Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 10 Review: Poison Pill

The villains steal the show in Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 10, “Poison Pill,” as shifting allegiances and revelations of true colors result in a shocking and thrilling entry.

“Poison Pill” sees the Gotham Knights rushing to save Turner Hayes’ life, while the Court of Owls’ true leader reveals her identity and Harvey Dent faces off with himself.

Rebecca March finally gets her time to shine in Gotham Knights as she reveals herself to be even more deeply embedded in the Court than her husband.

While Rebecca previously came across as a bit snobbish due to her wealth and status, she also evoked a bit of sympathy due to her unhappiness in her marriage and how she was forced to put up a false image.

However, viewers now know that everything about her, even the parts she confided in Harvey, is seemingly all an act.

Rebecca is the head of the March household and leader of the Court of Owls, not Lincoln. She’s not at the mercy of a bad husband, but openly disdains him for not being as efficient in villainy as she is.

Additionally, in the most shocking scene of the series, she nonchalantly murders her own son to prevent him from digging into the Court of Owls.

While Lincoln had previously been established as the most ruthless villain, even he expresses emotion at seeing his son killed, although Rebecca shows none.

This development for Rebecca is quite extreme but very satisfactory. It transforms a character who was once seen as a pitiful jilted wife running to Harvey for comfort, to a cold, calculating, and powerful woman who was pulling the strings all along.

It will be interesting, though, to see if Rebecca’s feelings for Harvey were genuine or if she truly was using him the entire time. If so, it means danger for Harvey, as Rebecca and Lincoln are now united against him.

Harvey already has quite a bit to deal with, considering he manages to come face-to-face with his Two-Face personality.

Misha Collins offers a masterful performance as he portrays both Harvey and Two-Face as they argue and even physically fight each other in the recesses of Harvey’s mind.

Even after coming face-to-face with himself, though, Harvey interestingly still believes in his inherent goodness. He still doesn’t seem to fully understand that he and Two-Face are the same.

He thinks he can banish and overpower Two-Face from his mind and continue being the “White Knight” of Gotham. Unfortunately, his situation may turn into a cautionary tale on the importance of seeking help for one’s mental health.

Harvey is so desperate to be in control that he is increasingly putting himself and others in danger.

In addition to Harvey and Rebecca, Bruce Wayne’s true colors are also getting closer to surfacing. Despite being deceased, the mystery of Bruce has hung over this entire season.

The mystery deepens when Carrie Kelley admits that Bruce did have something to do with Turner’s parents’ deaths.

This is disappointing as it calls into question whether he even abided by his rule to never kill. It also makes Bruce’s adoption of Turner a bit disappointing.

He may not have adopted Turner out of a desire for fatherhood, but out of a desire to make up for his own guilt.

These revelations just reiterate the idea that nothing is as it seems in Gotham, and nobody is who they seem either.

The show has morphed its entire premise into a mystery and with its latest Rebecca twist, there’s no telling what other explosive bombshells are lurking on the horizon as the season finale draws closer.

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Gotham Knights airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

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