Gotham (TV Series) Episode: I Am Bane

"I Am Bane"
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Gotham  Season 5: Episode 10
March 21, 2019
Directors	Ken Fink
Writers	James Stoteraux Chad Fiveash
Previous Episode	"The Trial of Jim Gordon" (March 7, 2019)
Next Episode	"They Did What?" (April 18, 2019)

You're going to be reborn. Then you will be the bane of the unjust, the bane of the corrupt, the bane of anyone who opposes us.

—Nyssa al Ghul

I Am Bane is an episode of season 5 of Gotham. It premiered on March 21, 2019.

Appearing in "I Am Bane"

Featured Characters:

• James Gordon

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth (Apparent Death)
• Barbara Kean (Flashback and main story)
  • Sisters of the League (Flashback and main story) (Dies)
• Bruce Wayne (Flashback and main story)
• Gotham City Police Department
  • Harvey Bullock
  • Lee Thompkins
• Selina Kyle

Antagonists:

• League of Shadows (Flashback and main story)
  • Nyssa al Ghul
  • Delta Force
    • Bane (Eduardo Dorrance) (First appearance as Bane) (Origin)
  • Hugo Strange (Final appearance)
  • General Wade (First appearance) (Joins team) (Controlled by Nyssa al Ghul)
• Penguin
• The Riddler

Other Characters:

• Barbara Lee Gordon (First appearance; unnamed) (Origin)
• Ra's al Ghul (Final appearance) (Flashback only)
• U.S. Military
• Lucius Fox (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Green Zone (GCPD territory)
    • Coventry
      • Coventry Mall (Mentioned on a map)
      • Coventry Pier (Appears only on a map)
      • Sirens
    • GCPD Headquarters
    • Gotham City Public Library
    • Gotham Harbor
    • Gotham River
    • North Side Park
    • Robinson Park (Appears only on a map)
    • Sprang Bridge (Appears only on a map)
    • Thompkins Clinic
    • Upper East Side (Appears only on a map)
  • Wayne Manor (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Balahsi Knife (Flashback only)
• Catwoman's Whip (Unnamed)
• Venom (First full appearance)

Vehicles:

• Penguin's Submarine

Notes

• This is the 96th episode to be produced and the 98th to be aired.
• This episode shares its name with the storyline Batman: I Am Bane.
• Bane's creation at the hands of Hugo Strange partially replicates the events depicted in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1.
• The scene where Bane picks up Alfred and breaks his back is a reference to Batman and Bane's iconic fight in the comic Batman #497.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 2 Images from Gotham (TV Series) Episode: I Am Bane
• Episodes of Gotham (TV Series)
• Images from Gotham (TV Series)
• Gallery for the Gotham (TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

• None.

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