part of why i love gotham is the like. dichotomies you have to balance to write in it. its so ridiculously absurd it just doesnt make any sense.
this is a reality with aliens and apocalyptically powered people left right and center. and yet. this city. that tries its darndest to keep those kind of OP entities out of its borders. is somehow One Of The Worst Places in the country. high up there on The Planet arguabley. but its. literally just a city. its *theoretically* functional. like its not an all out horror fest and those DO EXIST in universe. and yet its still.... Notabley Bad. how does it manage that. is a fascinating question.
How do you have all these Normal Places that are also Terrifying To The Average Person and Normal Dudes who are simultaneously Worlds Smartest Person and/or Most Fucked Up Guy Ever.
Like just the concept of no you Cant fly here- but also yes there is a manbat who definitely does fly. No shapeshifters. no clayface isnt a shapeshifter that was science. yes its different. dont ask. shut up or our Really Smart Ten Year Old will backflip into your jaw. Yea the water is tainted with nuerotoxins every week AND the worlds wealthiest people willingly cohabitate here. it MAKES SENSE JUST TRUST ME.















