Season

Season 2

by James Frain, Chris Chalk, Jessica Lucas, Michael Chiklis, Donal Logue and 10 others

The stakes are higher than ever as Gotham explores the origin stories of some of the most ambitious and depraved Super Villains, including The Riddler, The Joker and Mr. Freeze, and Bruce Wayne uncovers more secrets from his father’s past.

(23 total)

Characters

Edward Nygma / The Riddler (9)Cory Michael Smith (8)Ken Woodruff (6)Cameron Monaghan (6)Jerome Valeska (6)James Frain (4)Rebecca Perry Cutter (4)Jordan Harper (4)Theo Galavan (4)John Stephens (3)

“Did you know my family built this city? We carved the bedrock upon which it stands, yet there is not a bridge, an alley, a ditch that carries our name. My forefathers were betrayed, their legacy erased, and I am here to punish those who wronged us and reclaim what is ours.”

— John Stephens, Theo Galavan, James Frain, imdb.com

Tagged: Family, we built this city, Bridge, Betrayed

“What Gotham wants is a hero. And tonight, I’m going to give them one.”

— John Stephens, Theo Galavan, James Frain, imdb.com

Tagged: Hero, Promise

“Desperate times call for a strong measure.”

— Robert Hull, Theo Galavan, James Frain, imdb.com

Tagged: desperate times

“To family. In the end, it’s all that matters.”

— Rebecca Perry Cutter, Theo Galavan, James Frain, imdb.com

Tagged: Family, all that matters

“A nightmare for some. For others, a savior, I come. My hands, cold and bleak, it’s the warm hearts they seek.”

— Rebecca Perry Cutter, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Nightmare, Riddles

“A year ago, I held Fish Mooney’s umbrella. Now she’s dead by my hand. Along with Maroni. Falcone is in hiding, and all of their businesses are mine. They all underestimated me. I suggest you not make the same mistake.”

— Danny Cannon, Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin, Robin Lord Taylor, imdb.com

Tagged: Murder, domination, Threats

“It’s good you’re changing. Just don’t change too much.”

— John Stephens, Selina Kyle, Camren Bicondova, imdb.com

Tagged: Change, Moderation

“Pick your battles. Don’t let them pick you.”

— Jordan Harper, Alfred Pennyworth, Sean Pertwee, imdb.com

Tagged: Battles, pick your battles

“This is who I am. It was just finally admitting the truth to myself. Well, that and murdering some people.”

— Rebecca Perry Cutter, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Truth, admissions, mruder

“Please don’t think too badly of me. We are what we are.”

— Bruno Heller, Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin, Robin Lord Taylor, imdb.com

Tagged: It is what it is

“What has no hands but might knock on your door, and you better open up if it does?”

— Megan Mostyn-Brown, Robert Hull, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Riddles, Opportunity

“Without fingers I point, without arms I strike, without feet I run. What am I?”

— Rebecca Perry Cutter, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Riddles

“Everybody has to start somewhere.”

— Ken Woodruff, Jerome Valeska, Cameron Monaghan, imdb.com

Tagged: Beginnings

“I’m strong as a rock, but a word can destroy me. What am I?”

— Jordan Harper, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Riddles, Silence

“The less you have, the more they’re worth. To friends.”

— Jordan Harper, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Worth, Possessions, Friends

“A man with nothing that he loves…is a man who cannot be bargained. A man that cannot be betrayed. A man who answers to no one… but himself.”

— Megan Mostyn-Brown, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, Cory Michael Smith, imdb.com

Tagged: Love, Desperation, Despair, Ennui

“A diamond plate, a glowing grate, a place you never leave. Where am I?”

— Bruno Heller, Edward Nygma / The Riddler, imdb.com

Tagged: Riddles

“You’re all prisoners. What you call sanity, it’s just a prison in your minds that stops you from seeing that you’re just tiny little cogs in a giant absurd machine. Wake up! Why be a cog? Be free like us. Just remember, smile.”

— Ken Woodruff, Jerome Valeska, Cameron Monaghan, imdb.com

Tagged: Prisoners, minds, Machine, Wake Up

“What’s the secret to good comedy? Timing. And what’s courage? Grace under pressure. And who’s the boss? I’m the boss.”

— Ken Woodruff, Jerome Valeska, Cameron Monaghan, imdb.com

Tagged: comedy, Timing, Grace under pressure, boss

“There’s nothing more contagious than laughter.”

— Ken Woodruff, Jerome Valeska, Cameron Monaghan, imdb.com

Tagged: Laughter, Contagious