I thought season one of Gotham was great. It was an interesting premise, seeing Bruce Wayne before he becomes Batman, and Penguin, the Riddler, and Mr. Freeze before they became his nemeses. But lately, I’ve thought the storylines have become rushed to the point they’re unbelievable.

Case in point:  Jim Gordon’s killing Galavan and going to prison. Don’t get me wrong, I like that the writers allowed Gordon to go to dark places and made him a complicated character. He’s a man of high ideals who can’t always bring himself to act in line with them, and who has as much to atone for as he does to be proud of.

But some of his storyline happened too quickly. Gordon was caught, put on trial, and sent to Blackgate, all in one episode. To make things harder to believe, he also got out in only an episode or two. That’s why it was tough to believe his relationship with Lee would really be over so quick. If gets out so soon after going in, he would have made more of an effort than placing a phone call to reach her. They were engaged and she had lost his child, after all.

Now, it would have been more believable to me if Gordon had spent most of a season in Blackgate. By that point it would be realistic that he’d believe he’s never getting out, and that Lee’s life would be better without her engaged to him. It would also make his vigilante routine more believable. If he’d spent a big chunk of time in prison, I’d have an easier time seeing him give up on working for law enforcement.

I still think Gotham’s a fun show to watch. But where I used to be really invested in Gordon’s development as a character, I now find him a distraction from the storyline that does have me engaged: Bruce Wayne’s development into the man who will ultimately become Batman.