With Gotham ending with the upcoming fifth season, I decided to rewatch the series. I haven't rewatched the first season since it originally aired in 2014 but something I realized after rewatching the first four episodes is that the show wasn't as bad as I remembered. I can admit that I was wrong and that perhaps I was a bit too hard on the first season. It had all the things I enjoyed so much about seasons 2-4 (compelling and complex story coupled with the unexpected dramatic zaniness) but it was just not perfected yet.
That hint of darkness and instability with so many of the characters (Edward Nigma, Barbara Kean, etc.) was there but they were not at the point to completely embrace it yet. I also wasn't very fair to young Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth (both characters I since grew to love) because when I first watched the show I thought they were the weak links and thought perhaps they should have had limited scenes. Bruce's progression from scared kid to determined hero was there, he was studying cases and trying to learn as much as possible. He already knew what he was planning to do while Alfred was trying his best to get Bruce to remain a child as well as give him the guidance he was going to need for his future endeavor.
The only part of the show I didn't have fault with was Selina Kyle, she has been my favorite character from the moment she appeared on screen creeping out of the shadows and landing on her feet on a busy street.
As I continue with my Gotham rewatch the point I wanted to make was that your first opinion can sometimes be wrong but it's okay if it changes later on.
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