'Gotham' Season 1 Spoilers, Recap: The Hunt for Dr. Crane Continues on 'The Scarecrow'
Last week's showing of the action-packed crime-fighting TV series "Gotham" introduced the serial killer Gerald Crane (Julian Sands) who targets people with severe cases of phobias and uses their particular fears to afflict them.
Dr. Crane happens to the father of the future Batman supervillain Jonathan Crane, who is also known as the Scarecrow.
Meanwhile, in Gotham's dark mob world, Don Maroni (David Zayas) finds out from Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) about Penguin's (Robin Lord Taylor) secrets. Out of disappointment, the Don had the crippled Cobblepot crushed in a salvage yard. However, the cunning Penguin managed to escape death and is now heading back to Gotham.
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Det. Gordon (Ben McKenzie), on the other hand, is now enjoying the company of Dr. Leslie Tompkins (Morena Baccarin). The fearless GCPD officer even informs the shrink about the vacant medical examiner position in the department with the intention of having her close by.
In the next segment of the Batman spin-off series, it was indicated by the released synopsis that partners Gordon and Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) will continue their hunt for Dr. Crane who is still at large.
A full summary was posted on The Futon Critic and it reads:
"Gordon and Bullock set out to stop Gerald Crane, a biology teacher who has been harvesting the glands of his murder victims. Meanwhile, after finding herself in an unusual setting, Mooney continues plotting to gain power, and Falcone attempts to change Maroni's plan for the Penguin."
"Gotham" Season 1 Episode 15 titled "The Scarecrow" airs this Monday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. on FOX.
