Post by stargazer1682 on Dec 7, 2019 0:00:32 GMT
So I realize there's arguably limited directions this dude in the cold open could go to escape, but I think it's not an unreasonably statement to say that anyone who encounters a downed power line with a rush of water intersecting said power line and heading straight towards you, trying to climb a metal fence may in fact be a demonstration of natural selection in real time.
Cut to, Kate getting briefed by her dad, wearing a red hood under a black leather jacket, only partly zipped, pretty effectively evoking her look as Batwoman; and all I can think of is how this reminds me of the days of watching Power Rangers, when each ranger would wear civilian clothes that corresponded to which color their ranger outfit was. And when they invariably received an upgrade or change or power and change of color, so too would the color pallet of their wardrobe.
I mean, honestly Jacob, you boss around your people like you're a fucking cop, when really, arguably, you're barely a step up from a vigilante. The only difference between the Crows and Batwoman is that you've been sanctioned by the city, but they're still just private security firm; and as has already been established, the Crows aren't exactly doing their work for free or out of the kindness in your heart. The Crows protection is basically legal racketeering, play to pay arrangement, that has created a disparity of safety reserved for the rich. Which only makes these sort of command decisions to go after the likes of Alice or this new rogue all the more perplexing, because who's paying them to do that? Jacob asked why the GCPD didn't call them - does the Gotham police give them money as some sort of auxiliary security force? The Crows are basically an high priced, urban militia.
Seriously, if they wanted to write Jacob like a cop so badly, they should have just made him a fucking cop. At least then these sort of orders would make sense. They could have put him charge of a special division or unit within the GCPD that operated more like the black-ops team they appear to be, equipped and regimented for the extreme and bizarre crimes Gothams has.
Damn, Beth/Alice has some mad plastic surgery skills to apply that face more expertly than any face transplant to date has been done; and done without leaving any scars or seem.....
I guess this part of why they made the kid such an incredible mimic, so they could explain away not always hearing the one actor's voice coming out of whomever's face he takes on later.
So is he supposed to be this show's take on False Face?
"I don't care if it's outside our district!"
You mean the district in which your authority is recognized? So you're going to go after a criminal somewhere where you have no authority to act, but you're definitely not a vigilante. Got it.
Definitely calling whatever patch-work face job Beth did being able to fool face recognition, bs. I mean, maybe I'm wrong, because I've never used face recognition, but I feel like I've heard there are times, even if albeit infrequent, where some subtle change, like a minor injury or even just right after waking up, can affect appearance enough for the algorithm not to recognize a face when it's the actual person. Seeing as how this "face" he's wearing isn't even supposed to be a latex or foam rubber prosthetic, but made of actual skin, based on the last episode and somehow finessed to look like this other; his own facial musculature is going to be a lot different than the guy he's supposed to look like, which is going to distort the end result to something that probably shouldn't be recognizable by facial recognition.
And then there's this guy's smile. I can't be positive, though can probably reasonably assume that "Mouse's" teeth/smile looks nothing like the guy he's now posing as - all toothy and big grin. Yet he's sure showing off those pearly whites in what might normally be a dead give away if the real guy never smiled like this or just generally had a different facial structure.
This actor playing the disguised Mouse would have some serious potential playing the Joker, though, just based on his look.
Seriously, Gotham used a firing squad? Like within the last few decades? Even under "Mayor Cobblepot" that seems dubious.
I mean, sure, I can believe that the justice system even a city not as corrupt as Gotham might be biased or disproportionately incarcerate or even execute people of color for crimes; and that some probably aren't even guilty and some even framed. That's an unfortunate reality of our justice system that's in desperate need of reform. But all of this guy's death row inmates were framed and falsely executed? And all framed by the same three guys? That seems like something someone would have picked up on. Assuming that not all of his executions occurred within the last three years, you'd think that might be something Bruce would have looked into. My main point being, there's no need to oversell the central concept of a plot; especially if it makes it less plausible.
Shit, I kind of glossed over the fact that they've established Lucius Fox is dead in this series until just now. That kind of makes Batman not knowing about these covers even more unlikely; since that's something he definitely would have looked into. But I'll admit, since I wasn't paying close enough attention to pick-up on who it was that Luke was talking about, who was victimized, I also didn't catch how recent it was or if it happened in the three years since Bruce has been gone.
