‘Gotham’: Jeremiah Horrifically Reunites Bruce Wayne With His Parents

In the latest episode of Gotham, Jeremiah (Cameron Monaghan) orchestrated a demented reunion between Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and his parents.

Fox’s Gotham has introduced many of Batman’s iconic Rogues Gallery but one character that the series has skirted around has been the Caped Crusader’s most iconic foe, the Joker. Many characters on the show have been teased to become the Clown Prince of Crime but the closest character to the Joker’s persona is Jeremiah, played by Shameless actor Cameron Monaghan. The actor previously played Jerome, who was also a Jokeresque character on Gotham, but that character left the series last season and now the actor plays his evil twin brother.

In the latest episode of Gotham’s fifth and final season, Jeremiah recreated a special night for Bruce Wayne to relive, the murder of his parents. Earlier in the season, it was teased that Cameron Monaghan’s twisted character had something in store for Bruce Wayne that includes two mysterious characters. Given the current season’s many twisted resurrections at the hands of Doctor Hugo Strange (BD Wong), many fans suspected that the mystery duo would somehow be the dead parents of David Mazouz’s young billionaire, Martha and Thomas Wayne, which turned out to be true after all.

During tonight’s episode, Jeremiah wanted to recreate the tragic night of Bruce Wayne’s parents being murdered, so he staged a whole nightmarish event that involved two nameless characters playing the roles of Martha and Thomas Wayne. The twisted experience for Bruce Wayne didn’t end there though. When the young hero approached what appeared to be his dead parents, he found out that it was actually Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Lee Thompkins (Morena Baccarin) taking the place of his parents. Jeremiah’s plan wasn’t simply to recreate the event, it was supposed to open up a whole new batch of scars and torment to bring Cameron Monaghan’s sadistic villain and David Mazouz’s young vigilante closer together.

Much like the original night that the Waynes were murdered, Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) was present for the event. In the first episode of Gotham, Selina Kyle stood by and watched while Martha and Thomas Wayne were gunned down, something she has repeatedly said that she regrets through all five seasons of the series. This time was different though and Selina came to the rescue of Bruce, Jim, and Lee.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding Gotham as soon as more information becomes available. What was your opinion on the most recent episode of the series? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Bullock’s past comes back to haunt him when he and Gordon investigate two murders at Sirens. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred explore the tunnels beneath the city, and Penguin and Nygma’s plans to escape are thwarted by the least likely of suspects.

Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Detective Harvey Bullock, Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox.

Gotham airs on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. on FOX.