#gotham knight spoilers

[savpumpkinhead]

you are telling me. (and i am only a little bit into the last episode of gotham knights) YOU ARE TELLING ME. u are telling me harvey dent is gonna do this just for duela. oh my god he’s actually father guys. hes so father. im gonna cry that shits adorable

[booasaur]

Heya! What did you think of the latest Gotham Knights? I don't wanna ask spoilery or leading questions if you haven't seen it yet?

I was finally JUST able to watch it last night and it was craaaazy. There was so much Sharper, they used the word Sharper!

It was really strong Harper->Stephanie stuff, at least, we don't really know what Stephanie yet feels, she's very friendly and a bit flirty but not to the point of confirming anything. "Like a brother to me" should have shut the door on Turner/Stephanie, but then we have next week's preview...

Based on how TV stories are normally told, it still feels like Turner/Duela and Sharper are the stronger pairs. Given the many parts of this love square and that it's a 13 ep season, for Turner/Stephanie (if it is them and not Turner hallucinating) to already happen by ep 10 means it's not the big climactic romance and we still have three eps for more to play out with it all. Whatever happens first isn't "settled", basically.

Even if, we then get more activity for the other two ships only to come back to this one by the end of the season, it just feels extremely unlikely to me that they'd stick with this one ship permanently and leave Duela and Harper with no one. And not just because they've spent far more time developing Turner/Duela (what's their ship name, lol) and Sharper romantically than Turner/Stephanie. Hell, the Turner/Stephanie hug and handhold this ep were half for the purpose of letting us see Duela and Harper's reactions.

Still, two little obstacles to happy Sharper. That "you always go for the himbo or straight girl" talk from Cullen was interesting. The point of a discussion like that, well, the point of anything at all in fictional media is to prompt some kind of action or change. Here, it's made Harper take more seriously the idea that Stephanie is straight and not a realistic option for her and then being in the right (or wrong) place to have that seemingly confirmed by the handhold. We the audience know that was platonic (in the moment, lol, that damn preview--well, and to be fair, that one scene a few eps back), but now most likely the next eps will have Harper withdraw from Stephanie a bit, possibly to prompt Stephanie to then ask what's up?

The other possible consequence of that discussion is to make Harper and the audience really think it's true, that she only goes for unattainable people and should focus on opening herself up to someone serious, but, lol, who? There's no OTHER queer girl that we've seen and the only other guy she's not related to is Turner, which, that would be truly ridiculous. I mean, there's Brody, but she literally hasn't said a single word to him and how would he not fall in the himbo category, if Dylan does.

The other issue, of course, is the fact that when this was written, the CW was still giving blanket renewals, so the writers may have set up a cliffhanger or very temporary end to this season, confident in the knowledge they'd get another one, but in the new climate this could very well be the true end. Just gonna have to see how this plays out, I guess.

[klauswalz]

Gotham Knights really gave us Bruce Wayne pole dancing and maby this game has rights.

[scoobycool9]

The writers do love Stephanie.

Shes got Brody, Turner and Cullen as a potential love interest ( And that's not including her tension with Harper)

[freewilldean]

Kids these days with their ships going canon in 10 episodes, back in my day you were baited for 12 years

[thebibliosphere]

Tim immediately jumping to murder is why I think Tim should be in the labrynth. Comic!Tim is always one bad day away from becoming a supervillain, but the bad day is key

Listen, the Labyrinth level is harrowing for all of them (watching Dick's parents plummet to the ground over and over because I kept fucking up the trap was excruciating) but Tim, oh god, Tim.

He's so fucking young in this game.

He's not a child characterized as an adult. He's a super smart sixteen-year-old kid trying to act like an adult and full of grief and rage, and while Dick might be struggling with living up to being Batman, Tim's head is just a constant mantra of "not good enough, not good enough, not good enough. Bruce only took you on because he needed a replacement for Jason. And look at you, you couldn't even do that right. Batman is dead"

And because he's in the Labyrinth, it's not his own voice he's hearing.

It's Bruce.

It's Bruce telling him he's not good enough over and over. That he's a disappointment to the mantle of Robin. That Bruce should have never trained him. That it's Tim's fault Bruce is dead because Robin failed to protect Batman.

And then he finds out it's the Court of Owls messing with his head. That they've engineered this whole thing using some mega strain of fear gas while they're making him run through an obstacle course designed to trigger all these worst fears. Making him hallucinate Bruce dying in front of him. That he's being manipulated into reliving his worst fears over and over, and not even dying makes it end because they won't let him die. He just keeps waking up on the slab like some fucked up version of Ground Hog Day with spinning knives and the sound of your mentor telling you all the ways you're not good enough.

Frankly, the Cout of Owls is lucky Tim climbed out of that hole and immediately called Alfred (and oh GOD, the way he haltingly tells Alfred in the smallest voice that he wants to come home because he's a 'little beaten up' aaaah killing, stabbing, biting) because my first instinct on getting him out there was to call down an orbital strike from the Watchtower.

He's hooked into the system.

He could do it.

Say 'hoo' mother fuckers. Say 'hoo' one more time.

[castiel]

Misha Collins as Harvey Dent in Gotham Knights S1E7

[harlivy-timkon-supremacy]

GUYS CAN WE **PLEASE** TALK ABOUT THIS

DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT DAMIAN GAVE TO EACH OF HIS FELLOW BAT SIBLINGS??? Because these are all real established items in DC canon!!

