Gotham - 'Everyone has a Cobblepot'

"You're my wingman. Well... flipper guy."

When Arnold Flass's case is thrown out, Gordon and Harvey Dent go after Commissioner Loeb. They run up against the Commissioner's huge blackmail file, and must turn to Bullock and Penguin to help them find the evidence they need to turn the tables. The trail leads to a remote farmhouse, but not to the boxes of files that they hoped for.

Meanwhile, Nygma's romantic pursuit of Christine Kringle takes another misstep. On the island, Fish meets Dr Dulmacher and tries out for a job as his number two. And Alfred is keen to get back on his feet, despite his recent injury.

The main story was pretty strong, although I suspect that if I'd seen 'Welcome Back, Jim Gordon' I might find it a little familiar. Bullock was as excellent as ever; his eponymous speech was another little triumph for the gritty practicalities of the GCPD over the idealism Gordon once hued to, but his warning against getting more involved with Penguin still came off as heartfelt rather than hypocritical. Meanwhile, away from his club Penguin comes across as far more his old self, gleefully trading favours with Gordon before turning Loeb's gatekeepers on each other for the chance to be the one to get away, before revealing that he actually just has one shot left.

The standout guest star is Nicholle Tom as Miriam Loeb, the Commissioner's crazy as a box of frogs daughter. She was quite chilling, and avoided some of the more crude stereotyping of mental illness seen in Arkham Asylum.

Fish... Fish is better this week, her betrayal of her most stalwart supporter to further her larger plan is chilling, but her refusal to just settle in as number two stops her coming off as beaten. Sadly, Dulmacher is a weak adversary given his build up, which means that she only has so much to work off.

And then there's poor Eddie Nygma. I feel for him, with his unrequited crush on a woman who has some serious issues when it comes to men. I'm not saying Eddie's the guy for her, but her attraction to arm-grabbing, ass-patting knuckle-draggers doesn't seem entirely healthy. I suspect that we may see the further emergence of the future Riddler's penchant for booby-traps as a means of dealing with his physically dominant rivals.