The Fear Reaper

"The Fear Reaper" is the second episode of the fourth season and 68th episode overall from the Fox series Gotham. The show is itself based on the characters created by DC Comics set in the Batman mythology. The episode was written by executive producer Danny Cannon and directed by Louis Shaw Milito. It was first broadcast on September 28, 2017.

In the episode, Gordon goes after Jonathan Crane, who now calls himself "The Scarecrow". Planning to expose his demons, Jonathan creates a mutiny in Arkham Asylum, and Gordon, alone, decides to face it himself. Jonathan sprays the prisoners with the fear gas and all are under his control. Meanwhile, Cobblepot confronts the GCPD and seeks to form an alliance with Barbara, who is revealed to be alive, but Barbara still has her own plans. At the same time, Bruce continues his journey to his night activities.

The episode receive generally positive reviews with critics praising Bruce's storyline and Tahan's performance but the Arkham storyline received criticism.