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Gotham – Season 2, Episode 7 Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster

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Gotham – Season 2, Episode 7

Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster

Aired Nov 2, 2015

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When Butch takes him to the warehouse where Gertrude is being held, Penguin plans his revenge; Nygma faces the consequences of a deadly accident.

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Critics Consensus

Even though it dwells too long on Bruce's teenage drama, "Mommy's Little Villain" is mostly an action-packed episode of Gotham with new developments for many of the major characters.

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Vinnie Mancuso

Observer

11/04/2015

This episode's entire Eddie Nygma subplot, which basically served as an origin story for the Riddler himself, strayed dangerously close to the Stuffed Into The Fridge trope.

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Keertana Sastry

Entertainment Weekly

11/03/2015

There may have never been a man with more love for his mother than Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot, a feat he has easily proven in the last few episodes of Gotham.

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Kyle Fowle

AV Club

11/03/2015

B-

Part of what makes this week's episode more compelling than previous installments is the fact that there's a clear plot progression from the beginning of the episode to the end.

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

07/19/2018

Honestly, Gotham may have gone so far off the rails at this point that it's possibly broken through the atmosphere and has attained orbit.

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Kayti Burt

Den of Geek

07/18/2018

2.5/5

For those keeping track at home, this is the second week in a [row] one of the supporting female characters has died to further the storyline of one of the main male characters, which is pretty aggravating.

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Liz Medendorp

PopMatters

11/09/2015

7/10

For the most part, these familiar characters are starting to assume their preordained roles, yet there are just enough discrepancies and opportunities for divergence from the established story.

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Synopsis

When Butch takes him to the warehouse where Gertrude is being held, Penguin plans his revenge; Nygma faces the consequences of a deadly accident.

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 2, 2015