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Gotham – Season 2, Episode 5 Rise of the Villains: Scarification

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59% Tomatometer 17 Reviews
Galavan and Penguin team up with a dangerous Gotham family; Gordon struggles to maintain order when the rivalry between the Waynes and the Galavans resurfaces.
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Gotham — Season 2, Episode 5

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"Scarification" suffers from an overabundance of plot points, but the episode's attention-getting acts of violence hint at more compelling developments to follow.

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Simon Abrams New York Magazine/Vulture 10/20/2015
3/5
"Scarification" is the first episode of Gotham's second season that is, for better and worse, a must-see. Go to Full Review Keertana Sastry Entertainment Weekly 10/20/2015
Gotham finally revealed the history behind Theo's centuries-old blood feud in Gotham City but not without totally confusing me regarding the DC Comics origin stories of the city's First Families. Go to Full Review Kyle Fowle AV Club 10/20/2015
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"Scarification" is Gotham in a nutshell, an episode that's narratively scattered and consistently uninterested in moving along meaningful and engaging plotlines, and also deepening the show's ever-expanding roster of characters. Go to Full Review Marc Buxton Den of Geek 08/06/2020
2.5/5
The first live action appearance of the Court and that's pretty darn cool. Now, if only the rest of the episode matched the coolness of the arrival of Batman's greatest 21st century villains, we would have reason to celebrate. Go to Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files 08/02/2018
6.5/10
I'm a huge fan of this direction even if the journey getting there will be a little bumpy. Go to Full Review Rob Bricken io9.com 07/19/2018
Gotham has lost what little remnants of sanity it had. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Galavan and Penguin team up with a dangerous Gotham family; Gordon struggles to maintain order when the rivalry between the Waynes and the Galavans resurfaces.
Executive Producer
Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (D|L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 19, 2015