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Rolling Stone ' s Sean Collins praised Jerome's introduction and felt that the lack of an origin story was fitting because of the Joker's mysterious past in the comics. However, he was apprehensive about Jerome Valeska being a red herring for the Joker, likening it to "genre television's post-Lost fixation on mystery over meaning." [53]
Either way, Folie à Deux signals the dawn of a new era for the real Joker who killed Arthur, while our anti-hero ended up as but a mere societal outcast, a jester for humiliation the whole time.
The site's critical consensus reads, "While still tonally uneven in season two, Gotham is back with a renewed focus, moving away from disjointed case-of-the-week plots into a darker, more stable serialized story." [72] Metacritic gives the season a score of 62 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [73]
Arthur’s decision to revoke the Joker is off-putting to Lady Gaga’s Lee, who spends the majority of the film trying to provoke the Joker persona to fully take over Arthur’s mind.
The sequel’s final moments imply that Storrie’s character is the real Joker and was inspired by Arthur, who he stabs to death and then uses the blade to carve a smile into his cheeks ...
Superficially congenial, he is indifferent and contemptuous of most of Gotham's citizens and ruthless towards anyone who would endanger his political standing and criminal associations. Following Falcone's retirement, James is later held captive by Theo Galavan in an elaborate scheme of Galavan's in order for Galavan to become the new mayor.
The Joker's unpredictable, homicidal nature makes him one of the most feared supervillains in the DC Universe; the Trickster says in the 1995 miniseries Underworld Unleashed, "When super-villains want to scare each other, they tell Joker stories." [147] [148] Gotham's villains also feel threatened by the character; depending on the ...
Joker: Folie à Deux has shocked and divided fans over its layered plot twists — and that explosive ending. The highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Joker officially hit theaters on Friday ...