(Warning: this post references child abuse and systemic child protection
failings.)
'Jonathan held up his hands, retreating into his hood.
Hide your face. It’s a monster.'
One of the most compelling and mature superhero shows of recent years is
Gotham.
It's also one of the most under-rated, because people suck, and haters gonna
hate.
(Luckily, those of us who love this show know how goddamn awesome
it is!)
Gotham is a Batman-prequel, showing the lives of many of the villains, and a
few of the heroes, in the years between the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne,
and the time baby Bruce put on the Batman cowl.
It shows bad people doing good things, and good people doing bad things.
Because life - especially in Gotham - is problematic and messy.