Legend of the Dark Knight: I Am Bane 

On the precipice of Gotham's reunification, Gordon and Bruce find themselves face-to-face with a newly transformed Eduardo, and discover the real mastermind behind the city's current chaos. Meanwhile, a pregnant Barbara turns to Lee for help.

Director:

Kenneth Fink

Writers:

Bruno Heller (developed by), Bob Kane (based on the characters created by)

Stars:

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Ben McKenzie	...	James Gordon
Donal Logue	...	Harvey Bullock
David Mazouz	...	Bruce Wayne
Morena Baccarin	...	Leslie Thompkins
Sean Pertwee	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Robin Lord Taylor	...	Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin
Erin Richards	...	Barbara Kean
Camren Bicondova	...	Selina Kyle
Cory Michael Smith	...	Edward Nygma / The Riddler
Chris Chalk	...	Lucius Fox (credit only)
Jaime Murray	...	Theresa Walker / Nyssa Al Ghul
John Bedford Lloyd	...	General Wade
BD Wong	...	Hugo Strange
Shane West	...	Eduardo Dorrance

Storyline

On the precipice of Gotham's reunification, Gordon and Bruce find themselves face-to-face with a newly transformed Eduardo, and discover the real mastermind behind the city's current chaos. Meanwhile, a pregnant Barbara turns to Lee for help.

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Plot Keywords:

surgery | bane character | tranquilizer dart | reference to ra's al ghul | nyssa al ghul character | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The end credits do not display any actor credits at all, recurring or otherwise. This is perhaps the only episode to opt for such an angle.

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Goofs

General Wade is shown wearing the rank insignia of both a Lt. General and a Major, he has three stars and a gold oak leaf cluster on his shoulders when he first meets Captain Gordon, Detective Bullock and Bruce Wayne.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nyssa Al Ghul: Rest easy, Eduardo. I made you a promise when I found you in that hole in Peña Dura. And I intend to keep it. To give you a true purpose and the strength to see it through.
Hugo Strange: However, I'm afraid this process will be agonizing and, unfortunately, quite lengthy. Apologies in advance.
Nyssa Al Ghul: You're going to be reborn. And then you'll be the bane of the unjust. The bane of the corrupt. The bane of anyone who opposes us.

User Reviews

The Bane of Gotham: Retcon 3.0 (and other critique)

I will admit I was skeptical I heard that Shane West would play Bane in Season 5 of Gotham. With the first appearance in this episode I am pretty impressed. In the past, Bane was often portrayed as over-the-top buff guy with a luchadora-type mask with tubes strapped to him that fed the venom drug into his system. When Dark Knight Rises came out in 2012, it departed from that character portrayal, showing audiences a guy who was strong, but not through a super-drug. With this iteration of Bane in Gotham you have the venom drug in play, but how Bane looks gives off a cybernetic-enhancement feel (like General Grievous and Darth Vader). Plus the voice definitely is inspired by Tom Hardy's performance. If anybody asks me whether Tom Hardy or Shane West is the better Bane, I'd say it's not a competition. While both have similar roles (being a part of the League of Assassins/Shadows) they both developed in different ways. Gotham's iteration of Bane is the latest in the DC Universe, with surly more to come.

Now to Nyssa Al Ghul. With her reveal in this episode was a surprise to me. I first assumed it would be an Amanda Waller-type figure since the show kind of teased us by giving here the alias "Walker", which I have to applaud the writers for their creative deception. With Nyssa all the signs are there. She lets her emotions dictate her actions, which ultimately leads to her downfall. Keep in find that Nyssa Al Ghul as a character has only existed since 2003 and the only other live-action portrayal of her is in Arrow by Kristina Law. So far Jaime Murray's portrayal of Nyssa is spot on. We will just have to see what happens in the final two episodes of Gotham

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2019 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primrose Hill Productions, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD