‘Gotham’ season 2, episode 3 preview: ‘The Last Laugh’ brings you Jerome – Jim Gordon showdown

Monday night’s new episode of “Gotham” brought us plenty of craziness courtesy of the Maniax, and what we are getting here is a sense that they will be a major threat to everyone for at least a little while longer. Specifically, we’re looking at their ringleader at the moment in Jerome, who is the man behind the creepy video at the end of tonight’s episode, and he helped to lead that hostile and deadly takeover of the GCPD.

So how will Gordon and Bullock (who are back on the force) handle the aftermath of what happened to Commissioner Essen? We’re about to find out on “The Last Laugh” next week. The synopsis below offers up some of the first details of what you can anticipate seeing:

“Gordon and Bullock track down a nemesis from the past, leading to a standoff between Jerome (guest-star Cameron Monaghan) and Gordon. Meanwhile, a magic show at the Gotham Children’s Hospital gala turns into a hostage situation.”

The promo below gives you what is effectively Jerome’s latest exploit, and there is something that we are inevitably wondering after watching this: Are we getting near the end of the road for this character as a villain? Maybe the title is one hint, but we think another is strictly the fact that in the comics, we never really know the Joker’s real name or his definitive backstory per se. There’s no reason to think that the Joker and Jerome are one and the same, other than of course the perfect Jokeresque laugh and the attitude.

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