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Gotham – Season 2, Episode 4 Rise of the Villains: Strike Force

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Capt. Barnes assembles a law-abiding task force with Gordon's help; Penguin is caught up in a favor for Galavan.
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Gotham — Season 2, Episode 4

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Many of Gotham's characters take a promising step forward in "Strike Force," but the tone is uncomfortably akin to the most dour and overly simplistic episodes of season one.

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Ben McKenzie

Detective James Gordon

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Harvey Bullock

Morena Baccarin

Leslie Thompkins

Michael Chiklis

Detective Nathaniel Barnes

Sean Pertwee

Alfred

Robin Taylor

Oswald Cobblepot
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Simon Abrams New York Magazine/Vulture 10/13/2015
2/5
Gotham is that kind of show, one that has worn out all goodwill thanks to its never-ending promissory style of drama. Go to Full Review Vinnie Mancuso Observer 10/13/2015
Oh, boy. Looks like we're going through one of those phases where Gotham pretends it can pull off being a serious show with heavy subject matter, minus all the camp and ridiculousness that makes any of it fun. Go to Full Review Keertana Sastry Entertainment Weekly 10/13/2015
"Rise of the Villains: Strike Force," brought new gusto and new steps in Theo Galavan's plans, but it also put Gordon in a rather uncomfortable position. Go to Full Review Liz Medendorp PopMatters 08/06/2020
3/10
"The Strike Force" is a disappointingly uneventful letdown... The vast majority of the episode is bland, slow-moving exposition, just background for what we can only hope will be more exciting developments in episodes to come. Go to Full Review Lisa Babick TV Fanatic 08/06/2020
3.8/5
Wasn't it amazing how easily Nygma shifted into his other, bolder self and was finally able to ask Kringle out? The writers did a great job setting that up for us. Yes, it took a year to get to this point, but it was well worth it. Go to Full Review Kayti Burt Den of Geek 08/06/2020
3/5
Gotham deftly juggled a lot of storylines in "Strike Force," another solid episode in what has so far been an enjoyable season 2. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Capt. Barnes assembles a law-abiding task force with Gordon's help; Penguin is caught up in a favor for Galavan.
Director
Eagle Egilsson, Bill Eagles, Kenneth Fink, Jeffrey Hunt, Louis Shaw Milito, Nick Copus, John Behring, Oz Scott, Larysa Kondracki
Executive Producer
Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (V|D|L|S)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 12, 2015