Thankfully the titular "Viper" in question wasn't some c-list wannabe Bat-villain, but a deadly drug. Some of the effects of the drug were a tad over the top given the (slightly) more grounded approach to the material here thus far, but like all of the plot devices so far it isn't some isolated one-off, but something with connections to the larger story.
There was some nice work here from Jada Pinkett-Smith as Fish Mooney. I think she's gotten better every week, and she's particularly strong here. Smart, tough, seductive... a tad scary. I also thought they handled the continuing growth of Bruce Wayne well here; particularly as it relates to he and Alfred. Bruce is already showing the almost obsessive drive to find out who murdered his parents and to rid Gotham of its apathy towards crime and corruption, but to this point Alfred had seemed reluctant to encourage him. But by the end of the episode he's been bitten by the bug and the foundation for the partnership that will be is starting to be built.
There was some nice work here from Jada Pinkett-Smith as Fish Mooney. I think she's gotten better every week, and she's particularly strong here. Smart, tough, seductive... a tad scary. I also thought they handled the continuing growth of Bruce Wayne well here; particularly as it relates to he and Alfred. Bruce is already showing the almost obsessive drive to find out who murdered his parents and to rid Gotham of its apathy towards crime and corruption, but to this point Alfred had seemed reluctant to encourage him. But by the end of the episode he's been bitten by the bug and the foundation for the partnership that will be is starting to be built.
