‘Gotham Knights’ Hits An Excellent Note In Its Series Finale

To say that the first and only season of Gotham Knights has been tumultuous would be an understatement. The show had a lot of highs, but also plenty of lows as well. It tried to straddle the line between teenage drama with which The CW has become synonymous while also being a reinvention of the Batman mythos. For the most part, the drama has been leading the charge with the fantasy side of the show only briefly coming up in glimpses. That said, the season’s final two episodes really showed what was possible when it leaned more heavily into its mythology. The season series finale in particular was fairly well done, which is a shame given that the show was canceled before it could reach its full potential.

With the Knights in prison, Rebecca March (Lauren Stamile) sent her Talons to kill them and neutralize the bomb unit, hoping to wipe all evidence of her past life by triggering the bombs herself. She also wanted Harvey Dent (Misha Collins) to unleash his darker half and used Duella (Olivia Rose Keegan) to accomplish this. The Knights end up defeating the Talons and evacuating the area around Wayne Tower before it explodes, but Turner (Oscar Morgan) goes back into the building in order to find his father’s journals. He’s held up by Rebecca as she’s about to die, but he’s suddenly rescued by a mysterious commando unit. It turns out these troops belonged to Bruce Wayne’s teacher, who hoped to also train Turner.

Given how action-packed and pulse pounding the final episode was, the loss of the series is regretful. It would have been awesome to see where it goes next. All the Knights believe that Turner is dead, which set the stage for him to train as Gotham’s newest vigilante. Also, Harvey fulfilled his destiny to become Two-Face. Right from the start, these two characters have a very personal relationship that would have been intriguing to see flourish in future seasons. Fans will never get to see that, but perhaps the show was a victim of its own style. The Batman mythology side of it was great. The CW drama side of it was not. And by the time the mythos rose to the surface, the show lost a lot of viewers and was canceled. Sadly, it ended on an excellent note.

Gotham Knights is now streaming on The CW app.