I was really impressed with this episode. Even Jada Pinkett-Smith did some acting, rather than ACTING! Gordon is still in Bud White mode, his open contempt for the mayor gets this episode an extra star. While the building jump was very poorly done, Bruce and Selina's escapades while on the run were well handled overall, particularly how Bruce helped Selina see that her life on the street had made her a bit too tough, and kudos to the show runners for the way they handled the kiss at the end! Master Mazouz is a little scrawny, I'll admit, but he has all the intensity you'd expect from the boy who will be Batman. But my highest praise must go to Sean Pertwee, his work on the action sequences this week, even if aided by some stunt doubles here and there, took me back to the 1970s when 'my' Doctor, his father Jon, was the incumbent Doctor Who. I'm not sure that the 'assassins of the week' are actual Batman villains, but the gymnast/contortionist who appeared to be deriving kinky pleasure from choking out her victims was a bit much, even if I found myself wishing Bruce Wayne in 'The Dark Knight Rises' had heeded her advice to young Bruce that courage and good sense aren't the same thing!
Review of Lovecraft
