Episode
Gotham: Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Overview
Gordon and Barnes continue cleaning up Gotham, and Gordon comes face-to-face with one of the city's most dangerous hitmen, Eduardo Flamingo. Meanwhile, Nygma and Penguin cross paths again, and Bruce pressures Galavan into handing over the name of his parents' murderer.
Details
- Series
- Gotham
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2015-11-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow is Episode 9 in Season 2 of Gotham. It aired on 2015-11-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 8: Rise of the Villains: Tonight's the Night
Galavan sends Barbara after Jim Gordon, while he tries to make a business deal with Bruce Wayne. Barnes and Bullock are hot on Barbara's trail, and Nygma has a run-in with a familiar face.
Episode 10: Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham
Gordon confronts a suspect who is connected to Galavan, but falls short of obtaining any information. Meanwhile, Bruce gets one step closer to discovering the name of his parent's killer.
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Episode 7: Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster
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Episode 11: Rise of the Villains: Worse than a Crime
When Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Gordon must look to some unlikely and dangerous allies for help. It is a battle of the villains, and not everyone makes it out alive.
Episode 6: Rise of the Villains: By Fire
After Bridgit Pike rejoins her brothers, a new spark of courage ignites within her, as she chooses to take control of her future. Meanwhile, Kringle and Nygma's relationship will take a new step and Penguin and Galavan continue to battle for control of Gotham City's underworld.
Episode 12: Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze
Penguin takes a hit for Galavan's murder, but doesn't let Gordon off easily. Meanwhile, Gordon and Bullock investigate the body-snatching spree of Victor Fries, one of Gotham's preeminent cryogenics engineers.
Episode 5: Rise of the Villains: Scarification
Galavan and Penguin join forces with a dangerous family in Gotham. Then, as the rivalry between the Waynes and the Galavans resurfaces, Gordon struggles to maintain order in the city.
Episode 13: Wrath of the Villains: A Dead Man Feels No Cold
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Episode 4: Rise of the Villains: Strike Force
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Episode 14: Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness
Alfred and Selina help Bruce search for his parents' killer, Matches Malone; Gordon goes to Edward Nygma with Kristen Kringle's whereabouts; Hugo Strange continues working to reduce the Penguin's aggression.
Episode 3: Rise of the Villains: The Last Laugh
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Episode 15: Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn
Gordon and Bullock follow a trail of clues in a robbery, not knowing they were left by Nygma; Gordon receives an anonymous threat; Penguin meets his father; Bruce works on his street smarts.