The third season of this comic book-inspired series about life in Gotham City before James Gordon was commissioner and Bruce Wayne became Batman opens with Gordon (Ben McKenzie) working as a lone wolf bounty hunter and Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), aka The Penguin, running for mayor of Gotham City with the help of Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith), the man who will become The Riddler. It also continues the education and training of young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) under the guidance of Alfred (Sean Pertwee) and the influence of street-smart teenage thief Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova). This is the most visually impressive of the current superhero shows, creating a world that straddles 1940s film noir and modern comic book movies, and it draws its organized crime figures, budding supervillains, and shadowy conspiracies from the long history of Batman comics. This season the Court of Owls and Ivy Pepper (Maggie Geha) figure prominently but it's the psychopathic Mad Hatter (Benedict Samuel) and his plot to turn Gotham citizens into monsters that drives the season's narrative arc. Featuring all 22 episodes from the 2016-17 third season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes, a 2016 Comic-Con panel discussion, and deleted scenes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker)
Gotham: The Complete Third Season
Warner, 957 min., not rated, DVD: 6 discs, $49.99; Blu-ray: 4 discs, $54.99 Volume 32, Issue 6
Gotham: The Complete Third Season
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