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Gotham – Season 1, Episode 5 Viper

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62% Tomatometer 26 Reviews
Gordon and Bullock seek out the source of a new street drug that is killing users; Cobblepot gets deeper into Maroni's inner circle; Fish Mooney continues to plot against Falcone.
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Gotham — Season 1, Episode 5

Gotham — Season 1, Episode 5

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Critics Consensus

While "Viper" adds some much-appreciated Batman mythology to its origin story, Gotham struggles to figure out what kind of show it's going to be.

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Cast & Crew

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Benjamin McKenzie

Detective James Gordon

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Harvey Bullock

Jada Pinkett Smith

Fish Mooney

Sean Pertwee

Alfred

Robin Taylor

Oswald Cobblepot

Erin Richards

Barbara Kean
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Jeremy Egner New York Times 08/06/2020
This week felt better than average, by the show's own standards... Even better, the plot, hatched by a damaged crusader of a chemist, deepened the larger story. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams New York Magazine/Vulture 12/22/2014
Both last week's episode and this week's are thematically cogent but dramatically inert. Which, again, is at least preferable to the shapeless collection of tangents that was the series premiere. Go to Full Review Michael Calia Wall Street Journal 12/22/2014
It's the show at its weirdest and most gruesome, delivering some of its biggest laugh lines and most wacked-out images yet. Go to Full Review Blair Marnell CraveOnline 08/06/2020
What a weird and strange show. A lot of Gotham's sins could be forgiven if it was also a good show. But for now, it's just sad to watch. Go to Full Review Eric Walters Paste Magazine 08/06/2020
7/10
The downfall of Gotham has primarily been congestion... But in the fifth episode, those distractions were kept in check, though not without problems. Go to Full Review Mark Trammell TV Equals 08/06/2020
Good stuff all around, even with the inherent ridiculousness of the main Viper storyline. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Gordon and Bullock seek out the source of a new street drug that is killing users; Cobblepot gets deeper into Maroni's inner circle; Fish Mooney continues to plot against Falcone.
Executive Producer
Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 20, 2014