Cut to, Kate getting briefed by her dad, wearing a red hood under a black leather jacket, only partly zipped, pretty effectively evoking her look as Batwoman; and all I can think of is how this reminds me of the days of watching Power Rangers, when each ranger would wear civilian clothes that corresponded to which color their ranger outfit was. And when they invariably received an upgrade or change or power and change of color, so too would the color pallet of their wardrobe.
I mean, honestly Jacob, you boss around your people like you're a fucking cop, when really, arguably, you're barely a step up from a vigilante. The only difference between the Crows and Batwoman is that you've been sanctioned by the city, but they're still just private security firm; and as has already been established, the Crows aren't exactly doing their work for free or out of the kindness in your heart. The Crows protection is basically legal racketeering, play to pay arrangement, that has created a disparity of safety reserved for the rich. Which only makes these sort of command decisions to go after the likes of Alice or this new rogue all the more perplexing, because who's paying them to do that? Jacob asked why the GCPD didn't call them - does the Gotham police give them money as some sort of auxiliary security force? The Crows are basically an high priced, urban militia.
Seriously, if they wanted to write Jacob like a cop so badly, they should have just made him a fucking cop. At least then these sort of orders would make sense. They could have put him charge of a special division or unit within the GCPD that operated more like the black-ops team they appear to be, equipped and regimented for the extreme and bizarre crimes Gothams has.
Damn, Beth/Alice has some mad plastic surgery skills to apply that face more expertly than any face transplant to date has been done; and done without leaving any scars or seem.....
I guess this part of why they made the kid such an incredible mimic, so they could explain away not always hearing the one actor's voice coming out of whomever's face he takes on later.
So is he supposed to be this show's take on False Face?
"I don't care if it's outside our district!"
You mean the district in which your authority is recognized? So you're going to go after a criminal somewhere where you have no authority to act, but you're definitely not a vigilante. Got it.
Definitely calling whatever patch-work face job Beth did being able to fool face recognition, bs. I mean, maybe I'm wrong, because I've never used face recognition, but I feel like I've heard there are times, even if albeit infrequent, where some subtle change, like a minor injury or even just right after waking up, can affect appearance enough for the algorithm not to recognize a face when it's the actual person. Seeing as how this "face" he's wearing isn't even supposed to be a latex or foam rubber prosthetic, but made of actual skin, based on the last episode and somehow finessed to look like this other; his own facial musculature is going to be a lot different than the guy he's supposed to look like, which is going to distort the end result to something that probably shouldn't be recognizable by facial recognition.
And then there's this guy's smile. I can't be positive, though can probably reasonably assume that "Mouse's" teeth/smile looks nothing like the guy he's now posing as - all toothy and big grin. Yet he's sure showing off those pearly whites in what might normally be a dead give away if the real guy never smiled like this or just generally had a different facial structure.
This actor playing the disguised Mouse would have some serious potential playing the Joker, though, just based on his look.
Seriously, Gotham used a firing squad? Like within the last few decades? Even under "Mayor Cobblepot" that seems dubious.
I mean, sure, I can believe that the justice system even a city not as corrupt as Gotham might be biased or disproportionately incarcerate or even execute people of color for crimes; and that some probably aren't even guilty and some even framed. That's an unfortunate reality of our justice system that's in desperate need of reform. But all of this guy's death row inmates were framed and falsely executed? And all framed by the same three guys? That seems like something someone would have picked up on. Assuming that not all of his executions occurred within the last three years, you'd think that might be something Bruce would have looked into. My main point being, there's no need to oversell the central concept of a plot; especially if it makes it less plausible.
Shit, I kind of glossed over the fact that they've established Lucius Fox is dead in this series until just now. That kind of makes Batman not knowing about these covers even more unlikely; since that's something he definitely would have looked into. But I'll admit, since I wasn't paying close enough attention to pick-up on who it was that Luke was talking about, who was victimized, I also didn't catch how recent it was or if it happened in the three years since Bruce has been gone.