Gotham
Season 2 Episode 11: “Worse Than A Crime”
Directed by Jeffrey Hunt
Written by Bruno Heller
Created by Bruno Heller
Starring Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Morena Baccarin, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards, James Frain, Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, Michael Chiklis
FOX
Air Date: Monday, November 30th, 2015, 8pm

Last week on Gotham, Selina and Bruce (Camren Bicondova and David Mazouz) play Silver by hiring Tommy Flanagan from SOA to pretend to torture Bruce for info. She spits out a name, and shows her true colors. There is a really sweet moment between him and Selina. All three of them did a bang up acting job last week. Galavan (James Frain) was set free, because the former mayor recanted and said it was Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) who kidnapped him. He obviously didn’t do it. He and Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) are playing mundane, yet funny roommates. Jim (Ben McKenzie) flipped though. He punched Galavan and got dragged out… by Galavan’s men. Galavan has fighting skills. He told his men to kill Jim, but Penguin saved him. Theo went to Bruce Wayne’s to kidnap the “Son of Gotham” for a deadly monk ritual.

Spoilers below.

Gotham
Season 2 Episode 8: “Tonight’s The Night”
Directed by Jeffrey Hunt
Written by Jim Barnes
Created by Bruno Heller
Starring Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Morena Baccarin, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards, James Frain, Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, Michael Chiklis
FOX
Air Date: Monday, November 9th, 2015, 8pm

Last week on Gotham, Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) and Butch (Drew Powell) go to rescue his mommy, but the worst happens. Butch is no longer a slave, so he turned on him, and Tabitha (Jessica Lucas) kills Penguin’s one true love – his mom. Jim and Bullock (Ben McKenzie and Donal Logue) find out that Galavan (James Frain) is behind all of it, so when Penguin and his army of penguins attack the mayoral celebration (Galavan won unopposed), Jim is not surprised when Penguin tells him. Galavan is surprised though. Selina and Silver (Camren Bicondova and Natalie Alyn Lind) have a showdown about Bruce (David Mazouz), but Silver won. Selina may be streetwise, but she’s not wise to the ways of bitchy girls. Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) and evil Nygma try to cover up his murderous tracks.

Some spoilers (not all) ahead!

The Vampire Diaries
Season 7 Episode 4: “I Carry Your Heart With Me”
Directed by Jeffrey Hunt
Written by Neil Reynolds
Created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec
Starring Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice Accola, Zach Roerig, Matthew Davis, Michael Malarkey, Annie Wersching, Elizabeth Blackmore, Tim Kang, Scarlett Byrne, Teressa Liane
The CW
Air Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015, 8pm

Warning: This is a recap of The Vampire Diaries 7.4, “I Carry Your Heart With Me,” so SPOILERS…

The Vampire Diaries Episode 7.4, “I Carry Your Heart With Me,” has a metaphorical and a literal meaning. My first thought was a very romantic one, of the poem by e.e. cummings, which was actually read on my wedding day. Then, throughout the episode, I saw different iterations of this sentiment: although Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Caroline (Candice Accola King) can’t touch, their hearts are connected; Alaric (Matthew Davis) and Jo (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) are separated by death but united by love; same for Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev). But let’s not forget Oscar (Tim Kang): his actual heart was ripped out! And nobody’s carrying his heart, but he’s still alive. It’s so…heartwarming (I know, I might have overdone it there).