The Scarecrow (Gotham episode)
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| "The Scarecrow" | |
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| Gotham episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Nick Copus |
| Written by | Ken Woodruff |
| Production code | 4X6665 |
| Original air date | February 9, 2015 |
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"The Scarecrow" is the fifteenth episode of the television series Gotham. It premiered on FOX on February 9, 2015 and was written by Ken Woodruff, and directed by Nick Copus. In this episode, Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue) continue following Dr. Crane's killing spree.
The episode was watched by 5.63 million viewers and received generally positive reviews. Critics praised the ending as scary but felt the subplots were weak.
Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) has been captured and is locked up in a rowdy prison-like area. Meanwhile, Dr. Gerald Crane (Julian Sands) continues experimenting with his fear toxin. This time he tests it on himself to re-experience his greatest fear: his wife is killed in a fire. Falcone (John Doman) decides to put an end to Cobblepot's (Robin Lord Taylor) debt to Maroni (David Zayas). He meets with him and Maroni agrees to end his feud with Falcone and forswears vengeance on Oswald, as long as he receives the services of a judge in Falcone's pocket. Falcone tells Cobblepot he also has to redecorate the nightclub, as Falcone is giving it to him to run. Falcone reminds Oswald that without cash flow, they lose influence, and without influence, their organization becomes a house of cards.
After receiving information from Nygma (Cory Michael Smith), Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue) realize Crane created the toxin after his wife's death, hoping that people use it to overcome their deepest fears. Bruce (David Mazouz) goes on a trip to the forest to challenge himself but runs into difficulties. He's then joined by Alfred (Sean Pertwee), who tells him that he came looking for him, but decided to let him crawl the last hundred yards up the hill on his own, to let Bruce develop his independence. Cobblepot is visited later by Maroni, who tells him that when Falcone dies, Cobblepot will die too.
In a cabin in the woods, Dr. Crane injects his son Jonathan (Charlie Tahan) with a high level of the toxin, causing him to have a breakdown featuring the cabin's scarecrow. Gordon and Bullock locate them, and when Gerald opens fire and proclaims himself without fear, Gordon and Bullock return fire, killing him and taking Jonathan to a hospital. In the prison, Mooney kills Mace, the prisoner's leader, and promises to protect the other prisoners, who, it turns out are having their organs harvested for sale. In the hospital, Gordon is notified by the doctor that because of the high levels of toxins, Jonathan (while he will live) will forever be forced to see his fears permanently. The episode ends as Jonathan is tormented by visions of scarecrows.
