

As Cobblepot begins to have Butch quietly search for his mother, Captain Barnes directs the strike force to target Cobblepot.Ĭobblepot and Butch bring a chest to Galavan in his penthouse, revealing a kidnapped Sid Bunderslaw, where Tabitha removes one of his eyes. Nygma and Miss Kringle have a romantic evening together. Shortly afterward, Bruce meets with Galavan to thank him for saving his life during the charity event and meets Galavan's niece, Silver St. When Selina begins looking for Bruce at his prep school, she is ordered off by Alfred because she killed Reggie. Galavan kidnaps Cobblepot's mother and blackmails Cobblepot into murdering all of the other candidates so that Galavan can run for mayor unopposed. With Gordon's assistance, they recruit several aspiring police trainees from the Police Academy to form an elite team to accomplish that goal. Nathaniel Barnes ( Michael Chiklis), a new captain of the GCPD, arrives to clean up the department and end corruption. Several Gotham citizens see Jerome's actions on television and begin having mental breakdowns. Galavan attends a charity event that Alfred, Bruce, and Leslie Thompkins also attend, which turns out to be an elaborate ruse wherein Galavan kills Jerome and is perceived to be a hero he announces his candidacy for mayor. Gordon and Bullock search for Jerome, but discover Paul Cicero (Jerome's father) already murdered, Galavan reveals that his family built Gotham and he is seeking revenge on those who tarnished his family name. Following this, Bullock rejoins the force to stop the Maniax. The Maniax attack GCPD and kill several police officers, including Essen Nygma is wounded saving Miss Kringle during the massacre. Galavan kidnaps the mayor and his group of "Maniax" begins a public murder spree for the sake of publicity. Bruce and Alfred discover a secret room at the end of the staircase.īruce fires Alfred when the latter interferes with his exploring his father's computer, but changes his mind when Alfred agrees to physically train him so he can confront his parents' killer. All but Sionis agree to join forces with Galavan Sionis is strangled and stabbed to death for his refusal. Meanwhile, several inmates of Arkham Asylum including Barbara Kean, Aaron Helzinger, Jerome Valeska, Arnold Dobkins, Richard Sionis and Robert Greenwood are broken out of the asylum by Theo Galavan ( James Frain) and his sister/enforcer, Tabitha Galavan ( Jessica Lucas). Gordon works with Cobblepot, now a crime boss, to force Commissioner Loeb to reinstate Gordon as a detective and resign as police commissioner in exchange for Gordon collecting a debt from someone and regretfully killing them to protect himself. Gordon is fired and Bullock resigns from the police. The season premiered on Septemand concluded on on Fox. The first half of the season is subtitled Rise of the Villains while the second half is subtitled Wrath of the Villains. The season was broadcast over 2 runs: the first 11 episodes aired from September to November 2015 and the other 11 episodes aired from February to May 2016. Also, Morena Baccarin, Chris Chalk, Drew Powell, and Nicholas D'Agosto were upped to series regulars after having recurred on the previous season. New additions to the cast include James Frain as Theo Galavan Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan and Michael Chiklis as Captain Nathaniel Barnes.

The season was ordered in January 2015 and every cast member from the last season returned with the exception of Victoria Cartagena as Renee Montoya (who would later return for the third season of Batwoman) Andrew Stewart-Jones as Crispus Allen John Doman as Carmine Falcone and Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, although both Doman and Pinkett Smith returned as guest stars.

Television, with Bruno Heller, Danny Cannon, John Stephens, and Ken Woodruff serving as executive producers. The season is produced by Primrose Hill Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. The second season of the American television series Gotham, based on characters from DC Comics related to the Batman franchise, revolves around the characters of James "Jim" Gordon and Bruce Wayne.
