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Gotham – Season 1, Episode 8 The Mask

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68% Tomatometer 25 Reviews
Gordon and Bullock investigate a man who runs a deadly fight club; Bruce returns to school and is visited by a new friend.
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Gotham — Season 1, Episode 8

Gotham — Season 1, Episode 8

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The appearance of a familiar Batman villain and a bullying scene at Bruce's school make "The Mask" an important episode, though it returns to Gotham's procedural format.

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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

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Robin Taylor

Oswald Cobblepot

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Jeremy Egner New York Times 08/06/2020
Look, I'm as susceptible as anyone to the lizard-brain pleasures of seeing privileged nasties get what's coming to them. There's just not much substance to it. Go to Full Review Michael Calia Wall Street Journal 12/30/2014
"Black Mask" is an enduring bad guy in the Batman mythos, and it's good to see the show tout one of the real pillars of the Caped Crusader's rogues gallery. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams New York Magazine/Vulture 12/30/2014
In tonight's episode, Bruce Wayne stepped out of Gordon's shadow and started to deal with his own anger issues. This automatically makes "The Mask" the most interesting episode of Gotham so far. Go to Full Review Blair Marnell CraveOnline 08/06/2020
Eight episodes in, Gotham still hasn't found a consistent tone or even decent writing throughout an entire episode. Go to Full Review Eric Walters Paste Magazine 08/06/2020
6/10
So much of what has troubled Gotham reared its head in "The Mask." A bland main story overrun by a mass of subplots was the main culprit here, flanked by subpar writing and phoned-in acting. Go to Full Review Aaron Neuwirth The Young Folks 08/06/2020
What it lacks in story quality it makes up for in seeing these main characters with a stronger sense of purpose behind their actions, given what everyone has gone through in recent weeks. Gotham is growing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Gordon and Bullock investigate a man who runs a deadly fight club; Bruce returns to school and is visited by a new friend.
Executive Producer
Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (D|L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 10, 2014