The long-awaited ACE Chemicals showdown finally happened(Picture: Fox)

***WARNING: Spoilers ahead***

It was the episode we were all waiting for, and Gotham certainly delivered with the showdown between Mr J himself and Bruce in their first Batman V Joker fight.

While comic-book and Batman fans knew where it was going – it still had us gripped, and now we have to wait to discover just what the hell happens next as the lives of Gotham citizens are left hanging in the balance.

Here’s just some of the questions ACE Chemicals left unanswered as we go careering towards the finale…


Jeremiah is still somehow clinging on to life (Picture: Fox)

What’s going to happen to Jeremiah?

Let’s get the big one out of the way first, shall we?



Jeremiah Valeska knows how to do many things, but knowing how to take the hint and die is just not one of them.

(It’s kinda why we secretly love him.)

After falling into a vat of acid and being burned beyond repair, he was seen holed up in a hospital room looking like a melted candle wrapped in bandages, with Bruce telling Selina that he was essentially brain dead.

But since when has that ever stopped the Crown Prince of Crime to come back for the last laugh?

Seeing as we’ve seen his horrifying transformation in leaked photos, we’re know he’s not going to stay bed ridden for too long…

Yeah hes not going to get up from that anytime soon (Picture: Fox)

Where did Ecco go?

Devoutly loyal Ecco was key in helping Jeremiah put his masterplan into action.

Bringing the ACE Chemicals car round to send dangerous, mind-bending chemicals into the sky ruining Gotham for good, she made a run for it with Jeremiah when their plan to kill Lee and Jim went wrong.

Bruce managed to chase Jeremiah into the ACE Chemicals building, and it appeared Ecco ran in there too, but she disappeared for the showdown fight, and wasn’t there to save her Puddin’ from his grisly fate.

She’s not the type to let him go just like that, so what is she up to?

Mr J had a splashing time in his recent fight (Picture: Fox)

What’s the Mad Hatter doing back?

Jervis Tetch has been keeping one hell of a low profile this season, to the point we thought he’d actually gone for good.

But alas, turns out he’s just moved allegiances and after Jerome’s death, he’s just scuttled on over to become a member of the Church of Jeremiah.

In fact, the smarty-pants bad guy has been helping him with his ultimate plan to destroy the city, and until now has done a pretty good job.

However, just as his plan went into action, he appeared and then disappeared again.

Just where has the mad man been all this time and why has he decided to pop up again now?

Edward and Oswald have a crazy plan but could it actually work? (Picture: Fox)

How are Edward, Oswald and Barbara going to build a submarine?

You got to hand it to Oswald – that man knows how to talk himself out of anything.

This week, with a gun to his head, he managed to convince Barbara to not kill him after months of her seeking vengeance and instead join forces with him in order to…build a submarine?



Welcome to Gotham, folks.

Luckily for them, Edward already has the plans for one, they just need to make it. And then they can make it out of the city alive so Barbara can have her baby in safety.

To be fair, it’s the only option she has at this point, but the bonkers move is surely going to have a couple of hiccups seeing as none of them are the most hands-on mechanics in the world.

Lee and Jim are giving things another shot amid all the madness (Picture: Fox)

What’s going to happen to Lee and Jim?

Despite being the father of his ex’s baby, Jim Gordon didn’t take too long to reunite romantically with Lee now that she’s back on the scene.

He even almost died with her while they were in a hypnotic state recreating the moment Bruce’s parents were shot, which will bond pretty much anyone.

So does this mean they’re going to stay together? Or will the bad blood over the years be too much to overcome?

Barbara is about to be seeing double (Picture: Fox)

How are there two Barbaras now?

A teaser for next week’s episode teased something pretty major – there are two Barbara’s in the mix. (What’s up, Clayface?)

With the chemicals now infecting the water supply (thanks to Jim dumping Jeremiah’s chemical bomb into the water instead of letting it explode into the air), things are about to get really weird in Gotham, as if they haven’t been already.

But in a brief moment, it was revealed that a Barbara was holding another Barbara by the neck.

Which one is our Barbara and how is the pregnant mobster going to get out of this OK?

Bruce is now homeless thanks to Jeremiah’s high-jinks(Picture: Fox)

Where are Bruce and Alfred going to live?


One of Gotham’s most major landmarks, Wayne Manor, went up in a little cloud of smoke thanks to Jeremiah and his cronies blowing it up.

It’s a baller move from the series, seeing as Wayne Manor, and by default, The Batcave, are essential parts of Bruce’s life and creation of his Batman plans.

So now that it’s literally all gone up in smoke, where are they going to live now?

Can’t imagine there being too many hotel rooms being available and running in the city right now…

Selina has been slipping more into her Catwoman form day-by-day (Picture: Fox)

What’s going to happen to Selina?

Selina has been turning colder and colder as the days go on in the wasteland that is Gotham – and more and more cat-like.

She came inches away from ending Penguin this episode, and was convinced she’d killed Jeremiah in a frenzied attack.

However, Bruce is always her soft-spot and there is definitely humanity there.

So we have to ask – what’s going to push her over the edge and into the dark side for good?

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With only five episodes to go, the team have a lot of wrapping up to do before way say goodbye to the twisted world for good.

The upcoming ten-year time jump will definitely kick things up a notch, and will see some major transformation.

Which leads to the biggest question of all…when is the Dark Knight rising?


Gotham continues Thursdays on Fox in the US, and at a later date on E4 in the UK.

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