GOTHAM KNIGHTS-13-NIGHT OF OWLS

 

GOTHAM KNIGHTS-13-NIGHT OF OWLS

 

Well, again, the CW cancelled the wrong series. This should NOT be cancelled.

 

Then again, neither should STARGIRL (it became watchable in season two, good in season three, and excellent in season four); NAOMI (though sagging toward the end, this had promise and a great premise and cast); TOM SWIFT (the times this aired were terrible but this show was excellent and if properly promoted, this, too, would have taken off and if given time; another excellent cast); and possibly BLACK LIGHTNING (though I would rather have seen a spinoff with Joran Calloway as Khilil Payne/Painkiller). I’m sure I missed a few that should never have been cancelled. There are a few that should have been canned right away (DC LEGENDS once it became too stupid for words and too dumb to watch). SUPERMAN AND LOIS has two incredible seasons and then it had the third (though the last two episodes of season three were okay, the cancer storyline and the bratification of Jordan as well as domestic DYNASTY storylines ruined the show and they kept that, while reducing just about ¾ s of the cast). The CW does not know what it is doing, reactive to rating instead of giving shows a chance to develop.

 

Case in point: GOTHAM KNIGHTS. It started with a great pilot (so did BATWOMAN but that totally sucked until the last season, which, again, got it canned). Then it sagged a bit but then picked up quickly with a wonderful turn by Misha Collins as Harvey Dent. Initially I wasn’t turned on by another Dent story but by the season finale, Collins’ turn as Dent was marvelous and he IS Harvey Dent, both sides of him. The Duela redemption storyline was great. Oscar Morgan as Turner became more solid as Turner found out the truth about his parents and their killer, about Batman and possibly his killer (who did kill Batman?), and the man who trained both his parents and Bruce Wayne. Stunning growth from both the actor and his character but this can be said about all of the characters.

 

By season’s end, they had me wanting more…but the CW renewed SUPERMAN AND LOIS instead and canned this innovative and exciting series. You truly do not know who might live and who might die. It’s almost a better version of the far too dark ARROW but with more jokes and better plotting. I really want more.

 

 

Here is the synopsis for the last episode so spoilers:

 

SPOILERS so attention seekers stop now!

 

 While the knights are questioned by the police, Rebecca takes Duela hostage in order to force Harvey’s other side out. The Talons arrive to kill the Knights but Commissioner Soto frees them and they fight back but Carries mother gets hurt. Duela contacts the others over the phone connected to the bomb which reveals Rebecca’s plan to destroy all building designed by Allan Wayne and cover her tracks. Duela bonds with Harvey and he lets his other self out who tries to kill Rebecca and gets burned with acid. Rebecca wants to frame Duela but the Knights intervene. Brody injects his mother with Elektrum which is fatal. Turner wants to find his father’s journals so he stays behind when the building explodes. The Gotham Knights decide to stick together for Turner who is alive and taken by Henri Ducard, the man his parents worked for as assassins.

 

Not one moment was wasted here and Rebecca became a villain to be reckoned with; Brody steps up; Duela steps up and Dent becomes the things of nightmares and horror movies without overtaking the entire episode. It’s a great balance they found in this episode. I REALLY want more. I wonder if the comics might continue this?

 

On the other hand, I totally forgot SUPERMAN AND LOIS was new last night and it’s not on the services yet. Meh.

 

GOTHAM KNIGHTS deserved another season or two. Or three…

 

BTW, when Robin’s mom got “killed” I actually felt something for the characters of the mother and Robin. I actually cared that she not suffer or die. That means a lot in a TV landscape that doesn’t really do that now. I mean people die, lots of people but this lead up and the action and the reason she was where she was and doing what she was doing (helping someone) was touching and meant something. GOTHAM KNIGHTS became must watch TV, despite what the awful WE GOT YOU COVERED news reviews state. This show is superior to SUPERMAN AND LOIS in every way.