The Gotham TV series has made its debut on Monday and it received praises from the viewers and critics alike. The Guardian said that the new Fox show is a 'very good show so far' and praised it for its “gritty tone that’s just on the right side of fantastical.” Lightly Buzzed wrote that the show, which stars Ben McKenzie as young James Gordon and David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne, “is atmospheric,” has “grubby, grim urban vibe familiar from the Christopher Nolan Batman films, and everything feels nice and polished and professional.”
Generally, the Gotham TV series pilot episode received favorable reviews and fans are excited to see more of it. What makes them more excited, though, is the appearance of one character that could be one of the most important characters in the world of Batman.
During one scene, a young man (played by Jon Beavers) was performing a stand-up comedy in front of Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith). Immediately, viewers suspected him as the young version of the psychopath, sadistic criminal, the Joker. Even Comicbook.com jumped on the idea that it was might be Batman's mortal enemy reasoning showrunner Bruno Heller and other writers do things without any reason. Moviepilot.com is also baffled by the appearance of the 'failed' stand-up comedian saying “Beavers' character sure does seem to be mirroring (one of) the Joker's origin(s) pretty darned exactly.”
Heller earlier spoke about the possible appearance of the Joker. However, it isn't clear who will it be and when and where he will be seen.
“Will we see someone who we’ll definitely know to be The Joker, by the end of the season?” Collider asked Heller in an interview.
“No, not definitely. One of the advantages of series TV is that you can change your mind and plan things as you go. The Joker is the crown jewel of the DC villain universe. It’s not a stumbling block, but it’s a solid issue that, in the mythology of The Joker, Batman precedes The Joker. The Joker can’t appear as The Joker before Batman appears. That means, in the life of this series, whoever becomes The Joker is always going to be pre-Joker, if you follow me.”
