8.3/104,091 votes#1 - Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do...
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2015
Penguin is King of Gotham and after a shakeup at the GCPD, Detective James Gordon's moral compass wavers, as he seeks help from Penguin. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne continues to explore the secrets from his father's office, and Gotham newcomers Theo Galavan and his sister, Tabitha, make friends with some unlikely allies - a group of dangerous inmates from Arkham.
Director: Danny Cannon
Writer: Bruno Heller
8.9/104,572 votes#2 - Rise of the Villains: Knock, Knock
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2015
On the heels of his reinstatement, Gordon is thrust onto the high-profile case tracking the deadly inmate escape from Arkham Asylum. Meanwhile, Galavan plans his next move, while Bruce asks for help from his father's old friend to unlock the secrets in his office, and Nygma asks out Kristin Kringle on a date.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Ken Woodruff
9.0/104,442 votes#3 - Rise of the Villains: The Last Laugh
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2015
Gordon and Bullock track down a nemesis from the past, leading to a standoff between Jerome and Gordon. Meanwhile, a magic show at the Gotham Children's Hospital gala turns into a hostage situation.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: John Stephens
8.1/103,238 votes#4 - Rise of the Villains: Strike Force
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2015
Captain Barnes is called to duty to create a law-abiding task force, with the help of Gordon. Meanwhile, Penguin gets caught up in a favor for Galavan, and Nygma asks Kringle out on a date.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Danny Cannon
7.9/103,125 votes#5 - Rise of the Villains: Scarification
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2015
Galavan and Penguin join forces with a dangerous family in Gotham. Then, as the rivalry between the Waynes and the Galavans resurfaces, Gordon struggles to maintain order in the city.
Director: Bill Eagles
Writer: Jordan Harper
8.3/103,213 votes#6 - Rise of the Villains: By Fire
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2015
After Bridgit Pike rejoins her brothers, a new spark of courage ignites within her, as she chooses to take control of her future. Meanwhile, Kringle and Nygma's relationship will take a new step and Penguin and Galavan continue to battle for control of Gotham City's underworld.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter
8.9/103,753 votes#7 - Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2015
Butch leads Penguin and his men to the warehouse where Gertrude is being held, as Penguin plots his revenge on Galavan for kidnapping his mother. Meanwhile, Nygma deals with the aftermath of a deadly accident.
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Robert Hull
8.4/103,224 votes#8 - Rise of the Villains: Tonight's the Night
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2015
Galavan sends Barbara after Jim Gordon, while he tries to make a business deal with Bruce Wayne. Barnes and Bullock are hot on Barbara’s trail, and Nygma has a run-in with a familiar face.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Jim Barnes
8.3/103,129 votes#9 - Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2015
Gordon and Barnes continue cleaning up Gotham, and Gordon comes face-to-face with one of the city's most dangerous hitmen, Eduardo Flamingo. Meanwhile, Nygma and Penguin cross paths again, and Bruce pressures Galavan into handing over the name of his parents' murderer.
Director: Louis Shaw Milito
Writer: Megan Mostyn-Brown
8.9/103,617 votes#10 - Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2015
Gordon confronts a suspect who is connected to Galavan, but falls short of obtaining any information. Meanwhile, Bruce gets one step closer to discovering the name of his parent's killer.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: John Stephens
9.0/103,774 votes#11 - Rise of the Villains: Worse Than a Crime
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2015
When Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Gordon must look to some unlikely and dangerous allies for help. It is a battle of the villains, and not everyone makes it out alive.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Bruno Heller
8.0/102,880 votes#12 - Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/29/2016
Penguin takes a hit for Galavan's murder, but doesn't let Gordon off easily. Meanwhile, Gordon and Bullock investigate the body-snatching spree of Victor Fries, one of Gotham's preeminent cryogenics engineers.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Ken Woodruff
8.1/102,778 votes#13 - Wrath of the Villains: A Dead Man Feels No Cold
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/7/2016
As Gordon, Bullock and Barnes continue the search for Victor Fries, they are forced to look to his wife, Nora, for help. Meanwhile, Penguin is introduced to Hugo Strange, and Alfred reveals some crucial information to Bruce about his parents' murderer.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Seth Boston
8.3/102,835 votes#14 - Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/14/2016
Alfred and Selina help Bruce search for his parents' killer, Matches Malone; Gordon goes to Edward Nygma with Kristen Kringle's whereabouts; Hugo Strange continues working to reduce the Penguin's aggression.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Jordan Harper
8.4/102,907 votes#15 - Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/2016
Gordon and Bullock follow a trail of clues in a robbery, not knowing they were left by Nygma; Gordon receives an anonymous threat; Penguin meets his father; Bruce works on his street smarts.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Robert Hull
8.2/102,836 votes#16 - Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2016
After Gordon is removed from protective custody, he begin's to face new threat's and danger's inside prison wall's in order to survive he must rely on a new friend as well as Bullock and other outside help. Meanwhile, Penguin grow's closer to his Father, while his step-mother and step-siblings move forward with their own plan's for the family.
Director: Scott White
Writer: Danny Cannon
9.0/103,402 votes#17 - Wrath of the Villains: Into The Woods
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/11/2016
In an attempt to clear his name, Gordon steals his case file and approaches Nygma for help. Meanwhile, Penguin discovers his step-family's role in his father's death, and awakens from his conditioning.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Rebecca Perry Cutter
8.2/102,747 votes#18 - Wrath of the Villains: Pinewood
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2016
After leaving Arkham Asylum, Barbara attempts to make amends with Gordon. Then, Bruce and Alfred track down one of Thomas Wayne's former friends from Project Chimera, but Hugo Strange disrupts their plans.
Director: John Stephens
Writer: Megan Mostyn-Brown, Robert Hull
8.4/102,847 votes#19 - Wrath of the Villains: Azrael
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2016
Gordon and Bruce question Professor Strange about project chimera which leads Strange to send the newly resurrected Galavan to confront Gordon. Meanwhile, Gordon investigate's who Professor Strange is.
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writer: Ken Woodruff, Jim Barnes
8.6/102,902 votes#20 - Wrath of the Villains: Unleashed
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2016
Azrael is on the loose in Gotham City, which sparks Penguin's need for revenge. Meanwhile, Bruce enlists the help of Selina Kyle to help track down Professor Strange, as he evades arrest for his experiments.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Danny Cannon
8.1/102,641 votes#21 - Wrath of the Villains: A Legion of Horribles
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2016
Hugo Strange welcomes a familiar face to Gotham after he resurrects Fish Mooney in Indian Hill. Later, Bruce discovers a friend is in danger and teams up with Gordon, Alfred and Lucius, while uncovering more of Strange's experiments.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Jordan Harper
8.1/102,783 votes#22 - Wrath of the Villains: Transference
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2016
While Gordon, Bruce and Lucius remain at Indian Hill, the city of Gotham will be met with a new threat as Hugo Strange’s inmates devise a plan to escape and start their new lives in Gotham.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Bruno Heller
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do..." is the best rated episode of "Gotham" season 2. It scored 8.3/10 based on 4091 votes. Directed by Danny Cannon and written by Bruno Heller, it aired on 9/21/2015. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Rise of the Villains: Knock, Knock".