Gotham

Harley Quinn isn’t the only Batman villain to make their presence known in Gotham’s Season 3 finale, as the biggest Bat-baddie of all is upon us. No, not the Clown Prince of Crime, but rather Bruce Wayne’s twisted teacher Ra’s al Ghul, as a new finale featurette reveals Alexander Siddig in the role.

Gotham’s approach to Batman continuity has been head-scratching, to say the least, but perhaps none more-so than suggestions Harley Quinn might make an early appearance, absent any official Joker. Well, according to star David Mazouz, there’s no two ways about the fan-favorite making some debut in the two-part Season 3 finale.

The DC universes of TV are still going strong after Supergirl, Flash and Arrow have said goodbye for summer, leaving FOX’s Gotham to bring it home with a two-hour finale next week. Along with it, our first trailer for Season 3’s end brings a look at Alexander Siddig in the infamous role of Ra’s al Ghul, and some familiar looks for the existing characters.

Well, there was no way The Last Man on Earth would end on a cliffhanger, or that Gotham would wrap up Batman’s beginning before Batman begins. As such, FOX confirms that both series will return for fourth seasons this fall.

Hey, did you know FOX’s Gotham is based on DC Comics character “Batman”? This “Batman” has colorful rogues, he does, many of whom appear in FOX’s Gotham! Come, see these “Batman” villains in a new trailer for Season 3’s spring return. It’s Bat-mandatory!

At long last, Gotham might finally get its caped protector. Well, teenage protector in a nice, coat, anyway. A new trailer for Season 3’s April 24 return sees Bruce rising up to start defending the city from its increasingly-costumed foes, and hey – is that Ra’s al Ghul?

If ever any Batman villain made sense for Gotham to introduce during Bruce’s childhood, it’d be Ra’s al Ghul. So it is, that the FOX prequel drama will follow Arrow in introducing the League of Shadows’ head, this time played by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Game of Thrones alum Alexander Siddig.

If Gotham’s Joker-heavy “Gentle Art of Making Enemies” serves as any kind of reminder, it’s that the FOX drama will often rise as close as it can to costumed Batman villains without taking the plunge. That said, one of its most enduring creations may finally suit up, as Cory Michael Smith’s Edward Nygma appears to become a costumed Riddler in the April return trailer.

Gotham never exactly hid the fact that Cameron Monaghan’s “Jerome” was intended as a prequel stand-in of sorts for The Joker, but boy, if the final Season 3 episode until spring isn’t punctuating it with a bang. See for yourself in a “white-band” trailer for next week’s “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies,” as FOX finally confers a certain Joker name, amid all the madness.

It’s generally accepted Gotham practice, that because the series would take a decade or so to elevate David Mazouz’s Bruce Wayne to Batman, some of the character’s greatest foes have arisen inexplicably early. So it was with the Joker-esque Jerome, and now Season 3 may be introducing a Harley Quinn character before the year is out.