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Gotham – Season 2, Episode 9 Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow

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As Gordon and Barnes work to clean up Gotham, Gordon runs into a dangerous hit man known as Eduardo Flamingo (Raul Castillo); Penguin and Nygma have another encounter; Bruce wants Galavan to reveal the name of his parents' killer.
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Gotham — Season 2, Episode 9

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Gotham gives Jim Gordon some much-needed depth in "A Bitter Pill to Swallow," although the surrounding stories are less cohesive.

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Cast & Crew

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Benjamin 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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Keertana Sastry Entertainment Weekly 11/17/2015
On Monday's episode of Gotham, "Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow," we saw just how much potential for darkness James Gordon truly has inside of him - and just how hard he'll have to work to keep it from coming out. Go to Full Review Scott Von Doviak AV Club 11/17/2015
C+
"A Bitter Pill To Swallow" still feels like a disparate collection of stories in search of a center. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams New York Magazine/Vulture 11/17/2015
2/5
On "A Bitter Pill to Swallow," Gordon endangers the lives of several cops and generally acts like a selfish sociopath because ... well, he can, and it's the only dramatic card left in Gotham's deck. Go to Full Review Rob Bricken io9.com 07/19/2018
"A Bitter Pill to Swallow" isn't dull, then, as much as it is pointless. Go to Full Review Kayti Burt Den of Geek 07/18/2018
2/5
I came away from the ninth episode of this particularly violent second season feeling like mutliple characters had died and/or been injured in a variety of gruesome ways, but that Gotham didn't have anything particularly interesting to say about it. Go to Full Review Liz Medendorp PopMatters 07/18/2018
3/10
The grab-bag of characters, settings, and visuals feels somewhat scattered and haphazard. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis As Gordon and Barnes work to clean up Gotham, Gordon runs into a dangerous hit man known as Eduardo Flamingo (Raul Castillo); Penguin and Nygma have another encounter; Bruce wants Galavan to reveal the name of his parents' killer.
Executive Producer
Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 16, 2015