gotham opens up with where we left off last week as Penguin and Riddler are now trapped together in cages at the Court of Owls. Nygma makes sure that Oswald isn’t a hallucination by hitting him on the head. The two former friends aren’t happy to see one another as they keep bickering before Nygma gets Oswald paralyzed while he tries to escape. Oswald won’t give up that easily and starts making noises so that Nygma can’t get past the guards. Court members show up and starts beating him down before Oswald passes out. Oswald wakes up later as Nygma starts barking at him for busting his plan to escape. None of them are certain why the Court is still keeping them alive. Oswald proposes that they work together to escape and Nygma agrees to team up, only if they establish some rules first. The two villains come to an agreement as they start conducting their escape plan.
What do aliens, robots, superheroes, pirates, genetically-modified apes, and Will Ferrell all have in common? All of them will be visiting theaters this summer, most as perennials of the blockbusters sphere. There’s a cavalcade of riches this summer, with new offerings from both DC and Marvel, new (and in some cases, final) installments in long-running franchises, and a couple newcomers testing the waters for future sequels. Even some non-theatrical films get in on the fun, like Netflix’s War Machine starring Brad Pitt.
Arrow opens up with Oliver, Thea and Quentin watching the news that is talking about the take down of Prometheus. Quentin takes off as he is going to give Rene a piece of his mind, before wishing Oliver happy birthday. Thea wants to celebrate Oliver’s birthday, but he isn’t interested as he has dinner plans with Felicity. Later that night when Oliver goes to her apartment, he thinks something is wrong as he accidentally tackles Curtis before everyone jumps out to shout surprise as he walked into a surprise party. During the party, Curtis shows Felicity a sonic enhancer that he wants to give to Dinah which will make her sonic scream stronger. Quentin shows up and tells Thea that he couldn’t find Rene. They all come together to celebrate Oliver’s birthday and Adrian Chase’s defeat. Oliver and Felicity have a chat alone while making the googly eyes at each other.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. opens up with where we left off with Robbie Reyes a.k.a. Ghost Rider getting into his car as he goes to find Aida. On the Quinjet, Fitz explains to Simmons how Aida is neither human nor Inhuman as well as how she got her powers through Fitz’s lethal experiments in the Framework. Fitz is still haunted by what he did in there, but Simmons tries to snap him out of it as they need to find a way to kill Aida as soon as possible. Daisy and Coulson are watching over Yo-Yo and Mack’s bodies as Yo-Yo went into the Framework to save Mack. Daisy tries to get them out, but suddenly gets nervous as something is happening to the Framework: Aida has started the process to shut the Framework down.
The Flash opens up with Iris and Barry trying to fall asleep, but they know that tomorrow, is the day when Iris gets murdered. Cisco and Barry go to ARGUS to meet Lyla who wants to know what it is that they exactly need from her as they explain their plan to stop Savitar. However, Lyla can’t hand over the Dominator power source and Barry realizes that she doesn’t trust him. The team finds out by Barry and Cisco that Lyla refused to help them in addition to that, the building is equipped with a power-dampening device, which would prevent any meta-human from breaking in. As they all try to figure out what to do now, Barry comes up with only one solution. They need a master thief to get into ARGUS, so Barry decides to go back in time to 1892 as he goes to Leonard Snart a.k.a. Captain Cold to ask for help.