The Clown Prince of Crime to make his TV debut.
By Brandon Wolfe
The question of just when Batman’s most iconic villain, The Joker, will finally makes his debut on Fox’s Gotham has been answered, and the answer is much sooner than you might have guessed. Executive Producer Bruno Heller initially intended to hold off on introducing the character into the show, but now has revealed that the crown jewel of the Rogues Gallery could pop up before the first season ends.
"We've said you're going to be waiting a bit longer for it, but this is America -- nobody wants to wait," Heller told TVGuide.com. "So, we will scratch the surface of that story, yes. But just scratch it -- a little tap on the door."
Heller’s statement is open to interpretation, as he seems to hint that an in-the-flesh appearance by the Joker might not occur this season so much as a tease, perhaps in the form of an ominous cackle heard at the end of the season finale, or even a direct steal from Batman Begins with the revelation of a telltale Joker card.
Tossing the Joker into the mix comes with its share of problems, however. For starters, the Bruce Wayne of Gotham is still barely out of puberty, so the fact that so many of his famous adversaries are already running around Gotham City, many as full-fledged adults, seems peculiar. Also, Gotham is throwing so many iconic villains at the audience straight off the bat in its inaugural season – with the Penguin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Harvey Dent and the Scarecrow all already present in their nascent forms – that piling yet another major bad guy on top might seem like overkill.
Still, given how gruelingly tedious Gotham has been thus far, perhaps the best thing for it would be for the Joker to show up to ask why this show is so serious.
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