‘Gotham’ season 4: Ra’s al Ghul’s plot revealed as Solomon Grundy introduced
“Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took Ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday. This is the end of Solomon Grundy.”
Now Gotham, Fox’s popular Batman prequel series will feature the famous Batman villain. The new episode, titled “The Blade’s Path” airing October 19 details Grudy’s birth…born and he’s coming for revenge, but a lot has changed since we last saw him, so he’s going to first need some allies, which is where the Riddler comes into the picture.
Coming up next in episode 4, Ra’s al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) puts a deadly new plan in motion that proves just how far he’s willing to go to achieve what he wants.
That sets up episode 5 as Bruce Wayne will put a dangerous plan in motion when he decides to go after Ra’s al Ghul, which puts Jim and Alfred in a race against the clock. Plus, Sofia Falcon will make a move against the Penguin.
Check out the new promo and photos from episode five, titled “The Blade’s Path,” below.
Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Morena Baccarin as Leslie Thompkins, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold, Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan, Alexander Siddig as Ra’s al Ghul, Crystal Reed as Sofia Falcone, Maggie Geha as Ivy Pepper/Poison Ivy, Charlie Tahan as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz and John Doman as Carmine Falcone.
THE DEADLY DAGGER ON AN ALL-NEW “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, ON FOX
Bruce Wayne puts the lives of Gotham Natural History Museum historian Niles Winthrop (guest star Dakin Matthews) and his grandson, Alex (guest-star Benjamin Stockholm), in danger in an attempt to uncover the meaning behind his prized knife from the auction. Meanwhile, Ra’s Al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) proves he’ll take deadly measures to achieve what he wants. Also, with Sofia Falcone (Crystal Reed) in town, she is on a mission to win back Gotham from Penguin in the all-new “A Dark Knight: The Demon’s Head” episode of GOTHAM airing Thursday, Oct. 12 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
HARBINGER OF DOOM ON AN ALL-NEW “GOTHAM” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, ON FOX
Nygma comes face-to-face with Butch Gilzean, but he is not who he used to be. In an attempt to regain power and identity, Nygma decides to put his former partner’s skills to the test. Meanwhile, Sofia Falcone takes action to protect her own life by appealing to Penguin’s vulnerable side. With the power of the dagger in his possession, Bruce surprises those around him with his bold actions in the all-new “A Dark Knight: The Blade’s Path” episode of GOTHAM airing Thursday, Oct. 19 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