I’m going to work my way back from Dick, because, OMG. 

Damian gave Dick the Sword of Sin. If that sounded vaguely familiar to you, you might be an Azrael fan because that is his preferred blade to use. What is so special about this sword??? It’s ability:  The Sword of Sin can be ignited with the mind of the wielder, if the person is powerful enough. The sword has the ability to conjure in the mind of its victims all of the sins for which they are guilty or have not atoned for.       Golly gee, I wonder who this might be super effective against. You know. Giant bat guy with a guilt complex bigger than Texas. You can bet your butt Dick is going to send Bruce through a series of ‘Nam war flashbacks before this series is over. I can absolutely see why Damian would give Dick this weapon here, as he’s known Bruce the longest. I can easily see what part in this story Dick is going to be playing as he clearly has the most directly effective weapon against Batman. Damian’s favoritism here is both sweet and a little cruel if you think about the context much. 

Now let’s talk about Stephanie’s weapon, and yes she very much is Damian’s older sibling even if she isn’t a Wayne. Damian gave her the Coup-Stick of Black Bison (A DC Super Villain.) What can this staff do???   The mystical power of the coup-stick can animate material objects and in so doing, command these objects to do its bidding. This power cannot affect living biological material, but can affect non-living organic tissue. Black Bison once used the coup-stick to re-animate the stuffed remains of a white stallion (as well as other animals). Black Bison has also used the coup-stick to control the weather, such as summoning a strong wind to deflect attackers.      Guys Damian gave Stephanie a weapon that will allow her to call on back-up, and COMMAND her own creations, a weapon that allows her to be a leader!! Something she has wanted for a long time??? Also, it sounds like it has the power to control the weather??? Damian really said #girlboss and how much he loves her without actually saying it. I cannot stress enough how well DC could do her justice in this series if they at least tried.

Now, wow. Damian really straight up gave Jason’s dramatic ass the actual Trident of Poseidon, which is an unbreakable weapon that that serves as an extension of the wielder’s own power. Damian really gave Jason not only a King’s weapon, but a godly weapon. What other powers it has might not be relevant to whatever power it might awaken with Jason as its wielder.       Damian really cut out the middle man and just said, “Look, you are stupidly strong. I’m going to give you a stupidly strong weapon. Have at ye!” And you know Jason is going to wield that thing like he’s Poseidon, rightful ruler of the sea. I literally cannot wait to see Jason just absolutely power-housing his way through whatever gets in his way.  

Lastly, but not least in the slightest, Damian gave Tim the Cloak of Cagliostro! Which I want to acknowledge right off the bat, 🎶one of these things is not like the others~🎶 And thank Rao for that, because:  The Cloak of Cagliostro is a magical item which allows the wearer to teleport, and to become intangible, and invisible.      That is the *cutest* Easter Egg ever! Gotham Knights acknowledgement of Tim’s teleporting anyone????? Tim was the only one Damian gave a defensive weapon, and not an offensive weapon to. And that makes sense, because Tim is a defensive fighter! Tim never has to be the strongest person in the room. He just needs to be clever enough to use what he knows to win. Instead of giving him a weapon to swing around, Damian gave him something that Tim could use to protect himself, and actively use to make ALL of his skillsets stronger, not just his fighting power!!! This! Is! NOT! Damian looking down on Tim or considering him weaker. He’s playing to Tim’s strengths! He literally gave his big brother a cloak that straight up is like a cheat-code of meta-powers that would suit Tim SO WELL, because he knows Tim will be able to use those abilities to bullshit levels of effectiveness!! 

It genuinely looks like thought went into what weapons each of the Robins were given. I know fanon likes to bash on Damian or bash on his relationship to his siblings, or vice-versa, but in canon it has been clear for some time now that Damian considers all former and current Robins his family. (Including Tim. He refers to Tim as Timothy nowadays, and calls him his brother, that’s not fanon) No matter if Damian is not himself right now, he’s genuinely looking out for all of their best interests, and is ensuring that each one of them is as well-equipped as possible. 

Regardless, genuinely curious to see how each of these weapons will be used by their respective Robins, and how this will all end up. Hopefully, it ends with a giant group hug that will break the internet. (Also, ngl, I hope if Tim gets a new superhero identity soon his new suit will play off of Gotham Knight’s Tim’s abilities or be based off this cloak. Just think that would be neat ✨)

[disniq]

Jay, honey, this is the funniest possible thing to be offended by

[dick-the3rd]

I can't believe this game isn't a fanfic

Brucie Wayne dancing naked while being screamed at by the Penguin sure is something

[sunglassesmish]

MISHA!!!!!

[suhmayzooka]

i’ve been watching gotham knights cutscenes on youtube and my sense of humor’s probably fucked because i’m thoroughly entertained by the amount of conversations where someone awkwardly reminds jason of his death and jason’s response is like 

“oh? you mean when i DIED? you mean when i was BRUTALLY MURDERED AS A CHILD? is that what you meant? when i was KILLED and then BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE? you want to talk about that?”

[vegancas]

GOTHAM KNIGHTS 1x13 NIGHT OF THE OWLS

[scoobycool9]

You know what-

I 100% believe that the little rock has like one or two uses because it would be like a Wayne to make each painting be important and the fact that we only used two of them seems sus to me. Bet you need to find two more to get the full healing effect.

[booasaur]

Gotham Knights - 1x11